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Athletes Sign to Play
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Two sports stars, just days before their SHS Commencement, are pictured during the signing ceremony in which they accept their scholarships and agree to play in college.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/schools/page/34/)
Two sports stars, just days before their SHS Commencement, are pictured during the signing ceremony in which they accept their scholarships and agree to play in college.
Every year, in most school districts, there is a day that is given to celebrating the 13 year journey of learning and academic achievement with an age old rite of passage—graduation. Graduation in Suffield has always been about graduates marching out onto the athletic field at the high school to Pomp and Circumstance in white and blue caps and gowns.
During the last week in May and first week in June, the teachers at Suffield Cooperative Preschool made some special visits bringing graduation caps, diplomas and gifts to send off their 15 students, who will be moving on to kindergarten next year.
Because most of this year’s Suffield High School graduation events have been cancelled due to the coronavirus, Safe Grad still wanted to show that they cared.
People who work in schools often speak of challenges, especially in terms of helping students learn to make the best of them. “Every challenge is an opportunity,” we say to students and to one another.
I would like to begin by recognizing the community’s efforts in ensuring the well-being of residents in the face of the health crisis we are currently facing.
Liam Wright, a freshman in the Suffield Regional Agriscience program at Suffield High School takes his newly acquired woodworking skills to the next level. Liam’s mom explains he’s been using his new skills in his remote learning.
On April 7, after four weeks of “distance learning” at home, Suffield students of Spaulding and McAlister got to see their teachers again in a lovely gesture organized by the staffs of both schools: a motorized teachers’ parade that covered almost every street in town.
In spite of schools being closed as of March 16, the school food service department continues to provide meals to students. The meals are available to all children age 18 and under.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of some important information related to elementary administrative assignments for the 2020-2021 school year. Although we do not provide notice of staff assignments until our budget has been formally approved, we feel it is important to provide early notice regarding the following administrator appointments as we prepare for their upcoming transition.