The Darlington Podcast

Welcome to Episode 105 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of Thornwood House Elizabeth Bruce ('03) talks with senior Christa Twyman, Thornwood head day prefect, and junior Sydnee Barndt, Thornwood head dorm prefect. They talk about Thornwood House culture, the relationship between day and dorm students and more. This is the fifth episode...

In this special episode, listen to Dr. Ángel Cabrera, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, give his address as the 19th speaker in Darlington's annual Class of 1953 Lectureship Series. Cabrera is the first native of Spain to serve as president of an American university. In his address, he shares wisdom from his life for students as they look forward to college and...

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Director of Fine Arts Kim Tunnell talks with Orchestra Director Annie Camp, Band Teacher Damon Harvey, freshman Gracie Cowan and senior Jack Quandt. Together, they talk about band and orchestra, programs that start as early as third grade at Darlington, and how instrumental education provides students...

Welcome to Episode 102 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Director of Alumni Relations Vicki Vincent chats with Beth (Hackett) Pride ('87) about her Darlington experience and the influence it had on her life, her career journey and her most recent creative project, a multimedia project and book titled "The CommonWealth of Kentucky Project."  Click here for comple...

Welcome to Episode 101 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, senior day student Ryland Scott talks with varsity coaches Garvin Edwards (wrestling), Leigh Hadaway (swim and dive), Mark Tunnell (girls' basketball) and Nathan West (boys' basketball) about the winter athletic season at Darlington. You'll hear a little bit about each team and their highlights of the wint...

Welcome to Episode 100 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas ('97) talks with fellow boarding alumni Scott Dozier ('73), Calista (Harden) Smith ('95, LD '18), Kristen Rachels ('05, LD '16) and Smith Wheeler ('19) in celebration of this year's 100th anniversary of boarding at Darlington School. Darlington welcomed its first group of 30 boa...

Welcome to Episode 99 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of Neville House Joe Pitts talks with seniors Noah Morris, Neville head dorm prefect, and Braden Bell, Neville head day prefect. They talk about Neville House culture, the life skills they're gaining as dorm leaders and more. This is the fourth episode in a series highlighting each of the six resi...

Welcome to Episode 98 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Director of Theatre Shelley Daniel talks with Tommy Cowan, J.R. Johnson, Kimberly Johnston, Orafiri Koko, Annika Patel, Seidy Pichardo and Kathryn Wilson about this year's production of "Lucky Stiff." They give listeners an inside glimpse into what the musical is about and what to look forward to this weekend, while shari...

Welcome to Episode 97 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with several Darlington alumni who have gone on to successful collegiate athletic careers. He chats with Trinity Andrews ('21) of Oregon State University gymnastics, Cade Brock ('20) of the University of Georgia football team and Russell Shealy ('18), a recent graduate of Syracuse Univ...

Welcome to Episode 96 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas ('97) chats with Karley ('16) and Seth ('16) Parker in celebration of Valentine's Day. The Parkers share their own love story that began in Mr. Hudson's freshman chemistry class, and then they read submissions from other Darlington alumni who are also married to Darlington alumni. It'...

Welcome to Episode 95 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Director of Pre-K to 8 Hope Jones talks with Director of Fine Arts Kim Tunnell, Theatre Director Shelley Daniel, Choral Director Alex Johnson and Pre-K to 8 Music Teacher Caitlyn Terry. Together, they talk about performing arts in the Pre-K to 8 and how performance opportunites and arts education provides all&nb...

Welcome to Episode 94 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of Regester House Kim Bell talks with seniors Michelle White, Regester head dorm prefect, and Kate Scott, Regester head day prefect. They talk about Regester House's unique personality, their favorite house traditions and more. This is the third episode in a series highlighting each of the si...

Welcome to Episode 93 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Director of Annual Giving Julia Thomas ('07, LD '15) chats with Kate Flory ('17) about her Darlington experience, her college and career journey and how she continues to give back and stay plugged into Darlington.  Click here for complete show notes >>

Welcome to Episode 92 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Dean of Student Life Brant Evans talks with senior day students Connor Brown and Georgeanna Demspey and junior day student Asa Shepard about their involvement in dorm life at Darlington, specifically the annual house competition, RUMPUS. The students share some of their favorite RUMPUS memories and how the competition has...

Welcome to Episode 91 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management Matthew Peer talks with Darlington's Cornwell Scholars, boarding seniors Emma Adams and Mika Lynn and sophomore Nixon Prior. They chat about the their involvement and the opportunities that the Cornwell Scholarship has provided them at Darlington.  Click here for com...

Welcome to Episode 90 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with academic department chairs Christy Baldwin (world languages), Brian Inman (history), Owen Kinney (science), Al Shorey (math) and Melissa Smyly (English). Together, they recap the 2022 calendar year, sharing accomplishments and noteworthy moments from within their departments, their ext...

Welcome to Episode 89 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Dean of Students for Global Education Tara Inman talks with boarding juniors Iva Hadzi-Mihailovic and Orafiri Koko and senior Noah Morris about the holiday traditions in their home countries as they prepared to celebrate with their families over winter break. They share about their favorite traditions and memories an...

Welcome to Episode 88 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas chats with brothers Seth ('16) and Luke ('17) Parker. They chat about their Darlington experience, life after Darlington, what it's like working for their family business, Parker Systems, and more.  Click here for complete show notes >>

Welcome to Episode 87 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Head of Moser House Doug Hamil talks with seniors Ebuka Obioha, Moser head dorm prefect, and Joey Kight, Moser head day prefect. They talk about Darlington's house system, the role of head prefects, their weekly Moser Meals and more. This is the second episode in a new series highlighting each of the six residential...

Welcome to Episode 86 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, senior day student Ryland Scott talks with varsity coaches Tommy Atha (football), Brant Evans (cross country), Christina Kopp (volleyball), Matt Larry (softball) and Melissa Smyly (football cheerleading) about the fall athletic season at Darlington. You'll hear a little bit about each team and their highlights of the...

Welcome to Episode 85 of The Darlington Podcast!   In this special Thanksgiving episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with several longtime members of the Darlington Community about their reflections on thankfulness. Bell is joined by History Department Chair Brian Inman, Chief Advancement Officer Julie Lucas, senior day student Belle Brooks, senior boarding student Noah Morris a...

Welcome to Episode 84 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Cassidy Carter, director of development in the Advancement Office, talks with Mark Rogers ('94, LD '12), deputy general counsel at Mohawk Industries. They chat about Rogers' career, from serving the military to practicing law. He offers career and life advice that he shared with Darlington students at Career Day 2022...

Welcome to Episode 83 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Stefan Eady talks with Director of the Teaching and Learning Center Jessica Laliberte. They do a deep dive into Darlington's Teaching and Learning Center, including what its resources are, how to obtain accomodations and more. Laliberte also touches on her passion for bra...

In this episode, Head of Cooper House Becks Nolin talks with seniors Emma Adams, Cooper head dorm prefect, and Mollie Sabourin, Cooper head day prefect. They chat about Cooper House culture, RUMPUS, weekend activities for residential students and more. This episode is the first in a new series highlighting each of the six residential houses on campus. This episode was recorded on Friday, Oct....

Welcome to Episode 81 of The Darlington Podcast!  In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management Matthew Peer talks with Director of Soccer Academy Chad Liddle, and new members of the Soccer Academy freshmen Preston Duval of George Town, Cayman Islands and Savannah Palmer of Calhoun, Ga. They chat about their experience as new freshmen on the team...