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Cacique Update September 2, 2011

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“Facing Fears” – An honest reflection by Caciques William Sturrup and Claire Russell

At first when I walked into The Island School, I felt fear.  The fear of being in a new places with new people whose personalities were unknown. At first, I felt out of place and wanted to feel like I belonged, and when I finally felt this, I felt like I had successfully joined The Island School community.  In this community there are many different faces, heritages and morals but somehow we are all able to mingle, interact and relate to one another. This is what I believe gives the school the opportunity to grow and the students the opportunity to mature. – William

A few years ago I was a student, watching myself be transformed by a system of education, into a conformist. Continue reading →

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Job Opportunity with South Carolina Coastal Conservation League

We love hearing from our alumni, especially when they’re coming to us with job opportunities for other IS alumni!  Kate Parks, FA’03, works for a non-profit in South Carolina called The Coastal Conservation League and came to us when there was an opening for a project manager.  She said that “a lot of the skills I use each day were developed during my time at The Island School and I think other alumni would find this position interesting.”  Continue reading →

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Cacique Update September 1, 1011

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by Caciques Connor Sullivan and Sam Saccomanno

We untied our shoes from the short jog to the triangle cut. We immersed our bodies into the warm Caribbean water for our first swim assessment. We were surrounded by squirming bodies awaiting the signal to start the assessment. “Three, two, one, start!” called Ashley, and we were immediately engulfed in kicking feet, clouds of bubbles, and salt water up our noses. After a few kicks to the head, the group spaced out and everyone found their respective place (which for Sam and I, was near the back). Throughout the near quarter mile swim, our technique gradually turned from a good quality breast stroke to a struggling doggy paddle. Although it was challenging, us two made it to the finish line.

After touring the campus,CEI, and the cape, we had down time, which was taken up by beach volleyball. Continue reading →

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Orientation Week Reflections

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“Breathtaking Oceans, Cramped Dorms and Incredible Heat”

by Griffin Hunt, Ihna Mangundayao, Jamie Perritt, Benjamin Beardsley, Katie Tapper

Over the past two days, 31 students have arrived from all over the world to meet breathtaking oceans, cramped dorms and incredible heat. Even though we all experienced the same oceans and similar views, no person’s experience of the past few days has been remotely comparable. Even as a small group of five, we were unable to come up with one single experience in which we all shared the same complex emotions– from jumping into the water for the first time and seeing a nurse shark on our casual 7am snorkel to the feeding frenzy in the pig pen to pretending to know the Bahamian national anthem as we joined around the flag pole as the sun rose.  Even though we were partaking in the same activities, each one meant something different to each of us.  Spending our first night in the dorm, shared with 6 or more other people, caused thoughts from home, fears of the weeks that lie ahead, and excitement for the unknown to race through our heads. Each of our fleeting thoughts faded into another, leaving us wide-awake in the middle of a pitch-black dorm room. Continue reading →

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Cacique Update August 31, 2011

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“The very first F.11 Cacique Update! “

by Caciques Madison Philipp and Brian Higgs

Walking along the road looking in the bushes and brush with our flashlights, we hear rustling a ways away. We run and see what we’ve been looking for. Stepping on it’s back and reaching behind its claws to grab it, we have finally caught a crab.

Crabbing was one of the first true Bahamian activities we were able to participate in. We were lead to a remote location by Justin, Joseph and Mooch. We split into groups with our flashlight and headlamps we went off to explore. Following goat trails we made our way through the trees and bushes seeing the environment around us. Walking along we see these massive holes in the ground. They were filled with leaves and water, and went about 10ft. down. Continuing along we duck under Continue reading →