Author: Ivy Miller

What Sem Students Do on a Snowday

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Pictured is the Sem campus covered in snow! (photo courtesy of @semstudentlife)

By Alex Kristellar ‘19

Snow Days! Who doesn’t love snow days? My personal routine on a snow day is to wake up around noon, make some Ramen Noodles, and then relax and watch Netflix, but I found that what the majority of the Sem community did was much more interesting.

Something that I couldn’t believe is that 44% of the Sem community woke up bright and early! The other 56% did a combination of sleeping all day, sleeping till noon, just waking up periodically for food, and then falling back asleep – this I can understand. For the people who actually woke up, the most popular activity was to watch Netflix, followed up by playing Fortnite, and finally more sleep.

As I said before, I like to eat Ramen Noodles, but what everyone else eats is quite different. The top foods and drinks that were eaten on the snow days were mac n’ cheese, hot chocolate, and pancakes.

The most popular shows being watched on Netflix by Sem students right now are The Office, Stranger Things, Jane the Virgin, and The Flash.

Lastly, I wanted to know everyone’s opinion on this winter. For me, I’m just done with winter; I’m tired of having a big snowfall, having it get warmer, getting my car washed, more snow, and repeat. Don’t get me wrong, I love snow days just as much as the next guy, and making bets on whether we will have school the next day. Anyways, it seems like half of all the students want winter to go and half want it to stay. I don’t know which one is better but as long as we keep getting snow days and 2-hour delays, I’m alright with anything.

Class of 2017 Returns for College Panel

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Eight alumni returned to Sem to answer questions from the student body about their college experiences.

By Thomas Rydzewski

In a recent assembly, Sem alumni, who are currently in college, came and relayed information about their first year at a higher education school to Sem students, along with some suggestions from their college experiences. One of the questions asked was about the workload, which apparently wasn’t as much as expected.

Many students asked about the daunting workload of college, and the alumni said it was less stressful than expected. Some of these alumni are those who play Division 1 and three sports. One alum even claimed that Sem was harder than college, and all said that they were prepared for college due to Sem.

Of course, the alumni did more than just complement Sem. They gave helpful advice; adding on to the generic “you should actually study” advice, the alumni suggested we do many things: get enough sleep (naps count), study a week in advance, conference; use meal passes; check out all scholarships; and know you’re not the only new student (so be outgoing.) “The friends you make in the first week will stick with you forever!”

Overall, it was great to see the alumni return to Sem, and their advice will be helpful to not only seniors, but juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, too!

Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial Returns from Invitationals

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The Blue and White Team are pictured here after the closing ceremonies of the LaSalle University Invitational.

By Shailee Desai ’21

On January 21, students of the Wyoming Seminary Mock Trial team returned to Sem after competing in their second preseason competition of the year.

After weeks of preparation, the team traveled to LaSalle University’s Blue and Gold Invitational and UPenn’s Ben Franklin Invitational. It was the first time Sem Mock Trial competed with three teams at LaSalle and two at UPenn.

At LaSalle’s invitational, Sem Mock Trial’s Blue Team placed first, with a perfect record of 8-0, the White Team B team placed 4th, with a record of 7-1, and the White Team C held a winning record of 5-3. At UPenn’s Iinvitational, the Blue Team finished in first place, with a record of 8-0 (leaving them with a 16-0 record for the preseason), and the White Team B had a winning record of 5-3. This was the first time that Sem Mock Trial won two preseason tournaments in the same year. Additionally, Molly Leahy won two Top Witness awards, and Meghna Melkote received a Top Attorney award.

After two weekends of winning, the team remains dedicated, considering the next stop is advancing to the state competition. “Nothing has changed,” said Phil Ouellette. “We still have to practice consistently and work hard. Our material and performance can always be better and will continue to get better.” Morgan Price credits this dedication for their performance over the weekend. She says, “The feeling when all that hard work pays off is one you can’t describe. I’m just so proud of everyone and can’t wait for the next step in our journey.”