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Day Student from Arlington, Mass.
Previous School: Belmont Day School
What are you involved in at CA?
I am the co-head of CA’s Intersectional Feminist Organization, Period Coalition (our menstrual equity group), and Culinary Arts Club. I am also the opinions editor for The Centipede, CA’s student-run newspaper. I’m passionate about visual arts, especially ceramics. This fall will be my first time running cross-country, which I’m really looking forward to, and I’ve also played volleyball and been a part of the theater tech crew in previous years.
Why did you choose CA?
I chose CA because I knew I wouldn’t be limited to one subject, sport, or extracurricular here. Students have a large degree of choice, whether it’s over the clubs they’re active in or the classes they take. As a naturally curious person, that level of independence was exciting to me. Because of it, I’ve pursued interests that I had coming into high school, like my love of writing, but I’ve also found new passions, like ceramics and statistics. It’s because CA encourages me to try new things that I’ve expanded what I’m interested in, and I think I’m a happier and more well-rounded person because of it.
What is your favorite activity at CA and why?
I love spending time in the ceramics studio, whether that’s during a class or in my free time. CA studios are almost always open, so I’ll often come in during a free period or on the weekend to practice. I really enjoy chatting with other students who are also in the studio, sharing our music tastes, and seeing the amazing pieces they create!
Favorite class you’ve taken at CA and why?
Last fall, I took Chemistry of the Cold War, an interdisciplinary course that combined Cold War history with nuclear chemistry. This is one of several courses at CA that doesn’t stick to just one department, and having both science and history in the same class made for a much more engaging and comprehensive class.
Share a moment where you knew you belonged at CA.
In my sophomore English class with Sabrina, we all wrote tercets inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” On a beautiful fall day, we all left the classroom, and one by one, read our tercets from the top of the playground structure. It was early in the year, and though our class was still getting to know each other, everyone was able to be so thoughtful and vulnerable in just three lines. All of us left class that day feeling listened to and seen, and it set the tone for the rest of our class that year.
