Congratulations to Noah Clancy ’26, who announced through his Instagram that he has committed to run cross country and track for Iona University. 

Noah is from Maggie Valley, N.C., and the eighth Christ School senior to make a college sports commitment. 

The roll call of NBA players who've come through the Greenie Dome in the past includes two-time MVP Stephen Curry, Zion Williamson, and of course, all three Plumlee brothers (Miles ’08, Mason ’09, and Marshall ’11).

Chances are good that someone involved in next weekend’s Nike EYBL Scholastic event will be next.
 

Developing the Whole Boy for the world that awaits him.

In jest, we talk about life beyond the Shell Station at the far end of Christ School Road. The Global Studies Program has much greater ambitions, ones that aren’t restricted by geographic borders or language barriers.

Christ School will welcome acclaimed musician Tall Tall Trees, the stage name of composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Savino, to campus on February 25 for a day of performance, collaboration, and instruction exploring the global and Appalachian roots of the banjo.

Charles Bethea remembers tiny fragments from a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in his 20s. What helps crystallize the rest can be found in a personal journal he kept while covering the 2,100 miles from Georgia to Maine. 

WINSTON-SALEM – A trusty pair of running shoes, check. Cold-weather gear from head-to-toe, check. Snow shovel, check. 

Last week, while others were rejoicing in the 6 inches of snow that fell over Winter Break, Brooks Barbee ’27 saw nothing but a deterrent between him and a long run. 

David Gaines ’26 broke out a double-necked guitar in 2026, a mic drop moment in and of itself.

Wood Lovell ’28 copped Jimi Hendrix’s iconic look and behind-the-back playing with another one of Saturday’s bands. Mike Burgos Resendiz ’28 went a more personal route for his solo performance, singing in Spanish and playing a traditional Mexican 12-string guitar. And finally, the international duo of Ethan Christie ’27 and Johnny Barlas ’28 stole Christ School’s portion of the show with a heartfelt ballad belted out by a Greenie football player.

Henry Cronlund ’27 strings together metaphors with a free-flowing ease and thematic goal in mind. 

Self-publishing his first book of fictional poetry, “Acute Psychotic Break,” was the laborious side of being an author that stressed him the most.   

Before sending off the boys for Winter Break, Dean of Students Drew Hyche '94, Dean of Residential Life Wesley Shelmire, and Dean of Student Development Wyatt Long announced the monthly Residential and Student Life Awards in Friday’s assembly.  

One national championship does not make Indiana University a football school. 

If touring Bloomington did not do the trick, Trevor Manhertz ’26 surely knew he was joining a college basketball blue blood program Wednesday when social media lit up with news of his verbal commitment to the Hoosiers. 

Ordinations are not a popularity contest, but if they were?

Chaplain Peter Hartwig had about 400 amplified voices and equally as many sets of hands applauding his ordination as a Deacon. 

How can you not be intrigued by a visitor to campus named Ninja Picasso?

It’s actually the alias of Greenville, S.C., multidisciplinary artist Nick Burns, whose work on large-scale murals can be seen all throughout South Carolina and as far west as California. 

From the trails and track in Arden to footing on a national stage, Christ School cross country has covered some ground recently. 

The statistics are unbiased and well-documented by now. The best individual runner in state history (Rocky Hansen ’23) comes from the same high school as North Carolina’s all-time fastest team (the 2025 Greenies).  

It can’t be a coincidence. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association agrees. 

The USTFCCCA has named Christ School’s Randy Ashley as its 2025 N.C. Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year. 

DAYTON, Ohio – Christ School coach Erasto Hatchett tells his players to rejoice in each other’s success. 

Even the Long Green Line is only as strong as its weakest link. 

The camaraderie and some superhuman shooting from Trevor Manhertz ’27 melded Monday into a historic breakthrough for the Greenies in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee game. 

“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

One of the many quotable gems from Dr. King is essential to Christ School’s DNA and our mission to produce educated men of good character, prepared for both scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society.

From how to change a tire to proper social etiquette, the new Modern Life Skills program covers a myriad of things the boys need to know, things that are not always taught in a regular school curriculum. 

God’s grace was shining down on St. Joseph’s Chapel this morning. 

What an indescribable honor and a blessing it was to have Bishop William Willimon P’94 be our guest for the Holy Eucharist service. 

Triple platinum!

The Rule of Threes says it’s neither luck, nor a coincidence. It’s now a pattern of sustained academic excellence and rigor for Christ School after receiving the highest possible designation (Platinum) on the AP School Honor Roll again for the third year in a row. 

Picture if you will a military bomber flying low enough to squeeze between Asheville City Hall and another government building. The aircraft, banked at 60 degrees, “buzzed the tower” similar to the daring stunt that Tom Cruise’s character Maverick performs in the “Top Gun” movies. 

Only this is not fiction. There is a monument to this pilot and this August 14, 1943 event in downtown Asheville. 

Robert Morgan ’36 had returned home as a war hero, only seven years after graduating from Christ School. He was flying the Memphis Belle on a national tour to sell war bonds when Robert made a low pass through town on his way to another stop in Ohio.

New year, new brothers.

As we jump enthusiastically into 2026, the 126th year of operation for Christ School, it's fitting and a great pleasure to welcome six new students into the community.