The Secret Lives of CSG Students Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks

Besides getting bubble tea at First Corner, doing homework, and grading assignments, what do students and faculty do off-campus?Off-campusactivities canbeagreatwaytoconnectwith peopleoutsideofschool.Whether that’sthroughsports,artsormusic manymembers of the CSG communityhaveavarietyofinterests.

Ella Pedicord, XII, has shared that she is a coxswain for theUpperArlingtonrowingteam. She has been a part of this team sincehersophomoreyear.WhenI askedherhowshefeelsabouttime management she explained that, “Beingapartofthesporthelpsme better manage my time because I ammotivatedtogetthingsdone.” Ella feels that it is important to get homework done in order to relax during practice. She concludes by saying that “rowing is super duper fun and I encourage everyoneinterestedtotryitout!”

Ms. Nelson has shared that she works at a biscuit shop and as a florist part-time. She enjoys selling “delicious biscuits and breakfast items” to hungry customers.As a florist, she cleans up after weddings, this involves “arriving when the wedding is ending and taking the vases and floral arrangements”.When she is notbusyservingbiscuits,working as a florist, or being an amazing upper school administrative assistant she enjoys going out on walks in Columbus Metro Parks and hiking with her dog.

Chloe Brooks, X, participates in competitive piano auditions every year. In addition toregularlessonsandrecitals,she auditionsforPianoGuildeachyear.

Piano Guild is where musicians playavarietyofpiecesandscales, to be awarded on the regional, state, or even national level. She spends “many months preparing piecesandscalestoplayforajudge who grades the performance”.

Chloe has received a national recognition twice! Although she feels that it can get challenging to balance school, extracurriculars, and practicing, in the end, she feels it's all worth it because she loves playing the piano.

When Mr. Hartshorne is not busy with work or family, he enjoys practicing Taekwondo. He began in college and has been practicing Taekwondo for 35 years! He shares that, “It's tremendously fun, great exercise, and a fantastic stress reliever.”

With all the work CSG faculty and students do on and off -campus, it is helpful to have fun activities to look forward to after school. Off-campus activities are a fun way to engage in activities beyond the classroom.