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The Sustainable Trail Building and Design class kicked off the Fall Term exploring the IMBA flagged mountain bike trail system that begins behind Admiral James and Sybil Stockdale Arena. Students were challenged to locate the existing trail in the dense woods and to remap this trail using GPS.

What follows are remembrances of Dr. Whittemore’s impact on the lives of many generations of SKS students.

The annual trial of Galileo Galilei modeled after the Roman Inquisition of 1633 occurred in the common area of Gilder dormitory on the morning of February 17, 2016.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 the USHL/NHL Top Prospects game was held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Featured in this game were 4 former players from the Selects Academy at South Kent School. 

It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Dr. Charles P. “Doc” Whittemore ’39 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT on January 15th.  A part of the very spirit of South Kent School, Doc graduated in 1939 and returned to the School as a member of the faculty in 1943.

We are greatly saddened to announce the passing on January 10th of Nancy Thomson Waller, a center-pin of the SKS community from 1947 to 1983.

Today four members of the 1946 football team came back to the Hillside to commemorate the 70 year anniversary of their victory over the Gunnery on November 9, 1946.  Noble "Nobby" Richards '49, Richard "Dick" Aiken '48, William "Bill" Edwards '47, and Ralph Woodward ’47 spoke to the whole student body about their victory over the Gunnery’s football team and to talk about the importance of teachers/coaches, friends, and the school in their lives.

South Kent School's Student-Athletes of the Month Awards recognize stellar performance in the classroom and in competition. This award is earned by young men who display leadership, hard work, and a positive attitude, while living into the School's Mission.