Page 54 - 2018 Yearbook

By Max Habeck, Nonso Ellelleh, Xenia Gonikberg
1. Jocelyn Galvan (9), Suuley Huchard (10) and Jashae Williams (9) enjoy a game of foosball, smiling and having a good time. In the dorms, students are encouraged to take occasional breaks from studying, after their required study hall. Jocelyn describes her daily routine, explaining “after school, I take time for myself, like watch a movie, catch up on sleep or go to a sports game.”
2. Chelsea Feng (10) calmly plays the piano in the Anselm dorms. Many students also participate in the Priory music extracurriculars, such as String Ensemble or Concert Choir. Halinda Yu (9) explains that playing the cello helps her balance studying with down time, describing practicing as “hard to find time for, but relaxing and de-stressing.”
3. Sonya Walker (11), Aspen Kopley-Smith (9), and Bella Deevy (9) take a break to frost cookies during the stress-filled semester one finals week. Sometimes a little sugar goes a long way in energizing students for the rigorous academic challenges they pursue.
4. Kim Schneider (10) works intently on an assignment outside during class. Priory's verdant campus serves as a natural de- stressing mechanism while the pursuit of meaning in our work serves to turn us into lifelong learners.
5. Anna Barton (11) and Kelly Walsh (11) get some last minute studying done before their final. Amidst all the chaos surrounding finals week, they are completely alone in their thoughts, and reviewing the material is most important for them so that they can be more prepared. Junior Andrew Sirenko comments on his belief that Priory “is one of the few places where you can transform your life into a more balanced one if you are willing to
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sacrifice prestige, a bit of status anxiety, and go through the effort to ask for it, because especially on the teacher’s side most of them are very accommodating. I feel that if I choose to have a more balanced lifestyle, I know I can have one.”
6. Cate Tomlinson (11), Tessa Geoly (11), Matthew George (11) and Grace Peek (11) pose for a picture during the break before their last final. Clutching coffee mugs, they have a look of relief on their faces, knowing that they are almost done with finals and moving into the Christmas break. Angela Wang (10) remarks that “Priory is trying to maintain balance for every student, but I do understand sometimes it’s really hard because students are taking super hard courses so there are some days where there are a lot of assignments and tests are coming up in the same week, but we can all handle it and teachers are pretty open minded so if you have any questions or concerns, you can talk to them.”
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