Category Archives: Features

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

Craig Simmons: Upper School Counselor

By Mary Geyer Found in his office in the Saunders Family Library is Craig Simmons, one of two extraordinary Upper School counselors….

Alumni Profile: Alex Parham (’16), Legislative Correspondent

By Sean Conner We all see the effects of government, but we rarely get to hear about the people who help make…

Varsity Baseball: Aiming High in ’24

By Carter Mitchell  After a productive 2023 season, the Collegiate varsity baseball season came to an unfortunate end, finishing with a record…

John Seevers, Collegiate Lacrosse Rising Star

By Syd Britt John Seevers (‘25) is a standout lacrosse athlete for the Collegiate varsity men’s lacrosse team. Entering his second season…

Mattress Mack: Furniture and Gambling Legend 

By Mason Quigley  James McIngvale is the 73-year-old owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, Texas. He may seem like a mild-mannered, elderly…

HUMOR: Why I Quit My Job At Sweet Frog

HUMOR By Treasure Brown An after-school job is supposed to provide you with real-world job experience; it’s supposed to teach you collaboration,…

Bodybuilding with Joseph Ferry (’21)

By TJ Hatchett Bodybuilding dates back to the ancient Greeks, where they were fascinated by enhancing the muscles on the human body….

Boarding School: Another Choice

By Mary Geyer Unlike Collegiate’s students, some students attend boarding schools, which are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of miles away from home and…

Bridging Cultures: Sra. Esperanza Soria-Nieto’s Journey from Spain to the U.S.

By Charles Nolde “The food and the weather!” This was the response from Esperanza Soria-Nieto, a Spanish native and current Collegiate Upper…

New Year’s Resolutions Throughout Collegiate

By Maddie McComb As the clock ticked closer to midnight on December 31, the year 2023 was coming to a close, and…