The Bell

Article: Larina Zhang ’27 | Photo: Hillary Rockwell Cahn ’88, P’18, ’22

Holiday Dinner is an annual tradition that happens before winter break. Students get dressed up in suits and ties, dresses, and heels, or just any formal clothing they have. The week before the dinner, there is a rose sale where the students can buy roses for their peers or their teachers.

Article: Owen Tereso ’27 | Photo: Phil Riegel ’87, P’19, ’24

Suffield Academy’s Model United Nations club has had a remarkably successful 2023-2024 season so far. For those who do not know what Model UN is, it is an event where each participant, also known as a delegate, is assigned a country. The delegates will then be placed into different committees which are like groups which most of the time have around 20 delegates; with each committee having a different issue that is posed to be solved. The goal is simple each delegate is trying to solve their assigned issue while also trying to do what is best for their country.

Article: Claire Mastella ’25 | Photo: Hillary Rockwell Cahn ’88, P’18, ’22

On Wednesday, January 25, the Suffield Academy swim team competed against the Hopkins swim team in several exciting races throughout the afternoon. After taking a trip to Naples, Florida over one week of winter break to practice, the swim team was showing their practiced and improved skills in various events. Although they had a few struggles in their last few meets, they have proved their strength as a team in their first win this season against Hopkins.

Article: Yaroslav Spytskyi ’24 | Photo: @GlasnostGone

Every article about Ukraine counts the days since the start of the full-scale invasion. As the second anniversary of the morning of February 24 looms on the horizon, the number now will be 730 days. 730 days of war. Saying 730 days instead of two years underscores how long Ukrainians endured the war. It highlights the tremendous courage and strength of the people who have kept fighting for so long. But the ubiquitous 730 lost all its initial significance. It became but another number people see when they read newspapers just like the death toll or the number of missiles fired on a given day.