Archive for February 2012

Serving the homeless at Hartford soup kitchen

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Faculty News, South Kent Community, Student News

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

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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 [...]



Prep Basketball aims to clinch Class A championship

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, On the Court

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 [...]



Student-athletes enjoying revamped Fitness Room

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community

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 [...]



Sports Lingo: what are those athletes saying?

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, On the Court, On the Ice, soccer

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



Bringhurst and The Hill

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: South Kent Community, Student News

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.