Category Archives: Features

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

New Field Hockey Head Coach: Kelsey Smither

By Izzy Lee “Everything you want in a coach is for your team to peak at the right moment.”  First-year field hockey…

The Commanders: Struggling On And Off The Field

By Tyler Stepanian It was a cold December night with whipping winds as I drove through some random suburb of Maryland. In…

John Vellenoweth: Pole Vaulter, Coach, and Mentor

By Ned Bradshaw During winter track and field in 8th grade, I got tired of running relentless conditioning workouts, so I walked…

Mark Palyo: A Football Legacy

By Hudson Avery After being the head coach of the varsity football team at Collegiate for 16 years, Upper School Dean of…

New To The Upper School: Math Teacher Morgan Norge

By Alex Thalhimer You may have seen a new face in the Collegiate community this year and thought to yourself, “Who’s that…

Infinite Jest: The Movie

By Mallory Brabrand If you’re a Collegiate upperclassman taking English electives, odds are you’ve seen one of your classmates lugging around a…

SkateNation Plus: Short Pump’s Diamond In The Rough

By Maia Zasler Many of you may know SkateNation Plus as a birthday party destination in the gentrified Short Pump area. Perhaps,…

My Courtside Experience

By Collin Kimball-McKavish On Sunday, December 4, the Washington Wizards faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in a regular season NBA…

Ian Coddington: A Boy Scouts Legend

By Jack McGill In the beginning of 5th grade, my parents asked me if I wanted to become a Boy Scout. Some…

Thanksgiving ’22 Food Review

By Liza Fergusson Thanksgiving looks different for everyone. Some people help prepare the meal, while others settle onto the couch to watch…