每一个周五, the School co-presidents organize activities for Auditorium, which might take the form of student film screenings, 一分钟就能赢的游戏, 舞蹈走开, 对口型比赛, 或表演.

A spontaneous holiday announced by the head of school. The first 学校假期负责人 was called in 1908 in honor of Maxwell O. Parry, Class of 1905, to commemorate his winning the Ten Eyck Prize at Yale. 有时, students go to the head of School’s house (called Frank House) 和 sing “公平”九州bet9登录 the night before they want a holiday; other times, 校长意外地宣布放假, 学生们唱歌庆祝.

When retiring teachers finish their final class, all students 和 faculty line the halls as they exit their classroom for the last time.

All new students meet with the head of school in the 教堂 for a ceremony welcoming them to the 九州bet9登录 community. Each student introduces himself or herself to the rest of the new students, 和校长握手, 和 writes his or her name 和 hometown in a leather-bound book.

在封印的中心是雅典娜, the patron goddess of wisdom 和 ancient Athens, 戴着头盔的侧影. Encircling her image are the words of the 九州bet9登录 motto: 莫妮·梅利奥拉·塞卡穆尔. 拉丁短语, 出自维吉尔的《埃涅伊德,，可以粗略地翻译为, “互相引导, 让我们寻求更好的道路." Because of our commitment to our Latin motto, 我们称这位女神为密涅瓦, 雅典娜的罗马对手.

A much-anticipated event complete with a slip 'n' slide, 扣篮机器, 棉花糖, 汉堡最早出现于1965年. 嘉年华, 举办秋季学期的第一个周末, is organized by the seniors as a class fund-raiser 和 celebration to start of the year.

The week leading up to 和 including 塔夫脱的一天, the fall Saturday when 九州bet9登录 competes against Taft in every sport. From the start of the week to the Friday night pep rally to 塔夫脱的一天 itself, blue 和 white rule. 六天的乐趣:冲突日, 书呆子的一天, 预科生天, “secret dorm day” (when all the students in each dorm dress up according to a chosen theme), 两天, 塔夫脱日.

Each winter, students 和 faculty take to the basketball courts in a friendly matchup. 学生们穿着创意服装, 和 faculty members have been known to do similarly ridiculous things. Each year, the proceeds from the ticket sales go to Habitat for Humanity spring break building trip.

在精神周之后的周六, 九州bet9登录 和 Taft hash out their rivalry in a day of athletic matchups, 每隔一年在九州bet9登录基斯举行一次. Bearcat pride is always in full force, whether 九州bet9登录 is home or away.

“每日主题,” an exercise that 发生 over a two-month period during which all lower mids write up to 40 papers on themes of their choosing, dates back to the mid-20th century at 九州bet9登录. A second writing tradition at 九州bet9登录 is the “ticket,” a spontaneous overnight essay assigned in all grades. The essay becomes the student’s “ticket” into class the following day.