New Student – Olivia M.

By Shelby M.

Olivia is a new student at New Canaan Country School; however, she is unlike your typical seventh grader. Olivia‘s last school was a boarding school in London, England. She was raised in England after being born in New York City. Olivia loves not having to deal with the rainy weather of England, and she is enjoying the States. She‘s found that the adjustment to New Canaan Country School hasn‘t been too hard. She likes that the Upper School has a lot more freedom than her last school, and loves not having to wear an ugly green plaid uniform. Olivia finds that it‘s a lot easier to make friends at Country School, and that people here are a lot friendlier. Olivia loves eating Pirate Booty and playing field hockey. She also is going to play lacrosse in the spring for NCCS. Welcome, Olivia. We are glad that you are here.

New Student – Julia M.

By Peter E.

Julia M., a new student in the eighth grade, came to NCCS this year after going to the Connecticut Friends School for sixth and seventh grades. Before moving to Wilton, Julia lived in Vermont. She likes NCCS so far and says that she "has really good friends and [she] likes [her] teachers." There have been some big changes for her because this is her first year switching classes for each subject. She‘s also enjoying the sports here, having a great time playing soccer. Besides soccer, another sport Julia practices is horseback riding. When she‘s not playing sports, she likes to hang out with her friends or teach her dog how to do special tricks. She is considering entering him into a trick competition. Julia is doing a great job making the adjustment into a new school, and we are glad to have her here.

New Student – Tighe M.

By Peter Elkind

Tighe M., a new student this year in the seventh grade, came to our school from Saxe Middle School in New Canaan. So far, he‘s been enjoying Country School very much, and, when comparing it to Saxe, says, "it‘s a lot smaller and the food‘s a lot better." Special thanks to the cafeteria staff. :) When asked about the adjustment, he responded, "it‘s been pretty simple because the kids are a lot nicer and they help you through it."

After a few weeks of school, he has decided that his favorite class is his language, Mandarin. He does say, however, that the different tones are difficult. Another part of NCCS Tighe particularly likes is our sports period and the way that we choose one sport for the whole season. He plays soccer and likes it because "it's a chance to meet [new kids] and bond with them." Tighe also really likes baseball which he plays outside of school. I‘m glad that I got the chance to talk to Tighe and hope that he enjoys his time at New Canaan Country School.