Surprise!
Surprise—it’s a holiday!
Each term, students wait anxiously for Surprise Holiday and make a game of predicting when it will happen. Today, when Chapel and Roll Call passed uneventfully, some hopes were dashed that this might be the day.
But, just before classes would have begun, music blasted in the Sackett Forum and two horses—one dressed in green, one dressed as a zebra—trotted up to the front of the Schoolhouse.
But, just before classes would have begun, music blasted in the Sackett Forum and two horses—one dressed in green, one dressed as a zebra—trotted up to the front of the Schoolhouse.
Senior prefect Caroline Johnson ’17 wore the traditional green jacket that announces Surprise Holiday. And—fully in the spirit—the smaller horse wore green in its mane and a fashionable bright green dress.
Once each term, green means Surprise Holiday. Over the years, there have been green streamers, green cupcakes, green lollipops, and a variety of other green accessories, but one constant is the green jacket, worn by the headmaster or prefects to signal a day off of classes.
On every Surprise Holiday, students have the chance to spend the day in Boston, Cambridge, or at a nearby mall. Today, there was a second surprise—sunny, spring weather that enticed students to enjoy the outdoors, whether in Harvard Square, on the Boston Common, or right here on the Groton Circle.
On every Surprise Holiday, students have the chance to spend the day in Boston, Cambridge, or at a nearby mall. Today, there was a second surprise—sunny, spring weather that enticed students to enjoy the outdoors, whether in Harvard Square, on the Boston Common, or right here on the Groton Circle.
Thanks to Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Preston for supplying the horses (mini horse Stewie and “zebra” Encore).
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