Nostalgia was not the motivating factor for Doug Colvard ’06. Nor was Wednesday morning’s visit to campus part of a promotional tour for his new book, “Pivot Points: Living a Purpose Oriented Life.”  

Rather, Doug told students that his talk in Pingree Auditorium was about paying it forward as a Greenie.

“Why am I here? I’m you guys, just 15-20 years in the future. I learned a thing or two about life and figured I would share with you,” Doug said.

Underclassmen often sit and wait their turn.

Lex Long ‘21 is way ahead of schedule.

Aydan White ’20 has put himself and Christ School football in the national conversation like never before since a breakout game Saturday night for N.C. State University. The Wolfpack defeated Texas Tech, 27-14, in Raleigh before a sold-out crowd and ESPN TV audience. 

Hunter Vines ’18 throws himself into his workouts every day, not to spite the haters. 

Rather, the motivation is to prove all the people right who took a chance on him at Christ School, and later as his lacrosse career has flourished at High Point University.

Hampton Haney ‘12 proudly stood next to a practice green at the Waynesville (N.C.) Inn and Golf Club last week, explaining that the putting surface is made of the finest bentgrass on the market.

“This is a special place. I took my first steps here and I’ve played here all my life,” Hampton said.

“It’s like everything has come full circle.”

John Fulkerson ’16 may be a folk hero around Knoxville.

But he will always be fondly known as “Sticks” to those who crossed paths with the affable forward from 2014 to 2016.

However you remember him, John’s basketball days are far from done.

Max Brie ’18 wants to play matchmaker.

Actually, his new app called Dalorum is designed to do that for college athletes in search of the right companies to maximize their earning potential through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals.

Dalorum launches this summer and Max already has more than 450 athletes signed up, including some Olympians.

Time flies when you run as fast as Jack Cross ’22.

Less than a month after graduating from Christ School, Jack won Sunday morning's River Arts District Half Marathon in Asheville as a 17-year-old with a course-record time (1 hour, 14 minutes and 16 seconds).

No matter how breathless the scenery may be, the miles take their toll.

It will have been three months Wednesday since Trevor Murrah ’16 gathered his supplies and the will to start a 2,200-mile quest in Springer Mountain, Ga.

The Christ School alumnus is chasing one of the Holy Grails of outdoor recreation – to hike the Appalachian Trail in its entirety.

No one knows Christ School soccer better than Guy Campbell ’00.

He has been involved with the program as a coach or player for 16 years now, striving to give every Greenie the same positive experience that he had, on and off the field.

Coach Campbell is not only proud of the past, but excited about what the future holds as Christ School’s Soccer Program Director. The position includes head-coaching duties for a varsity team that won nine games without any seniors in 2021.

There is no physical manifestation of a Greenie, a school mascot if you will.

But if there were, you would have to imagine he would look a lot like Dan Stevenson ’72, P’15.

Since being established six years ago, the Asheville City Soccer Club has captured the imagination and devotion of sports fans in western North Carolina.

Guy Campbell ’00, P’24, P'26 has been involved from the very beginning.

Jackson Hipp ‘18 has relished every plate appearance, every fly ball he has chased down in the outfield for the Brown University baseball team this season.

For, you see, Jackson is making up for lost time unlike any other college athlete who has ever come from Christ School.

Showing up for work every day at the ballpark is not a bad gig.

Christ School alumnus William Fleming ‘17 is considered one of the top pitching prospects in the Seattle Mariners’ minor-league system and is currently with their Single-A affiliate in Modesto (Calif.).

We’re less than three weeks away from Alumni Weekend (May 6-8) at Christ School! All alumni are invited to return to campus for a fun weekend, and we will celebrate reunions for classes ending in 2 and 7. 

The agenda for Alumni Weekend is filled with several exciting celebrations, including two important recognitions related to athletics. 

Spring Training is one of the most romanticized times of the year for baseball fans.  

So, you can imagine how Christ School alumnus Ian Mayers ’14 feels right in the thick of it, helping the New York Yankees prepare for their season.

Ian began his job as a Performance Science Assistant about a month ago.

John Fulkerson ’16 has lived out his dreams at the University of Tennessee, so much so that his reality became preferrable some time ago.

Director of College Guidance Kirk Blackard has been heartened to see so many young alumni thriving at their colleges.  

Christ School began Winter Break on Friday and Mr. Blackard has since been using the time to check in on Greenies throughout the Southeast.

Bruce Woodward ’68 has been involved in the financial services industry for nearly four decades and currently works out of San Francisco with Integrated Advisors Network, a firm responsible for more than $3 billion in client assets.

Lessons ingrained in him as a Christ School student-athlete still ring true to this day.

Navy Shuler ’20 set records at Christ School that may never be broken. 

In his heart, the Greenie was always meant to play quarterback for the University of Tennessee even if it happened in a roundabout way.