Extracurricular Activities at Sem - Wyoming Seminary

How did your experiences at
Sem affect your educational,
career or life journey?
CPS:
Hmm. Well, I think I first decided on a career in medicine in about
seventh grade when I had my first real science class with Mr.
Landau, an excellent teacher.
At the Upper School I absolutely loved my biology classes with
Mr. Flick. He allowed me to do extra projects like following
the course of developing egg embryos and preserving them
throughout an entire growth cycle, to helping me dissect a frog
to its bare bones. I wonder if that skeleton is still in the lab
somewhere? He helped me mount it and I was inordinately proud
to have it displayed in his lab. But it was really Mr. Nageli who
most influenced me in high school. He taught the best English
class I ever had, where we learned more about ourselves than
we did about literature. Mr. Post (history) guided me to Kenyon
College where I was able to pursue my love of science and still
remain a determined English major.
So sure, it all adds up to make a life! Who knows where we get
our biggest influences? Sem certainly reinforced a sense of needing
to “give back,” and (then President) Wally Stettler boosted my
confidence immeasurably when he gave me the President’s Award
at the end of our senior year.
I have been so lucky in life! Now I am proud to see the ideals I
was invested with as a child being reflected back at me through
my own children. It is incredibly gratifying!
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