Webb School of Knoxville

See you soon, macaroon!

Today, we closed the books on the 2025-26 Lower School year with a beloved closing ceremony tradition featuring our fifth graders and kindergarteners singing “See you later!”

Wishing you a wonderful summer, Spartans!

That’s a wrap on the 2025-26 school year for our Middle School. Happy summer, Spartans!

A little (or a lot) of rain couldn’t dampen our middle schoolers’ spirits on field day. Teams sloshed their way through Name That Tune, Family Feud, gotcha, volleyball, Gaga, kickball, water relays, water tag, capture the flag, soccer, Spikeball, and the slip ‘n’ slide with lots of laughter and camaraderie. Pop into our stories to hear it straight from our students and teachers.

It’s a three-peat for the girls’ track & field team! Yesterday, they won the DII AA state championship for the third consecutive year. Three Spartans took home individual state titles as well as the 4x800 Spartan relay team:
Lacy Young: 100m & 200m
Calysta Garmer: 1600m
Jazzlyn Garmer: 3200m
Carolina Areheart, Jazzlyn Garmer, Emma Cissna, & Gideon Bradford: 4x800m

Congratulations, Spartans!

Congratulations to sophomore Lucien Crane on being named the 2026 Tennessee Theatre Marquee Award Outstanding Lead Actor. Lucien will head to NYC for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmy Awards) on June 22. The Jimmy Awards are a national celebration of outstanding student achievement, recognizing individual artistry in vocal, dance, and acting performance and elevating the importance of theatre arts education in schools. The 2026 Jimmy Awards anticipates welcoming 116 nominees, including Lucien, from 58 cities across the country as they make their debuts on a Broadway stage. Break a leg, Lucien!

The Class of 2026 has crossed an important milestone, and what a journey it has been.

This class leaves Webb with more than knowledge gained in classrooms. They leave with friendships formed over years, resilience built through challenges, memories woven into the life of this community, and the character to lead meaningful lives beyond our campus.

At yesterday’s ceremony, we heard from Robert and Julie Webb’s daughters, Susie Reis ‘71 and Julia Bland ‘69, who shared the history and intentions behind their parents’ founding of Webb School. We also heard reflections from valedictorian Sybella Crane and salutatorian Ben Vickers as they addressed their classmates one final time. We recognized Rob Frost ‘86 with the Robert Webb Service Award for outstanding service and leadership to the Webb community. And the two highest award honors were bestowed to Malvika Singh ( Margaret and Leonard Scheuermann Trophy) and Murphy Di**le (Dr. S. J. Chapman Memorial Award).

After receiving their diplomas, each graduate collected a selected book gifted by Webb School, continuing a graduation tradition that dates back to the founding of the school itself.

Webb graduates will be heading to 64 colleges and universities across the country. Some will be a few miles away while others will be thousands of miles away. No matter where they roam, we know they will carry with them the lessons learned here: stay curious, lead with confidence and character, act with kindness, civility, integrity, and discipline, stay “hungry and humble,” pursue passions, and take responsibility for living an honorable life.

Congratulations, Class of 2026. Once a Spartan, always a Spartan.