Category Archives: Features

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

Sprinting vs. Distance

By Lauren Lucy and MK Myers Track and field is a sport involving many different kinds of competitions, ranging from pole vault…

Justin Brown: Collegiate’s New Sports Performance Assistant Coach

By Hayden Rollison Collegiate’s new Sports Performance Assistant Coach, Justin Brown, didn’t quite know where his future was heading in college. Attending…

Richmond’s Very Own Superstars Pizza and Subs

By Hayden Ronga Superstars Pizza, a locally-owned pizza and sub shop located on 5700 Patterson Avenue, is home to some of the…

The Beginning and End of My Career As a Chef

By Amani Kimball-McKavish “I am not a good cook,” is what I should have prefaced my meal with as I set four…

Saying Farewell to Kate Parthemos

By Emily Deskevich For the past 30 years, Kate Parthemos (‘71) has been a staple of the Collegiate community as a Lower…

Burlington Plantation’s Role in The Civil War

By Silas Gwathmey I grew up on a farm in King William, Virginia, named Burlington Plantation. Like most children who were raised…

Nate Jackson: Undercover Hockey Star

By Georgia McManus Upper School history teacher Nate Jackson currently works at Collegiate School, but there is far more to him than…

Student Entrepreneurs In Action: McManus Lawn Care

By Jack Henry High school students earn money in a variety of ways. Some students take the traditional route of getting a…

Retiring Teacher David Bannard Leaves Math Legacy

By Jack Hill In the fall of 1989, long-time math teacher David Bannard was welcomed into the Collegiate community, but not as…

Faculty Profile: Dr. Mark Andrew Hall

By Tyler Brand Dr. Mark Andrew Hall has spent the last eight years at Collegiate teaching Upper School French, but he had…