While four inches of snow fell yesterday, leaving campus looking wintery as could be, we are officially on spring break, and on our return, in a week and a half, spring term begins. The break is as a bridge between seasons. We close out the winter season on one side and begin spring on the other.

For some, like the lacrosse team, the season starts early with a trip to Florida for some training. For others, like Mercersburg Outdoor Education, the Endeavor group--they extend winter by taking a trip to New Hampshire to do some ice climbing and camping in the elements. Some extend winter by travelling north; others invite spring by travelling south.

Of course, numerous groups take advantage of the break to travel abroad. There are trips to Italy, England, China, Costa Rica, etc. What better advantage could one take than to travel with fellow students and chaperoning faculty to dynamic foreign vistas? It is time to attain a more cosmopolitan view of the world.

It is a time to reflect as well. How have we grown? What transpired during the winter? What have we survived? What have we accomplished? What challenges have been met with endurance and cunning? What awaits us in the spring?

Spring will be a busy time for everyone. Seniors hearing from colleges and finishing out admirable careers.  Underclass men and women looking forward to moving up a level in the hierarchy. The bustle of spring sports, registration for next year, the entire culmination of a full and brilliant school year for all.

The spring brings greater confidence for everyone academically, socially, and generally, while we see all the work from fall and winter begin to come to fruition. The cumulative effect of having worked diligently day in and day out for six months begins to gel into accomplishment. There is a pending sense of mastery of material. Those students readying for the APs, for example, are near ripe.

Folk are no longer in the tentative months of the fall, nor the long winter haul, but the pace has quickened and life has taken a new turn. In the meantime, we take a brief break between seasons.

Posted by Matthew Kearney at March 8, 2007 11:04 AM

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