Life in A wing has been as busy as ever, with the Sophomores finally settling into how things work at IMSA; the Juniors understanding why the second year at IMSA is often called the most difficult; and the Seniors hard at work on college apps. Through it all, we've managed to still find ways to smile and make time to relax, and I'm happy to be able to share some of those moments with you all.
Since our last blog update, we've had plenty of things happening on campus to keep us occupied. Homecoming, Mental Health Initiative (MHI) week, Halloween, and several of our own wing programs, to name a few. Homecoming's theme was a Masquerade Ball, and our own Jaden Turner won duchess of the Sophomore class! There were a lot happening throughout the week, including dress up days and nighttime events, the class pep rally, and even a Hypnotist show to round out the week! A wing's own Charlotte got chosen to be one of the hypnotised, and I was lucky enough to get a video of her doing a "rap battle" in a language no one but her understood. It was an incredibly entertaining night, to say the least, and the entire week as a whole was one everyone enjoyed.
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| Roommies Sibil & Hannah cheer on the Seniors at Pep Rally |
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| Liana is all smiles! |
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| Junior Rachel Moreno represents the Juniors during their drill |
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| Senior spirit from down quad! |
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| Sophomroes Jaden Turner & Ju-Won Park take some pre-dance pictures |
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| Roomies Liana & Charlotte strike a pose |
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| Seniors Vaishnavi, Hannah, Sibil, Charlotte & Liana pose with friends from 06 |
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| Jaden was thrilled to win Duchess from the Sophomore girls! |
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| Members of our Junior quad looking great! |
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| Roommies Katya & Lauren give their take on a cheesy "Homecoming" couple pose |
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| A hypnotized Charlotte uses her shoes as binoculars |
A hypnotized Charlotte's efforts in a "rap battle" earned her a mic drop
The last few weeks have also helped us take a deeper look at mental health at IMSA, and given us all a chance to evaluate how we take care of and appreciate ourselves. Imsa Student Productions (or ISP, our awesome student-run multimedia group that take 95% of the pictures you'll see in these posts) had a handful of photo shoots to celebrate what makes us all strong and capable people, and gave students the opportuntity to share their best practices for self-care, as well as talk about what have been some of the most helpful or inspirational things that others have said to them.
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| "You're beautiful" in Romanian |
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| "I love you" in Hindi |
Halloween has also come & gone as the year races by, and we had a handful of students participate in the festivities! There is a costume contest each year, and as usual, several member of A wing took part in it! While no one in the wing took home the grand prize, I was still very impressed with all of their efforts!
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| In true IMSA student fashion, Alice & Eva Liu take the science route, and dress as white & red blood cells |
On top of all of the fun had in the main building the last few weeks, we've also had several of our own fun events in A wing. We have about a program a week, and the wing has done an awesome job of actively taking part! We've celebrated Dia de los Muertos, identified and discussed our stressors, set goals for the school year, learned about Love Langauges (and which one we are most fluent in), and painted a masterpiece by each contributing one section towards the overall effort. It's been a lot of fun so far, and we are excited to see how the rest of the year continues to unfold for our wing family!
They turned out great and I'm really excited by how everyone did! Alice and Eva, for a third year in a row, chose pieces next to each other so they could make one bigger picture, and we had a Junior pair, Kayta & Lauren, do the same thing with their pieces. Oddly enough, both pairs did a kind of night sky/outer space sort of theme, and they were both very well done!
Next time you're on campus, take a look at your daughter's door -- we did a Love Language program, and the students took a quiz to help them identify which language they "spoke" most fluently. Once you've read their door dec for their language, you can refer back to these descriptions, which have helped us as a wing identify the best ways to show each other how we care about one another.
And there you have it! The happenings of 02A for the past month. I'm eager to see what else we'll get to do when we return from Extended and finish the semester, and I look forward sharing it with all of you.
♡ Robyn & the lovely ladies of 02A
