SJA News - April 2, 2025

Rainville Named Athletic Director

St. Johnsbury Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Rainville as Athletic Director, effective July 1, 2025. Patrick will succeed Troy Engle, who has served in the position since 2023, leading all SJA interscholastic athletics. Patrick currently serves as the school’s Associate Athletic Director and the head coach of the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team.

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Focus on the Colwell Center

This essay is another installment in a series of stories by Isabel Magnus ’27 about topics of interest to the SJA community.

The Colwell Center for Global Understanding at St. Johnsbury Academy was launched in 2003 with the goal of becoming a forum for sharing knowledge, exploring different cultures, and helping students achieve a better understanding of the world. The Colwell Center hosts guest speakers, coordinates international and domestic trips for students, and organizes an annual visit for 30 students from the academy’s sister school in Tokyo, Japan. 

International Trips for SJA students in the past have included Florence, Italy, to learn about art, Spain, Argentina, and France to practice languages, Japan to experience a vastly different culture, and Asia, India, and Ghana for service trips. This school year's trip offerings include Barcelona in February, Japan, Greece, and Mongolia in April, and Alaska in June.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, April 3

Colwell Speaker, Library Fireside, 7:00 PM

Golden Passports & Birthright Citizenship: The Global Appeal of the American Citizenship by Dr. Evren Balta

View the informational flyer here.

Saturday, April 5

SkillsUSA Dinner Auction, Dining Hall, 6:00 PM

Tickets are required for dinner, but the public is welcome to attend the auction, beginning at 7:00 PM. View the informational flyer here.

Sunday, March 6

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Fuller Hall, 1:30 PM

Tuesday, April 15

Clear River Review Launch, Library Fireside, 7:00 PM

Thursday, April 17

Student Fashion Show, Fuller Hall, 6:30 PM

Friday, April 18

SAT/PSAT Testing

No classes for students not testing.

Saturday, April 19

April Break Begins

AROUND CAMPUS

Students participating in SkillsUSA display some of the items that will be offered at Saturday night's annual dinner/auction. Tickets to the dinner are sold out. However, the public is welcome to attend the auction, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Dining Hall.

Mr. Reed's students conduct experiments in class.

Last week, we hosted students from Kaijo, Japan. One of the highlights of the week was the basketball game between the Kaijo students and members of the SJA basketball team. Photos from the week can be viewed here.

Photos from the Spring Concert can be viewed here. A recording of the event can be viewed here.

Sophomore Madisson Colby performed in Fuller Hall for this week's Music Monday. A video of the performance can be viewed here.

Art students work on their projects in Mr. Reis' classroom.

Mr. Holden's Physical Education students focused on agility tests in their classes this week.

Each bowling season begins in December with the Vermont Kick-off Classic tournament. All varsity teams participate in this day long event. The SJA team bowled to the fourth seed in the knockouts, then defeated Essex and Randolph to take the annual title! Rory Nott '27 (l) and Conor Simonds '27 presented the trophy to Dr. Howell on Monday in Chapel.