SPARK Magazine // Summer 2020

SUMMER

SPARK

2020

THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

Class of

HONORS AND AWARDS

KINDERGARTNER ADVICE

FACU LTY A N D STA FF SA LUTE TH E CLAS S O F

More than 50 Collegiate Upper School faculty and staff members lined campus on the afternoon of May 15 for a chance to say goodbye and good luck to a carpool caravan of seniors and their families. And flying high above the Flippen Hall lawn was a new flag honoring the Class of 2020 with the words, “Cougar Strong!”

Letter from

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Greetings from Collegiate.

each Cougar’s home during a health care crisis

In closing, I hope you are proud and reflective

and emergency remote learning. You gave us

of the accomplishments as single students and

It goes without saying that the 2019-20 school

the reason to continue building community and

as the entire senior class. Your bravery, courage,

year was historic. Our endurance and resilience

taking moonshots.

were tested, and as we review the year, we reflect

sincerity and joyful character are truly special and quite remarkable.

on the accomplishments and sense of community

You, the Class of 2020 are exquisite. You are loved

led by our Class of 2020. As I shared in my senior

and admired. Your families have given you the

To all in our Collegiate community, may you enjoy

tribute talk, I came to know the Class of 2020

priceless gift of an education and an everlasting

this issue of Spark.

as keepers of the flame. Collegiate’s Spark is an

place in Collegiate’s community. Without a

iconic symbol for our School.

doubt, our seniors gave us the mindset, the draft

Please stay healthy and remember who you are —

we needed to run the race bravely and get to

indefatigable inspirers, and keepers of the flame.

We can’t take this flame for granted or presume it

the finish line whole and strong. This is not

will stay lit. Instead, we must tend to it, nurture

goodbye. In fact you, the Class of 2020, never

it and protect it. If we use it to light our way

get to leave. You will forever be our seniors,

and inspire us, we notice what it needs. This is

graduated or not. I choose to hold you close for

Warmly,

true for anything we value. We must not take it

inspiration and am grateful for all you give to

for granted.

me, my colleagues and our Cougars, JK-12, to feel

Clearly, your year did not follow the plans any

Reflecting on the Class of 2020, they are ready,

Penny B. Evins

of us had for it. However, you inspired us to

you are ready and we are ready to thank you for

Head of School

keep going, stay strong and ensure that our

a job very well done! Their class is the class who

Collegiate flame grew bright enough to enter

never really said goodbye.

whole and connected, no matter where we are.

C O L L E GI A T E S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Penny B. Evins, Head of School Sara Boisvert, Director of Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship James M. Britto, Chief Information Officer Karen S. Doxey, Director of Athletics Susan R. Droke, Chief Academic Officer

Patrick E. Loach, Head of Upper School Deborah I. Miller, Head of Lower School Phyllis Palmiero, Vice President – Finance and Administration Tung Trinh, Head of Middle School Kristen O. Williams, Vice President – Development

Erin Egan Editor, SPARK Associate Director of Communications Lauralee Glasgow Allen ’03 Director of Alumni Engagement James Dickinson Creative Manager

B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S 2 0 19 -2 0

Weldon Bradshaw Contributor

John W. Martin ’78, Chairman of the Board Michelle P. Wiltshire, Vice Chairman of the Board Frank F. Mountcastle III ’83, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board

Penny B. Evins, President/Head of School Phyllis Palmiero, Treasurer Susan C. Wiley, Secretary

Ellen T. Bonbright ’86 Callie Lacy Brackett ’95 Mason T. Chapman ’84 Jeffrey W. Congdon ’78 David A. Gallagher Eucharia N. Jackson Michael S. Laming Peter E. Mahoney, Sr.

Wallace Stettinius* W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. Rupa Tak Robert S. Ukrop* R. Gregory Williams ’69* Mayme Donohue Willis ’03**

Neely Markel ’96 Morenike K. Miles Carter M. Reid Lisa E. Roday Rita M. Ryan*** Kenneth P. Ruscio Danielle D. Scott L. Mark Stepanian ’89

* Life Trustee ** Alumni Association President *** Parents’ Association President

Emma Barrett ’21, Taylor Dabney, Anthony Rumley Photography Think (think804.com) Art Direction and Design Thanks to all parents, students, alums and friends who generously share their information, photographs and archives. Please note that Spark magazine is posted on the School's website and may be available on other online platforms accessible through Internet search engines.

A L U M N I A S S O CI A T I O N B O A R D 2 0 19 -2 0 Mayme Donohue Willis ’03, President* Pettus LeCompte ’71, Vice President/President Elect* Charley Scher ’83, Recording Secretary* Martha Fleming Moore ’75, Corresponding Secretary* Evan Ocheltree ’05 and Brink Brinkley ’76, Annual Fund Co-Chairs*

Neely Markel ’96, Past President Sarah Paxton ’84 and Will Hershey ’94, Stewardship Chairs Noah Greenbaum ’03 and Scott Ruth ’91, Events Committee Chairs

Estelle Munford Call ’64 Leroy Vaughan ’66 Beth Watlington Marchant ’72 Wortie Ferrell ’88 Sarah Morano Murray ’89

Boo Florance Smythe ’56 Ben Greenbaum ’65 Ginny Reynolds Parker ’76 Brink Brinkley ’76 Shas Das ’86 Meera Pahuja ’97 Jasmine Turner Perry ’11

Sagle Jones Purcell ’94 Peyton Jenkins ’00 Kunal Shah ’00 Graham Mandl ’08

* Executive Committee

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SPARK ON CAMPUS Highlights of Spring 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Winter Sports Roundup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020 A Year in Pictures and Honors Assembly Awards . . . . . . 26 Legacy Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 College Enrollments and Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Honoring Our Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Wise Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SUMMER 2020

ON CAMPUS R E MO T E L E A R NING L A UNCHE S ollegiate began remote learning

on March 23 for its entire JK-12th

providing the best education possible for our

Grade student body in response to the

young people will shine through as we begin this

COVID-19 outbreak.

