Category Archives: Features

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

Differences Within Walls

By Emily Beggerow Although Pitt Hall and Flippen Halls were built with the same layout decades ago, the two buildings could not…

Touching Grass with Outdoor Collegiate

By Alex Yu Have you ever been a Collegiate Upper Schooler unsatisfied with ordinary sports? Maybe you’re looking for something more adventurous…

From Kansas to Collegiate: New Head of Lower School Khristi Bates

By Kate Hogan This fall, Collegiate welcomed a joyful new face to the leadership team: Khristi Bates, our new Head of Lower…

Abby Fleming (‘21): Middle School Teaching Fellow

By Crawford Craig There’s a familiar face in the halls of Collegiate this year—only now she’s on the teaching side of the…

A Thanksgiving Feast

By Owen Prusek  It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Thanksgiving Break. For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving has…

Puppies & Yoga

By Amber Aldrich Maybe you’ve heard of RVA’s newest wellness trend from social media or your friends, but if you haven’t, I’m…

Where Passion Meets Fashion: Sweetest Stitch Boutique

By Riley Savedge In a world full of fast fashion and overwhelming online scrolling, Sweetest Stitch offers a refreshingly different presence: style…

Exploring Books and Penguins with 5th Grade’s Kate Cunningham

By Allis Derian As I walked through the colorful hallways of Flippin Hall, the sounds of Middle Schoolers yelling, lockers slamming, and…

Torch 5804 at FIRST Worlds: Losing Isn’t Failing

By Hunt Brabrand The almost deafening roar of the enormous space hit me first. The sounds of multiple announcers talking over one…

Trip Featherston: Teacher, Coach, Lifelong Cougar

By Sam Settar It all started in 1989, after a phone call from Charlie McFall, Collegiate’s head varsity football coach and Athletic…