News & Events

The Spirit of Wiffle Fest was strong at this year's event on June 29th, despite our first-ever weather delay! Due to incoming rains, winds, and thunderstorms on Saturday, we rescheduled our annual Wiffle Ball fundraiser to Sunday, which ended up being the perfect day for wiffle - sunny and warm with a light breeze. Unfortunately, the schedule change meant some folks couldn't make it, and we missed having them there!

On May 21st, Rock Point Students attended the 30th Vermont Young Playwrights Festival at Maine Street Landing. Rock Point School has participated in the Vermont Young Playwrights project since it's inception and we love seeing our students watch their work come to life on the stage. Earlier this year, students worked with a professional playwright, Molly Kirshner, to write their own 10-minute plays. Some of the plays were performed at school in March during the Arts Fest and then submitted to the Festival.

Join us for a celebration of creativity at Rock Point School on March 28th and 29th RPS Arts Fest will showcase the creativity of the students at Rock Point School, including visual arts, theatre, and writing. Art Show Friday, March 28, from 5:00 - 7:00

This quarter, all students took part in a hands-on research project about poverty and the housing crisis in English class. This crisis affects all parts of the country, and our students wanted to learn more about the causes and possible solutions for this huge problem. In a state-wide study, the Vermont Housing and Finance Agency found that Vermont alone would need 30,000-40,000 new housing units by 2030.

On August 12th, we hosted our 25th Anniversary Wiffle Fest tournament! We had a beautiful day for the games, and forty-six teams came out to play. Several teams have played in every Wiffle Fest from the beginning, and we were also excited to welcome eight brand-new teams to the Wiffle tradition.

We are thrilled to announce the date for the 25th Wiffle Fest! What is Wiffle Fest, you ask? Wiffle Fest is an all-ages, 2-on-2 wiffle ball tournament that builds community and raises funds for Rock Point School. And it is a lot more ~ it is an uplifting celebration of the human spirit.

Back row (L to R): Jerry, Cam, Olivia, Will, Satyr, Charlie; Front Row (L to R): Orion, Francis, Eden, Lily

At Rock Point, we believe in taking a ‘day on’ instead of a ‘day off’ to honor a historical hero with as important a legacy as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, on Martin Luther King Day, students were invited to St. Michael’s College to participate in a full day of events celebrating the legacy of Dr. King. The entire student body loaded up our vans and headed to the SMC campus, where we were greeted by an admissions counselor. We heard about the college, took a tour of the campus, then joined in with their MLK Day celebration.

On September 27th our Head of School, C.J. Spirito, traveled to Boston to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes- baseball! Before the game, George and Susan Rutherford hosted a pre-game gathering from a 20th-floor rooftop overlooking Fenway Park. After and enjoying some snacks and a great photo op, the Rock Point crew headed over to the ballpark to see the Red Sox take on the Balitomore Orioles.