A place that matters very much to me would be Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville Maryland. It is an old all girls high school that was established in 1852 that has much charm and beauty. Mount de Sales is an important place because of its wonderful history, and the connection it brings to people today.
It was originally a boarding school that housed girls on the one side and cloistered nuns on the other. It also owned much of the land in the surrounding neighborhood. In the 1930's, they stopped using it as a boarding school, but just as a regular high school. The Dominican sisters from Nashville eventually took over Mount de Sales and has been running it ever since. Mount de Sales has much history behind it, and also is just the most homey and comfortable place you can ever imagine to be in. I attended high school at Mount de Sales, and it was the best experience I could have hoped for. The school now has been known for “academic excellence in the catholic tradition” for the past six years. Mount de Sales is known for its sisterhood and deep bonding between all of the students and everyone else affiliated with it. Everyone who has ever attended or even visited Mount de Sales is left with a connection to it that is just indescribable.
I think your place is really good and you support your thesis well. However, I think you could add more to make the post more personal. I see the meaning it has to everyone who goes there, but why is it important to you?
ReplyDeleteYou seem very connected to this place, especially through the sisterhood you mentioned. Are there ways in which other former students stay connected to this place?
ReplyDeleteAlso, what does it look like? Does it feel like an old boarding school?
I really like the blog overall, I would suggest making your opening line more catchy, instead of blatantly stating the place that matters to you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! I will definitely take this advice.
ReplyDeleteI really like you blog. I can easily see how it matters to those who attend this place. For yourself, you could mention a specific example of when you felt at home for the first time.
ReplyDeleteAs a student of an over-populated high school you don't get alot of personal connection with many students or teachers. Your blog makes Mount de Sales ideal for someone who feels like "just a face in the croud!"
ReplyDelete