To prepare for the launch of remote learning,

Collegiate’s more than 200 faculty members across Lower, Middle and Upper Schools took part in 100 training sessions over five days. With an average of seven teachers per session, that totaled 700 “teacher hours” of instruction.

Along with Zoom becoming part of our everyday lives, Collegiate community members also learned the practice of social distancing, with help from a familiar mascot.

The Collegiate JK-12 Continuity of

Learning Plan outlined the ambitious program.

Chief Academic Officer Susan Droke

expressed how proud she was of the Collegiate community as it undertook this new endeavor and wrote a new chapter in the School’s history.

She referenced a quote from author Simon

Sinek, Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.

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“I know that the passion we have for

process,” Mrs. Droke said. “We are one School and a community of learners. We are all in this together!”

The following Collegiate students received honors for 2020:

S T UDE N T S E A R N

S CHOL A S T IC A R T & W RI T ING AWA R D S

SILVER KEY

HONORABLE MENTION

Maddie Ball

Grace Song

David Cheon

Alexander Trimmingham

Eve Clemans, 8th Grade (Sculpture) Alexander Trimmingham, 10th Grade (Architecture and Industrial Design)

Maddie Ball, 11th Grade (Ceramics and Glass) Jack Bullard, 12th Grade (Comic Art) Jack Bullard, 12th Grade (Sculpture) Jack Hill, 10th Grade (Photography) Eli Schwartz, 12th Grade (Mixed Media)

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ounded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. This year, 22 Collegiate School students, including three from the Middle School, earned gold, silver and honorable mention honors.

“These awards recognize the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provide opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated,” said Upper School Fine Arts Chair Pam Sutherland.

Through the awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships. This year, 2,674 visual art entries and 371 writing entries were submitted regionally and juried at the Visual Arts Center. Nineteen Upper School students received a total of 23 awards and three 8th Grade students earned one award each.

“Our students work hard to make work that is relevant to them and to find their own voices as visual artists,” said Lower and Middle School Fine Arts Chair Teresa Coleman and art teacher Steve Hart. “It’s nice when their work satisfies their own artistic visions. It’s even more affirming when others recognize that creative commitment too.”

GOLD KEY (proceeds to national competition)

Katherine Becker, 10th Grade (Poetry) Bo Brown, 11th Grade (Ceramics and Glass) Jack Bullard, 12th Grade (Mixed Media) David Cheon, 10th Grade (Sculpture) Will Edwards, 10th Grade (Sculpture) Laila Gwathmey, 11th Grade (Drawing and Illustration) Charlotte Harrison, 11th Grade (Drawing and Illustration) Charlotte Harrison, 11th Grade (Poetry) Rebecca Hidell, 10th Grade (Photography) Grace Kinder, 12th Grade (Sculpture) Jessica Lightfoot, 12th Grade (Mixed Media) Cate Riley, 9th Grade (Painting) Spencer Robinson, 8th Grade (Drawing and Illustration) Kadin Salhab, 10th Grade (Digital Art) Eva Siminiceanu, 8th Grade (Mixed Media) Grace Song, 11th Grade (Painting) Connor Yackel, 12th Grade (Drawing and Illustration) Connor Yackel, 12th Grade (Sculpture) Emilie Yang, 11th Grade (Painting)

Eve Clemans

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ROB O T IC S T E A M E A R N S

DIS T RIC T W IN

Collegiate School’s robotics team, TORCH 5804, won the FIRST Chesapeake Robotics District Qualifier in March.

The event featured 37 teams competing in 72 qualifying rounds at Arthur Ashe, Jr. Athletic Center. The team also earned the Excellence in Engineering award, and Upper School math teacher and team mentor Kristine Chiodo was named a finalist for the Woodie Flowers Award, which honors team mentors.

NO T E D A M E RIC A N HI S T ORI A N S P E A K S T O UP P E R S CHOO L E R S Edward Ayers, the Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities at the University of Richmond, where he is President Emeritus, visited Collegiate in March and spoke to Collegiate seniors in The River City Capstone and juniors in American History classes.

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COUGAR CLASSIC DOES NOT DISAPPOINT The annual Cougar Classic basketball game, featuring a near-record-setting lineup of Collegiate School faculty and staff, took place in March in front of a capacity crowd in Seal Athletic Center.

The highly anticipated Cougar Classic, which is organized by the Parents’

Association, featured more than 30 players from all School divisions — including Head of School Penny Evins — as well as auxiliary services, the physical plant, communications and athletics. In the end, the white team edged out the green team, 48-47.

KINDERGARTNERS OPEN

T H E COUG A R S HOE S T OR E

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or the third year, the Cougar Shoe Store opened for business in Centennial

Hall. The collaboration between Collegiate Kindergartners in Beth Anne Shelly’s and Elizabeth

Andrews' classes creates a shoe store to learn about economics and empathy. As a service learning aspect of the project, the proceeds ($551) were donated to United

FIRST GRADERS PERFORM ANNUAL PLAY

The entire Collegiate School 1st Grade performed Zoozical the Musical as their annual spring play. “When we work together, everything is better!” the 1st Graders sang.

Methodist Family Services so that

the organization can buy new shoes

for foster children.

entrepreneurial service learning

experience, to teach these little

As teachers of the youngest

“It’s our job, through this

Cougars, Mrs. Shelly says she and

people how to think of others,

her fellow faculty members share

empathize and do something

the big responsibility of building

kind,” she said. “It helps them

the foundation for Responsible

feel important and proud of the

Citizenship with each new group

difference they can make at age

of Kindergartners.

