Noble intentions to serve your country through the U.S. service academies often runs head-on into the admissions process, which is painfully extensive, hyper competitive, and largely unforgiving. 

To wit, the acceptance rate to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) is 12.5 percent, only slightly lower than the U.S. Air Force Academy (14.1). 

Meet your two newest Greenies to make the cut. 

Cadet John Barton ’25 is home for Spring Break from West Point and was part of Tuesday’s Service Academies Lunch & Learn in the Bradshaw Room where he got to speak to a room full of Greenies that included Easton Hoffert ’26, who recently got his appointment into the U.S. Air Force Academy. 

Charisma, energy, and religious conviction translate everywhere. 

Nobles Darby has preached to meeting rooms filled with some of the world’s greatest athletes. He brought that same presence to the Father Kirk Brown Outdoor Chapel on Tuesday morning. 

Mr. Darby is a pastor in residence all this week leading up to Good Friday and the start to Easter Break. 

Four impactful and time-honored pillars – Academic Rigor, Leadership, Spirituality, and the Dignity of Manual Labor – make Christ School the most formative place for boys seeking education and growth. 

The four pillars interweave with one another harmoniously for much of the year, as they should, but one stands alone in the present moment. 

Holy Week? Say no more. 
 

Civics above politics. 

Releasing a nonpartisan mobile app in 2026 may be very much at odds with the tribalism that dominates today’s political discourse. 

Filling that chasm between the left, the right, and independents for informational purposes helps explain the early success of Delilah, which has been one of the country’s top-200 free downloadable apps since its launch two months ago. 

Predetermined molds run contrary to everything we believe in at Christ School.

Boys are given the freedom to maturate into young men of character at their own pace and in their own unique ways. Still, there is great worth in identifying prospective students who represent our ideals in all aspects of their educational experience through the Krieger Leadership Scholars program.

Four KLS finalists and their families were on campus February 26-27 to interview and learn more about the school, and of that group, this year’s winners are Thomas Wright ’30 of Simpsonville, S.C., and Court Beason ’30 of Durham, N.C.

Jackson Cancel ’26 of Christ School has won a Student Emmy Award in the Interview/Discussion category at the 2026 Southeast Student Production Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

BOSTON — All-Americans, all of them!

Dallas Reeves ‘27, Reynolds Young ‘27, Noah Clancy ‘26, and Brooks Barbee ‘27 shined under the bright lights Saturday night, racing to a runner-up spot on the podium and state record in the 4-mile relay at the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet.

There are a lot of ways to describe the impact that Madden Collins ’25 had on the American University basketball program. 

The statistics remove all the gray area.

From his home country of Nigeria to Christ School to Harvard and finally Saint Joseph’s University.

What a ride the sport of basketball has given Justice Ajogbor ’20, and it’s not over yet. 

MARION – With a name like the Frostbite Frenzy, the organizers of last Thursday’s track meet at McDowell High School did not expect conducive weather for sprinting. 

It’s March after all, a month when many athletes are still shaking off the winter doldrums and essentially starting from square one in terms of their strength and fitness.

Myles Murphy ’27 was having none of that. 

The Wall Street Journal headline reads: “The Burger King President Who Took a Bite out of McDonald’s” without any sensationalism.

More from the WSJ about how Christ School alumnus and Board of Trustees member Tom Curtis ‘81 has been thrust into the national spotlight with a recent advertising campaign that has gone viral on social media. 

Students at Christ School have earned five nominations for the 2026 Southeast Emmy Student Production Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

Most notably, our students swept the Interview/Discussion category, earning all three nominations — ensuring the award will be won by a Christ School production. 

Wanderlust with a conscious purpose.  

Greenies like Cole Lewis ’26 will never get enough credit for inspiring the creation of the Global Studies Program.

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - Twenty-eight hurdles. Seven water jumps. One state record. 

Brooks Barbee ’27 took the name of Saturday’s Spring into the Season track meet quite literally, zipping through the quirky 2,000-meter steeplechase in 5 minutes, 54.78 seconds. 

Matt Seely '14 works in mergers and acquisitions, so he knows the playbook for salesmanship – analysis, strategic thinking, negotiation, and due diligence. 

Every once in a while, the tactical parts of Matt’s profession intersect with genuine feeling. 

Two integral pieces of Christ School soccer’s first state championship run haven’t played their final game together as teammates. 

Congratulations to midfielder Taz Kasambara ’26 and defender Clayton Butler ’26 for their verbal commitments to NorthWest Arkansas Community College.  

Even a one-man band takes it up a notch with a few Greenies added to the mix. 

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.