Welcome, South Kent School Alumni News! Here we will share news from around the Cardinal Community, stories, and accomplishments of our fellow alumni. We are proud to celebrate 100 years of South Kent School news and legacies.that continue to shape our alma mater’s story and bring us together.
From New York all the way to Hollywood, he’s known as Bang Bang. Here on the Hillside, however, we call him Keith. Since his days at South Kent School, Keith McCurdy ‘04 has become a professional tattoo artist to celebrities such as Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Cara Delevingne and more. Recently, he returned to speak to current students about his “Hero’s … Read more
Kennewick , Washington – Richard “Dick” Maxson, age 92, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 62 years, Doris Jean (Gerardy) Maxson. He is survived by his daughters, Nancy Maxson and Gail Kay, and Gail’s husband J.B. Kay. Richard was born in Chicago, Illinois, on … Read more
South Kent School Paved the Way for Three Marshall Soccer NCAA Champs South Kent, CT, June 7, 2021 – Three South Kent School (SKS) alumni, Vinicius (Vini) Fernandes ’18, Alexander Adjetey ’19 and Alejandro Giner Murillo ’20, are members of the history-making Marshall University men’s soccer team, who clinched their first ever National Championship victory … Read more
Monday and Tuesday, May 4-5, the United States Hockey League, the only Tier 1 Junior hockey league under USA Hockey, held its 2020 draft. As in years past, South Kent School was very well represented in this year’s draft. Phase I of the Draft (May 4th) was ten rounds of “Futures” age players only, which … Read more
The Cast of the 2018 Nativity Play We sat down with one of our esteemed previous headmasters, Mr. Noble Richards, to discuss how the South Kent School Nativity Play emerged and what makes it such a long-standing part of the holiday season. Mr. Richards began his time at South Kent as a student who graduated … Read more
Two Selects Academy at South Kent School (SASKS) alumni were recently picked in the 2018 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft. Joel Farabee ’18 was selected 14th overall in the 1st round by the Philadelphia Flyers (where he will join fellow South Kent alumnus Shayne Gostisbehere ’11). Mathias Emilio Pettersen ’18 was drafted in the 6th … Read more
Still photo of Shayne Gostisbehere ’11 with Marjory Stoneman Douglas hockey players from Philadelphia Flyers video Shayne Gostisbehere ’11 isn’t just a South Kent School alumnus. Before coming to the Hillside, the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for two years. A native of Pembroke Pines, FL, the tragic events of February … Read more
The National Hockey League (NHL) Central Scouting Midterm Rankings have been announced, and five former South Kent School students have been named to the North American Skaters list. Devin Rask, Director of Selects Academy at South Kent, noted that this was the highest number of South Kent alumni to ever be on the NHL Draft … Read more
Photo courtesy of QU Athletic Communications South Kent School alumnus and Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey captain Chase Priskie ’14 has been tapped as a contender for making it onto Team USA in the 2018 Pyeonchang Olympics. SBNation.com discussed Priskie in a feature titled “Which NCAA Players Could Go To The Olympics.” Priskie, the first … Read more
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 the USHL/NHL Top Prospects game was held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Featured in this game were 4 former players from the Selects Academy at South Kent School. The players were Alexis Binner from the Green Bay Gamblers, a defenseman committed to the University … Read more