Who Says Spring Won't Come Quickly?
It’s not enough to sit passively and dream of warmer days. Sometimes you simply have to
It’s not enough to sit passively and dream of warmer days. Sometimes you simply have to will the springtime weather here. The students seem to understand this as they have certainly taken up the call to make sure the spirit that usually emerges in early March is not lost among a few 10-foot high snow banks. As the snow finally begins to melt around campus this week, I think their efforts might be working.
Some spring sports have begun informal practices while most wait anxiously for the final week to pass before tryouts. Some students have even decided to spend an afternoon painting flowers and other signs of spring directly onto these large piles of ice and snow (see above) - refusing to let the white landscape linger beyond its welcome. However, the milestone activity this time of year is always our Seniors: 100 Days to Graduation Party. Held in the Baglio Center’s pool the seniors shared pizza and freshly made smoothies, floated around on tubes while listening to Jimmy Buffet, raced each other on the backs of inflatable sharks and even held a heated, classwide water polo game. Of course, it was all tropical themed and for a few hours we all forgot about the weather outside.
Yet, the pretending it’s warm and that they all might be on vacation was only temporary. The thought that graduation is rapidly approaching was a more permanent takeaway. It’s easy for any faculty member to sense a growing group identity and deeply galvanized senior class. This party usually marks the beginning of those emotions and reflections. While I know there isn’t a student or adult on campus who doesn’t wish for the warmer weather to arrive as quickly as possible, I also know the seniors are now cognizant of what that will bring.
It is going to be a great final few months for all of them and I am excited to witness their legacy cemented during the time that remains.
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Some spring sports have begun informal practices while most wait anxiously for the final week to pass before tryouts. Some students have even decided to spend an afternoon painting flowers and other signs of spring directly onto these large piles of ice and snow (see above) - refusing to let the white landscape linger beyond its welcome. However, the milestone activity this time of year is always our Seniors: 100 Days to Graduation Party. Held in the Baglio Center’s pool the seniors shared pizza and freshly made smoothies, floated around on tubes while listening to Jimmy Buffet, raced each other on the backs of inflatable sharks and even held a heated, classwide water polo game. Of course, it was all tropical themed and for a few hours we all forgot about the weather outside.
Yet, the pretending it’s warm and that they all might be on vacation was only temporary. The thought that graduation is rapidly approaching was a more permanent takeaway. It’s easy for any faculty member to sense a growing group identity and deeply galvanized senior class. This party usually marks the beginning of those emotions and reflections. While I know there isn’t a student or adult on campus who doesn’t wish for the warmer weather to arrive as quickly as possible, I also know the seniors are now cognizant of what that will bring.
It is going to be a great final few months for all of them and I am excited to witness their legacy cemented during the time that remains.