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From the Field to the Stage
How Athletics and Co-curriculars Build Community
At LCC, athletics and co-curriculars allow students to develop their passions and discover new interests. More than that, they are the glue that binds our diverse student body into a tight-knit community, providing opportunities to make close connections across grades.
“The co-curricular programming at the school is a real training ground for students to develop self-awareness, cooperation, selfconfidence and teamwork,” says Michele Owen, director of student life. “Close friendships are forged and students feel a great sense of accomplishment.”
HERE ARE A FEW STUDENT TESTIMONIALS.
I really like the debating practice because we are a group sharing ideas together and it is an opportunity to practice public speaking and build confidence.
— Jaber Al-Atassi ’29
The robotics team is like a big family. Everyone is brought together by our shared interests to build a robot from a hunk of metal. Despite the failed attempts at combining motors, bolts and wiring, we still manage to find a way to make it work. We laugh and have fun the whole time. The spirit of robotics is not the finished product, it’s the challenges we overcome on the way to success.
— Andrew Luo ’24
Since the beginning of my time at LCC, the music program has helped me grow and develop both as a person and a musician. The opportunities I’ve had have been invaluable, enabling me to meet others with the same passions as mine. Music co-curricular activities, such as jazz band and flute ensemble, have allowed me to create and strengthen bonds with peers in my own grade and with those in other grades. A true highlight of every year has been the bi-annual concerts, where we performed for family and friends, providing everyone with the chance to enjoy our music.
— Sophie Greenblatt ’23, Pre-U ’24
The Fab Lab became my home away from home during my last couple of years at LCC. I would work there from the minute classes were done until the lab closed, enjoying creative freedom as an innovator with others who are like-minded. The welcoming group and the space itself enhanced my high school experience immeasurably and undoubtedly helped guide my academic career.
— Zachary Germain ’20
Coming to a new school isn’t easy when you don’t know anyone, but my participation in athletics helped me. I was welcomed into the program at every level of sport, from being a AAA soccer player to getting onto the basketball court for the very first time as part of the Varsity team. On the field, I was given the opportunity to lead the Varsity team and put in a position to guide and teach other teammates. On the court, my teammates taught me about shot clocks, free throws and what travelling meant — all the basics. I have seen that our community is bigger than athletics. It goes beyond sports. I quickly realized that this sense of community spans all aspects of the school in the classroom, in athletics, in arts, and beyond the walls of this building.
— Angelina Chevrier ’23
