“I’ve lived on campus since I was three. Growing up, it was always cool to see the people who attended Northwood and hang out with them. It feels weird to me, you know, the older kids that I used to hang out with and look up to, like, I’m one of them now. It’s a full circle. I’ve been here most of my life, and soon I’m going to leave and go to college, but Northwood’s helped me develop as a person.
“I started freestyle skiing in my sophomore year. After freshman year, I saw the freestyle team, and I skied with Clay [Fuller ‘25] and some of the other freestyle skiers. Then, I decided I wanted to join it. In my sophomore year, I did, and I really liked it. I made Nationals my first year, and then my junior year, I liked it as well, and I made Nationals again. This year, I’m not in the freestyle team; that’s just because I didn’t really think it was worth it for me, because it’s a lot of time, and I’m not going to ski in college. So, I’d rather have more time to work on my schoolwork. It’s also not the same with the new team.
“Freestyle taught me good fundamentals. I learned to show up to training on time, stay grounded, and to listen to my coach. One of my favorite Northwood memories comes from freestyle. My sophomore year, after I made Nationals my first year of freestyle skiing. It was special. I had to put a lot of work in that season to make Nationals, and I made it for rail jam, ski cross, and slope style, so all three. I was just really proud of myself, and it was a big moment in my life. Just seeing that I could do that was cool.
“I’ll probably miss the people the most. It’s what makes the school, and I’ve known a lot of these people for years, and it’s gonna be hard. Everyone’s going different ways.”
As told to Jack Kroll ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
