TaborTalk Blog

Hurricane Sandy certainly gave all of us here at Tabor something to think about and something to be thankful for this Thansgiving season! We got off, essentially, scott free. Relieved to the core, especially after seeing what we have been spared, I am enormously grateful for our good fortune. That said, I am feeling some survivors guilt.

By Saydee McQuay '13

The envelopes are coming: Both to your mailbox and back to ours; the Fund for Tabor is launched!

We enjoyed a chance to honor some of Tabor's best and brightest today!

Many of you remember the ships chimes that rang from the bell tower of Lillard Hall for decades, declaring the approaching watch change for those on shore. While the story below is not about the same clock, its chimes reminded me of those memories I have heard from alumni many times. The picture, below, doesn't show the beautiful engraving around the brass ring of Tabor Academy and All-A-Taut-O and the schools two founding years 1876 and 1916 around the edge, and TABOR BOY in full sail adorning the clock face. All I can think is that perhaps we have found the inspriation of the Tabor seal we use today as our logo.

At all school meeting the other day, there was a great introductory announcement about all the service opportunities Tabor offers its students. Did you know we have a service requirement of five hours each year?

9:45: Time for Monday Chapel. Already!! I have so much to do, ugh! Well, better get going....

Bill Rogers '43 just celebrated his 88th birthday. He lives in his own home in Naples, FL, with his oldest daughter, Brenda, and her husband.

Our American Government class is engaging the student body in the Presidential and Massachusetts Senate elections with some informative All School meeting presentations. Last week, we had a very informative lesson on the personal and professional backgrounds of the presidential candidates. More presentations will follow each Friday. We hope to teach about our Senate candidates, share some policy positions papers for and against issues, and also raise some awareness about political advertising, including how to fact check the candidates. Finally, a voter registration drive is in the works to register our students who are Massachusetts residents and of age to begin voting.

Our Freshman Class of 2016 deserves a lot of credit! They made a choice to jump out of their comfort zone and join a new community. Not only that, almost as soon as they got here, we sent them off to Camp Hayward for yet another new start. Out on a limb? Not a chance!

I recently received an email from Ted Dimond '06 and Ben Smith '06, which I thought I would share with you. It is not everyday you hear of unselfish behavior, so it is inspiring, good news!

Today, Tabor's unique group of 96 International Students arrive on campus from 24 countries. Chinese students have eclipsed Koreans as our largest block with 21 coming from China and Hong Kong and 19 from Korea. The remaining countries have from 1-7 students and they include: St. Vincent, Mexico, Russia, Bahrain, Vietnam, Sweden, Venezuela, Finland, Kazakhstan, Bahamas, Singapore, UK, BVI, Austria, Spain, India, Canada, Japan, Germany, Bermuda, Taiwan and Thailand.