5 and 6!”

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REN OWN ED ARTIST- A LU M RETURNS TO CAMPUS

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pper School art teacher Mary

Arzt introduced Collegiate alum

admiration for how the arts have grown

Mr. Schoolwerth expressed his

Pieter Schoolwerth ’89, her

at Collegiate since he graduated.

former student, to campus in February

as he discussed his journey as a painter,

program has become at Collegiate,” he

“It’s inspiring to see what the art

filmmaker and musician. The visit was

said. “What was an art room is now an

a collaboration between the Virginia

art world.”

Commonwealth University School of

the Arts and Collegiate, with assistance

After his talk, Mr. Schoolwerth

chatted with seniors in Pam

SPE A K ER SERIES FE ATURES

RICH M OND JOUR N A L I S T Collegiate’s second Sarah Portlock Fellman ’03 Speaker Series took place in February at an Upper School assembly with a discussion about writing, journalism

from Mrs. Arzt and Barry Purcell ’92.

Sutherland’s Honors Art class and

and Virginia politics.

encouraged those who were thinking

Institute of the Arts, Mr. Schoolwerth

about art as a career to pursue it.

Jeff E. Schapiro, a veteran political columnist and writer for

has exhibited internationally since

1994. His monograph Model as Painting

you can do,” Mr. Schoolwerth said.

A graduate of the California

was published by Sequence Press/MIT in 2019, and his mid-career survey

“Being an artist is a real thing

“Learn the tools and see what interests you. If you don’t do art, you can go in

show will open at the Kunstverein

lots of different directions like film or

Hannover in November 2020.

digital technology. You’ll probably find something you like to do.”

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Upper School English teacher Vlastik Svab introduced

The Richmond Times-Dispatch who has covered local, state, and national politics for nearly 40 years.

CE R E M ON Y R E COGNIZ E S CU M L A UDE INDUC T E E S

IN N OVATIO N EXPO S H O W CA S ES STEA M - R ELATED I N V ENTI O N S Collegiate’s 3rd Graders toured

acquired science, technology

Burke Hall last winter as 4th

and engineering knowledge they

Graders showcased the STEAM-

have gained throughout their

related games and activities

time in Lower School. Projects

they created for the Innovation

fell into six categories: coding,

Fifteen Collegiate School seniors were inducted into the

Expo with the younger students

LEGO games, science games,

Cum Laude Society during a virtual Upper School Assembly

in mind. The expo featured 37

dash and ozobot robots, Rube

in April.

original projects that students

Goldberg and interactive touch.

produced to demonstrate the

Head of School Penny Evins addressed viewers and

said, “Today is about excellence. It’s about the application of effort and the quest for improvement. And when those two things are in concert, it allows for optimal outcomes.

“I hope each of us watching this assembly can continue

to strive for our best, internally and externally, and feel motivated by the desire to attain our best selves, an ongoing Collegiate 8th Graders performed Disney's The Aristocats Kids for their annual grade-level production.

journey and an ongoing search. I admire and I congratulate and I am so very proud of all of these students who are superior in their setting of goals and their achievement of excellence.”

Before recognizing all of the honorees, Upper School

science teacher and Cum Laude Society Chapter Secretary Rebecca Hottman spoke to those viewing the assembly.

“As we celebrate the achievements of these students,

I hope each of you watching today will find personal inspiration to pursue the Cum Laude Society’s core values of excellence, justice and honor in your lives,” she said.

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A NNU A L V IL L A GE GR E E N FA IR GOE S V IR T U A L During the week of April 13, leading up

traditions, including lip sync, fun run,

to what would have been the original

cake walk and more.

event on Saturday, April 18, Collegiate’s

social media platforms were taken over

capture photos or videos to share. Thank

and brought to the community by the

you to event co-chairs Nicole Holland and

Parents' Association in celebration of

Amy Quinby, the Parents’ Association

Virtual Village Green Fair. The VVGF

and all of the volunteers for a fantastic

volunteers adapted many favorite VGF

virtual VGF!

COLLEGIATE COMMEMORATES EARTH DAY AND WEEK In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020, Collegiate students celebrated the planet all week long.

Collegiate’s Earth Society Upper School student leaders

put together an Earth Week Action Plan. Students from JK-12th Grade and their families were invited to celebrate each day of the week with specific activities listed in the plan — Meatless Monday, Trash Pickup Tuesday, Food Waste Wednesday, Outdoors Thursday and Family Movie Night Friday — and then share photos on social media.

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Participants were encouraged to

YEARLONG 4TH GRADE CAPSTONE PROGRAM WRAPS UP

PA RTICI PATES I N I N D U STRY W EBI N A R D I S CU S S IO N

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ollegiate 4th Graders wrapped up their yearlong, grade-level Capstone experience, Envision Collegiate, during which they answered the driving question: How might we improve the sustainability of Collegiate's campus by 2028?

Envision Collegiate focuses on sustainability and immerses the entire 4th Grade in the inner workings of Collegiate’s campus, so that students can use Design Thinking methods and work collaboratively to identify opportunities for growth and change. (The 2028 in the theme represents the year the 4th Graders will graduate.)

Students studied to become "experts" on various campus departments and began to understand the importance of a sustainable future for Mooreland Road and beyond. Working remotely, 4th Graders learned about the Design Thinking process. (Design thinking involves five steps: discovery, interpretation, ideation, experimentation and evolution.)

