Category Archives: Features

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

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…

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,…