From spending the last 6 and a half months at Queens, it has honestly made me think a lot about my time in high school. Many people always talk about how they would not go back to high school for anything, and that it was an awkward and uncomfortable time in their lives. I have quite the opposite outlook... I loved high school! While not every day was an remarkable as the last, for the most part I loved my school, and I loved the experiences I had and the people I had the pleasure of meeting. I went to Trinity College School in Port Hope, ON. I not only attended school there for 8 years of my life (grade 5-8), but I also grew up on the boarding campus because of my mom's job! I can say on a daily basis that I miss my memories from high school and many of the people I met while I was there! So here is a little recap of my time and some of the reasons (plus a lot of pictures) why my high school career was so memorable to me! I believe that I gained many great, and some of my best, attributes and skills from attending my high school. From being able to speak in front of over 500 people, to being a leader by example, to learning how to not sweat the small stuff, I have gained so much! I was honoured to have so many experiences to show my leadership and have opportunities to develop as a person. I am forever thankful to the school for allowing me to grow and develop skills that will last me a life time. I was honoured to meet so many remarkable people in high school. While I may not be in touch with every single one of them on a daily basis, I know that our relationships in those 4 years were valuable. I still have so many friends who, though I may not speak to regularly, I know if I needed them or wanted to catch up they would be right there with me. I also have people in my life from high school who I do speak to on a regular basis, and these are people that I know my life would not be the same without and I am forever grateful for them. These are the people who I know will be with me for life and I know I am lucky to know them. Friendships in high school are tricky... You change so much over the 4 years and everyone is changing around you. But the people who stick with you, those are people you will be friends with for life. I was also honoured to meet so many remarkable adults over the past 8 years. The impact they had on my life at a high school student is unlike anything else. The advice, opportunities and love given to me by these adults was an experience that I will never forget. Those moments are more important to me then any lesson in class or game on the field. I'm grateful for the role models that I had the pleasure of looking up to! They are remarkable human beings! School has always been a family affair for me! And I could not have imagined it any other way. My parents both worked at my school while I was growing up and having two siblings who also when to Trinity it was truly a family affair. While there was the occasional difficulty, I loved having my entire family on the same campus for the majority of the day. Experiences that I experienced, I was experiencing right along side my parents and siblings. I had the opportunity to travel to Europe with my mom, go on hockey road trips with my dad, and see my siblings accomplish things on a daily basis. It was amazing to share this experience with them by my side! TCS... Traditions. Community. Shared Values. In focusing on the traditions, I was lucky to be apart of so many during my high school career. Both the formal and informal ones played just as important of roles and they made my high school experience better every day. Morning chapel is something I miss now, but looking back I loved the feeling of being together as an community in one building on a daily basis. Fun traditions such as pep rallies, skate day, house olympics and planned school dances were amazing to not only attend but also to have the opportunity to organize and make better. I am grateful for the opportunities I had outside of the classroom as well. At Trinity, sports are a huge part of our daily lives and it was an honour to play for multiple teams over my four years. I developed a love for team play and leadership through action by playing on these teams. Field Hockey and Rowing hold many of my favourite memories from high school. Being so invested in a field hockey game that you can't help but throw everything you have into that one game, you do it for the people you are playing with. I was lucky to have these opportunities growing up and I'll never forget the moments with these teams. My high school experience was amazing, and I would not trade it for anything. Though I had my bumps along the road, I am forever grateful for the memories, experiences and people I gained from the entire journey. xo
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