Category Archives: Features

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

Up Close with Pam Sutherland

By Karl Kastenbaum Upper School art teacher Pam Sutherland is the art teacher everyone wishes they had. Her iconic style and personality…

Weldon Bradshaw: The Iron Cougar

By Malone Morchower When thinking about the influence certain people have had on Collegiate, one can’t help but think of Weldon Bradshaw….

Blake Proffitt: SwimRVA’s Very Own “Hype Man”

By Carter Meagher While SwimRVA’s Pre-Senior group struggles through a vertical kick set, Coach Blake Proffitt stands on the side of the…

Andrew Stanley: From Coach To Athletic Director

By Randolph Campbell Andrew Stanley’s passion for Collegiate athletics and helping student-athletes achieve their goals has been a value of his since…

New Field Hockey Head Coach: Kelsey Smither

By Izzy Lee “Everything you want in a coach is for your team to peak at the right moment.”  First-year field hockey…

The Commanders: Struggling On And Off The Field

By Tyler Stepanian It was a cold December night with whipping winds as I drove through some random suburb of Maryland. In…

John Vellenoweth: Pole Vaulter, Coach, and Mentor

By Ned Bradshaw During winter track and field in 8th grade, I got tired of running relentless conditioning workouts, so I walked…

Mark Palyo: A Football Legacy

By Hudson Avery After being the head coach of the varsity football team at Collegiate for 16 years, Upper School Dean of…

New To The Upper School: Math Teacher Morgan Norge

By Alex Thalhimer You may have seen a new face in the Collegiate community this year and thought to yourself, “Who’s that…

Infinite Jest: The Movie

By Mallory Brabrand If you’re a Collegiate upperclassman taking English electives, odds are you’ve seen one of your classmates lugging around a…