The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/schools/page/40/)
On April 4, the World Language Honor Society at Suffield High School held its annual induction ceremony for new members of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica and Société Honoraire de Français.
Every year McAlister Intermediate School celebrates Arbor Day with the help of the Suffield Garden Club (SGC). Following a special Arbor Day assembly for the entire fourth grade class, members of the club distribute a sapling tree to each child, with instructions and advice for planting and care.
Aces High, Team 176, has a proud tradition, and this year the Windsor Locks-Suffield team in the world-wide FIRST Robots Championship added well to that record.
There has been a great deal of interest in recent weeks about the NFL draft and the choice by the Miami Dolphins of Christian Wilkins, a 23-year-old Suffield Academy alumnus (class of ’15); his athletic gifts are well known and appreciated by many.
In a unanimous vote, on April 2, the Board of Education (BoE) hired Hebron School Superintendent Timothy Van Tasel, effective July 1, to become Suffield’s new superintendent.
Congratulations to Ziad Hassan who has earned the title of Valedictorian of the Class of 2019. Congratulations are also due to the Salutatorian of the Class of 2019, Rabi Zulfiquar who will be attending Brandeis University in the fall.
This semester the students of the Video & Television Production class at Suffield High School have been very busy producing a wide range of projects that have been extremely beneficial for our school.
Aces High, Team 176, the joint Windsor Locks/Suffield FIRST robotics team, has really “owned the sky” this 2019 season. Aces was seeded first in the first two competitions that we competed in and dominated the Western New England University District Competition in Springfield.
Suffield High’s famous fleet-footed 4×800 relay team is pictured crowned in New York after adding another great performance to their three previous championships: CIAC Class M, States Open, and New England.
Suffield High School held its annual Volleyball Marathon again this year from Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. until Saturday, March 23. at 6 a.m.