Category Archives: Features

Feature stories from our staff, including profiles of people and places of interest to our community.

Senior Profile: Giles Ferrell and Her Principles

By Chloe Miles We humans are complex beings made up of the smallest proteins and complex molecules. Though our physical structures are…

The Land of the Rising Sun: Japan

By Sam Beckler There was nothing but a vast expanse of city as far as the eye could see from the plane…

Cougar Football: Still Rising

By Ryder Bradley On Collegiate’s Homecoming Day, Saturday, November 4, there was high energy leading up to the one of the most…

Honors Gender and Society: The Best New Class?

By Charlie Miller Collegiate’s Upper School is offering a relatively new class that reflects the changes happening in our modern world. Honors…

Peter Brannen: The Whitfield Speaker Series’ Return

By James Galgano The Who: 16 excitedly awaiting Collegiate students, Upper School English teacher Dr. Bart Thornton, and guest speaker Peter Brannen….

Player Profile: Charlie Miller and Lacrosse

By Henry Palmore Senior Charlie “Cmoney” Miller (‘24) has been a locksmith on the Collegiate lacrosse team for the past four years….

Sports Memorabilia and Me

By Henry Palmore Growing up, I was always interested in sports. I had an addiction to watching ESPN’s SportsCenter in the mornings,…

An Overview of TEDxYouth@RVA 2023

By George Simonton Everyone has seen videos on the internet of complicated talks explaining concepts about things like the future of artificial…

Darr-Davis: Wrapping Up Year Three

By Mary Katherine Brost The Darr-Davis Investment Advisory Board, Collegiate’s investment club and fund, is in its last year of their three-year…

Anatomy Of A Field Trip: The Cadaver Lab

By Lawson Vaughan On October 26, I and 18 other Anatomy I students traveled to Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) Medical Education Campus…