During the Winter Break this February, a handful of international students stayed on campus, and a small group of teachers were on campus to provide them with activities to do.
Many Northwood athletic teams traveled for the first weekend of the break. The hockey teams had a long week of games, the ski team had a race, and the soccer team had games on the weekend but returned to Northwood right after.
Winter break allowed students to relax and get a break from school. Soccer player and Bermudian junior Jace Donowa said, “I got back to school and hung out with friends, and I went to the gym and played on the indoor turf to stay fit for the rest of the season.”
Hong Kong resident sophomore Hamish Riddell said he “went skiing with some of my local friends, Noah Moodey ’25 and Nate Wright ‘25. I also hung out with friends and played soccer. My roommate [Hong Kong resident junior] Leo [Doyle] was also here, so I had someone to hang out with.
“The February break was fun. I played soccer with Hamish and Jace and was with them for most of the day,” Doyle added.
During the February break, Northwood has allowed international students who can’t get home for the short break to stay on campus, but this year. “We didn’t have the usual cooked foods that the kitchen normally supplied because school was closed. Instead, we had a lot of pizza and stuff you can buy in town,” Donowa explained.
