CURRENT EVENTS STAR SENIORS: AWAK THONGJANG

BY GRACE VAN BORTEL

Upcoming Events

The Sophomore Forum

The Sophomore Forum topic this year is “Cancel Culture,” and will include the following speakers: Lizzie Bissonette, Oliver Riveros, Maddy Manske, Ella Herberger, and Shay Houser. The forum will take place on March 2nd, with students covering both sides of the topic from a professional point of view.

Willy Wonka

PAST . EVENTS

Hunt Hollow Ski Event

On Friday, January 20th, AC students had the day off from school, and had the opportunity to ski at the Hunt Hollow family skiing event. Families and friends spent quality time together on the slopes, taking lessons and connecting with the community.

Upper School Snow Ball

BY OLIVIA FRIES

See AC’s Middle School Musical of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka! AC Middle School students have been working on casting and preparing for their upcoming Performance on March 17th and 18th.

Order tickets at https://acstheatre.ludus.com

On Saturday, January 21st, AC hosted its annual HAC Snow Ball for the first time since the pandemic. Upper School students gathered in AC’s Ursula Burns Dining Commons for a night full of dancing, snacks, and photo opportunities. AC’s Gender Sexuality Alliance and the Black Student Union hosted a bake sale during the event. •

Quick stats

• Has been playing HAC basketball for 4 years (one year on modified, one on JV, and two on Varsity)

• First became interested in basketball at 11 years old after playing with his friends and watching the NBA

• Improvement as a basketball player has been profound: from riding the bench, to being a key player in the rotation

• Plans to attend a 4-year college for business administration and continue playing basketball at the intramural level

Thongjang’s favorite memory from his senior basketball season was his first dunk. He says that he will try his best to dunk again at his upcoming senior night. Thongjang will miss his teammates the most as he has been playing with them forever. One piece of advice Thongjang would like to give to underclassmen on the basketball team is to “take practice seriously and show up. Treat practices like games and games like practices.” •