“There was a moment last summer when we went four-wheeling on my sister and her fiancés property of where they were going to build their house and it was crazy because there were trees and trails everywhere but now it’s all cleared out and they’re going to start building,” said sophomore English major Danielle Racicot.
Danielle is the youngest of three daughters. She has two older sisters; Samantha (22) and Rachael (25). Rachael is a nurse and Samantha works at their town bank. Samantha is also getting married in July 2017. Danielle …show more content…
She ended up slipping and it was icy when she hit her head. She does not remember the accident, but she does remember “getting her knowledge back in the hospital.” She said that she did not want this one accident to stop her from what she loves and she really enjoys snowboarding.
Racicot came from a small high school in Belchertown, MA. She attended Belchertown High School, which had a student population of around 700 students in the whole school and her graduating class was around 170.
Racicot was taken back by seeing the soccer field when she came to visit with her dad during Accepted Students Day, even though she does not play a sport at the college. She explained “it reminded me of my home school’s field.” She said she chose Assumption because it was both a city and country feeling.
Racicot made close friends and even met her boyfriend Gerry Lopez-Picardi at Assumption. Lopez-Picardi is a student at Holy Cross. They met last year when he came to Assumption to visit his friends from high school: John McCormack, Anthony Mastrocola and Andrew …show more content…
While her mom, Lina Racicot (52) is a recreation department coordinator and a first communion teacher. During the summer, Danielle is working at a summer camp and it is through the recreation department. She works with children from the ages seven through 12.
When she was describing what she does during summer camp, she said “Monday, Wednesday and Friday we are at our high school and we play games there. On Tuesdays we go to our town beach which is just a lake in our town. On Thursdays, we always do a field trip.”
Racicot has spent some time traveling and wants to continue traveling as she continues to pursue her dream of becoming a sports broadcaster and have a family. She has been to the Bahamas, Texas, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Florida and Chicago. During the summer, she goes to Worden Pond Family Campground in Wakefield, RI a lot. She enjoys the country feeling of the