Written by: Coby, Suzanna, Vy Lan, Elizeth, Max, & Stella From January 29 to February 9, 2023, the students of High Mountain Institute (HMI) Semester 50 explored the spectacular Utah canyon country with each other, their instructors, and their own selves only a handful days after arriving and meeting each other! Several among them opted […]
Written by: Martine In our English class we have been discussing the definition of poetry. We talked about how poetry is different from other forms of writing. We learned that poetry is a metaphor, depicting the world around us and intricate human emotions. I wonder also about the definition of a poet. This is a
Journal Entry by: Tavi I wake up every morning wondering when I’m going to do my laundry. I climb down the jungle gym that is my top-bunk stairs. And I walk around to my shelf and wonder, which of the three pairs of shorts that I brought should I wear today. Then there’s the funny
Written by: Ava, Jess, Joey, Mary, & Caleb Group A: Third Exped was in the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. On the first night we arrived at our slickrock campsite and set up camp by the bus. That night greeted us with forty to fifty mile winds that blew over our tarp multiple times
Written by: Becca Katz, former HMI Dean of Students & Spanish Teacher For me, it was Lowes Creek. My house was on a road on the outskirts of town, nested in a forest. I used to walk into the woods, cut through my neighbors’ yard, pass their beehive, and shuffle down a steep hill to
Written by: Kate, Marni, Noa, Nikhil, & Annie Group A: Group A’s journey began with a ten hour bus ride to Dark Canyon. The bus was sweltering, but the AC was too pungent to bear. Little did we know that this heat would be mild, and the smell would not compare to our own odors
Dear HMI Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has selected Sam Critchlow to serve as HMI’s next Head of School, to begin July 1, 2023. After a comprehensive and thoughtful process over the past six months, culminating in the visits of a strong group of finalists who met
Written by: Davis, Nico, Siri, Stacey, & Emma Group A: This is Davis writing on behalf of Group A in reflection of our first expedition. Our troop of ten students and four instructors spent 16 days in the Sawatch range climbing mountains, cooking rations, catering to our hunger with salami and Sunbutter. We were quickly
September 2, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I want to share the latest updates from the Head of School Search Committee, which has beenbusy with the search process over the course of the summer. First, thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on what you would like to see in HMI’snext Head of School,
