Photo feature: Skateboarding

“Landing a trick after you have battled it for a really long time is extremely satisfying.” – Brendan Vroom ’15

“I like skateboarding because it combines creativity with physical exercise. It’s also an opportunity to meet new people and to hang out with friends.” – Brendan Vroom ’15

“I started skateboarding in 8th grade when one of my closest friends introduced me to it.” – Brendan Vroom ’15

“I started skating in 8th grade. I overheard Brendan and Nathan talking about skating after school and asked if I could join them, and it just took off from there.” – Colin Harrington ’15

“Whether it be new flatground tricks, or trying tricks I already know on new obstacles, there is always something to learn.” – Colin Harrington ’15

“The best time to skateboard is after school, when everyone’s at the skatepark.” – Brendan Vroom ’15

“I can’t really define one moment, but I would say my best memories are the times our whole group would take trips to San Francisco. The night before we would pack like 10 sandwiches for the three of us and countless water bottles. We’d bring a camera and hit 3-5 different spots all day. We, luckily, live 45 minutes away from one of the best skate city’s in the world and in these trips to SF we could hit some of the most notorious spots in all of skateboarding.” – Colin Harrington ’15

“Skateboarding has been progressing at such a rapid rate, it is insane what people are doing now a days.” -Nathan Ruttenberg ’15

“The most memorable moment in skateboarding for me is probably when I kick flipped the laurel elementary school 5 stair for the first time. It felt so epic at the time” – Nathan Ruttenberg ’15

“It all started in 6th grade when all of my friends were talking about skateboarding so I decided to try it out. It started out as skating by myself in my backyard learning Ollie’s and landing my first kick flip and eventually I started skating with my friends out in the streets.” – Nathan Ruttenberg ’15

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