My brain and my body were at war. I was too tired for where I was on the course. My muscles were working too hard for what they were producing. Each foot fall felt like crashing into sludge, and pulling my feet out for another step felt impossible. My lungs were on fire, heating my entire body to the point that I didn't notice the bite of early November wind across my cheeks. Even as I understood that my goal was out of reach, I pushed forward.
Topics: Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall, Athletics, Rewrite Your Story
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School celebrated the opening of The Landry Center on Saturday, May 31st, marking the completion of the largest capital campaign in the independent school's 197-year history.
The ribbon-cutting followed the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025, and drew alumni, parents, trustees, and community members to witness the unveiling of the School's newest academic building.
Topics: Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall, Alumni, Running Brook Camps
After a rainy morning, the clouds cleared, and the sun began to shine just as the Wilkins Hall bell began its 52 rings. The bell signals the 52 graduates of the Class of 2025 to begin their traditional walk over the hill to Morgan Lawn for the start of the School’s 197th Commencement ceremony.
Topics: Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall, Alumni, Graduation
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School Announces Sara Wilson as 2025 Commencement Speaker
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School (CH-CH) is pleased to announce that Sara Wilson, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 31st.
Topics: Graduation
At Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall, theatre students proudly sport letter jackets, which are earned after their sixth show on campus. Although this is perhaps the most obvious symbol that theatre is considered a team sport on campus, it is only the outermost layer of everything going on behind the scenes.
Topics: Visual and Performing Arts
On the day of the Faculty-Student Ultimate Frisbee game, Luke DiOrio ‘10 stormed the field with seven friends. It was Luke’s birthday, and he was not only the avid organizer of this event but also the Ultimate Frisbee coach on campus, so his enthusiasm was understandable. “I worried no one would show up!” he confesses, but that worry quickly faded as faculty and fellow alumni arrived in droves to take on the students in friendly but fierce competition.
Topics: Teacher Spotlight, Alumni
The GwinnLandry Family Challenge Pledges $250k in Matching Gifts to Inspire Leadership Giving
CH-CH is excited to announce that the GwinnLandry Family Challenge, supported by the Landry Family Foundation, has pledged to match up to $250k in leadership gifts to the Growing Minds, Growing Community Capital Campaign.
Engineering the Force: Aaron Codrington ‘21 Brings Lightsabers to Life at Olin College
The Alumni Office recently got wind of an exciting project brewing not in a galaxy far far away, but just down the road at Olin College, where alumnus Aaron Codrington '21 was hard at work on a real retractable lightsaber. We caught up with Aaron, and learned he's up to a lot more than that, too!
Pictured from left to right: Aaron Codrington '21, Madie Tong and Jacob Uy
Topics: Alumni
Anyone who walks into my Morgan Hall office will immediately be struck by a life-size cardboard cutout of landscape painter and childhood favorite Bob Ross, a giant campus master planning map, CH-CH family gifts from travels across the globe, leadership lessons from Ted Lasso, and a rainbow of colored sticky notes adorning a large section of wall space reserved for our annual SWOT analysis derived from the Parent Satisfaction Survey.
Topics: Leadership, Empathy
Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask About Private School Financial Aid (Answered!)
Navigating the world of private school financial aid can feel overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re curious about how financial aid works, wondering what schools look for in applications, or trying to determine your eligibility, we’re here to help you get the answers you need.
Topics: Admissions