Schools/Sports
Schools Choose Teacher of the Year
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Kate Sweeney, who works at Spaulding School as a Literary/Reading Specialist is the 2021-2022 Suffield Teacher of the Year (TOY).
Organizations
Volunteers of All Ages Are Welcome
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Newest (and youngest) Observer volunteer Cole Sheldon, almost three, is pictured in the newspaper office .
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Anniversary Book Available in September!
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Good news. The 350th book of Suffield histories has gone to print and will be available in mid-late September.
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Star Award goes to Jessica Zolciak
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Jessica Zolciak, a resident of Suffield and a lecturer in biology at Manchester Community College since 2014 is a recipient of the 2020-2021 Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award. The annual award recognizes part-time faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers who have proved to be exceptional role models demonstrating innovative and creative methods in their instruction.
Library
The Book Sale is On!
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The Friends of KML book sale will be held again at Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall on the weekend of September 10 – 12.
Library
No Friends’ Book Collection in September
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There will be no Friends of KML book collection in September. We use this time to prepare for our annual book sale.
Organizations
Observer Scholarships Awarded
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The Suffield Observer’s two $1,000 scholarships, one in memory of Sam Fuller, the Observer’s founder, and one in memory Bob Warren, a former chairman of the paper, were recently awarded to two exceptional young people.
Organizations
Missing “Where in the World?”
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With what looks like some normalcy for the summer, more people will be traveling to places other than the grocery store and the doctor’s office. It’s time to pack your Observer and take a picture highlighting the places you’ve been and share them with our readers.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Book of Histories Coming Soon
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It looks like the publishing of the 350th book, Suffield Stories From Another Half-Century – 1970-2020, will be happening soon. The book is one part of the town’s 350th anniversary celebration and is still available to pre-order on the 350th website.
Schools/Sports
2021 Graduates Look to the Future: SHS Graduation
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The Suffield High School seniors gathered at SHS athletic field on Saturday morning, June 12, to finalize their four years at the school. The past year has been one fraught with the problems and restrictions associated with COVID, but the tenor of the graduation messages was one of inspiration and readiness to face the future despite the difficult year.