During the program’s culminating event in May, students used their year's work as inspiration to design and build innovative, sustainability focused solutions. Among the prototypes created were: a reusable napkin to be included

PEN NY EVIN S Head of School Penny B. Evins took part in an Education Industry Spotlight webinar hosted by Dominion Payroll in April. Along with Ed Grier, Dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business; Dr. Shayna Cooke, Collegiate parent and Director of Educator Development at the World Leadership School; and Dominion Payroll CEO David Gallagher, Collegiate parent and a Board member of Collegiate and VCU, Mrs. Evins was invited to share her perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on education.

in Kindergarten tote bags; a sustainable building with solar panels and a rooftop garden; a machine that recycles the rubber pellets from Grover Jones Field and 3D prints new rubber lacrosse and physical education balls; a low-water planter, a new caddy for the cafeteria tables and a covered vegetable garden.

"The 4th Grade teachers aren't at all surprised, and couldn't be more proud of the creativity and high-level thinking our students demonstrated throughout the Envision Collegiate experience,” said Jessica Catoggio, 4th Grade teacher and Envision Collegiate Coordinator. “Way to go 4th Grade!"

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A NNU A L A R T WA L K M O V E S ON L INE

UP P E R S CHOO L A R T S T UDE N T S E NG A GE IN GL OB A L P RO JE C T Collegiate Upper School students in Pam Sutherland’s Drawing 2 and Painting 2 classes completed a project during remote learning in which they created portraits of children in Venezuela.

The Collegiate students, all who had previously drawn or painted themselves to a point of mastery, used a photograph of their assigned child to create their portrait.

Mrs. Sutherland said that when she signed up for the Memory Project in the fall she never could have known how special it would be for her students.

The annual Art Walk event went virtual in 2020, and the work of 12 senior Honors Art students was highlighted first on Collegiate’s social media platforms and website at the end of April. The students selected a set of images that they felt showcased their creative output and overall vision. In May, Art Walk continued with displays of creations from students from JK-12th Grade.

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“To be able to extend that knowledge to an unknown child's face, especially at a time when all of us are feeling so disconnected from others, was especially meaningful,” she said. “That the children themselves are from a geographic region of the world especially vulnerable to the pandemic only makes this endeavor more urgent and timely.”

The finished portraits were sent to the Memory Project, which delivered them to the children in the drawings.

ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS JOIN CHALLENGE TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS

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ollegiate Upper School students in Daniel Bartels' Robotics and Engineering class participated in a Foldit challenge (www.fold.it) to help researchers design new proteins that might inhibit coronavirus' ability to interact with human cells. (Think Tamiflu.)

Foldit is a crowdsourced online game developed by the University of Washington Center for Game Science in collaboration with the university’s Department of Biochemistry.

Mr. Bartels’ class learned to "fold" proteins — essentially molecular origami — to design a new structure that bonds with the spike protein of the coronavirus in order to inhibit the virus' ability to interact with human cells. The most promising solutions from the game would be manufactured and tested at the University

of Washington Institute for Protein Design in Seattle.

A protein is a long chain of amino acids that will fold up in a particular way into a 3D structure. This structure determines its functionality. Hemoglobin, for example, is a protein whose structure has pockets to carry oxygen.

Designing new proteins is a computationally hard problem. Human players of Foldit excel at "taking risks" and making moves that an algorithm would consider suboptimal.

Students in the class chatted via Zoom with Susan Kleinfelter, a citizen scientist and Foldit guru. She talked to them about the fundamentals of protein science, how to play the challenge and why it is important.

CO L L E GI AT E 7 T H GR A DE R S E R V E S A S G E N E R A L A S S E M B LY P A G E

Collegiate 7th Grader Alexander Tan served as a General Assembly page from Jan. 8 through March 7, 2020. His responsibilities included assisting members of the House, the House Clerk’s staff and other legislative staffers.

While pages’ duties can sometimes seem routine and mundane, Alexander

found his time, especially on the House floor, anything but.

“When you’re in that room and breathing the same air as lawmakers, it’s magical,” Alexander said of his experience.

“You get to watch everything happen. It’s definitely impactful.”

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M IDD LE SCHOO L

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n a Collegiate first, the Middle School held its Final Exercises virtually in May, with more than 200 participants joining via Zoom.

Viewers heard from Head of School Penny B. Evins, who congratulated the Class of 2024 on a job well done.

Middle School Council Co-Chair Fitz Stanley shared remarks about his Collegiate experience and how his teachers molded him into the person he is. Co-Chair Giles Ferrell told a few stories and left her classmates with a final thought.

“Class of 2024, we are going somewhere someday,” she said. “But let’s not forget our teachers and advisors. Let’s honor those people.

Our job is to bring joy to others.”

Middle School Head Tung Trinh closed the ceremony by saying to the now 9th Graders, “We have confidence in you. All of you will continue to be great as long as you continue to take care of yourselves and each other.”

In addition, the following Special Awards of Merit were announced:

H O LD S VI RTU A L FI N A L EX ER CI S ES HUGH H. A DDY AWA RD Bolling Lewis FRY CUP Giles Ferrell DIRECTOR’S AWA RD Fitz Stanley

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SPA NISH AWA RD Luke Bowling Sarah Ward CHINESE AWA RD Brandon Thomason Kenley Campbell

SUE JE T T AWA RD Hannah Bonbright

J O H N P. C O A T E S ENGLISH AWA RD Walker Bain

DA R CITIZENSHIP AWA RD Christian Trimmingham Elizabeth Harman

FERNEYHOUGH ENGLISH AWA RD Hannah Bonbright

DR A M A AWA RD Christian Trimmingham Hannah Bonbright

M AT H AWA RD Ethan Choe Abby Mayr

HIS TORY AWA RD Jackson Hope Giles Ferrell

SCIENCE AWA RD Thomas Harrison Jane Roberts

FRENCH AWA RD Ben Brackett Elizabeth Harman

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWA RD Bolling Lewis Rachel Duncan

