You may know Andrew Moring by his all black Jeep Wrangler. Or by his love for the band. He has been at Stratford for the past 12 years. Andrew has felt at home with Stratford through his love for the band, which he’s been in since fifth grade, and the band community as a whole. Andrew also loves getting to work on projects with his father. He also enjoys working with Mr. Mike McCue, the upper schoo...

From their genetics, to their schedules, to their extracurriculars, the Atkinson twins are identical. Sam Atkinson makes it clear she began at Stratford with friends other than her sister, Carter. But, she said, "I already had a best friend.'' Sam has attended The Academy since the sixth grade, and has participated in the Key, French, and Pep Clubs. Her favorite classes are AP Bio and AP Calculus...

Sai Pagadala has attended Stratford since kindergarten. She is 5-foot-10 and is one of the tallest girls in the senior class. She is part of the Beta Club, Latin Honor Society, Drama Club, and Math Team. She has been a lead editor of the literary magazine since her freshman year and now is the senior lead editor. She also does color guard in the Marching Band and plays percussion in the Symphon...

Caroline Cole has been at Stratford since fourth grade. Before coming to The Academy, Caroline attended rival school, First Presbyterian Day School. “Most people don’t know, but I went to FPD before [Stratford], so it’s kind of funny when we play FPD in football because I see some of my old friends and now I go to Stratford, so Go Eagles!” she said. Caroline is extremely involved at schoo...

Hadley Neal has been a student at Stratford for 14 years. Hadley’s favorite memory at Stratford was her fourth-period English class her sophomore year. “We had some great times with our Google docs,'' she said. Her favorite FLIK food is the mac and cheese, because it never disappoints. Hadley’s favorite subjects are English and history because she feels she excels in them. Her  favorite class this year ...

Betsy Hill has attended Stratford Academy since the fourth grade. During her nine years at The Academy, Betsy has participated in Key Club, Pep Club, and Spanish Club. She is a member of  the varsity cheerleading squad, and she played volleyball and tennis in freshman year. “I have enjoyed every moment with my friends in cheerleading,” she said. “ I like the uniform. So cute!” Bet...

You may know Ashlin Jackson as the girl behind the camera. But what you do not know is she plays three varsity sports and was honored with the Murray Ashley Nixon Memorial Scholarship, which is given to the student that has a diligent approach to academic responsibilities, eager and unselfish to participate in Stratford activities, joyfully willing to contribute to all classes, and lastly encouraging ...

Maggie McCullough has been at Stratford since the eighth grade. She is extremely involved in all kinds of activities at school. She is the part of Pep Club, Key Club, Spanish Club, and French Club. She runs track and plays volleyball. “I started to run track in the eighth grade,'' she said. "I run track because I just wanted to do something new. This is my first year playing volleyball b...

Katherine Hamilton has been at Stratford since seventh grade. She has taken part in theatre ever since she started at Stratford. “It has always been one of my passions,” she says. Ever since freshman year, she has taken part in Stratford’s one act play. Outside of school, she is a member of NCL, National Charity League, with her grade level. One of Katherine's favorite FLIK foods is...

Griffin Matson is 6-foot-8. And, yes, he does play basketball. Griffin has been at Stratford for 14 years and plays basketball and tennis for the Eagles. His favorite teacher has been his sixth-grade history teacher, Mr. Andy Lawson. He has been part of both fence tear downs, which have been his favorite memories, and has led the student section at countless football games. His little...

Layne Davis has been at Stratford Academy for 14 years. She has older sister, Miller Ann, who also attended Stratford and graduated last year. Her favorite school memory is Mr. Fred Casper’s Introduction to Art  class. Mr. Fred would pose and let the students sketch what he was doing. “One time he stood on top of the very tall cabinet in his room and almost fell, but he didn’t no worries,'' she ...

McKay Powers has been at Stratford for 10 years. She has a younger sister, Katie Beth, who is a freshman.  McKay has enjoyed having Katie Beth with her in high school this year. She thinks “it’s really fun” to be with her, but sometimes “embarrassing [because] she’s so much cooler than me,”. Her favorite memory is with one of her favorite teachers, Dr. Frank Katz, who made her chew gum in his ...

Emory Sutherland has attended Stratford since kindergarten. During her 13 years at The Academy, Emory has played basketball and soccer, and taken has also part in the swim and cross country teams. Emory has loved all of her teachers, but her favorites have been Mr. Stephen O’Hara, Dr. Amn Dromsky, and Mr. Griff Ethridge. She loves FLIK’s hot meals, especially Burrito Day. She also loves ...

Zuna Shabbir has been attending Stratford since she was in kindergarten. She participates in Key Club, SALSA, ADL and is Co-President of the French Club. She also makes small videos on Final Cut featuring small clips of her friends and activities she has done. Her favorite memories were from her study hall as a junior last year because she was with all of her friends. Zuna isn’t sure wh...

