Three-hundred and forty-six days. It had been three-hundred and forty-six days since I last parked my car on campus, dragged my bag out of the passenger seat, and marched my way down Maple through the double doors. Granted, there’s a portion of you who have yet to set foot on campus, so I’m counting my…
My Experience as a Remote Student on Unity Day By Tait Tavolcacci, ’23 Experiencing Unity Day remotely was a very different experience for me, but not in the way I thought it would be. I was more focused. I’ll start at the beginning. I was pessimistic; wondering how I could be a part of Unity…
While you’ve been away on full-remote, looks like someone’s been busy refreshing the turf on both athletic fields. Guess it’s time to replace. This will be great news for athletic teams that play on these fields! To understand first-hand, the Severn Anchor spoke with Senior field hockey star Libby Wild to get her take on…
After much consideration on how to resume school while keeping the community safe and healthy, Severn School decided in late August to operate under a hybrid model combining both online and in person classes. While it has been mostly successful, there have also been some bumps in the road pertaining to the schedule, workload, and…
The Severn Sailing Team will be hosting a Bring a Friend to Sailing Day during the week of 10/26. It will be held on Thursday or Friday at the normal practice time of 3-6 pm. Although each sailor is only allowed to bring one person, everyone is welcome from Severn students to faculty. There will…
Before I begin, I want to take a moment and pay tribute to the medical staff, essential workers, and countless other heroes who stand in the front line against coronavirus. They are ordinary people like us, but they risk their own lives to protect ours when facing such a pandemic. Seven months since the eruption…
An introduction from Dr. N: I grew up in Miami, FL, where I fell in love with history thanks to the stories my elderly next door neighbors would tell me about coming of age during World War II and the Cold War. After finishing high school, I attended undergrad at the University of Chicago. From…
This past week, Severn announced that they are making some big changes to the hybrid school day. As of Monday, October 5th, six-class days will be eliminated and the original schedule will return. Also, on Monday, November 2nd, students in school will be required to return to dress code with the exception of footwear. This…
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Association recently announced a surprising plan to move the fall and winter sports seasons to the spring due to current COVID-19 restrictions. The three athletic seasons will run consecutively starting February 1st through June 19th of 2021. Each season will be given a 20 day preseason and will overlap each…
At the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, school administrations were forced to grapple with the difficult choice between online or in-person schooling. Both have their pros and cons, but which is the best option? Obviously, in-person schooling during a nationwide pandemic presents a huge risk. Placing a large amount of students and teachers in…