Nicole Nixon ‘19 has published her first book! Fire Within is available on Amazon in both book and kindle format. Nicole was at BHS from Year 1 through Year 8, before leaving the Island with her family in 2014; she is now a junior at high school in the US. Her mother writes that, “Nicole really enjoyed her time in Bermuda and at BHS and still has a lot of fond memories and good friends there (as well as a BHS brick in the yard!).”
BHS “Tri-Alumni” Excel
Erica Hawley ’16 (left) and Tyler Smith ‘16 (2nd from left) continue to excel internationally in triathlon. Erica won the USA Collegiate Draft Legal Sprint Championships, in April, as a freshman, while Tyler finished 11th out of 75 competitors in the Junior Men’s division at the 2017 World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam. Both athletes also qualified to represent Bermuda in triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, with Erica finishing an impressive 16th and Tyler placing an equally impressive 21st. Erica and Tyler then teamed up with Gold Medalist, Flora Duffy, and Tyler Butterfield to earn 5th place in the Commonwealth Games team event. Of the experience Erica said, “5th in the mixed team relay! It’s not everyday I get to race as a part of a team, especially alongside the legends Flora Duffy, Tyler Butterfield and Tyler Smith. It was a real honour, and I know we made Bermuda proud.” Tyler added that it was an “incredible experience to race in the Commonwealth Games with Bermuda’s best.” Erica says that to race to her full potential, she decided to take the semester off school (she is completing a double major in Neuroscience and Spanish at the University of Colorado, Boulder) and train in Arizona with her triathlon team, ORIGIN performance. “Triathlon has been and always will be a huge part of my life, and I can’t wait to see how far it takes me.”
The 4th annual Toast to BHS took place on September 17 with alumni around the world raising a glass to the official birthday of the school in 1894. A special reception was hosted by Board Chair Mariette Savoie and her husband Mark Smith. Next year will be BHS’s 125th year!
In Memoriam BHS wishes to express its sincere condolences to all family and friends of the deceased.
F. Chesley White, Ruth White ‘32, Margaret Robertson ‘45, Nancy Chapman ‘45, Dorothy Ann Garnett ‘54, Molly Godet-Thomas ‘66 Norma Jane Hutchings ‘78, Karen Graham ‘79, Vicki Benevides ‘88
Kerry Petty ‘96, Wayne W. Jackson (Board Chair 1988-1991), Veronica Jane Clarke We sincerely apologise for anyone omitted from the In Memoriam Section. Please notify the Advancement Office of any omissions.
28 Torchbearer Spring 2018
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