Winchendon School - Vestigia Yearbook (Winchendon, MA)

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Thomas A. Coneys, Jr Walking up the steps, opening the first and then second door, I entered a room where it seemed everyone was looking at me. That was just my nerves. This was the first time I'd been at Winchendon, and I hoped it would not be my last, but it was the first of many days of nervousness and getting acclimated to Winchendon. Soon I realized how much I liked it, even with Mrs. Blair for English. Now that my time at Winchendon is coming to a close, I do not feel sorrow but rather appreciation for how much this school helped me grow. Thank you Winchendon. My time at Winchendon has been a very good one. I have had an unbelievable amount of laughs with my friends, something I will never forget. Believe it or not, most of these memories come from the hours spent on the tiny Winch buses that transport us to games hours away. To this day the phrase we're getting pizza is one that will be engrained in my head forever. Talking with my teammates about things that boredom brings about is something that I will always look back and laugh at. ...Sl 'rr tif I 'Ni'

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Nathan Chretien My favorite Winchendon memory happened when I was a sophomore. There was a home game against the Brewster basketball team during Winter Carnival. The entire school was at this game to see the double overtime win. And that is my favorite memory because that is the one time l've seen the entire school at one sporting event. It's not often that Winchendon comes together in one place because we want to support our classmates, but that night in the gym the whole school came to support 18 guys in the community to cheer them to victory past the number one school in the country. Yingying Chu It is my second year here in Winchendon. Sometimes I cannot even imagine it is already the second year, because I am going to graduate soon. Last year was really fun. When I first came here, I did not like the place. There were so many Chinese students, and I hated this. I thought it was not good for me to improve my English. I did not like to talk with Americans and other foreigners. I spoke a lot of Chinese last year because I was not used to using English. Sometimes I thought that those Americans looked more mature than they were. Now, I believe l improved a lot. I talk much more than I did last year, and I am becoming more active. The only thing bothering me is that I get lower grades than last year, which gives me a lot of pressure. I am applying for college right now, but I am not sure about my future. I hope I can have a good senior year because it is so important for me. Hope everything will be OK. wma!- M .ui

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Connor Cranston Work hard and give em hell. My father has been saying this to me for as long as I can remember. Whether it has been on the ice rink or in the classroom, they have been good words of wisdom. I feel that coming to The Winch has changed me as a person. l have met a ton of new people and made great new friends. I did not really know what to expect in the first few weeks but, once I got settled in, I realized how lucky I was to be here. I owe it all to my family. My parents have worked so hard to guide me and give me things that they have never had. They have taught me that sometimes in life you have to go through rough times to make it to the other side. I would like to thank all of my family, friends, past teachers, coaches, and the faculty of The Winchendon School for their guidance and support. The time I spent in Winchendon School was the two years that impressed me the most. Not only because I learned English here, but also because I studied part of my life here. It also reminded me it's a place worth being thankful for. Thanks to my homestay mother, Ms. Harrington, thanks to my math teacher Ms. Van and thanks all the teachers in Winch, this big family. I will miss the snow here. 'Ok Q