The high school teams line up at the start while the crowd cheers, everyone eagerly waiting for the race to start. Hundreds of runners blast off with the sound of the gun, ready to face this year’s course at the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSTA) Cross-Country Championships, held in Canterbury, Connecticut, the weekend of Nov. 9. The race showcased the skill, endurance, and sportsmanship of athletes from all across New England, and the Montrose team left with another first-place plaque. The Montrose varsity team featured...
Fall Colorful, Lively Dancing, shining, crunching Fresh apples, pumpkin spice, hot cocoa, candy canes Whistling, blizzarding, silencing Blanketed, whiteness Winter By Gabri Ottaviani ‘30, Staff Writer 30gottaviani@montroseschool.org
As you walk to the front door of your grandmother's little house for your Thanksgiving dinner while munching on a king-sized Twix bar, your brain is already thinking about that sugary and sweet pumpkin pie that is your grandmother's specialty. Later that day, as you finish that last slice of pie at Thanksgiving dinner, you can’t help but think about what all that sugar will do to your brain, knowing that, at this point, you’ve consumed enough sugar to power an entire city; that is, if sugar could power cities. That was my very own situation...
