By Sarah Pritchard—’14
Row the boat is a saying that most of our LHS student body has become familiar with. For most of us this saying is a chant to shout out at football games, or just a catchy phrase to throw around with friends. But there is so much more to this saying. Row the boat means to push forward not only in good times, but bad also. This boat isn’t just LHS, this boat is this city of Litchfield. Our goal as a community should be to work together, to row together. Schools, work places, churches, everyone should take hold of an oar and start rowing. The direction we take is vital. We can’t have two different people rowing different ways. We all have to believe that there is a better place ahead of us. This is exactly what the oar represents, the desire to reach a better destination. As I finish up my senior year at LHS I want to leave knowing that I made a difference. I want to pave a better way for the upcoming generations that will be attending Litchfield High School. I know that I’m grabbing ahold of an oar, and I hope you will too.
Row the boat is a saying that most of our LHS student body has become familiar with. For most of us this saying is a chant to shout out at football games, or just a catchy phrase to throw around with friends. But there is so much more to this saying. Row the boat means to push forward not only in good times, but bad also. This boat isn’t just LHS, this boat is this city of Litchfield. Our goal as a community should be to work together, to row together. Schools, work places, churches, everyone should take hold of an oar and start rowing. The direction we take is vital. We can’t have two different people rowing different ways. We all have to believe that there is a better place ahead of us. This is exactly what the oar represents, the desire to reach a better destination. As I finish up my senior year at LHS I want to leave knowing that I made a difference. I want to pave a better way for the upcoming generations that will be attending Litchfield High School. I know that I’m grabbing ahold of an oar, and I hope you will too.
More Than Just a Motto
By Natalie Elliot-’15
“Row the Boat”; it started just as a motivational saying for the football team but has turned into so much more. It has spread like wildfire throughout the school. These three words hold so much meaning to the student body. Its not just motivation when you’re down a few points in a game, or having a tough practice. It is a saying to help us push through any adversity that is faced; it is a saying to bring our school together, our community together. My attitude personally has been completely changed by Row the Boat and I have found myself pushing to my full potential in sports, academics, and outreach to my community. I look forward to sporting events knowing that the students can come together to show support and school spirit. We as a school have already become so much closer this year because of RTB. Who would have thought three little words would have made such an impact?
By Natalie Elliot-’15
“Row the Boat”; it started just as a motivational saying for the football team but has turned into so much more. It has spread like wildfire throughout the school. These three words hold so much meaning to the student body. Its not just motivation when you’re down a few points in a game, or having a tough practice. It is a saying to help us push through any adversity that is faced; it is a saying to bring our school together, our community together. My attitude personally has been completely changed by Row the Boat and I have found myself pushing to my full potential in sports, academics, and outreach to my community. I look forward to sporting events knowing that the students can come together to show support and school spirit. We as a school have already become so much closer this year because of RTB. Who would have thought three little words would have made such an impact?