Category Archives: Features

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

Food Cart To Restaurant: Dumpling and Noodle Cart

By Maddie McComb  On a recent calm Sunday afternoon, I visited Dumpling and Noodle Cart alongside Kate Smigelski (‘25). We walked through…

Catching Up With Maddie Daub (’23) at VCU

By Elizabeth Daub I recently caught up with my sister Maddie Daub (’23), a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) freshman, and discussed the…

The World’s Most Famous Groundhog and His Day

By Heath Brown  According to legend, each year, on February 2, a groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania emerges from hibernation to reveal what…

Stetson Bennett’s Unforgettable Journey at Georgia

By Bayler Ruth According to The University of Georgia Football Team, Stetson Bennett was born on October 28, 1997, and is only…

Snapshot: Freshmen Create Aspirin

By Kelby Morgan and Sean Conner During E block on Wednesday, March 27, Upper School science teacher Leigh Thompson’s 9th Grade chemistry…

Hypnotist Tom DeLuca: A Deeper Look

By Stella Williams Hypnosis. Is it real? Or is it just a myth? These questions would be answered when professional hypnotist Tom…

Rockin’ Through The Years With Mike Boyd

By Braden Felts Tall. Lanky. Metal. One fateful day in 1999, adorned with some beat-up black Converse, a worn pair of black…

Liz Bowling: Upper School Spanish Teacher and Friendly Face Retiring After 22 Years

By Clarkie Ackerly When Upper School Spanish teacher and World Languages department chair Liz Bowling arrived to Collegiate’s campus in 1996, the…

A Home-Cooked Take on a Jamaican Staple

By Kevin Johnson I have always been a fan of the Food Network. In my youth, I would sit glued to the…

The History of Girl Scout Cookies

By Rachel Duncan After an exhausting 9-5 workday, you see an enticing little booth arranged artfully with colored cardboard boxes and sizable…