The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/schools/page/51/)
In early August, Mr. Ken Smith was hired as the new principal at Suffield Middle School. Smith, a graduate of UConn with a Masters in Secondary English, went on to teach seventh grade English in Portland, Conn., for eight years.
The sound of almost two dozen basketballs being dribbled at once is something like quiet thunder. That’s what was going on in Suffield Academy’s parking lot off Mountain Road near the end of July, when Basketball World’s summer day camp was in session. Four sturdy portable hoops were set up on the lot, and Coach Scott Wissel was training a batch of enthusiastic boys of various sizes – generally 8 to 12 years old. Other campers were elsewhere on campus, being trained by Coach Paul Wissel, Scott’s brother, and several athlete counselors. Scott and Paul are the co-directors of the camp.
Suffield High School wrestler John Nieroda, a 2018 graduate, did exceedingly well in his high school athletic career. With a 33-8 record as a 113-lb. freshman, he was Conference champion and fifth at States. Going 21-9 as a 132-lb. sophomore, he took second place in Conference, and in his junior year, his record was 27-12 in the 145-lb.
On May 23, the Suffield High School tennis team won the North Central Connecticut Conference (NCCC) tournament, sweeping the singles titles.
Gathered at the sign-in table are some of the 22 Suffield High School Honor Society Students who on Sunday, June 3, volunteered to pick up trash and litter at the Windsor Locks Canal Park and Trail.
A museum educator from Historic New England, playing the role of a loyalist Bostonian aristocrat, defends the actions of King George in response to rebellious Colonial behavior.
Congratulations to our 183 seniors who graduated from Suffield High School on June 16. We wish them happiness and success on their road through life. Our hope is that we have prepared them to be upstanding citizens in our complex world of today and tomorrow. In the days before graduation numerous scholarships and awards were received by over 85 students in the graduating class of 2018. Suffield High School’s Class Scholars were Marissa Guzzo, Salutatorian and Joseph Longo, Valedictorian.
In late May, Spaulding School kindergarten children demonstrated their capabilities in the school’s talent show.
This is the eleventh time that a student from Suffield Middle School has received the highest score in the state of Connecticut for the Middle School Scholastic Achievement Challenge.
Pictured on June 16 at Suffield High after the big event, Megan Castoldi’s mortarboard cap proclaims her achievement.