Dorm Traditions

  Boarding students will tell you that the boarding experience is incredibly rewarding and one reason is because each dorm has its own traditions. A home away from home, your dorm is an environment that is conducive to making incredible friends and having fun! As the New England weather slowly transitions from summer to autumn, some of my favorite boarder traditions begin. In the dorms, the dorm monitor (a senior who works alongside the dorm parents) creates small groups called “families.” During pumpkin season, the dorm monitor invites the entire dorm to sit in...