Growing Up Greenwich

Newfound pride and subsequent shame

Written by Katie Ellison
Thursday, 09 February 2012 00:00

The Super Bowl is considered to be one of the most important (if not the most important) sporting events of the year. According to the Huffington Post, 111 million viewers tuned in to last year’s Packers-Steelers game to enjoy an evening of food, family and football.

This year’s New York Giants versus the New England Patriots line-up created a delicate situation in town this past week. The fact that our town is technically part of New England, but we are so close to New York, makes the rivalry lines slightly more blurred in Greenwich than they might have been had this year been a game with the Ravens and the Niners. You can’t just assume that everyone who lives in our area roots for one team or the other. This made for an awkward situation going to school last Friday — Convent of the Sacred Heart’s Giants Day, particularly as my family is devoted to the Patriots.

Let the games begin!

Written by Curren Iyer
Thursday, 02 February 2012 00:00

With the beginning of the new year, Brunswick immediately plunged its students into preparation for one of the less memorable events of the year: Midterms. Once school reopened after winter break we had two weeks to review material, from the fading summer days of early September, up until that seemingly far away week before break. Exams were conveniently placed the week following Martin Luther King Jr. Day, allowing us to cherish Dr. King’s work even more by giving us an extra day of studying before we immersed ourselves in this fun-filled week. Then, as we emerged from these trials, battle-weary and worn, we believed it was all over. Little did we juniors know it was just the beginning...

In the midst of midterms

Written by Savannah Karmen-Tuohy
Thursday, 26 January 2012 00:00

With the first snow of the season and the end of a two-week break for the holidays, everyone returns to school reinvigorated and ready to get back to classes. Before students can settle into the regular routine, though, BAM! We are faced with midterm exams.

Inconveniently situated two weeks after Winter Break because of Greenwich Academy’s semester schedule, midterms loom long before we return to school, and students ask themselves: Should I start studying over break? Will I forget everything? Do I know anything to begin with?

Yes, of course we know much more than we think, and midterms are a perfect way to test that knowledge. Consisting of four full days of examinations, with two exam slots a day, each two hours long, midterms are one of the more memorable weeks of the year. But the preparation for this week long ordeal begins the weekend before, with the infamous Exam Study Weekend.

We are more than just a ‘brand-name’ town

Written by Lizzy Trotta
Thursday, 19 January 2012 00:00

For English class, a friend and I had to create a satire as a creative assignment, so we chose the exciting subject of Greenwich. We made sure to include all of the obvious topics into our project, like excessive wealth, nice cars, Greenwich’s need for designer labels, and the infamous “Avenue.” But this dramatized version of our town got me thinking — what is Greenwich really like?

I’ve lived here nearly my whole life and I’ve never really seen Greenwich in the way it was portrayed in my satire. It seems, many only see us for the huge mansions lumbering in backcountry or for the vast array of posh stores on Greenwich Avenue, or for the occasional housewife with the tiny dog living out of her Coach purse. They see the superficial things and we are judged only by our cover, but not by depth which lies within the pages.