Alumni

When Joy (Meleski) Boyd graduated from Kurn Hattin Homes in 1978, disco was hot, jeans were tight, and hair was big … feathered … curled … and highly styled. Maybe that’s why she developed such a love of hair styling. “I was always doing my friends’ hair,” Joy recalls fondly. “It was something … [Read more...] about Living a Life of Shear Success

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … 365 days a year. Step into Phil Sherrick’s house and no matter the season, you’ll see signs of Christmas everywhere you look. A figure of Santa himself stands in the living room to greet friends and family. Why does Saint Nick have a permanent place in … [Read more...] about It’s All About Connections

Rick Meleski, who graduated from Kurn Hattin Homes in 1975, is today the superintendent of the wastewater treatment facility and the water department for the town of Winchester, New Hampshire. In many ways, the path he’s been on for decades, and the success he’s achieved, started at the … [Read more...] about Winchester’s Water Warrior

When opportunity knocks, Tia Willis-Cooper doesn’t just answer, she goes running to the door! When she had the opportunity to go to middle school at Kurn Hattin Homes, she jumped at the chance. I lived just down the road, and I knew that Kurn Hattin offered so many opportunities,” she remembers. … [Read more...] about Opportunity Knocks. She Answers.

John D. Harris doesn’t shy away from a fight. In fact, these days, John, also known as “Big Red” or “Double Trouble,” is in the gym nearly every day training for the fight of his life, one that will launch him into the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) spotlight. He knows it’s a challenge, but John is no … [Read more...] about John D. Harris: Fighting for a Better Life

The people in his life call Sebastien Jean- François son, brother, bandmate, and soldier. His civilian friends and family lovingly refer to him as Baz. In the military, his brothers in arms address him as Frenchie. Sebastien is most proud to be called a patriot. A 2012 Kurn Hattin Homes graduate, … [Read more...] about Sebastien Jean- François: Proud to be a Patriot

When Carl Williams was a young boy, his family lived in New York City. By the time he was just seven years old, he had already fallen in with a group of boys who were setting a poor example. That’s when his mother decided that Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in rural Westminster, Vermont was the best … [Read more...] about Carl B. Williams: KHH Class of 1952, Graduate, Patriot, Writer