IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Jill Carmody, Former Staff 1975-1976 Prior to the 1975-76 school year (48 years ago) Sussex School was an idea shared by a few University...
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advancement48
- May 25
- 8 min
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Alumni Reflect on the Sussex School Experience By Brittany Wilson-Thompson ‘01 Twenty-two years ago, I graduated from Sussex School. Is...
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Emily McMeekin
- May 16
- 2 min
Two Sussex students win a writing contest AND the 2nd Annual Climate Symposium a hit!
On Monday, May 8 all students presented the climate work they've been participating in this spring. Many environmental education and...
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Joellen Shannon
- May 11
- 2 min
Sussex School achieves NWAIS Candidacy
Right before we left for spring break, I received word that we achieved candidacy status on our accreditation journey with the Northwest...
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advancement48
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Playing Music is THE KEY to Success!
BY LISA GILBERT, GUEST PARENT VOICE. Recently, my partner and I had the joy of visiting with our son’s outstanding teachers and learning...
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advancement48
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Wisdom Morsels Celebrate Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking is one of our four values that our school strives to thread into our everyday. Sussex students investigate how to ask...
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Emily McMeekin
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
An Ode to the Sussex Grandparent & Family Friend
Today we celebrate Grandparent & Family Friend Day here on the Sussex School campus. Did you know that this is an annual celebration...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Poetry Reading: Fifth & Sixth Grade
This past academic year, led by Upper School ELA Teacher Jodi Kulina, our fifth and sixth graders penned original poems. Their poetry...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Go Out and Create Yourself
By Head of School Joellen Shannon The musician, poet, and Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan once said, “life isn’t about finding yourself or...
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- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
Why We Chose Sussex for Middle School
By Lisa Gilbert My partner and I chose to send our 12-year-old son, Morgan, to Sussex School this year and plan for him to continue...
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Uprooting During a Pandemic: A Parent’s Perspective
By Nicole Wolcott I grew up in Montana and graduated from the University of Montana in 2000. So, when the pandemic descended ruthlessly...
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Perspective: Being Our Free, Wild Selves
By Leigha (Wilbur) Weinberg ‘92 & Chloe (Redmond) Warner ‘91 Sussex is 50 years old. That’s 50 years of a whole lot of Danish stuff...
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- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
50 Years of Progressive Education in Missoula, Montana
By Joellen Shannon Fifty years ago in 1971, Sussex School was born. It was a year of bell bottoms, tunics, and pantsuits. Marvin Gaye...
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- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Joe Johnson
Joe is Sussex School’s newest 5th–8th Grade Social Studies teacher. For the past six years, he has taught humanities in Massachusetts,...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Bridger Mann-Wood
Bridger is Sussex School’s newest 5th–8th Grade STEM Teacher. Bridger is originally from Wyoming. He comes to Sussex School most recently...
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