L ATIN AWA RD Carter Williams Vivian Boyd

TECHNOLOGY LE A DERSHIP AWA RD A.J. Buster Sanjum Sandhu A RT AWA RD Spencer Robinson Alexis Covington CHOR A L MUSIC AWA RD Rory Jones COX MUSIC AWA RD Piano – Elizabeth Harman Band – Spencer Robinson Strings – Marla Van Deusen DA NCE AWA RD Harper Hailes HIGHES T ACADEMIC AV ER AGE (GR A DE 8) Ethan Choe Giles Ferrell HIGHES T ACADEMIC AV ER AGE (4 Y E A RS) Ethan Choe Giles Ferrell

C A R P OOL CE L E BR AT ION S M A R K T HE E ND OF T HE Y E A R F OR 4TH A ND 8 TH GR A DE R S

Cloudy skies could not dampen the spirit of Lower and Middle School faculty and staff members, who feted 4th and 8th Graders during two Carpool Celebrations on the final day of the school year.

For more campus news, visit www.collegiate-va.org.

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VIDEO GAMES FOR SOCIAL LIFE HELPING

time with family

ROUTINE IS ESTABLISHED

mental health better

READING MORE

USING TIME INTENTIONALLY

not procrastinating

Thoughts During COVID-19

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n March 23, Collegiate pivoted to emergency remote learning.

These are just a few of the

thoughts and feelings Upper School students experienced during that time.

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THINKING ABOUT APs EARLIER

MORE PRODUCTIVE

more in charge

balanced FAMILY CONVERSATIONS

BETTER USE OF TIME

MORE SLEEP

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1.

Ann Parker Natale 2.

Annabel Eastep 3. & 4. Claire DuBose 5.

Drew Atiyeh 6.

Emma Eldridge 7.

Jack Barnes 8.

Jack Ratchford 9.

Jonathan Yackel 10. & 11. Keaton Rahman 12.

Lily Hartley 13.

Ryann Zaun 14.

Taylor Domson

wo Fundamentals of Photography classes, taught by Upper School photography teacher Taylor Dabney, used flat lay photography to create a personal COVID survival kit. They considered the following while completing the project:

What is getting you through the pandemic?

What is helping you stay sane, healthy and happy?

What objects might you use to symbolize your survival kit?

HERE ARE THE RESULTS: 1

2

6

11

7

12

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UP P E R S CHOO L

Virtual Senior Speeches

Addison Smith

Avery Maynard

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ecause of COVID-19, Collegiate began holding virtual assemblies across all divisions. In the Upper School,

SCA co-chairs Austin King and Addison Smith introduced and closed each of their division assemblies remotely. In an example of flexibility and resiliency, 40 Collegiate students gave their Senior Speech through a screen, and many altered their original ideas to reflect the times. The first four seniors to give their speeches were Sam

Collegiate students gave their Senior Speeches through a screen.

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Riley, Caitlin Long, Avery Maynard and Bralyn VanRoekel. To watch any of the assemblies from the past year, visit https://video.ibm.com/ channel/collegiate-assemblies.

Esha Mittal

Austin King

Ethan Whitehead

Hayden Johnson

Johnny White

Alexander Brown

Sarah Carrington

Caitlin Long

Bralyn VanRoekel

Sam Riley

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WINTER SPORTS ROUNDUP 20 SPARK | On Campus

COLLEGIATE BOYS WIN

V I S A A INDOOR T R A CK T I T L E

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ith a strong showing across all event groups, the Collegiate boys’ track team won the 2020 VISAA indoor championship in competition among 24 schools in February. The victory was the Collegiate boys’ first-ever indoor state title.

The Cougars, who scored in 13 of 15 events, amassed 106 points. St. Christopher’s was second with 98 followed by Woodberry Forest (61), Fork Union (58) and Virginia Episcopal (40).

“The team effort was unbelievable,” said boys’ head coach Brent Miller. “We had a lot of athletes perform well above where they were seeded and really helped us compete today. Our three captains who competed today – Liam [Bellamy], Donald [Adams] and Johnny [White] – did an amazing job in each of their events. I’m so proud of them and so proud of the effort that everybody put in today.”

BOY S ’ INDOOR T R A CK

GIR L S ’ INDOOR T R A CK

2 ND IN PREP LEAGUE • VISA A CHAMPIONS

2 ND IN LIS • 2 ND IN VISA A

All-Prep: Liam Bellamy ’20 (Most Valuable Runner), John Philip Mintz ’20, Andrew Bullock ’20, Thomas Lucy ’20, Donald Adams ’20, Jack Smithson ’21, Alfred Stratford ’21, Hayden Johnson ’20, Thomas Hutchins ’21, Henry Mountcastle ’21

All-LIS: Lauren Lucy ’22 (School Record-holder in Pole Vault) LIS Sportsmanship Award All-State: Ashley D’Ambrosia ’21 (First Team) Charlotte Smith ’22, Lilly Hall ’20 (Second Team) Regan Berger ’21, D’Ambrosia ’21, Hall ’20, Lucy ’22 (Honorable Mention) All-Metro: Lucy ’22 (Pole Vault); D'Ambrosia ’21 (Pole Vault)

All-State: Bellamy ’20, Adams ’20, Stratford ’21 (First Team) Bellamy ’20, Mintz ’20, Adams ’20 (Second Team) Clay Ryan ’20, Sam Hart ’20, Jonathan Yackel ’22, Hugh Williams ’22, Trey Thompson ’21, Johnny White ’20, Bellamy ’20 (Honorable Mention) All-Metro: Bellamy ’20 (500, 1000, 4 x 400, 4 x 800); White ’20 (3200, 4 x 800); Adams ’20 (Long Jump); Stratford ’21 (High Jump); Mintz ’20 (Pole Vault); Thompson ’21 (Pole Vault); Hayden Luckert ’21 (Pole Vault); Kitchy Hyman ’21 (Shot Put); Hutchins ’21 (4 x 400, 4 x 800); Hart ’20 (4 x 800); Johnson ’20 (4 x 400); Mountcastle ’21 (4 x 400)

