Summer Program Blog

Angela Díaz-Bonilla (’24), a rising sophomore from Vienna, Virginia, will be a High School Program prefect for the first time this summer, although attended the program when she was a high school student. “It was a whole new world, intellectually speaking, and the Socratic Method of discussion took my understanding of the books to another level,” she recalls. 

“I’m excited to meet all the new attendees and to share in their enthusiasm, and I’m really excited to work with the other prefects — we have a great crew!” exclaims Gabe Kopp (’22). 

Isabella Sanchez, or more commonly, Bella, is a rising junior from La Mesa, California. She was a summer prefect at the California campus last year, of which she says, “It was a blast.”

When Niamh McCann (’23) attended the TAC Summer Program as a high school senior, she was impressed by the genuine and invigorating search for truth that she experienced during her two weeks on campus. “I loved seeing how the other students and the prefects all truly cared about the questions we were asking in class and loved to talk about them,” she remarks.

“Life here is very special in this small community that is centered around faith and seeking the truth,” remarks Irene Collins (NE’23), who will serve as head women’s prefect at this year’s New England Summer Program.

Rising senior Kevin Murphy (NE’22) from St. Louis, Missouri, is returning for his third Summer Program on the New England campus this July. 

Rising senior Meg Murphy (CA’22) is thrilled to return to work her third straight High School Summer Program on the New England campus.