Springtime is in full swing here in Lake Placid. The weather has been fluctuating over the past few weeks, with some warm days and snowy days, but as May approaches, the weather has started to stay consistently warm. Students have been going to the beach, playing lacrosse during free periods, golfing, tanning, and enjoying their last few weeks outside in the sun. Senior splashing is in its final rounds, with two rounds already passed, and many people are getting splashed. Here are some words from people on springtime at Northwood.
“I’ve been trying to enjoy spring here to the fullest. Since most of my friends are seniors, I try to spend time with them before they graduate. We’ve been going to the beach as much as we can, getting some vitamin D and swimming. I’ve also been going into town with my friends a lot, which is more enjoyable when the weather’s nice. We usually get ice cream at Emma’s or food somewhere like China City or Soulshine Bagels. I’ve tried some new sports, like tennis and pickleball, this spring as well. I don’t think I would have tried them on my own, but my friends wanted to play, so I joined them and enjoyed it. The warm sunny weather kind of snaps me out of the winter mindset, and I feel like I can enjoy life more when I don’t need to put on 4 layers to go outside,” said Zeke Matopdzi ’27, a second-year junior here at Northwood on the U19 soccer team.
“This is my first spring at Northwood, and it has been so much more than I expected. With the soccer season slowing down, I’ve had so much more free time to be with my friends or relax. I didn’t think there would be so many things to do during the spring, and everyone would be so high-energy. I love going outside for runs, playing games on the outdoor turf, and doing other physical activities. My favorite thing about the spring here is that everyone seems to be in a happy, uplifting mood, even with finals coming up,” said Carter Jackson ’26, a first-year senior here on the U19 soccer team. He committed to play Division 2 NCAA soccer at Lander University in mid-April of 2026.
Theodore Ghanime is a second-year senior at Northwood and is part of the freestyle ski team. He’s from Quebec, Canada, and will be attending Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. “Springtime at Northwood is probably my favorite part of the year, apart from peak ski season,” said Ghanime. “I like the spring schedule because classes end at 2:50 pm, so we have the afternoons to ourselves. My cocurricular activity in the spring is gym, so I don’t need to go after dinner anymore. I feel like I have a lot more free time to relax here in the spring, so it’s nice to have that, as well as time to study for finals and final tests. I usually go home on the weekends, but when I’m not home, I like to go into town and enjoy the warm weather, trying new things like golfing and pickleball,” he added.
