Category Archives: Upper School

Snapshot: Phones in the Upper School

By Clarkie Ackerly and Stella Williams Rumors have been circulating throughout the Upper School about the potential creation of a stronger no-phone…

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…

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…

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…

Bodybuilding with Joseph Ferry (’21)

By TJ Hatchett Bodybuilding dates back to the ancient Greeks, where they were fascinated by enhancing the muscles on the human body….

Bridging Cultures: Sra. Esperanza Soria-Nieto’s Journey from Spain to the U.S.

By Charles Nolde “The food and the weather!” This was the response from Esperanza Soria-Nieto, a Spanish native and current Collegiate Upper…

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…

The Process of The Winter Play: Nick Payne’s Constellations

By Olivia D’Ambrosia  Every winter, members of the Honors Theater class produce and direct the Winter Play. This year, they directed Constellations…