MSC takes a group photo on the Oval. Photo provided.
Over the past week, Northwood’s Multi-Cultural Student Club (MSC) went to the oval at the Olympic Center in town. There was a community skate night hosted by Rotary and the Olympic Center. Students from Africa, United Kingdom, China, Japan, and many other countries, around the world skated for their first, second, or countless times.
Tziyon Morris ‘26 is from Minnesota and went skating at the oval with the MSC. He said, “I am an intermediate skater and have skated before when I was younger. It was fun to go skating with my friends from Northwood and to show off my skills. Also, it was funny watching my friends struggle to skate. The hot chocolate was good, and I feel like this activity brought everyone together.”
Zachary “Zeke” Matopodzi ‘27 is from London. This was his second season skating, and he was taught how to skate by figure skater Sasha Luhur ’27. The training carried over into this year as he skated fast past everyone. Zeke said, “I feel like once you learn how to skate it becomes muscle memory, so once I stepped on the ice I remembered right away how to skate. I enjoyed skating with my friends, and this was my first time skating this year, so I had been wanting to go to the oval. It was snowy that night, so it was like skating on top of white fluff. The event had good vibes, and it was a good way to bring the club together.”
Cambrie-Elizabeth Encalade ‘27 lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She had little experience skating before this. This was her second time skating this year, so she was still getting used to it again. She said, “I liked skating with my friends and the club. I did not think so many people would come, but it turned out well with everyone having fun. It was snowing so much, and I thought it looked nice. I also got to watch my friends who do figure skating skate around, which was cool.”
After skating, the club went into town to get ramen and ice cream, but unfortunately, Emma’s was closed, so they could only get ramen. It still made for a fun meal before study hall that night, and every member of the club has talked about returning to the Oval due to the great experience.
