Theodore Ghanimé ’26. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
Spring break just came to an end, and Northwood is entering the final stretch of the school year. With four weeks left in classes and seniors realizing it may be their final weeks with their closest friends, people wanted to use their spring break to relax and spend time with friends. Lots of students went on trips together over spring break or visited their friends in different parts of the world. Theodore Ghanime ’26 had an adventurous and interesting break. Here’s more on how his break went.
Theo spent the first half of his break back home in Canada, about 90 minutes south of Montreal. He spent his time with his girlfriend, in the gym, and with his family and friends.
“Being home was nice because I was able to relax a lot and spend a lot of time with my girlfriend,” he said. I also love the gym I go to when I’m home, so it was good to go there and use the nice facilities. I knew I was going to be doing a lot when I went to New York City during the second half of break, so I tried to relax as much as I could,” he added.
From second from left: Nate, Yosef and Theo in New York City during spring break. Photo provided.
During the second half of break, Theo went to New York City with Nate Benjamin ’26 and Yosef Spear ’26. They spent their time shopping around Soho, Brooklyn, and other parts of Manhattan. They also explored different parts of the city, such as Queens, and ate at unique restaurants. Theo said, “It was cool to be able to be in the city with just my friends, and I hadn’t been there since I was six, so I didn’t remember much about it. The shopping was fun because I’m used to shopping in malls, but Soho was just a whole part of the city dedicated to stores, like a more interactive version of a mall. My friends and I went to a restaurant called Cipriani, which a friend recommended. The food and experience were great, and we ended up going again the next night before we left. Getting around the subways was also fun and interesting, navigating ourselves around the city.”
Theo said his takeaways from his break were, “When I was in the city with my friends from Northwood, I realized this could be one of the final moments I have with these people. This made me take everything in and be grateful for having so many great friends from Northwood. I think I’ll probably see them again, but who knows how long it will be until I do after we all graduate. During these last few weeks of high school, I’m going to enjoy my time with all my friends here at Northwood and make sure I don’t spend my time doomscrolling.”
