Category Archives: Features

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

BEARD POLL WINNER!

The votes are in! Congrats to Match writer and varsity football standout Hudson Avery (’23) for winning our Best Beard Poll! The…

The Mystic Art of Henna

By Nisah Allauddin The thick brown paste quickly runs out of henna tubes and onto people’s hands, leaving a stain that darkens…

Billy Peebles: A Life in Education

By Mallory Brabrand To some, teaching is a career. But to Billy Peebles, Collegiate’s Interim Head of School, teaching is a lifestyle,…

Catching Up With Cole Hawthorne (’07)

By Jack Barnes Imagine sitting in class, last period on a Friday, getting ready to go catch passes from future Super Bowl-winning…

Beth Savarese: Math Teacher, Coach, Friend

By Alex Thalhimer Does a math teacher need to be good at math?  Upper School math teacher Beth Savarese, lovingly known as…

Brian Justice: Becoming a Deacon

By Sam Smith Growing up, Upper School history teacher Brian Justice (‘85) always felt pulled to religion and a path of spiritualism….

Dave Privasky and the Appalachian Trail: Falling and Getting Back Up

By Michael Karjavine “I put my foot on a rock or a boulder that I thought was going to hold, and all…

Hallie Balcomb: Second Year as an Upper School Math Teacher

By Anna Grace Shaia Upper School math teacher Hallie Balcomb, new to Collegiate last year, is excited for her second year at…

Derek Podolny: Naval Officer Turned Calculus Teacher

By Ashwin Aggarwal “My submarine could be sinking; I’m going to die…” This remark comes from new Upper School math teacher Derek…

Spring Lunch Slideshow 2023

A few weeks ago, on a warm and beautiful day in April, the Match staff wandered outside during lunch to talk to…