Category Archives: Features

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

Alumni Profile: Wortie Ferrell (’88)

By Warner Cabaniss One word to describe Leavenworth “Wortie” Ferrell (‘88): outgoing. Taking a trip to Italy to meet people amid the…

Exit Interview: The Lower School’s Lauren Brown

By Emily Merchant Lower School teacher Lauren Brown, who has taught third grade and kindergarten, will be retiring this school year. Out…

First Skiing Experience at Timberline Mountain

By Cathy Li I checked my equipment one more time. My skis were intact, my helmet was on, and my ski goggles…

Living In Organized Clutter

By Pearse Riendeau In the Collegiate parking lot during the school day, you will often find Trish, my 2006 Mercedes E-350 sedan….

A Little Old Ski Town: Aspen, Colorado

By Pender Bauhan October, 2002, I was born in the Aspen Valley Hospital in Aspen, Colorado, and my roots were planted in…

Doc Hailes Says Goodbye to Collegiate

Editor’s Note: This article about long-time Upper School English teacher Dr. Roger “Doc” Hailes was originally published in 2014, when Doc was…

Deep Run Park

By Maddax Winston-Evans Deep Run Park, located in Henrico County just four and a half miles from Collegiate, is a child’s paradise….

The Fight Of Flight

By Ethan Clark February 19, 1944, 0600 hours. Douglas C-47 Skytrain serial number 315211 is delivered to the United States Army Air…

Stuarts Draft: A Small-Town Community Like No Other

By Eliza Stone Just shy of a two-hour drive from Richmond, on the west side of Charlottesville, lies the small town of…

Brunch: The Movie

By Madelyn Curtis In a normal school year, Collegiate girls from 5th grade through 12th grade would pack into Oates Theater the…