Marta Stephenson has been at Stratford since the fourth grade. At The Academy, she has participated in a number of sports including cross country, track, swim, soccer, lacrosse, and softball. She was a member of Stratford's homecoming court her senior year. She has served on the yearbook staff for four years, serving as editor for the past two. Her favorite FLIK meal is Chinese Day, and esp...

Senior Drake Miscall has been attending Stratford ever since Pre-K,  despite attending Springdale in fourth and fifth grade. She has two younger brothers, Jack Miscall, as sophomore, and Eli Miscall, an eighth-grader. Drake is involved in many sports such as basketball, soccer, and track along with a few school clubs. She was also on the 2018 Homecoming court. Drake enjoys English with Dr. F...

Luke Haney is a senior and has been at Stratford since Pre-K. In his free time, Luke likes to spend time doing anything outdoors, like hunting and fishing. He also loves watching movies. His favorite is "Interstellar." If Luke won the lottery, he would use his money to further his passion for the outdoors. “If I won the lottery, I don’t really know where I would start,” Luke said. “I ...

Travis Cunningham is a senior at Stratford Academy. He has been at The Academy for three years. His favorite memory is the "Hail Mary'' pass against Tattnall his junior year. His favorite FLIK food is the Caesar salad. Travis's favorite coach from Stratford is Coach Walt Mays. His favorite teacher is Mr Stephen O'Hara. Travis likes to hang out with his friends, play video games, and read...

Carter Atkinson is a senior at who has been going to Stratford with her twin sister, Samantha, since the sixth grade. Along with her twin sister, Sam, she also has two brothers who also attended Stratford Academy. Carter enjoys her AP Lit class with Dr. Frank Katz. She loves this English class because it is a class of only girls and she has so much fun. When she leaves Stratford, she will mis...

Noah Fenimore has attended Stratford since his freshman year. He had been home-schooled from the third grade through the eighth grade. He has participated in the Pep Club, Drama Club, Gaming Club, band, and theatre. He began taking drum lessons with Ms. Laura Voss when he was five. He stopped for a couple of years but started again when he was in eighth grade. “It was part of the reason...

Maggie Fuchs has attended Stratford since Pre-K. She is a member of the marching and symphonic band and the varsity tennis team. She has had many accomplishments when it comes to playing the saxophone, including going to Interlochen in Michigan and performing music for the teachers there. In addition to playing the saxophone and being part of the tennis team, she has many other hobbies, inclu...

Morgan James has been a student at Stratford for two years. If she could eat one food for the rest of her life it would be spicy Ramen. Her pet peeve is people talking during movies. Morgan’s favorite movie is "Hateful 8" and her favorite TV show is "The Office." She likes to play video games in her free time. Her favorite memories at Stratford were, “Probably in Mr. (Allen) Free’s class ...

Maimee Henderson has been at Stratford since Pre-K. She is very involved, and she has run cross country since sixth grade and participated in swimming, tennis, and track. Outside of Stratford, Maimee also attends YoungLife. At a YoungLife camp she gained the nickname “MeMa” because they said she acted like a grandmother. Maimee said one thing she will miss most about Stratford is Mrs. Mischelle Fleming ...

Bobby McCord is a senior who has been at Stratford for 14 years. He is attending Ole Miss next year. When asked what he will miss most about Stratford, Bobby said, “my friends and teachers.” Bobby has played football, golf, baseball, and lacrosse for Stratford, and was a member of the shooting team. He also has two dogs named Cam and Jet.  ...

Even though it’s hard to spike Kaitlyn Neel’s interest in writing an English paper, she had spiked many successful balls this year for Stratford’s Varsity volleyball team. Kaitlyn has attended Stratford for 13 years. Her most influential teachers are Upper School Journalism Teacher, Mr. Ed Grisamore, Upper School Math Teachers, Mr. Bobby Stecher and Mr. Griff Ethridge, Upper School History...

Kailey Bohan has been attending Stratford with her sister, Kathryn Spinks, since last year. “She is my best friend, so it is lots of fun having her around,’’ Kailey said. “I’m glad to move school together cause I don’t want to finish school without her.” Kailey participates in Ecology Club and Key Club. She also plays tennis. Her favorite subject is AP Environmental Science. ...

Anna Durso is a senior and has been a student at Stratford since pre-k. In her free time, Anna likes to work with photo collages and photoshop. She also has a shell business and likes to do yoga. Her favorite thing about Stratford is meeting new friends and hanging out with them. “My favorite teacher was Mr. (Stephen) O’Hara. I had him for junior history,” she said. Anna did cheerleading at ...

Although, her favorite Pop Tarts are always ready and prepackaged for her eating, Guinevere Heath has had to work for what she wants, this being writing her college essays over this past summer. Guinevere has attended Stratford ever since she transferred here in the eighth grade. She has developed a great appreciation for Stratford’s Upper School English department, including Mrs. Michelle Fleming. As...

