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“Winning decathlon was a big goal this season, and just doing my best,” explained Jared Sharp when I asked him what he wanted to accomplish at the start of the 2019 Outdoor Track and Field season.
For a week in early August, Suffield was the focus of a substantial party of international tourists. Fr. Mark Jette of Sacred Heart and St. Joseph advised the Observer that he had arranged for a team of young athletes from the town of Wicklow, in County Wicklow, Ireland, to come and visit.
The Suffield Public Schools has announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP).
The 1st annual Wildcats Run and Swim for Cancer will be held at Windsor Locks High School, where the boys and girls swim teams compete during their regular seasons.
The new Suffield Public Schools Superintendent, Timothy Van Tasel, has been a Connecticut educator for over 20 years. He brings extensive leadership experience and a student-focused philosophy to our district, and he’s hit the ground running.
Suffield Police Department intern Amanda Litvak, center, is pictured with Police Chief Richard Brown and First Selectmen Melissa Mack at the display she set up in the Suffield High School Commons.
Suffield High School’s 80th commencement exercise was a happy experience, with proud families and friends applauding on a perfect June 15 morning on Ted Beneski Field. Class President Anna Casinghino spoke briefly about the extraordinary skills of her classmates and urged them to keep their skills growing.
Suffield Students who graduated from Suffield Academy this year are pictured at the recently-discovered old well next to Memorial Hall.
Class advisor Tena Reiser leads the SHS graduating seniors on the annual senior walk through the corridors at Spaulding School, with high fives and greetings from faculty and students alike.
The Suffield Board of Education has selected Mrs. Diana Kelley to be the new Director of Special Services for the Suffield Public Schools. Diana comes to Suffield from the Glastonbury Public Schools where she has been a member of the Special Education department for the past eighteen years.