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Mission: Valentine Triples Impact in Town

In its third year, the Spiritual Life League’s Mission: Valentine project far exceeded the approximately 150 cards delivered in each of the last two years. This year, more than 450 cards were hand-made and delivered to residences and businesses around the Town of Chatham.

Two Artists Recognized with Scholastic Awards

Olive Ye ’24 and Lucia Yang ’25 have each received recognition in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, presented by the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley.

Ye’s embroidery project "Courage" was awarded a Silver Key in Expanded Projects while Yang’s photographs "Rainbow," "Alice’s Neighborhood," and "Real Flowers" earned her a Silver Key and two Honorable Mentions, respectively.

In early February, making cards was a priority for service leagues and campus clubs as the whole student body rallied around the mission. On Feb. 12 & 13, students mostly traveled by foot to deliver the cards to the Chatham community. A total of 467 cards were delivered over the course of two days including to a nearby health and rehabilitation center. This was well over the goal of 300, which in itself would have doubled last year’s total.

Souza '23 & Whatley '23 Sign National Letters of Intent

Faye Souza ’23 and Carolyn Whatley ’23 have signed National Letters of Intent to compete at the collegiate level. Souza has committed to diving at George Mason University, while Whatley has committed to riding at Wofford College.

Souza began diving just a few years ago, and competes with a club team in Greensboro, NC as well as the School team. In 2022, she traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina to participate in the First National

Open Diving Championship where she won silver medals in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions.

Whatley, a four-year Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) team member, will compete at Wofford as part of the Equestrian Team in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. This year she was in the Top 16 Intermediate riders of IEA Zone 3 by qualifying for Zone Finals.

BSU Hosts Black History Month Overnight

Chatham Hall’s Black Student Union (BSU) created and hosted an overnight in collaboration with the Lee Library and Librarian Kaykeel Dillard to celebrate Black History Month. With the theme “Black Resistance,” the event included a scavenger hunt to find items created by Black inventors, a dance/step class, soul food snacks, viewings of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Woman King, and much more.

All Chatham Hall community members were able to drop in for a little while or stay overnight in the library. Overall, more than 50 students and faculty and staff members participated. The BSU is sponsored by Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Deborah Glymph and Ms. Christa Anderson.

“We had a bunch of different, fun activities that incorporated Black History Month,” said BSU Co-President Riquel Owusu ’23. “From all of this, I hope the community understands that we are all different people, but we are all one community and we wanted to have a sense of togetherness, and for everyone to have fun.”

Eubank Named Athletic Director of the Year

The Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (VIAAA) has named Director of Athletics Jeremy Eubank as Athletic Administrator of the Year for Independent Schools.

Eubank was among nominations from across the commonwealth and received the award after a vote by past VIAAA presidents. In his time at the School, he has created opportunities for girls’ sports not just at Chatham Hall, but also within the athletic conference and state athletic association. He has overseen the addition of three new Chatham Hall interscholastic teams including diving, golf, and track and field, and the creation of a girls’ golf state tournament which will be hosted by Chatham Hall in 2024.

TuTu Turtles Win Three Awards in First FRC Season

The TuTu Turtles robotics team competed in its inaugural FIRST® Robotics Competition (as FRC Team 9003) season and was honored with three different awards. Prior to the official season, the team attended the Rumble in the Roads Robotics Competition in Newport News, Va. where it was awarded the inaugural Pre-Rookie Tenacity Award. In February at their first FRC event, the team ranked first among all rookie teams and received the Highest Rookie Seed Award. At the CHS District competition in March, the TuTu Turtles received the Rookie All Star Award. Follow the team on Instagram @frc9003 to keep up with all of their news!