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Among those in the running for “college hockey’s most prestigious award” are former South Kent hockey players Alex Limoges '16, Pennsylvania State University forward, Chase Priskie '14, Quinnipiac defenseman, team captain, and Washington Capitals draft pick, and Joe Snively ’14, Yale University forward.

It’s been over 15 years since Patty Garcia-Pedroso first visited the Hillside at South Kent School. “Gonzo wanted to show me the school while we were in New York City for a shoe show,” she remembers of her trip with now-husband Gonzalo Garcia-Pedroso ’95. “He was working for his father and was very excited to take some time off and share his school with me.”

The Fall Athletics Awards honor the top athletes on our Prep Soccer, Varsity Soccer, and Cross Country Teams. 

This season's winners are:

According to Mr. Richards the person who spearheaded the start of the Nativity Play was one Miss Clara C. Dulon, the first house mother of the school. After a few years of the school remaining all male both in student and faculty body the original headmaster Samuel Bartlett and his staff agreed that the boys needed a female authority figure in their lives as well. Their faith was well-put in Miss Dulon.

Patrick Bonis joined South Kent in 2005 when the School needed a Spanish I teacher. “I had some experience with teaching and learning the language,” he notes. But like many teachers at South Kent, Mr. Bonis is a man of many talents. He now teaches Physical Science and is the “Call to Adventure” Affinity Group Coordinator.

Students in our Sustainable Cooking class recently baked savory and sweet pies, and breads to donate to Kent Affordable Housing’s Night of 1000 Pies. Using as many ingredients sourced from our north campus farm as they could, including chickens and produce they raised themselves, students prepared chicken pot pies, apple pies, apple cranberry crumble pies, banana breads...

The town of Kent welcomed the South Kent boys for another rendition of the classic Halloween "Thriller" dance on Halloween night on the field adjacent to Kent's own Heron Gallery. Thanks to almost two months of steady practice, they boys' performance did not dissapoint. As they have been for the past few years, the South Kent boys were the life (or death?) of the party.

On October 10th, South Kent School science teacher Emily Carreiro will head to the 47th annual North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) conference in Spokane, Washington. Carreiro is attending as the Interim President of the New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA) and will represent the only New England private school in attendance.

Mr. Thomas Holcombe, School Organist and Director of Chapel Music, will hold an organ recital this Friday night at 7:30 pm in St. Michael’s Chapel to inaugurate the school’s newly refurbished 1852 Alvindor Andrews organ.

South Kent School announces that the College Board has recognized one of our seniors as an AP Scholar with Honor, based on the May 2018 Advanced Placement (AP) testing that was held at the school.

Yunze Liao, Class of 2019, was recognized for his high achievement on multiple Advanced Placement tests. Yunze, also known as Ryan, is from Beijing, China.