A day in the life: my time in the capital city

Maddy Fisher, The Rubicon|January 10, 2022

Hi! I’m Maddy Fisher, a current junior at SPA. This fall, I attended the fall semester of the School for Ethics and Global Leadership, located in Washington, D.C. Attending a semester school was an amazing opportunity, and I have learned a lot about myself and my passions. I’ve had an incredible semester, and I chose some photos to describe the SEGL experience and share some of the highlights of my time there.

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Maddy Fisher, Editor in Chief

Hi! I’m Maddy Fisher, the Editor-in-Chief of The Rubicon. This is my fourth year on staff, though I missed the fall of my junior year to attend a semester-away...

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UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. The Grewe twins have been growing up together for eighteen years. And in these eighteen years, they were at most separated for one month. On the left features senior Lucas Grewe, and right is senior Ian Grewe.

Growing up Grewe: seniors Lucas and Ian Grewe talk about the twin life

TASTE TEST. Junior Talia Cairns is working on a food-related topic with her classmates, junior Deling Chen and senior Annika Lillegard. (Submitted Photo: Karissa Baker)

ASR and ATP come together for final projects

MONEY MONEY MONEY. Senior Theo Bonin wishes for a more transparent and understanding discussion of financial diversity at SPA. Despite nearly one-third of the student body receiving financial assistance to attend SPA, Bonin feels that the school culture makes false assumptions about family wealth.

Bonin breaks down barriers to financial conversations at SPA

POP PRODUCTION. Gunther works on a track during her free time at school. The back of her laptop is decorated with stickers of artists she admires, such as Charli XCX and Shygirl.

Gunther goes for pop precision

DIAGNOSIS. Emily Weinstock-Collins smiles right before undergoing surgery to diagnose endometriosis. “It was very surprising because I always thought, if I got sick, I would always get better…By the time I got my diagnosis, it was not very surprising because I knew something was wrong. Ive just been waiting a really long time for [answers],” Weinstock-Collins said. Submitted by Emily Weinstock-Collins

Weinstock-Collins’s journey through chronic illness: from symptoms to diagnosis

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Kyler • Mar 18, 2022 at 10:44 pm

That’s me!


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