Going to Thacher is a 24-7 proposition (except for the occasional weekend away at home or a friend’s), but Thacher students seem to thrive in the totality of the experience. In fact, it’s impossible not to be involved in more than just academics at Thacher, since the days are full of so much more, some of it required, some voluntary. For example, after classes wrap up for the day, everyone is out playing on a team, or riding horses, or pursuing a specialized project. Then everyone’s at dinner, and after that, attending a club meeting, special speaker or extra help session. Then it’s on to evening study hours. But well beyond what is required, students at Thacher are real players, avid about how much there is to gain from being part of a club (or launching one), working in one of the several ongoing community service projects, joining a weekend cultural, camping or other outdoor adventure. Most students aim toward and often arrive at a position of leadership in those activities in which they become most ardently involved—although by the time students are juniors and seniors, they are expected to serve as active, positive leaders-by-example, with or without a title.