My life growing up was pretty average, I would even go as far as to say it was a little bit boring. As a public-school kid, my life leading up to Northwood, I had zero exposure to private school life and being a boarding student. The three main sports I played growing up were Football, Lacrosse, and Hockey. Football was my favorite sport as a child, and I miss it a lot.
I like to say I am a copy of my older brother. I have been a part of every sport he played and every class he has taken.
Before Northwood, I played hockey under Russian coaches, one of the coolest things I have been involved in. They know hockey like no one else. I played on my first girls’ hockey team for an AA travel team during my freshman year. We were given a vague indication about prep schools and a little insight into them. We did some research. One of the schools was Milbrook, another was the North American Hockey Academy, and finally Northwood School. I came to Northwood for a tour in January of my freshman year. I loved the school and instantly decided to come here.
My time at Northwood has been a roller coaster. My first year was completely different because of COVID, and I had to adjust to that. I would say that my junior year (2021-22) was my best. We were still getting hit by small COVID blasts, but overall, that was my best year.
My relationships with my teammates have been up and down. Every year is different, every girl is different. You will make a best friend every year, but that has nothing to do with how next year will pan out. With new girls coming every year, no year is the same, so it is always something to change and adjust to.
Looking to the future, I plan to attend a Division 1 school for hockey and hopefully get into physical therapy afterwards, but no one can predict the future so who knows what it holds. I have loved my time here at Northwood and look forward to what’s to come.
As told to Hamish Riddell ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
