Highland School Alumni

Thanks to all the alumni who came out to the Wall of Fame event at Thursday's games in the Gary W. Leake Gymnasium. GO HAWKS!

What a treat it was to have the gym packed with alumni for last night's Wall of Fame celebration. Here's a photo with as many alums as Coach Leake could corral after the varsity boys' big win over St. Anne's Belfield.

Congratulations to this year's class of eleven Wall of Fame honorees, thanks to all the alumni who attended the event, and GO HAWKS!

Join us for the Wall of Fame Ceremony on Thursday, December 19, 2024 in the Gary W. Leake Gymnasium. We'll be honoring 11 alums who have gone on to play sports at the NCAA level!

The ceremony will take place at halftime of the boys' varsity basketball game against STAB. Should be a great time and a great celebration of our alumni. We hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for Highland's annual Wall of Fame Ceremony coming up on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at halftime of the boys' varsity basketball game in the Gary W. Leake Gymnasium. This year, we're hosting a triple header with varsity girls, JV boys, and varsity boys games starting at 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 7:00 PM respectively.

We'll honor 11 alumni who have gone on to play a sport at the NCAA level. Please feel free to come early to mingle with faculty, coaches, and fellow alums. Should be a full house!

Here are this year's recipients:

Nate Dulevitz '22
Ed Wagner '21
Lily Lerman '22
Jackson Gimbel '22
Adam Dressler '20
Eric Wilson '21
Griffin Carroll '22
Connor McCauley '22
Juliana Silvernale '22
Jed Page '2020
Charlotte Rodgers ‘21

Help us cheer on our current athletes in what will be a critical early-season game. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Check out this article about experiential learning at Highland School. Written by senior Ally Blunt '25, this is the first of several articles Ally will be writing that will appear in Country Zest & Style magazine in the coming months!

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Savarna Pahari '17 came back to campus to talk about the importance of mentors and mentoring. Check out all the details in the link below:

Thanks to Josh Sabol '19 for his recent campus visit to speak with some of our Upper School students. Check out the story in the link below!

Thank you to Hunter Hearsey '23 for helping Highland Key Club members transport items from our Hurricane Helene relief drive last week!

Thank you, Highland Community, for your absolutely amazing display of generosity, service, and global perspective this past week. We were astonished by each division's quick and supportive response to the drive for those affected by Hurricane Helene.

Key Club members Rowan ‘28, Izzie '27, and Taylor ‘26 helped deliver three vehicles worth of donations to the drop-off spot this weekend. They were joined by Hunter Hearsey ‘23 who has been home since evacuating Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, attending school online until she can return for in-person classes.

Key Club is also using proceeds from their Monday lunch fundraiser to make donations to organizations providing relief throughout the region impacted by Helene. Many, many thanks to all who donated so generously!

The 32nd annual Highland Classic will take place this Friday, October 11, at Fauquier Springs Country Club. We hope to see you there supporting our school!

Thank you to our final VIP sponsor for this year's Highland Classic, Tailored Move!

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Thank you, Tailored Move, for supporting our golf tournament this year!

Thank you to our Golf Tournament VIP sponsors! Will we see YOU on the course this Friday?

Thank you to another one of our VIP Highland Classic sponsors, John Paul Design Build!

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Thank you again to John Paul Design Build for their support of the Highland Classic this year!

Congratulations to Coach Michelle (Perry) Pais '01 on a fantastic accomplishment for her Cross Country team earlier this week! There's no greater joy than seeing Hawks old and new fly together to great heights!💙💛

Thanks to Walteric for their VIP sponsorship of the Highland Classic!

Introducing our second Highland Classic VIP sponsor, Walteric, LLC, a performance consulting firm specializing in the intersection of emotional agility and peak performance.

With Walteric, your team can maximize productivity using a performance-based development methodology informed by cutting-edge academic research. Walteric's approach is to meet your team where they are, tailor workshops to their unique operating environment, and provide them with the tools and support to realize their capacity to withstand whatever life throws at them. To learn more about their offerings, visit walteric.com.

Thank you again to Walteric for their generous support of the Highland Classic this year!

Are you attending the Highland Classic next Friday? Over the next few days, we're thanking our sponsors for making the tournament possible! We hope to see you at the course for a day full of friends, fun, and great golf!

With the 32nd Annual Highland Classic just around the corner on Friday, October 11, we'd like to thank our fantastic sponsors for their support. Over the next few days, we'll be highlighting the sponsors who make our tournament possible!

First up, thank you to Domino's Pizza in Warrenton, one of our four VIP sponsors. Their delicious pies are made fresh, and they've always got amazing deals. Check out their page now to take advantage of their 50% off offer when you order online!

Thank you again to Domino's for their support of the golf tournament this year. We can't wait to see you there on Friday, October 11!

Recognize any of our amazing alumni in the most recent edition of the Fauquier Times? Click the article link below to read interviews with four outstanding young Highland graduates starting their medical school journeys this fall, several of whom have been featured on our page recently!

Thanks to Savarna Pahari '17, Blake Bogin '18, Addie (Norden) Santana '18, and Maddie Kidd '19 for being willing to sit for these interviews, and best of luck as you take the first steps in your medical careers!

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Thanks to Drew for chatting with us about his current PhD work! We 💙 our Piedmont Scholars!

Next week one of our most illustrious alumni, the Fauquier County legend herself, Hope Porter, will turn 100! Happy birthday, Hope!

We'll be hosting an event honoring Hope at Highland on September 29th. Click to read the article and get all the details!

Hope Porter turning 100; Citizens for Fauquier County to honor its founder Sept. 29 Hope Porter, who many think of as the soul of Fauquier and is famous for stopping a major development in Warrenton, is turning 100 -- and the organization she founded

Congratulations to Addie (Norden) Santana '18 on starting her Med School journey at West Virginia University School of Medicine this year. Addie graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry last year and began her classes at WVU a few months ago in July. Fun fact: Addie started out as an EMT with the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company before she was even a Highland graduate!

See any familiar faces in her photos? Her dad, David Norden, is an 8th grade Highland alum from the Class of 1974, and her mother, Renee Norden, was a long-time college counselor here. Once a Hawk, always a Hawk! Congratulations again, Addie!💙💛

Congrats to Blake Bogin from the Class of 2018 on an amazing accomplishment! After finishing her first several weeks of Med School at George Washington University, she participated in their "white coat ceremony," one of the most exciting rites of passage for a future MD.

With so many fantastic Highland graduates starting their Med School journeys, we know our future is in GREAT hands!

If you've got photos to share from your recent first day of school, send them our way and we'll share them with the Highland community!