Kents Hill Today Blog

On Thursday, March 6, in the Bodman Performing Arts Center, our community gathered to celebrate the achievements of our winter athletes. It was a successful season for our Huskies as they brought home MAISAD Championships, a NEPSAC Championship, several MAISAD and NEPSAC All League Selections, as well as many other individual accolades. 

The Art Department is proud to announce that 13 Kents Hill School students have been named winners in the Scholastic Art Awards! The awards are chosen by a panel of jurors, and must exemplify the Awards' core values: originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

On Monday evening, November 18, in the Bodman Performing Arts Center, our community gathered to celebrate our fall athletes. It was a successful season for our Huskies as they brought home MAISAD Championships, several MAISAD and NEPSAC All League Selections, as well as many other individual accolades.

Kents Hill School is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Willihan as Director of Snowsports and Assistant Athletic Director, effective November 1, 2024. Andrew brings over 20 years of impactful experience as a nationally recognized collegiate coach, coach trainer, and program director.

We are so proud to announce that for the second year in a row, Kents Hill School has been recognized by Niche as the #1 Best Boarding High School in Maine and the #1 Best Private High School in Maine!

We are thrilled to announce the digital release of the Spring 2024 edition of Kents Hill Today. This eagerly awaited publication is now available for you to explore virtually, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you.

Kents Hill School is pleased to announce Jake Grade and Taylor Leech as Head Coaches of our Varsity Boys and Girls Ice Hockey programs, respectively.

Our Grades 9-11 students contribute to Kents Hill through their scholarship, their academic and creative achievements, and their service to our community. To bring our academic year to a close we honored 27 students from our freshman, sophomore, and junior classes.

On Thursday evening, May 16, in the Bodman Performing Arts Center, our community gathered to celebrate our spring athletes. It was a successful season for our Huskies as they brought home MAISAD Championships, several MAISAD and NEPSAC All League Selections, as well as many other individual accolades. We wish all our spring athletes the best of luck as they begin their summer break. See you in the Fall! 

It is with a heavy heart and deep reverence that I share the news that Rist Bonnefond, Headmaster Emeritus, passed away on April 27, 2024, surrounded by his family. The Bonnefond and Smucker families would like to extend an invitation to the Kents Hill School community to attend a celebration of life on Monday, May 20, at 11 a.m. ET at the Bodman Performing Arts Center to remember Rist’s rich life and enduring legacy. It is his vision, care, commitment, and unwavering courage that led Kents Hill to its 200th anniversary and beyond. 

Three Kents Hill School student poets in Mr. Chabot's Creative Writing class were each named one of 20 winners in the Storm King School Poetry Festival Contest.

The next installment in our Speaker Series. We hosted Sharon Dorsey and Amber Wendler on campus to hear about ecological research and activism. Recapped by Brie L. '24