Our Stories

From Montreal, Quebec, Sofia Paradis has been a Stanstead student since Grade 10. In this, her senior year, she is co-head prefect and an active participant in all aspects of school life. With a Colombian mother and québécois father, Sofia is one of many multicultural students at our international school. Bonus: Hear Sofia talk about her Stanstead experience in Spanish.

A student-athlete from Weston, CT, Audrey Choi spent Grade 11 and 12 at Stanstead College and was involved in all aspects of student life, from varsity girls hockey to playing violin in the community orchestra. Winner of the Head of School Prize ("Audrey's intelligence, humanity and quiet determination have earned her tremendous admiration and respect," said Mr. Wolfe), Audrey will be doing a post-grad year at Philips-Exeter Academy before continuing her post-secondary studies.

After spending six years at Stanstead College, Mackenzy St-Pierre (Ogden, Que.) will be studying phsy-ed and playing basketball at McGill University; Alex Smith (Barnston, Que.) will head to Bishop's University for criminology; Abby Murray (Stanstead, Que.) to nursing at Champlain College; and Emily Willis (Derby, Vt.) to Concordia University to study aerospace engineering.

Mr. Williams retires at the end of 2018-19 after 27 years of teaching art, coaching squash and tennis and, of course, poetry. He talks about the place of art at Stanstead College and his vision as a teacher of art.

As an ESL student from Japan, Rina Takahashi came to Stanstead in Grade 9 knowing very little English. Now, on the verge of graduation, she is the school’s head prefect, a top academic, a multi-sport MVP and a fully involved student. This fall, she will be attending University of Toronto at Mississauga.

Alex is a Grade 12 day student from Coventry, Vermont, who crosses the border every day. He came here in Grade 9 and has changed a fair amount over the years. He is now a prefect and is involved in sports, the play, Debate Club and more. His experience at Stanstead College brought him out of his comfort zone and contributed to his recent acceptance to Harvard University.

Trevor Grasby, Grade 12, is from Holland Landing, Ont. and the captain of the Varsity Boys Hockey Spartans. He talks about what it’s like to live in a small town like Stanstead and how the close-knit community and intensive program has helped him thrive.