Mark Reiss: Hiking New Hampshire's 4000-footers
"Why did you want to climb Mount Everest?" This question was asked of George Leigh Mallory, who was with both expeditions toward the summit of the world's highest mountain, in 1921 and 1922. His...
View ArticleLiam Tasker: How to Make Lemonade
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade," goes the proverbial saying that is meant to encourage optimism in the face of adversity or misfortune.
View ArticleHenry Warzecha: Learning Life Lessons from Uncle Richard
There are lots of ways to learn life lessons, and one of them is through particular relationships. For Henry Warzecha, playing golf with his Uncle Richard helped him realize that "one needs to bounce...
View ArticleBennet Kracz: Conquering My Fear of Public Speaking
Ninth grader Bennet Kracz has two memories of his six years at Fenn that are a bit painful: one was the time he stood on the Robb Hall stage with his fourth grade class, singing a song. "I was in the...
View ArticleColin Cunningham: Fenn Made Me a Better Person
Before he arrived at Fenn as a new student, in fifth grade, Colin Cunningham "was different than I am now. I didn't embrace the culture, didn't get involved." But gradually that changed, in large part...
View ArticleDan Pring: On Being an Identical Twin
How many of you have older siblings who drive you insane?" ninth grader Dan Pring asked his fellow Fenn students gathered in Ward Hall as he began his Senior Reflection. Many boys, as was predictable,...
View ArticlePatrick Romeri: On Accepting Change
The ninth grade class and many eighth graders move on from Fenn in June and spread out in all directions a few months later, attending a variety of secondary schools in the area. For one or two boys,...
View ArticleAndrew Metellus: "Helping People is my Priority"
If School President Andrew Metellus could leave a legacy to Fenn, it would be, he said, "that I was nice to everyone." For his Senior Reflection Andrew chose to speak about friendship, and his actions...
View ArticleClass of 2014 Senior Project: Grease Car
During the 2013-14 school year, in the Headmaster’s garage, on alternate Tuesday afternoons after sports and on an occasional Saturday morning, a technological transformation began taking place. As...
View ArticleClass of 2016 Senior Project: Thoreau's Cabin
Ninth Graders Build Replica of Thoreau’s Cabin From a site on the hill above the soccer field came the sounds of hammering and sawing this spring. Rising from the ground was a small building that...
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