Convocation Moment of Silence by Gwen Umbach ’13
Everyone is sitting here, right now, for a different reason. Each and every one of us was pulled, lured into Northfield Mount Hermon by a different hook, a different feeling we just couldn’t shake off....
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Charlie White ’13
Northfield Mount Hermon has a proud culture of diversity and openness that is integral to its identity. We as students pride ourselves in our different backgrounds, traditions, activities, and...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Zeke Smith ’15
Hakuna Matata. It means no worries. I came to NMH a wee little lad having heard this phrase before, and having understood what it meant, but not knowing how to apply it to my daily life. That is to...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by PG Fatima Saidi ’13
خدا نام به ای عزیزان به شما هدیه زیـــــــــزدان آمد عید فرخنـــــــده ی نورانی قربـــــــــان آمد حاجیان سعی شما شد به حقیقت مقبول رحمت واسعــــه ی حضــرت ســـبحان آمد عید قربان به...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Joshua Levell ’13
When I was little, just in preschool, I met my closest friend. Over the years, she has made a huge impact on my lfe. She’s funny, pretty, smart, accomlished, and a great sparring partner. Her name is...
View ArticleFounder’s Day Moment of Silence by Jonah Hudson-Erdman ’14
Why bother founding a school? For what reason did D.L. Moody found our school and why do we bother keeping and maintaining it for generations to come? I’m sure that then, as now, there were plenty of...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Regina Ledesma ’14
“Well, the Bible says so, and the Bible is irrefutably correct, right?” During a heated debate with a loved one about LGBTQ rights, my opponent defended his homophobia with the line I just read....
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Natalie Kallay ’15
Now that I’m standing here, I just realized that I am exactly where I started about nine months ago: I’m counting, counting the days until I’m going to leave, but I’m not headed to NMH anymore; no,...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Jake Marley ’13
Good morning everyone. Before I begin my remarks, I would like to thank all of those here at NMH who have helped me throughout this incredibly challenging year. The question — how did you end up here?...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Kevin Wang ’13
Good morning. Most of you know my father as a teacher or colleague. I know him as the man who flew kites with me — who taught me how to swim, and how to ride a bike. Every morning, including this one,...
View ArticleConvocation Moment of Silence by Sam Kasten ’14
Each new year brings about choices. We have all made the choice to attend this academic institution, and partake in something that is much larger than ourselves. We are given many opportunities here...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by History Teacher Sam Keator
One of the best things about living in Overtoun is that I regularly get to walk up the hill outside the chapel and experience a view that I think is the best view on any boarding school campus in New...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Yucheng Lu ’14
Too often, we think of noises as something outside of us. Indeed, the entire ceremony of Moment of Silence is based on the assumption that when other people stop making noises, we can, well, enjoy a...
View ArticleNMH On Stage: Moment of Silence by Sylvia Korman ’14
Given on Sept. 2, 2013 Here at Northfield Mount Hermon we have a tradition at all-school meetings called the Moment of Silence. The speaker will generally speak for two to three minutes about something...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Alec Shea ’14
At the end of this week, we will all leave campus, many of us will return to our homes, carrying with us will be the memory of all the triumphs and struggles we’ve shared during last long stretch of...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Assel Shardarbekova ’15
As the New Year comes, comes the new semester, and as high school students we already set the goals to achieve — whether it is to get to the college we want, do great in classes we take, or achieve...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Siddharth Sachdeva ’14
Last week, a friend of mine gave a moment of silence on the need for us to remove our heroes from their pedestals so that we can aspire to be like them. In fact, that weekend, I had read a little bit...
View ArticleDiversity Day Moment of Silence by Suki White ’14
As we know, or will soon learn today, diversity comes in all shapes and sizes. When trying to create a metaphor that encompasses diversity, I can’t help but think of the abundance of snow that covers...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Haley Short ’14
Good morning. I am not going to stand up here and ask you to enjoy the simple things in life, even if that’s how it sounds at first, because that is a very overused sentiment. Instead, I want to ask...
View ArticleMoment of Silence by Lila Livingston ’14
In my hometown Bozeman, Montana, the most reliable predictions for future prosperity and fulfillment are written in the pages of the Farmer’s Almanac, not the Wall Street Journal. Water in Montana,...
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