Photo by Caroline Loder

SJA News - February 12, 2025

Brain Bee Success

The Brain Bee team competed Saturday at the Vermont Brain Bee Championship held at UVM and did very well. Ninth grader Aaliyah Roberts (center) led the Hilltoppers, finishing 3rd overall out of 32 competitors at the Championships. Aaliyah's effort, combined with high scores by Elizabeth Mason '27 (right) and Freya Yin '26, earned the team a third place overall for SJA. 

Scholarship Awards

Congratulations to the 2025 Vermont Cheerleading Coaches Association (VCCA) scholarship winners. The scholarships were presented during Saturday's competition at Mill River to seniors Kahlen Stone (center), Ella McDonough-Warnstedt (2nd from right), and Lily Hinman (right).

1,000 Point Milestone

Senior Kerrick Medose poses for a photo with Head Coach Patrick Rainville after Tuesday night's game at Mount Mansfield, where Kerrick became the 17th Hilltopper to surpass the milestone of 1,000 points in his career with a lay-up in the third quarter.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, February 22

Winter Break Begins

Wednesday, March 5

Classes Resume

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Summer Boarding Experience

St. Johnsbury Academy launches the Summer Boarding Experience for rising 8^th and 9^th graders. It is a great opportunity to get a taste of boarding school life in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The two-week program will run from July 14-27, 2025. For more information, check out our website.

AROUND CAMPUS

A series of fast-moving snow squalls added plenty of snow to Friday morning's outdoor Winter Carnival activities. To see photos from the day, click here.

Inspired by Frances Glessner Lee’s "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death," Forensic Science students in Jess Angell's class are bringing crime scenes to life—miniature ones, that is! Students created their own crime scene dioramas, complete with evidence, a victim, and a mysterious case to solve.

They will photograph and sketch the scene, collect and analyze evidence, distinguish class vs. individual evidence, and document their findings just like real crime scene investigators. Their final case reports will include a full crime scene analysis and a presentation that pieces together the evidence to reveal what happened.

This past weekend, SJA's Model United Nations club hosted a conference with students from across Vermont. Academy students prepared for the event by choosing the committee topics, preparing background guides, and then chairing the committee's discussions and deliberations. Fifteen SJA students served as delegates, and five more as committee chairs.

While their classmates were participating in Winter Carnival, a number of students gathered in the South Church kitchen to help Chef Hale with preparations for a reception. Both the baking and culinary classes worked very hard to get things ready. The Thursday snow day threw a big wrench in the prep, but the students were up to the challenge and powered through a technically challenging list of tasks, ensuring a great event.

Photos from Monday night's Varsity Girls' Basketball game versus Rice can be viewed here.

Alpine Ski photos from Monday's race at Burke Mountain can be viewed here.