Category Archives: Features

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

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…

Global Warming and Glacial Reduction

By Elyse Cram The standard basketball hoop stands at ten feet tall. Now take eight of these, and imagine them taking the…

Curtain Bangs, Turtlenecks, Corsets, Oh My! 

By Anne Collier Phillips Fashion trends tend to be something new and never heard of before, but some of the most recent…

Collegiate Legend John Coates Carries On

Editor’s Note: This profile of long-time Middle School teacher John Coates was originally published in 2017, shortly after Mr. Coates’ retirement. The Match…

OPINION: Country Living

OPINION The opinions published by The Match are solely those of the author, and not of the entire publication, its staff, or Collegiate School. The…

Discovering the Lion’s Share

OPINION The opinions published by The Match are solely those of the author, and not of the entire publication, its staff, or Collegiate School. The…

Faculty Profile: Photographer and Teacher Taylor Dabney

By Eric McDaniel While walking around Collegiate’s campus, you have definitely seen Upper School photography teacher Taylor Dabney and his work. Dabney…