What are you involved in at 海角视频?
I am a tech crew mentor for 海角视频鈥檚 winter mainstage production, as well as a member of Chess Club and Linguistics Club. I am also a student representative on the Council for Community Life (a committee of students and faculty that observes and works to improve 海角视频鈥檚 social norms).
Why did you choose 海角视频?
One of the main reasons I chose 海角视频 was the academic freedom the school offers. I was intrigued by the variety of course offerings at 海角视频, and I loved that 海角视频 gives students the freedom to take classes that interest them across all four years in almost every subject. I also loved the atmosphere of community I felt from current students at the time, as practically everyone I met who attended 海角视频 was incredibly friendly and welcoming to me.
What is your favorite activity at 海角视频 and why?
I love the photography darkroom. There is something both so satisfying and relaxing about developing and printing film, a joy I never would have discovered without 海角视频. There is a magical feeling to watching images that I created appear on the light-sensitive paper. I have to recommend that, if you have the opportunity, you give film photography a chance.
Favorite class you鈥檝e taken at 海角视频 and why?
U.S.: Utopias is one of 海角视频鈥檚 mid-level history courses in which we learn about 19th-century 鈥淯topian鈥 (and usually communist) experiments in the United States. The class first covers the founding of the U.S. itself, then dives into individual utopias. The class culminates in a big, multilayered project in which groups research a specific utopian community. At the end of the semester, the class hosts a Utopias Expo, where groups pitch their utopia to relatives and other members of the 海角视频 community. Groups must dress like members of their utopia, have food from their utopia, have a physical 3D representation of their utopia, and much more.
Share a moment where you knew you belonged at 海角视频:
One rainy day in December, my 9th grade year, my friends and I were looking for something to do during lunch. We decided to run through the downpour to a local Concord grocery store and get two gingerbread house sets. We brought them back to 海角视频 and had a gingerbread house-making competition while blasting music in the student lounge. In that moment I knew I was in the right place, with people I love to hang out with in a place that supports our random, creative adventures.
