Category Archives: Lower School

News from the Lower School

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…

OPINION: Our Snow Day Policy

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…

Honors Feature: Robby Turner–Coach, Teacher, Mentor

By Mary Ann Zyglocke I walk into the Lower School music room with a trail of excited and unknowing five-year-olds behind me….

A Meeting with Mrs. Workman’s Kindergarten Class

By Chloe Miles As my time at Collegiate is dwindling, I have become nostalgic and find myself reminiscing upon the simpler days…

Jamie Chambers: Teacher and Humanitarian

By Nicholas Chambers Many times, when a new teacher comes to a school, their entrance to an ever-giving community of learning is…

Collegiate’s Summer Quest

By Ava Lingerfelt Every summer, Collegiate offers Summer Quest, a summer day camp program that offers over 200 camps. There is a…

OPINION: Snow Days & Virtual School

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…

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…

Cougar Pause – 2020-2021 Edition

By Elyse Cram Most students at Collegiate School are bound by many obligations that fill up their daily lives. For some, the pressure…

Online Learning in the Lower School

By Cate Hill With the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) made the decision to…