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The short stretch between Thanksgiving break and Holiday break is my favorite even with a crammed workload, tight and busy schedule, and dark and cold weather. When I returned to campus, I was greeted with a festively decorated dorm, complete with lights, stockings, and even a tree. The first night back, the new students make their personalized stockings to hang on the wall, in which the “secret Santa” gifts are place. When I returned to my room, I was able to hang up lights and decorations, and even fit a small tree right in the middle of the room. Even when I am away from my house and my family, I still feel right at home with my second family. My dorm room feels like my room at home, and the dorm common room feels like my living room. In a time that is focused on family and tradition, the dorm delivers that feeling. All of the hard work during this stretch culminates into one big celebration: the night before holiday break. The night starts with Boarder Dinner, a celebration of the first part of the year being over, as well as celebrating the holidays. After the dinner, boarders recess back into their dorms to change into warmer clothes. Then, each boy dorm walks around campus and carols to the waiting girls dorms. Finally, everyone returns into his or her respective dorms. In my dorm, we finish the night with secret Santa, as well as some hot chocolate and food. What could be a long and dreary time at school actually turns into everyone’s favorite time.
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.
