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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
In his first year back on the Hillside Coach Raphael “Coach Chills” Chillious revitalized South Kent School’s basketball program and has led the team to a dominant winning season! Along with the team’s success on the court, Coach Chillious has helped our student-athletes earn acceptance to many prestigious institutions, including four D1 schools, Cornell, Oakland … Read more
To cap off what has been a very successful, if somewhat unconventional, season for the South Kent School (SKS) soccer program, two recent graduates, Jai Bean ’21 and Mohammed Seidu ’21, will be playing in the High School Soccer All-American Game on May 29, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri. The game will be live streamed … Read more
With an already-impressive track record of giving each graduating player the opportunity to play college soccer for 13 consecutive years, South Kent School’s (SKS) award-winning prep soccer program experienced its best year ever in college placements, with 18 graduates going on to NCAA top programs and academic institutions. Among the stellar roster of student-athletes who … Read more
In honor of Black History Month, fifth former and SKSA goalie Arthur Smith shares his tribute to Willie O’Ree. Mr. O’Ree is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, best known for being the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL). O’Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins and inspired future … Read more
Four South Kent School alumni have been nominated for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which recognizes the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player in the United States each year. Nominees of this honor are not just selected for their athletic prowess, but also their “teamwork, dedication, integrity, exceptional play, humility, and, above all, character.” Among … Read more
Recently South Kent School’s College Counseling and Alumni Offices hosted a Young Alumni Panel for seniors and post-graduates in the Class of 2021. Students had the opportunity to talk with a group of successful alumni, some still in college and others who have graduated and are pursuing master’s degrees. This discussion, the second of the year, was designed … Read more
It is with a heavy heart that I share that George Hodges Bartlett passed away on March 1, 2021. The third Headmaster of South Kent School, Mr. “B” epitomized the values of SKS. The son of South Kent School founder Samuel Slater Bartlett, George grew up here on the Hillside before heading off to Groton, … Read more
2021 South Kent Selects Academy (SKSA) Team Camp South Kent School’s South Kent Selects Academy (SKSA) Hockey program will provide new, returning and potential SKSA hockey players the opportunity to train on campus this summer. The week-long camps will be run by SKSA coaching staff across the 15O, 16U, and 18U levels, with a week dedicated … Read more
After more than a year in the making, six leading men’s preparatory hockey-playing institutions announce the establishment of the Prep Hockey Conference (PHC). Play will begin at the 18U level in the 2021-2022 season, with the potential to grow this to include 16U and 15O in the future. The institutions are Culver Academies (Culver, Indiana), Mount … Read more