Insights From My Freshman Year: Football, Friends, and Faith

by Vincent Randanne de Vazeille '27

Before the academic school year started my freshman year, I met a kid named Alex Sawyer at our summer football practices. We both needed to find a carpool and, just by chance, Alex and I lived near each other, so we carpooled. For the next month, Alex was the only person I was friends with at PVI. Though I have met many other students since the beginning of my freshman year, Alex remains one of my best friends. In addition to coming to PVI not knowing anyone, I also started my freshman year with a religious education primarily supported by Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). Though I am thankful for what I learned through that program, it left a bitter taste in my mouth for religious education. So, coming into my first year in high school at PVI, I wasn’t particularly excited for Theology class. However, my Theology teacher, Ms. Hoagland, started the year with a new way to view my faith. This sparked a love for Theology in me and a newfound view of my faith.