Ashley D’Ambrosia ’21

Liam Bellamy ’20

Donald Adams ’20

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Chandler Eddleton ’20

GIR L S ’ BASKETBALL 16 -11

BOY S ’ BASKETBALL 11-15

2 ND IN LIS • VISA A QUARTERFINALIST

PREP LEAGUE SEMIFINALIST

All-LIS: Chandler Eddleton ’20, Abby Freeman ’20, Amani Kimball-McKavish ’22 All-Metro: Eddleton ’20 (Third Team) All-State: Eddleton ’20 (First Team)

All-Prep: Mac Macdonald ’21 Prep All-Tournament Team: Macdonald ’21 All-Metro: Macdonald ’21 (Second Team)

Chandler Eddleton ’20 and Abby Freeman ’20 became the fifth and sixth Collegiate girls’ basketball players to reach the 1,000-point mark.

Mac Macdonald ’21

GIR L S ’ S W IM MING A ND DI V ING 2 ND IN LIS • 2 ND IN VISA A

Abby Freeman ’20

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All-LIS: Leslie Albrecht ’20, Gabby Chen ’23, Elyse Cram ’21, Mackenzie Ferguson ’22, Emily Kantner ’23, Avery Rogers ’20 All-State Event Champions: Chen ’23, Kantner ’23, Rogers ’20, Albrecht ’20 (School Record-holders in Medley Relay) All-State: Kate Aaronson ’21, Albrecht ’20, Chen ’23, Cram ’21, Ferguson ’22, Rogers ’20 VISAA Co-Spirit Award Winner

Leslie Albrecht ’20

Due to COVID-19, the spring sports season was canceled. We look forward to seeing our Cougars back in action soon!

W R E S T L ING 5 TH IN PREP LEAGUE • 17 TH IN VISA A Prep National Qualifier: Marshall Campbell ’20 All-State: Campbell ’20, Jeb Ferguson ’22, Milan Mehta ’20 Prep League Sportsmanship Award Winner

Marshall Campbell ’20

BOY S ’ S W IM MING A ND DI V ING

INDOOR S OCCE R GREEN 14-3

3 RD IN PREP LEAGUE • 3 RD IN VISA A

Valentine Classic Quarterfinalist

GOLD 13-7

All-Prep: Liam Ryan ’21 Co-Prep League Most Valuable Swimmer: Ryan ’21 All-State: Ryan ’21, Davis Jobe ’20, Brian Kwon ’21, Christian Mayr ’22, Dalton Jobe ’22

2nd in Valentine Classic Valentine Classic All-Tournament Team: David Cheon ’22, Peyton Garst ’20

Liam Ryan ’21

Peyton Garst ’20

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Congratulations to the Class of

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Honors Assembly Awards Upper School faculty and administrators selected the recipients, who were honored at virtual assemblies in April and May.

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3 H A RVA RD PRIZE BOOK AWA RD Chase Conquest ’21

ELIZABETH BRYSON POWEL L AWA RD Deven Pandya ’20

WEL LESLE Y BOOK AWA RD Cameron Ruh ’21

WILLIAM & MARY LE A DERSHIP AWA RD Hayden Luckert ’21

JEFFERSON BOOK AWA RD John Ballowe ’21 Alice Mendelson ’21

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BROWN BOOK AWA RD Tucker Felts ’21 Charlotte Harrison ’21 DA RT MOU T H BOOK AWA RD Ashley Davis ’21 Tyler Ewing ’21 1.-2. Pep Rally 3. Talking social media 4. AP Calculus/Physics on the Stephen P. Adamson, Jr. ’92 Ropes Course

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SERVICE AWA RD Milan Mehta ’20 VIRGINIA COURTNE Y SIMPSON AWA RD Saanvi Mittal ’21

HELEN MOON SENIOR ENGLISH AWA RD Caroline Laskin ’20 John Philip Mintz ’20 SENIOR CRE ATIVE WRITING AWA RD Jonah Joseph ’20 CHARLOT TE STEVENS JUNIOR ENGLISH AWA RD Andrew Eastep ’21 Anna Port ’21 BRIT TEN SENIOR M AT H AWA RD Deven Pandya ’20 Avery Schebell ’20

THALHIMER SENIOR FRENCH AWA RD Joseph Ascoli ’20 Maggie Bostain ’20 SENIOR SPA NISH AWA RD Deven Pandya ‘20 SENIOR L ATIN AWA RD Avery Schebell ’20 SENIOR CHINESE AWA RD Mac Hester ’20 PERROW SENIOR HIS TORY AWA RD Andrew Kauders ’20 Grace Slotterback ’20 MARGARET DANIEL SENIOR SCIENCE AWA RD Catherine Schwarzschild ’20 OSBORNE SENIOR SCIENCE AWA RD Deven Pandya ’20

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Honors Assembly Awards cont'd DR. TAPAN HA ZR A SCIENCE AWA RD John Cheek ’22

TECHNICAL T HE AT ER AWA RD Chris Grainer ’20

HIRSCHLER SCIENCE RESE A RCH AWA RD Becky Pahren ’21

DA NCE AWA RD V Brooks ’20

ENGARD SENIOR A RT AWA RD Jack Bullard ’20 Grace Kinder ’20 J A K E M A C N E L LY S E N I O R A RT PURCH A SE AWA RD Sponsored by the Class of 1990 Connor Yackel ’20 5

