Toad Blogs: Student stories from The Thacher School

• Acting Out
• Drama Bonanza
• A Whole Lotta Tennis
• On the Horizon
• Ski and Rock Climbing Trips
• Back in the RIGHT Saddle!
• Gymkhana has begun: GO GREEN!
• The Complete Winter Trimester....ABRIDGED!
• Off to Spain Next Year!
• Mockumentary: Creativity and English

Hey, my name is Hector and I’m from Chicago, Illlinois. I am currently in the 11th grade at Thacher. I learned about Thacher through the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation based in Chicago where they helped me choose an excellent school in which to receive an unmatched secondary education. Thacher was the place!

What I like best about living/studying at Thacher.
The fact that every morning I wake up and am in California.

My favorite class is
Photography. It is just really fun to take pictures and learn how to enhance them in an artistic way.

People at Thacher—peers, schoolmates, faculty, staff, others—who have influenced me positively and how:
The community has created a environment were one wants to get ahead and succeed

Advice for someone thinking about going away to school or specifically coming to Thacher
To just take that leap of faith and be pleasantly surprised with the results. My experience at Thacher has been getting better and better…