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iTunes U coming to SKS in Fall 2012

May 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Faculty News, South Kent Community

Video and Text Article by Miguel Rojas iTunes U is a platform launched by Apple Inc. in mid-2007 for schools and universities to upload their courses to be available for the masses.  This means that for example, anyone with an iTunes or an iDevice can access lectures, lessons, look over the homework and actually follow [...]



Students learn self-defense with Ju-jitsu

Mar 1st, 2012 | By | Category: Athletics, South Kent Community, Student News

Video and article by Miguel Rojas Ju-jitsu is a Japanese martial art that has been practiced, redefined and mastered for the last 400 years. Students at South Kent School have the opportunity to learn the basis of this martial art thanks to the Ju-jitsu program offered.  Headed by Mr. Matt Winkler, seven kids took the [...]



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 [...]



Concerned by SOPA and PIPA

Jan 21st, 2012 | By | Category: Student News

Text by Miguel Rojas Browsing the Internet Wednesday you might have noticed certain websites “blacked out.”  Don’t worry, it wasn’t a problem with the school’s Internet.  Big online names were using this as a form of protest against two bills being discussed in the Congress and senate, the SOPA and the PIPA. SOPA (Stop Online [...]



Water deemed safe again

Nov 22nd, 2011 | By | Category: South Kent Community

Video and Text by Miguel Rojas It was a big of a surprise for the students of South Kent School when they were told not to drink the water when they got back from the summer break. Signs on every sink and water dispenser warned not to drink the water. The problem lasted just over [...]



Mr. Rich Brande has new role as hockey coordinator

Aug 31st, 2011 | By | Category: Faculty News

Text by Miguel Rojas After being in South Kent’s School’s community for over 12 years, Mr. Rich Brande has now a new role in the school as the coordinator of the Hockey program. Hockey has played a really large role in Mr. Brande’s life. For the past six years he was the Director of Admissions. [...]