Welcome to Episode 158 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas ('97) chats with Britta (Stern) Graf ('94) about her "life-changing" experience as a one-year boarding exchange student at Darlington, her

Gabrielle Culberson's ('26) Story: One Kid! One Kidney!

14 days ago 15m 36s

Welcome to Episode 157 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Dean of Students for Global Education Tara Inman talks with sophomore day student Gabrielle Culberson and her mom, Rayan Hart-Culberson, about Gabrielle's journey with kidney di

Department Head Spotlight: Kim Tunnell

21 days ago 38m 32s

Welcome to Episode 156 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Stefan Eady talks with Fine Arts Department Head Kim Tunnell about her love for the arts, what fine arts education looks like at Da

A Look at Senior Ventures

28 days ago 19m 22s

Welcome to Episode 155 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Professional Development Coordinator and head of Senior Ventures Rebekah Kinney talks with seniors David Edwards, Ava Belle Holcombe, Charlie May, and Isabella Spears about thei

A Chat with David Sewell ('75) and Laura Guth ('19)

Mar 21st, 2024 24m 7s

Welcome to Episode 154 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Director of Annual Giving Julia Thomas ('07, LD '15) talks with boarding alumnus David Sewell ('75) and his step-daughter Laura Guth ('19) about their family legacy at Darlingto

Middle Grade Trips Recap

Mar 14th, 2024 19m 57s

Welcome to Episode 153 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Director of Pre-K to 8 Hope Jones talks with sixth-grader Finley Laliberte, seventh-grader Walker Kines and eighth-grader Sterling Pollard about their week-long grade-level trip

Department Head Spotlight: Melissa Smyly

Mar 7th, 2024 26m 33s

Welcome to Episode 152 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with English Department Head Melissa Smyly about what English education looks like at Darlington, her career journey and her extracurricular invo

A Look at iPeriod

Feb 29th, 2024 19m 57s

Welcome to Episode 151 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Content Manager Maddie Chastain talks with seniors Noelle Adams and Ivan Horvat, junior Kathleen Hwang, and sophomore Ava Ann Woods about iPeriods at Darlington, why they're an

Winter Varsity Sports Recap

Feb 22nd, 2024 20m 14s

Welcome to Episode 150 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, senior boarding student Mary Covington talks with varsity coaches Garvin Edwards (wrestling), Andrea Frazier (swim/dive), Melissa Smyly (basketball cheerleading), Mark Tunnell (

A Chat with Banks Mattingly ('11)

Feb 15th, 2024 22m 43s

Welcome to Episode 149 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas ('97) talks with Banks Mattingly ('11) about his boarding experience at Darlington, his involvement in the arts both by the Lakeside and be

Career Day Keynote by Dwight Hutchins ('82)

Feb 8th, 2024 24m

Welcome to Episode 148 of The Darlington Podcast! In this special Career Day episode, listen to Dwight Hutchins ('82), senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, give his Career Day keynote address on Jan. 29. In it, h

Producing "Chicago: Teen Edition"

Feb 1st, 2024 28m 13s

Welcome to Episode 147 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Theatre Director Shelley Daniel talks with seniors J.R. Johnson, Seidy Pichardo, Kathryn Wilson, Kimberly Johnston and Xiya Burton about the Darlington Players' upcoming winter

A Chat with Bill Gilliland ('76)

Jan 25th, 2024 22m 40s

Welcome to Episode 146 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Director of Annual Giving Julia Thomas talks with boarding alumnus Bill Gilliland ('76) about his Darlington story, from his favorite memories to his family's boarding legacy. C

RUMPUS Preview

Jan 18th, 2024 22m 8s

Welcome to Episode 145 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Upper School administrative assistant Terar Everhart ('13) talks with dorm students Aden Davis, Michael Kearns, Meritt Reed, Phoebe Wilson, and day students Jack Bell and Ava Be

Service Beyond Self in the Community

Jan 11th, 2024 33m 38s

Welcome to Episode 144 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Upper School history teacher Heather Shores talks with seniors Noelle Adams, Jennifer Hughes, Eva Mosley, Seidy Pichardo, Taylor Zhang, and sophomore Rayna Lee about Service Bey

Department Head Spotlight: Al Shorey

Jan 4th, 2024 27m 49s

Welcome to Episode 143 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Stefan Eady talks with Math Department Head Al Shorey about his transition from serving as a lieutenant colonel in the military to

Year in Review

Dec 28th, 2023 34m 19s

Welcome to Episode 142 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with Dean of Student Life Brant Evans, Director of Athletics Eddie Guth and Director of Fine Arts Kim Tunnell. Together, they recap the 2023 cale

Holidays Around the World

Dec 21st, 2023 19m 26s

Welcome to Episode 141 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Dean of Students for Global Education Tara Inman talks with Elika Lamtar Mohammadi ('24), Moa Berglund ('25), Kathleen Hwang ('25) and Sammy Lewis ('26) to talk about their holi

Darlington Through a New Student's Eyes

Dec 14th, 2023 21m 23s

Welcome to Episode 140 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Mark Tunnell, associate director of day admission in grades 6-12, talks with fifth-grader Georgia Elrod, sixth-grader CJ Roper, freshman day student Cora Fannin and freshman boa

A Chat with Jennie Wright ('99, LD '16)

Dec 7th, 2023 30m 10s

Welcome to Episode 139 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Director of Alumni Relations Vicki Vincent chats with Jennie Wright ('99, LD '16) about her family legacy at Darlington, her experience as a boarding student and her career jour

Department Head Spotlight: Cristy Baldwin

Nov 30th, 2023 33m 24s

Welcome to Episode 138 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Stefan Eady talks with World Languages Department Head Cristy Baldwin about her teaching background, what she loves about Darlingto

Thankful for Our Boarding Community

Nov 23rd, 2023 21m 55s

Welcome to Episode 137 of The Darlington Podcast! In this special Thanksgiving episode, Upper School Administrative Assistant Terar Everhart ('13, LD '23) talks with boarding students Agatha Blocker ('25), Mina Zoroe ('25), John Courtnay ('26),

A Chat with Katie (Flint) Smith ('09)

Nov 16th, 2023 25m 22s

Welcome to Episode 136 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, Director of Alumni Relations Vicki Vincent chats with Katie (Flint) Smith ('09) about her experiences as a four-year boarding student at Darlington, her career path and how she

Fall Varsity Sports Recap

Nov 9th, 2023 40m 49s

Welcome to Episode 135 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, senior boarding student Mary Covington talks with varsity coaches Brant Evans (cross country), Wayne Groves (football), Anna Harris (softball), Christina Kopp (volleyball) and M

Department Head Spotlight: Owen Kinney

Nov 2nd, 2023 19m 59s

In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with Science Department Head Owen Kinney about his history at Darlington, his goals as department head, and much more. This is the first in a new series highlighting each of Darlington's departme