SCOT T HARDEN SENIOR PERFORMING A RT S AWA RD Katie Lansing ’20 John Philip Mintz ’20 C A R O LY N L E V E Y MUSIC AWA RD Charlotte Palmore ’20 OSBORNE MUSIC AWA RD Alex McKay ’20

1. Strategic Planning sessions 2. Alum Pieter Schoolwerth ’89 critiquing Honors Art 3. Upper School science teacher Dave Privasky speaking at faculty-senior breakfast 4.-5. Sharing pizza and popcicles with Kindergartners

T HESPIA N AWA RD Halsey Hallock ’21 Emma Williams ’20

FR ANCES LEIGH WILLIAMS JOURN A LISM AWA RD Lilly Brand ’20 Hayley Dunn ’20 Cameron Ruh ’21 Connor Yackel ’20 WEBB SENIOR SPORT SM A NSHIP AWA RD Maggie Bostain ’20 JACOBS SENIOR SPORT SM A NSHIP AWA RD Liam Bellamy ’20 REED SENIOR AT HLE TIC AWA RD Lilly Hall ’20

The following awards were announced on June 25, 2020.

GREENBAUM AWA RD – VA L EDICT ORIA NS Deven Pandya Avery Schebell ROSEMARY MEDAL Shreya Sharma LOUISE MAT TERN COLEM A N AWA RD Carter Lowe JOHNEL TATE POFFENBERGER AWA RD Mary Grace Fleming E. A NGUS POWEL L AWA RD Joseph Ascoli DR. MARTHA E. KOLBE AWA RD John Philip Mintz C H A R L E S F. W I L T S H I R E CITIZENSHIP AWA RD Mac Hester

OUT S TANDING SENIOR AT HLE T E AWA RD Trey Boll ’20 RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH / SPORT S BACK ERS SCHOL ARAT HLE T E AWA RD Gilbert Deglau ’20 Julia Edwards ’20

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Talking with alum Alexa Cecil ’12 Connecting with global partner schools Social distancing on the soccer field

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LEGACIES LIZA ABBE Mother: Jane Malbon Abbe 1984 Father: Ned Abbe IV 1980 Grandmother: Susan Gladding Cocke 1957 Grandmother: Champ Roberts Johnson 1956 GEORGE AHEARN Mother: Anne Bruce Baskerville Ahearn 1987 GRIFFIN A LV IS Father: Kevin Alvis 1984 CHARLES ARMSTRONG Father: Tiff Armstrong 1986 EMMA BL ACK WOOD Father: Terry Blackwood 1982 JACK BULL ARD Father: John Bullard 1977 ANDREW BULLOCK Father: Boyd Bullock 1985 WILL BURFORD Father: Reid Burford 1988 MARSHALL CAMPBELL Father: Sean Campbell 1984 CALEIGH DE ANE Mother: Heather Cawthon Deane 1985

2020 Graduates with Cougar Lineage

PEY TON GARST Father: Rob Ukrop 1988

JAY M AI Father: Hung Mai 1986

CHARLES GEHO Mother: Linda Martin Geho 1982 Father: Moncure Geho 1983

AV ERY M AY N A RD Father: John Gary Maynard 1986

CHRIS GR AINER Mother: Kathy Call Grainer 1980 L I L LY H A L L Father: Will Hall 1986 ELIZABETH HAMNER Father: Tom Hamner 1985 SAM HART Father: Steve Hart 1978 CARL HARTMANN Mother: Eva Morgan Hartmann 1988 CATE HILL Mother: Catherine Crooks Hill 1985 A NDRE W K AUDERS III Grandmother: Virginia Puller Dabney 1957* AUSTIN KING Mother: Jo Ellen Constine 1987 Grandmother: Adrienne Gould Constine 1955

K ATIE DUNN Father: Lex Dunn 1981

CAROLINE L ASKIN Mother: Heather Robinson Laskin 1990 Father: Glenn Laskin 1989

MARY GR ACE FLEMING Father: Rives Fleming 1983

P H I L L I P L O P E Z- D U N C A N Mother: Dr. Arielle Nicole Duncan 2001

EDAN MCDONALD Father: Malcolm McDonald 1987 BEN MELV IN, JR. Mother: Lindsey Alvis Melvin 1988 WA L K ER MIL LER Mother: Karen Myers Miller 1988 BIRD MURR AY Mother: Sarah Morano Murray 1989 CARTER OWEN Father: Duncan Owen 1986 L ATANÉ REID Mother: Lee Wallace Reid 1988 SAM RILEY Mother: Claiborne Winter Riley 1991 SARAH GARMAN ROHR Mother: Lin Luck Rohr 1993 K ATIE SCHER Father: Charley Scher 1983 CHARLIE SCHUT T Father: Chris Schutt 1987

ELI SCH WA RTZ Mother: Donna Perry 1981 Step-Grandfather: Mike Smith 1971 CAT HERINE SCH WA RZSCHILD Father: Tracy Schwarzschild 1966 CL AIRE SHAIA Father: Dr. Chip Shaia 1985 EDWA RD SINNOT T IV Father: Ned Sinnott 1986 ADDISON SMITH Father: Dr. Jody Smith 1986 T H O M A S S P I V E Y, J R .

