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My First Year at Boarding School
By Diana
Edwards
Diana
and Katrina
My freshman year at Loomis Chaffee was a year full of lots of laughs, a few tears, many challenges, some disappointments and some successes. If I could title this year of my life, I would call it my Adjustment Year. I learned to be away from my family and from the support of my friends and coaches at CitySquash. I moved from the city to the country and I began at a school that was much more difficult than the one I was used to. I met people from all different backgrounds and I gained a lot of independence.
I spent the summer before I left worried that I would be the only one dealing with so much change, but when I got there I realized that everyone starting boarding school has to go through a period of transition. That made it easy for me to bond with the other girls in my dorm. We brushed our teeth together. We shared meals. We learned how to do our laundry. We helped each other with our homework. We sat on each others beds and talked about everything we were experiencing at Loomis. I feel like I am closer to my Loomis friends than I am to some people I've known for years.
One of my favorite memories from this year is of Homecoming. It was a day when I really felt part of the Loomis family. It was freezing cold, but we stayed outside for the entire football game and cheered our team on to its first win of the season, against Taft. When we won, the seniors on the team were all crying. It showed how much Loomis means to them. Watching them and being there with all my friends made me glad that this was my school.
Academically, Loomis was a big challenge for me. I worked closely with my advisor and my teachers to get extra help and to try to adjust to the intense environment. It wasn't always easy to balance my time between sports, clubs, and academics. I worked a lot on time management and this is something I will have to focus on throughout my four years. I have set many goals for myself during my sophomore year. I want to use my free periods productively, work on being consistent in all my classes, and continue to be involved in a lot of different parts of the Loomis community.
Looking back on all the work I did to get to Loomis and all the work I put in to make it through my freshman year, I never have any doubts or any regrets about my choice. I am looking forward to all the interesting classes I'll get to take, three more squash seasons, walking down the Senior Path, and getting to know even more of the students and teachers that make Loomis a unique and fun place to go to school.
Diana
Edwards joined CitySquash in sixth grade and is now a tenth grader at the
Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT.
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