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Winter break is rapidly approaching. As a junior, I have a lot of work to do. Now is the time, in preparation for the midyear exams, where many of the teachers assign a major assignment. Despite this tough academic stretch until winter break, Milton does a great job of providing us with opportunities to unwind and relax. Goodwin house, my dorm, will have dodge ball practice in preparation for the upcoming season. We have Gingerbread house contests. We also take breaks with a game of pool or ping pong.
But what I want to talk to you about is Boarder dinner, which is the biggest event for the boarding community as a whole. All of the boarders walk over to the Robert Saltonstall Gym (RSG) the night before winter break for a themed dinner. For example, last year it was a Harry Potter theme, with our version of butter beer, and each brother-sister dorm represented one of the Harry Potter houses. The event is formal, so we wear chapel dress. The food is always superb as well, with a juicy tenderloin or steak, glazed vegetables, a pasta dish, and a specialty salad. After dinner, we go back to our respective dorm, to start caroling to other dorms (more on caroling will come later). After caroling, we return to our original dorms for Secret Santa presents. In Goodwin, our student-elected dorm monitor dresses up in the dorm’s Santa suit, and one by one, passes out the Secret Santa presents. We choose names out of a hat, and buy or make presents for that person, staying under the $20 limit we set. Once everyone receives their presents, we all go to sleep.
Hi, and thanks for visiting us! We’re the leaders of Milton’s Orange and Blue Key (OBK) Society. OBK is the group of about 160 students who give tours to students and families visiting our campus. We work closely with the admission office to make sure you get a good sense of what it’s like to be a student at Milton. We hope that you’ll visit us in person, and until then, enjoy this “insider’s” view of the School we love.
