Page 49 - 2018 Yearbook

1. This year, for the annual community day, the dormers went to San Francisco and bonded at the ropes course. One of the rather challenging ropes courses for the dormers involved balancing on a thin wire with the help of four ropes dangling from a wire above. With superb balancing skills and determination, Dominique Robson (10) celebrates as she reaches the last rope of the course.
2. On the final section of a giant ladder, Emmanuel Ajanaku-Makun (12) and Suuley Huchard (10) complete the course with record-breaking speed. Relying on only short segments of rope to get two people up the ladder posed quite a challenge, as did Emmanuel’s fear of heights. They laugh with gratification as the dormers applaud for them from below. Residential faculty member Kaitlin Bonfiglio noted, “Now that is what we call brotherhood.”
3. As a freshman new to the dorms, Lucy Nelson (9) really enjoyed her first community day. She believes that it “allowed [her] to get to know people better, and to see how supportive [they] are.”
4. Residential Faculty Myles Somerville grabs on to Devin Rautio (12) as he pushes himself up the giant ladder course. Watching Myles and Devin work together, Xenia Gonikberg (11) stated, “One of the most interesting aspects of dorming is to see how different your teachers or coaches are when they are outside of school.”
5. Proud of himself and his fellow dormers for their bravery and teamwork, Addison Reynolds (11) waves to the camera.
6. Several dormers wait in line and decide which courses they want to tackle. Manuel Meinhardt (10) and Eric Gao (10) are next in line and they can’t hide their excitement. Behind them stands Jaden Wenceslao (9), who has a more serious look on his face as he contemplates how he is going to beat the record for fastest climb.
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By Max Habeck, Vivian Chuang, and Nonso Elelleh
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