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Big League Coverage of New England Prep School Sports
Kudos to ESPN’s Boston High School Blog. Their blog’s doing a great job of following, collecting, & publishing quick coverage on New England prep school sports.
Read MoreIntroducing Kids to the Potential of Prep School
ESPN’s Matt Stout covers Dwight Brewington’s full circle story from Boston area prep star (Worcester Academy), through a collegiate experience, to globe trotting professional career, the emptiness at the end of one’s playing days, to finding a redemptive purpose. Brewington has built a purpose for himself that also gives to others by committing himself to [...]
Read MoreFootball Signing Day: Boarding School Flavor
I can’t find a good, single list of boarding school players who signed today, but I found something close. ESPNBoston has a list of Massachusetts players scheduled to sign today. It lists high school and college with whom they’re signing. It’s missing some of the Western New England schools and looks like it might short [...]
Read MoreSt. Thomas More School’s Adam Jones Featured by ESPN.com
ESPN writer, Matt Stout, tells Adam Jone’s (St. Thomas More School) story of self-reliance, hard times, and ingenuity as he worked through a difficult and fluid family situation clinging to school and basketball (The long, hard journey of Adam Jones). Jones displayed impressive discipline and perspective as he struggled to find firmament in his home [...]
Read MoreWestminster School Alumna Joy Bryant Featured on ESPN Page 2
In an interview with ESPN’s Page 2 (Actress Joy Bryant A Snowboarder Too), Bryant, who stars in the NBC series “Parenthood’ reflects on the opportunities and mentors behind her success. She’s involved with Stoked Mentoring because she knows the value of adult involvement and guidance in shaping a young student’s development. Stoked Mentoring is a [...]
Read MoreSouth Kent School: Home For Deejay Brown
Good boarding schools excel at becoming home for students no matter the reason. ESPN’s E:60 aired a story (E:60 Scared) about South Kent School student and basketball player Deejay Brown. The story hits on so much of what is good and right about boarding schools- structure, support, family. As Deejay grows, works, and plays his [...]
Read MoreThere’s Something about Shattuck-St. Mary’s School– SSM boys hockey team featured by ESPN the Magazine
Intense, high-level athletics have always fit well and been part and parcel of boarding school cultures and missions. Students share a focus, schedule, purpose and intensity that results only from living and sharing space together. Working hard, playing hard and learning to be disciplined build personal traits, bonds and experiences that last far beyond high [...]
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