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Students await the start of class around the seminar table

 

In Tuesday’s second class, students pored over the writings of select pre-Socratic philosophers, making for a difficult but rewarding discussion. When they finished, various activities lay open to their choosing. Several made their way to the campus’ athletic fields for intense games of soccer, basketball, or volleyball. Others headed for the ponds for a swim or took a short hike off campus, trekking uphill to the “Painter’s Shack” to enjoy a marvelous bird’s-eye view of campus and the surrounding valleys.

Sports & Rec
  • Students play a game of frisbee
  • Two fighting to catch the frisbee first
  • Students run on the field
  • Thumbs up from a summer program student in a knee brace, supported by a prefect
  • The soccer game intensifies as the ball nears a goal
  • Winding up for a powerful kick
  • Close-up of a student at a study desk
  • Closer-up shot of the same, with the library visible in the background
  • An all-women volleyball game plays out on the sand court
  • Long shot of the entire field, with soccer and volleyball both visible, from the patio
  • View of the volleyball game, with the JP2 Athletic Center, wreathed in scaffolding, visible in the background
  • A card game at some shaded tables

 

After burning off all that energy, the group devoured an appetizing Mexican dinner in St. Joseph’s Commons before heading over to St. Bernardine of Siena Library for an evening study period. The library once again remained very calm as students focused on the first half of the Book of Genesis, which will be the subject of both today’s morning and afternoon classes. 

Study Hall
  • Students crowd into the library for the second night of study hall
  • Students fill the left wing of the library, preparing for study hour
  • Four together at a study table
  • Five study intently at another table
  • A group of study tables in the library's left wing
  • Students fill the armchairs in the central hall of the library
  • Close-up of a student at a study desk
  • Students gathered at the tables on the right side of the library
  • Overhead shot of four students working at one of the tables
  • Students at work in one of the study rooms
  • Seven students study in a study room

 

A large number of students then filled Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel for the recitation of the Holy Rosary, and then it was back to the residence halls for a number of activities. Both St. Monica’s and Sts. Peter and Paul’s first witnessed intense games of indoor dodgeball, where the different wings of each hall competed fiercely against one another. 

Afterward, many gathered around roaring bonfires in the dorm courtyards to enjoy s’mores as well as piping hot quesadillas whipped up by some of the prefects. Suddenly, piñatas appeared, and students eagerly pounded them open — only to reveal a large stash of carrots and celery! Just some backup in case they didn’t eat their vegetables at dinner!

Thankfully, there was then another round of piñatas, this time full of candy. After praying consecration, students eventually made their way to bed for some much needed rest. Check the SummerBlog this afternoon to read about their first class on Sacred Scripture!