Father: Tom Spivey 1985 J.D. SPOT TS Father: Meade Spotts 1975 RENNIE SPOT T S Father: Meade Spotts 1975 WILL THALHIMER Father: Stanton Thalhimer 1982 M AT T HE W VA N WINK L E Mother: Courtney Allen Van Winkle 1982 IZZ Y WHITAK ER Mother: Norvell Beazley Whitaker 1983 Grandmother: Mason Henley Beazley 1958 *Deceased

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COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS NORTHWEST University of Washington

As of June 16, 2020 Subject to change based on waitlist movement and circumstances related to COVID-19

NORTHEAST Amherst College Boston College (2) Dartmouth College Middlebury College (2)

MIDWEST Denison University (2) Northwestern University University of Illinois University of Michigan (2) University of Notre Dame

SOUTHEAST Campbell University Clemson University (3) Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston Davidson College (2) Duke University Elon University (2) Emory University (2) Rhodes College Rollins College Sewanee: The University of the South

WEST Stanford University University of California – Berkeley University of San Diego

SOUTHWEST Texas Christian University University of Colorado Boulder (2)

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Tulane University University of Alabama (3) University of Georgia (2) University of Miami University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill University of North Carolina – Charlotte University of South Carolina (4) University of Tennessee Vanderbilt University (2) Wake Forest University (6)

MID-ATL ANTIC American University Bridgewater College Christopher Newport University College of William and Mary (2) Dickinson College Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College George Mason University Georgetown University (3) Gettysburg College Howard University James Madison University (13) Lafayette College Marymount University New York University Pennsylvania State University Point Park University Pratt Institute Randolph-Macon College (3) Regent University Saint Joseph's University Skidmore College SUNY at Purchase College University of Mary Washington (2) University of Maryland University of Richmond (2) University of Virginia (23) Virginia Commonwealth University (2) Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech (8) Washington and Lee University

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES American University (6) Amherst College Auburn University (3) Belmont Abbey College Belmont University (2) Boston College (7) Boston University (4) Bridgewater College (3) Bucknell University (2) California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo California State University – Northridge California State University – Long Beach Campbell University Case Western Reserve University (2) Catholic University Christopher Newport University (7) Clemson University (18) Coastal Carolina University Colgate University College of Charleston (5) College of William & Mary (14) Colorado State University Connecticut College Dartmouth College Davidson College (4) Denison University (2) Dickinson College (2) Drew University Drexel University (4) Drury University Duke University (2) East Carolina University (2) Eastern Michigan University Eckerd College (2)

Elon University (15) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – FL Emerson College (2) Emory University (5) Ferrum College Fordham University (6) Franklin & Marshall College (3) Furman University (3) Gardner-Webb University George Mason University (7) George Washington University (2) Georgetown University (5) Gettysburg College (2) Hampden-Sydney College Harvard University Hendrix College Hollins University Howard University Indiana University (2) Jacksonville University James Madison University (54) John Cabot University – Italy Lafayette College Liberty University Louisiana State University Loyola University – Maryland (2) Mary Baldwin University Maryland Institute College of Art (2) Marymount University (2) McGill University – Canada Miami University – Ohio (6) Middlebury College (2) Morgan State University Mount St. Mary's University – Maryland Muhlenberg College

New York University (4) North Carolina State University (8) North Carolina Wesleyan College Northeastern University (4) Northwestern University (2) Nova Southeastern University Queen's University – Canada Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio State University (3) Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University (3) Pennsylvania State University (4) Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg Point Park University Pratt Institute Purdue University (2) Radford University (2) Randolph-Macon College (7) Regent University Rhodes College Ringling College of Art and Design Roanoke College (6) Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College (3) Rutgers University Saint Joseph's University Saint Vincent College San Francisco Conservatory of Music Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South (10) Shenandoah University (3) Skidmore College Southern Methodist University (4) Stanford University

SUNY – Purchase College SUNY – Buffalo State Syracuse University Texas Christian University (2) Tufts University Tulane University (3) University College Dublin – Ireland University of Alabama (8) University of Arizona (2) University of California – Berkeley (2) University of California – Los Angeles (2) University of California – San Diego University of Colorado – Boulder (4) University of Delaware (3) University of Florida University of Georgia (15) University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Lynchburg (2) University of Mary Washington (8) University of Maryland (4) University of Maryland-Baltimore County University of Miami (6) University of Michigan (6) University of Mississippi (8) University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (7) University of North Carolina – Charlotte (2) University of North Carolina – Wilmington (2) University of North Georgia University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh (3)

As of June 16, 2020 Subject to change based on waitlist movement

University of Puget Sound (2) University of Redlands University of Richmond (5) University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina (29) University of St. Andrews – Scotland (2) University of Tennessee (2) University of Vermont (4) University of Virginia (33) University of Washington University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University (5) Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University (14) Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech (26) Virginia Wesleyan University Wagner College Wake Forest University (11) Washington & Lee University (5) West Virginia University (3) Wofford College

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SENIORS

Honoring Our

In April, Upper School faculty and staff members surprised seniors with yard signs in honor of their graduation achievement.

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n what would have been their graduation day, Friday, May 22, Collegiate seniors received festively decorated gift boxes from Upper School faculty and staff. The boxes contained a specially designed Class of 2020 sweatshirt, Collegiate trinkets, the yearbook and a personal note from Head of School Penny B. Evins.

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he unique bond between Collegiate seniors and their Kindergarten buddies never wavered during this school year despite COVID-19.

And before their friends in the Class of 2020 ventured out into the

world, the young Cougars offered some sage advice to their older friends.

WISE WORDS

“Check out the playground because there might be a cool spot like Fort Cougar.”

“Don’t pull people’s hair.”

“Make sure to bring your toys with you to college.”

“Play board games and always brush your teeth well.”

“Study hard, make new friends and have fun.”

“You should always wear clean underwear.”

“You should be going outside.”

“Have fun and do what you want to do most.”

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“Do your homework before you go to parties.”

“Never be late for one of your tests.”

“Do more sports and remember us.”

103 North Mooreland Road Richmond, Virginia 23229

The Class of 2032 shared a special message for their buddies in the Class of 2020!

(Credit to Collegiate junior Kate Aaronson who worked with the Kindergarten teachers and students to pull this off!)