Hi SMA Blues! 

I hope you all are doing fine! There's been a lot of stress at school lately, but I hope all of you are pushing through and taking the time you need to relax and keep going. Stay strong!

Winter sports are starting soon, and I'm so excited for ski team! I'm still working on figuring out how to juggle ski team, piano ensemble, driver's Ed, and all my homework while keeping my grades up but I'm sure it will work out. Our first ski meet is this upcoming Tuesday, and I'm excited to meet my new alpine skiing teammates. I went to the ski swap at the expo center this weekend and bought ski gear as well as a pair of racing skis, and they're currently in the shop getting the bindings attached. Hopefully they'll be ready by the time we go up to the mountain! 

One of the many perks of being an ambassador is having the opportunity of hosting shadow visits and incoming/ prospective students. This Monday I had a shadow from my old school, Celia, come in for a visit. We caught up on everything that's been going on at arbor (including all the latest news on the arbor goats) and talked about her favorite activities (reading and rock climbing). She got a chance to see what English, Spanish, biology, and theology classes are like here at SMA and I hope it was a great first shadow visit experience for her! 

See you next time, Hannah 

At the ski expo
At the ski expo 2
Free snow shoes?!