The annual International Fair, where Upper School international students have the opportunity to share their native cultures, took place in the Johnson Field House on March 17.
Students from each...
Students and parents alike often wonder how tuition dollars are spent.
Headmaster Brent Bell offers his insight into the process of maintaining a school like ours and the role tuition money plays in both...
Ian Kinney has been a part of the Darlington community for over 14 years and as a "Dar-Baby", he finds his transition from middle school to upper school has been formative and
“In middle school, we...
The Growl was recently closed for the second time this year, and it has been threatened to be closed again.
After an email from Dean of Student Life Mr. Evans several weeks ago, explaining why access...
"La La Land" is not the best movie I've ever seen, but it is the best film I've seen in a while.
Premiering on Dec. 9, 2016 from the creative perspective of Damien Chazelle, "La La Land" has taken...
On the second day of Rumpus 2017, Lip Sync began at 7:30 p.m. in the Van Es Arena.
After weeks of practice, each house was given the opportunity to present one large and one small group performance...
On the second day of Rumpus 2017, Gauntlet began at 3:30 p.m. in Chris Hunter Stadium.
Two teams of six students and one faculty member from each house completed 18 total tasks ranging from...
Life as a dorm student often lacks the excitement of boarding-school themed movies...unless you're a student here. Watch as Lisa Van Susteren makes Rome, a city with plenty to offer, her home alongside...
The 2016 Presidential Election has sparked conversation all around campus.
Students have had mixed emotions about the results of the election, causing a lot of diversity of thought.
“People...
Does one vote have the power to make a difference? According to Mr. Evans, the answer is: yes.
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the first TEDx Darlington School talk was given in the Cinema Room during club period....
For over a decade now, senior retreat has been seen as one of the most anticipated events of senior year. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, members of the Class of 2017 left campus at 6:30 p.m. and had the chance to...
With this year's schedule change, our time for lunch has been formally cut by 10 minutes.
A decrease by 10 minutes seems harmless in theory, but students and adults aren't responding well to the...
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the math department hosted its second "Casino Day" in the cove. All Upper School students were invited to participate between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. The chance-based games were set-up...
On June 1, 2016, Mario Lemafa and Sia Figiel began their walk across the country at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., as an homage to western Samoa's independence, which was won on the same...
The Lady Tiger softball team played Woodland High School on August 17 and won with an 8 point lead. Their next game will be held by Darlington at 5:30 on August 18 against Cartersville High School.
Senior Annakate Cagle is ready to face a new scheduling system, her heaviest academic workload to date, dorm leaderhsip, a part time job, and college admissions in her 15th year as a Darlington student.
“I...
The theme of this year's Jabberwokk is... "You Know What".
Watch Ethan Pender, Editor in Chief of Student Publications, explain why this particular theme was chosen, show sneak peeks of the yearbook,...
114 seniors are graduating this year.
Soon enough, our campus will feel bare and current juniors will occupy the first few rows in chapel.
We will miss 114 large personalities,...
It’s hard to tell if Senator Bernie Sanders is what we need as a country, but he’s what many clearly want.
In 2004, Kanye West was an up-and-coming artist who had proven himself behind...
Every year, Darlington seniors, along with the other estimated 3.3 million U.S. high school graduates, are faced with what may be their greatest challenge thus far - college acceptance.
These...
On Wednesday, April 20th, Dr. Gio Valiante spoke to the school as part of the annual Class of '53 lectureship series.
"I thought it [the speech] was very inspiring, and I actually...
What is a story, happy or otherwise, that you remember that you feel made you into the person you are today?
“That’s a great question and like the best questions don’t have answers, so I don’t...
Did you miss Eric Känd's comedy hypnosis show last Friday? Well, here are the first 15 minutes just in case you weren't able to make it.
Beginning at 7:30pm last Friday, twenty brave souls...
Today was the first day juniors met with their college advisors. After a long selection and pairing process, all eleventh graders have been matched with one of our 15 college advisors for the upcoming...
What is a story, happy or otherwise, that you remember that you feel made you into the person you are today?
"A story that I really look back on from my life that made me into who I am today is when...
Emily Orr, Managing Editor, Darlingtonian
• January 17, 2016
On the second day of RUMPUS 2016, Saturday, Jan. 16, the annual dodgeball competition was held at 9 p.m.
Following the boys' basketball game every year, students and faculty from each set of brother/sister...
They had us in the first half, here are some tips for the second.
#1 Forget last semester. Whether you killed it or failed epically, it’s over. Done. Finito. This second semester is a fresh start,...
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Fear not, Rocky fans.
"Creed" not only fits right into the Rocky franchise, but manages to breathe life into a series that was buried alongside bell bottom jeans and afros.
In preparation before...
Click above to check out our ThingLink, an interactive look at senior Dylan Paracka’s speech in assembly on Nov. 16, 2015.
When I started thinking about this speech, I had no idea what to write....
Click above to check out our ThingLink, an interactive look at senior Selena Chen’s speech in assembly on Nov. 9, 2015.
Hi,
Delivering this speech is a big challenge for an introvert like me. I...
