SJA News - May 7, 2025

Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named

St. Johnsbury Academy is proud to announce the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2025. Ari Leven of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, has been named valedictorian, and Yubo Zhang of Harbin, China, has been named salutatorian.

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Garth Moulton '88 Named Commencement Speaker

When Garth Moulton takes the podium at this year’s commencement ceremony, it will be a full-circle moment. A 1988 graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy, Garth has traveled a remarkable path—from his roots in the Northeast Kingdom to Silicon Valley and beyond—carrying with him the lessons, values, and boldness that began right here on Main Street.

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UVM Math Contest Results

Sophomore Jonah Raser (l) earned the seventh-best score on the UVM Math Contest. In addition, Donley Johnson '26 earned the best score in our region outside of the top ten scorers! 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, May 10

SJA Dancers' Spring Open House, Morse Black Box, 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 11

SJA Dancers' Spring Open House, Morse Black Box, 2:00 PM

May 15-17

SJA Theatre Presents Mean Girls, Fuller Hall, 7:00 PM

Ticket information is available here.

Friday, May 16

Spring Day

Sunday, May 18

SJA Theatre Presents Mean Girls, Fuller Hall, 2:00 PM

Ticket information is available here.

Wednesday, May 21

Commencement Concert, Fuller Hall, 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 22

Final Exams Begin

View the schedule here.

AROUND CAMPUS

Ms. Davis and Mr. Eckhardt traveled with nine students to Japan. They saw, tasted, and experienced as much of Japan as possible. The favorite part of the trip for most of the travelers was spending a day at the Kaijo school. 

Lexington Food Service staff prepared smoothies for students during lunch on Tuesday.

Seniors presented their Capstone projects on Friday. Images from the day can be viewed here.

As part of the Sophomore Stewardship Day, students helped out at several local businesses, including Umbrella and Dog Mountain. Photos from the day can be viewed here.

Members of the Class of 2028 were busy on Friday, as part of the 9th Grade Challenge Day, with indoor and outdoor projects on campus.

This week's Musical Monday was brought to us by senior Kevin Zheng. View the performance here.

ATHLETICS

Members of the Girls' Lacrosse team helped clean up the community as part of Green Up Day.

Congratulations to senior Sisu Lange, who last week signed to ski at Paul Smith's College next year. This year, Sisu won the individual titles in Nordic Classic and Freestyle.

Photos from last week's Track meet can be viewed here.

Photos from Tuesday's Varsity Baseball game against Colchester can be viewed here.