第3部分:

The dog days of this COVID-19 summer are winding down 和 our students 和 recent alumni are planning their return to Poly or the next step in their educational journey. In Part 3, the final installment of our three-part series, Alex和ra Nava-Baltimore ’20 shares reflections from 玛丽·金纳恩' 22, 妮可Roitman’20, Giulio Basilico ’23, Emily Fountaine ’20. A key theme throughout the series has been the connection with family, continuing to feed curiosity 和 the quest for knowledge, recharging 和 relaxing.

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玛丽·金纳恩' 22

“This summer was one of the best summers yet,” said 玛丽·金纳恩' 22, “I found myself working out every day with my brother to get ready for volleyball 和 crew, as he gets ready for his lacrosse season in college. When I was younger I took culinary classes 和 always loved it, but with sports 和 academics taking prominence, 我停止. It felt great to get back into the kitchen during quarantine 和 throughout summer! I have also spent a lot of time safely at the beach while social distancing. I have gotten a head start on my college recruiting process 和 SAT prep. I also created an accent wall in my room, with photos of friends 和 family, as well as places I have been, places I would love to visit. There have been lots of family game nights which usually end in tantrums 和 cheating accusations (only kidding, 有点). Although I love spending time with my family, I have definitely missed my friends, Zooms just aren’t the same. I am super excited to safely return to school 和 see everyone in the fall!”

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妮可Roitman ’20

“Originally, I had planned to volunteer during the summer at my local public library,” said 妮可Roitman ’20, “but, when quarantine began, I felt all my plans for summer had been thwarted. 幸运的是, I discovered that Harvard University is offering free online classes on various topics such as Shakespeare plays 和 American history. I decided to take a couple of self-paced classes exploring Buddhist philosophy 和 ancient forms of future prediction to learn about areas that have always piqued my interest, but evaded a spot in my actual class schedule. 

否则, my quarantine has been primarily spent with my family, taking the unexpected opportunity to spend quality time together before I leave for college.”

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Giulio Basilico ’23

“This summer I’ve worked 和 hung out with friends,” said Giulio Basilico ’23. “This is the first year I am getting paid to teach sailing, we are lucky that our program could operate given the p和emic. While school was still in session I attended a protest with my family, which was a learning experience for me.”

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Emily Fountaine ’20

“This summer” said Emily Fountaine ’20, “since my plan for working as a lifeguard at Poly’s 夏天 Experience Camp was canceled, I am now babysitting in my community, taking online classes to speak Italian, spending lots of time with my family. I have a very close family 和, during quarantine, I was not able to see them. Because of this, I want to spend more time with them 和 make up for the time lost.”

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In case you missed them, check out 第1部分 和 第2部分 of our 夏天 in Quarantine series.