Getting accepted into college is perhaps the biggest concern for a high school senior, but is the process of securing a school for the next stage of one’s education really as nerve-wracking and time-consuming as it appears to be? It depends. You might have heard people say that what you sow is what you reap, [...]
For most, riding horses is a fun activity one might do on vacation, but for competitive equestrian Sophie Griot (’13), riding is much more. Griot competes in horse shows on a regular basis and has participated in competitions with more than a thousand competitors. She rides in a category called the equitation division, which is [...]
Most students have lived in America for their whole lives, but during Winterim some students were able to travel to a variety of international destinations—France, El Salvador, and Canada—to explore cultures, serve a community, and join the world’s celebration of Olympic sports. France Thirteen students immersed themselves in French culture by visiting museums, monuments, specialty [...]
We all have our hobbies, but how many of us can say these hobbies have put us on network television? At least one of us can. Sophomore Bryan Gula has been acting since third grade and will soon be appearing in “Hannah Montana” on the Disney Channel. After he gets back from the school’s Poland [...]
It’s no secret that students at the school are part of the millions worldwide who enjoy the phenomenon of YouTube. Created in Feb. 2005 and owned by Google, YouTube has become a successful and popular place for watching online videos by people and companies. Anyone can easily upload their videos for the world to see, [...]
Most students coming to school around 8 a.m. have seen a woman and her dog playing fetch on the school playing field every morning. But who are they? She is Mary Hallman, mother of Ben Hallman (’16) and Hannah Hallman (’17). After dropping off her kids in the Lower School and the Upper School, she [...]
With tired eyes and a burned out mind, Kyli Gillard (’11) finally looks at the timer and realizes that it is three a.m. Panicked, she looks at the mound of homework, papers, and tests in front of her. With this dilemma, her mind is only concentrated on school, but not sleep, an important part of [...]
The modern phone has evolved from the rotary dial, which connected voices thousands of miles away, to the cellular which mobilized conversation, to finally Skype, which can be accessed by your computer or smart phone and gives callers the ability to see each other during a phone conversation using only a webcam and a microphone. [...]
Social networking sites are great ways to keep in touch with friends, post pictures, and stay connected, but are the sites taking up too much of our time? Known all over the world, Facebook has become very popular over the last few years. Students enjoy using it to chat with their friends and family and [...]
Tensions ran high in the Bremerton Ice Arena as Blake Walsh’s (’10) Kent Valley Tornados went into overtime against the Cloverdale Titans from British Columbia. The scoreboard shows that the next goal will break the tie and win the game. The whistle is blown followed by a whirlwind of intense action. Walsh sees the puck [...]
