SJA News - March 25, 2026

CAMPUS NEWS

Harvard Model Congress

Last month, students participated in the three-day Harvard Model Congress, joining peers from across the country and around the world for an immersive mock government experience. Each student selected a committee and took on a specific role, collaborating, debating, and navigating the legislative process firsthand.

First row: Ryan Walsh 26, Alex Harden '26, Andrew Harden '27, Poppy Shattuck '27, Ava Weaver '27

Second row: Destiny Bai '28, Addison Scott '28, Claire Trojano '28, Kellan Bristol '28

Third row: Phoebe Donn '27, Wenonah Brewer-Nyborg '28 (Committee Excellence Award), Andrew Dobbin '28

Fourth row: Asa Sukkaew '27, Beatrice Garvin '28, Jude Rutter '27, Jonah Raser '27

Not pictured - Donley Johnson '26 (Committee Excellence Award), Ines Garcia '26, Paula Gutierrez Medina '27, Olive McCaffrey '27, Sienna Serrano Cota '27, Serenity Speaks '28

Career and Technical (CTE) Students of the Quarter

Front row: Riley Mathews '26 (Work-Based Learning), Jacob Witter '27 (Intro. to Automotive), Tyler Noyes '27 (Woodworking), Holden Brigham '27 (Heating & Plumbing 1), Toby Gilbert '27 (Electricity 1)

Middle row:  Chloe Johnson '29 (Career Exploration), Alexander Jensen '28 (Intro. to Electricity), Zuri Douglas '26 (Intro. to Culinary), Samuel Bearce '26 (Intro. to Construction), Olivia Forest '28 (Intro. to Business), Thomas Letourneau '29 (Career Exploration)

Back row: Bryce Gordon '26 (Heating & Plumbing 2), Andrew Edwards '26 (Sales & Marketing 2), Kailyn Neurath '26 (Intro. to Culinary), Meadow Schneider '27 (Advanced Welding), Josephine Royer '28 (Intro. to Welding)

Missing from photo: Alexander Curtis '28 (Auto Tech), Elliott Marceau '26 (Electricity 2); Taylor Powers '26 (Human Services 1), Vivienne Gammell '27 (Intro. to Human Services), Ava Smith '28 (Intro. to Culinary), Mark Fortier '27 (Culinary), Cecilia Robinson '28 (Intro. to Culinary), Emilee Bunnell '26 (Sales & Marketing 1), Adrian Mitchell '26 (Intro. to Heating & Plumbing), Kalliope Augsberger-Skala ‘26 (Business Management)

New England Music Festival

Mr. Rowe and a group of students participated in the New England Music Festival last week in Gilford, NH. Four hundred students from around the region attended the event.

Attending the festival were Mr. Rowe, Claudia Canuto '26, Riley Washington '26, Sophia Montague '26, Gray Cashin '27, Owen Gregoricus '27, Raine Rashid '27, Rory Nott '27, Ben Wood '26, Donley Johnson '26

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, March 25

Spring Concert, Fuller Hall, 7:00 PM

Stream the concert here.

Thursday, March 26

Spring Semester Student Progress Conferences

Friday, March 27

No Classes

Sunday, March 29

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Fuller Hall, 3:00 PM

Wednesday, April 1

NEASC/PD Late Start Schedule

Thursday, April 16

Fashion Show, Fuller Hall

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Yearbook Sales

Yearbooks can be purchased now. The cost is $60. For senior families, please remember that your student will receive a book as part of the fee they pay in the spring for their cap and gown and prom tickets. 

Use this link to purchase yearbooks.

AROUND CAMPUS

On Monday, we welcomed 30 students and four faculty members from the Kaijo Gakuen School in Japan to campus. The students are staying with host families, attending classes, and sharing their culture with the SJA community all week.

On Friday, we held a 3v3 basketball tournament in Alumni Gym. Photos from the event can be viewed here.

Students in the Cooking Around the World X-block have been hard at work exploring global cuisine, recently preparing sushi and varenyky, a traditional Ukrainian dumpling, shared by a Ukrainian student.

Mr. Deming's automotive students have been working on a special project that gives them the chance to learn a range of skills, including welding, as they put a car back together.

Mrs. Fox's photography students are perfecting their portrait skills for an upcoming project.

ATHLETICS

Seniors Addison Ely, Anna Ebert, and Brianna Bunnell participated in the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game on Saturday. Ninth grader Amelia Rossiter was recognized at the event as one of the top twelve DI underclassmen in the state.

Members of the Nordic ski team presented their state runner-up trophy to Dr. Howell during Chapel last week.

Coach Kittredge gives instructions to one of the catchers on his team at the start of practice on Monday. Baseball and softball pitchers and catchers began practicing this week. The full spring season begins for all other athletes on Monday.