Athletics

Forward Ricky Ledo in a recent game against Brewster Academy. Prep Basketball aims to clinch Class A championship

Video and Text by Kyle Wehmhoff There are eight games left in the regular Prep Basketball season to show everyone South Kent basketball is a championship team. Prep basketball is currently 11-4. Kelvin Jefferson, head coach for the Prep basketball team at South Kent, is confident that the team will win this year’s are going [...]

Prep Hockey players Zach Carrano and Matt Swett are two of those who share their sports' lingo. Sports Lingo: what are those athletes saying?

Video by Kevin Golden Kevin Golden interviews several SKS student-athletes about some of the words and phrases specific to their sport.

Ben Welton, right, is the captain of the Varsity Hockey team. Photo by Andy Tang. Varsity Hockey looks for wins at home

Video and Text by Jesse Schwartz This is a big season for the Varsity Hockey Team. It is a big season because there are many newcomers and veterans on the team. They are already halfway through the year and have a 4-6-2 record. The month of February will be spent at home with eight games [...]

The U16 Selects Hockey team is making big strides this season. Selects hits its mark on The Hillside

Video and Text by Keegan McCarthy The Selects Hockey Academy has made a positive impact on the ice, throughout the community in their first year, and the future is bright. Head coach of the Selects Hockey Academy U16 team is impressed with the season so far. “It’s going pretty good,” Coach Devin Rask said. “We [...]

The Cross Country team practices last fall. Cross Country tests students in many ways

Video and Text by Haofeng Li Running Cross Country at South Kent is different than any other sport on campus, because the runners regularly run 3 to 4 miles daily. The Rev. Stephen Klots is the main coach of Cross Country. He participated in Cross Country throughout his high school years and  also continued to [...]

Serving the homeless at Hartford soup kitchen

Video and Text story by Miguel Rojas Among the many things he does, Father Steve Klots is the head of the Affinity Group Call to Service. This group strives for teaching the students of South Kent School the values of being in service to the community. Father Klots, along with Ms. Alyson Dougherty, took some [...]

Students plan trip to Haiti on Spring Break

Video and Text story by Chenshu Rong It has been two years since an earthquake devastated Haiti and the country has still not rebounded from the event. Volunteers continue to travel to the country to aid its residents. One South Kent teacher hopes to bring a group of students there during Spring Break. The effect [...]

Examining why the cost of chicken wings increased

Video and Text story by Jacky Han The Perch is program that teaches the Economics students how to do business and serve students so they can have late-night snacks. Every night, people wait until 9:30 p.m. to go to the Perch to have some pizza, fries, chicken nuggets or chicken wings. Recently students have questioned [...]

Student use Winter Fitness to stay in shape

Video and Text story by Zach Carrano During her first year on the job, Mrs. Cruz Zoeller decided to take over and help and watch over the athletes as they train for their upcoming seasons in the Winter Fitness group. It is done in the newly renovated gymnasium and Fitness Room. The Winter Fitness group [...]

Examining video game addiction

Video and Text story by Nick Ciarleglio Video games. They are becoming more and more advanced as technology becomes more prevalent in the world. With the large variety of gaming systems, computers, and handheld devices, companies are finding more ways to reach kids at all different age levels. Sometimes, kids become so engrossed in these [...]

The game of GO offers strategic challenge

Video and Text by Anil Ozer South Kent School students are challenged by an winter activity which requires high concentration and analysis. The game is played by two players who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections (called “points”) of a grid of 19×19 lines (beginners often play on smaller 9×9 and [...]

Student-athletes enjoying revamped Fitness Room

Video and Text by Jalen Harvey As South Kent School strives to be “undeniably the best,” the school has made some improvements on campus starting with the Fitness Room. The school has a long history and along with this history are buildings and equipment. “It is good to see after three years that the school [...]

Bringhurst and The Hill

Video by Leron Fisher Those students who live in the Bringhurst Dorm have a unique perspective from their vantage point at the top of The Hillside. Leron Fisher interviews several about their views on Bringhurst.