The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/schools/page/42/)
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.
Congratulations to Jenna Woods, who was chosen to receive the ShopRite Kindness Award for March.
Jared Lobo has been named Division 4 All State for Basketball and is one of only 11 players in Connecticut chosen for both All-State and Academic All-State.
Congratulations to Matthew Skoczylas, who was chosen as the April Rotary Student of the Month. Matthew is a senior at Suffield High School, an Honors student and also a member of the National French Honor Society.
SHS Senior Amanda Litvak has been recognized by the National Center for Women & Information Technology for the second consecutive year. This year Amanda received the Aspirations in Computing Award. The awardees are recognized for their academic excellence, leadership and future goals for girls and women in computing and technology. There were over 4,300 applications from all 50 states, and it is quite an accomplishment for Amanda to receive this prestigious award. Amanda is the leader of our school-based SWAT Team and takes classes at SHS and Asnuntuck Community college.
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. The annual program, covering about 150 students this year, was begun in 1965 through the generosity of SGC member Valyn Gallivan. This year the little trees, with roots nicely packaged, were Kousa Dogwoods, a small, decorative tree with a reddish purple fall color and white blossoms that appear in late spring. They were obtained from Bartlett Nursery with the help of SGC member Mike DeSoto, who is employed by Bartlett.