January 2011
Elija continues to smile and stay on an even keel through his years at WHS. His grades have been about the same, almost always making honors. Elija played football this fall and is Co Captain of the WHS Varsity Basketball team. Click here for link to meet the WHS Warriors. Elija is applying to colleges plus being a member of the "Best Buddies Club”. Best Buddies is quite time consuming and well worth doing.
O’londi is doing very well in school and he is on the JV basketball team and is even getting some playing time on the varsity team. Click here for link to meet the WHS Warriors. O’londi is taking trumpet lessons with Michael Gordon.
Micah is working hard at school after a full season of football. Micah is taking guitar lessons from Julia, a WHS student donating her time. He is also reading and reporting on his required book of the month. He is involved in winter lacrosse clinics and continues to take swimming lessons on Friday afternoon.
Raphael enjoys school and is doing extremely well. Raphael is also enjoying archery and theater seems to interest him. He has joined the Theater Club at WHS plus learning to swim on Friday afternoons. Raphael is also taking advantage of the weekly guitar lessons with Julia.
JR has settled right in. He always has a smile and seems to be extremely satisfied with his new home. He is taking piano lessons from Mr. Lipner and swimming on Fridays. He just had a Christmas birthday.
JP has settled in with ease and made high honors as a freshman. He is very quiet but enjoys the house atmosphere and plans to run track in the spring. He is lifting weights at the Y with the other boys, taking weekly guitar lessons and swimming on Friday afternoons.
Sophie is looking forward to participating in Poetry In Motion once again this year and is doing well. She has made high honors a number of times. Sophie also has a part in the school play, Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy. She also has an exhibit of her photos from the Wilton Up Close workshop with Daryl Hawk that will be on display at Wilton Library in February.
Onessa had art work hanging in the hallway of the new auditorium plus she consistently makes honors. This fall she was again on the swim team. The team has practice both in the morning and afternoon, making this a huge commitment. One last activity for Onessa is Modern Dance; she has been given a scholarship by Michelle Sperry of Fleur de Lis Academy. She participates in three clubs: Peervention, The Culinary Club and The International Club of which she is the secretary. Currently, she is also working at Cannondale Generators, three days a week after school.
Hui will be joining the WHS Orchestra after having private lessons with Mr. Mead using a borrowed cello. She has learned very quickly. Mr. Mead has voluntarily been helping Hui. Hui, also, takes piano lessons and had art work displayed in the new Chinese restaurant in town. She is the vice president of International Club and she is also an activity coordinator of Key Club. She joined Habitat for Humanity this year and loves it.
Damaris is more than holding her own in school and is taking advantage of a dance scholarship given by Fleur de Lis Academy. She enjoys dance and would like to do more with it in the future. She attends two times a week plus helps with younger students. Damaris also finds time to babysit.
Amanda has made the honor roll and is an active member of the International Club, also acting as its treasurer. She is also a member of Key Club and the ABC Student Board. Amanda also finds time to babysit.
Selena is doing well in all her subjects. Her only real concern is science, however, her teacher will help her with anything she needs.
Wilton Villager Interview with Elija Sanon - October 14, 2010
Elija Sanon was interviewed by one of Wilton's local newspapers, The Wilton Villager, as a team member of the Wilton High School varsity football team. (click on title above for the full article). Below is a picture of Elija and his fellow seniors on the WHS Warriors Football team.
Three New Scholars for Wilton ABC - August 2010
John Bonhomme, Jr. - “JR” is from New London, Connecticut. He moved to the United States
from Haiti when he was eight years old. He has four sisters and one brother. Favorite subjects are math and science and his favorite sport is football. JR was very involved in the choir in his middle school where is was chosen to participate in the Eastern Region Music Festival.
Raphael Mettle lives with his parents and three brothers and sisters in the Bronx. He moved to
the United States from Ghana five years ago. Raphael's favorite subjects are math and science
and his favorite sport is football.
John Pierre Clarke - “JP” lives in New York City with his parents and brother. He moved to the
United States from Jamaica two years ago. His favorite subject is science and his favorite sport is basketball.
Edwin and Issaka - Wilton High School Class of 2010
Edwin Carbajal and Issaka Mohammed graduated on June 19, 2010 as part of the Wilton High School Class of 2010. Edwin will attend Princeton University in July. Issaka will attend Lehigh University in August. We wish them both the very best!