You may know Autumn Land by her love for softball. Or by her constant smile. Autumn has been at Stratford since her freshman year. Autumn has felt at home with Stratford through her love for softball, involvement in peer mentors, and most of all through tearing down the fence at FPD. She was crowned homecoming queen in October. Autumn says she will miss hanging out with her friends, havin...

Benjamin Jorgensen has been at Stratford since the fifth grade, when his family moved to Macon from Mobile, Alabama.   Benjamin has been a member of Key Club, Beta Club, and Gaming Club. He has also participated in cross country, swimming, and soccer. He is active in Stratford’s fine arts programs, including marching band, symphonic band, literary team, one act, and the winter musical. He...

Although, she can’t recite Dickinson while dissecting a shark, Alex Stefanis looks forward to focusing on writing and science in college. Alex has attended Stratford since pre-K. She loves and greatly appreciates all of the teachers she has had over the years. “It’s really hard to say this is my favorite, or these are my favorites,” she said. Alex’s favorite class is AP Genetics,...

Although teacher Mrs. Carol Lanier once told her, “If it doesn’t matter in five years, then you probably shouldn’t worry about it for more than five minutes,” Molly Griffin has spent much longer than five minutes  looking forward to the next four years of her life at Mercer University. Molly came to Stratford in Pre-K and has been enrolled here for 14 years. Her sister, Meg Griffin, also...

Anaya Thomas said she will miss the teachers the most because they helped her with her school work whenever she needed it. She has attended Stratford for four years, arriving in her freshman year of high school. She is very excited for college and hopes to major in nursing. Anaya will miss the FLIK cookies from the lunch room. One of her best memories is when she visited the Body Exhibit...

You may know Whitney Sikes by her contagious smile. Or by her constant joking. Whitney has played many sports at Stratford, including softball and basketball. Whitney has many favorite sports memories and stratford memories, but she will miss sleep in, football games, and the teachers the most. “I went to Stratford Pre-K through eighth grade, and then I came back my senior year” she said. ...

Senior Stephen Grubb is excited about attending  Georgia College next fall. Although he will miss the easy routine that comes along with Stratford, he is eager to start his new journey. Stephen has been attending Stratford since first grade and has developed a love for the fine arts Stratford offers. He has played the drums in the Stratford marching band during his four high school years. With his love...

Charlie Giles has been at Stratford since 8th grade year. As his fifth and final year comes to an end, he has enjoyed playing baseball and “hanging with the bros” in his free time. One of his best memories from Stratford is beating rivalry FPD in baseball his sophomore year. Charlie’s favorite place to go for long lunch is home. He will miss many underclassmen and his favorite teacher, En...

Chandani "Cap" Patel has attended Stratford since the fourth grade. During her time here, she has participated in the Key Club, Spanish Club, ADL, Pep Club, and Girl Talk. Some of her hobbies include watching Netflix, taking pictures, and hanging out with friends. Even though her real name is Chandani, many people at school call her by her nickname, Cap. Her favorite class is AP Literature which is t...

          Will Chambless is a senior at Stratford who plans to graduate from Stratford in May and attend Georgia State in Atlanta to continue playing the game he loves, Golf.           Will came to Stratford in sixth grade and during his time has made many friendships and memories. In our interview, Will told us that some of his favorite memories at Stratford have come from being a memb...

Josie Coleman has attended Stratford since the first grade and participates in cheerleading, golf, pep club, key club, and Spanish Club. Josie Coleman’s favorite teacher is math teacher Mr. Bobby Stecher.  Her favorite class at Stratford was “art, freshman year with Mr. Fred.” Although Josie is excited to attend the University of Alabama  in the fall, she will miss eating lunch with her friends o...

   Christian Palmer is a senior and has been at Stratford since winter of his freshman year. He came to stratford after leaving Perry High School and ever since moving has been part of the football and basketball teams.    Some of his favorite things to do are get pizza friends, play sports, and listen to rap music, especially Lil Baby.     Christian’s leadership and athletic skills haven�...

   John Morgan Manley is a senior at Stratford this year who will be attending the University of North Georgia in Athens after graduation.    “JMO” as his friends like to call him, has been at Stratford since kindergarten and he promises he will come back to visit often.    While at Stratford, John Morgan has been very involved with extracurricular activities. He has been a part ...

Although she is a Georgia College Bobcat, Karen Jarrard has an appreciation for another animal -- horses She rides them in her free time. Karen has attended Stratford for 14 years, beginning when she was in Pre-K. Her favorite teachers have been Upper School English Teacher,Mrs. Michelle Fleming, and Upper School History Teacher, Mr. Stephen O’Hara. Karen has had Mrs. Fleming as her homeroom teacher...

   Nick O’Neal is a senior at Stratford who will be graduating at the end of this school year and going off to college. He has decided he will attend Georgia Southern University in Statesboro Georgia.    During his time at Stratford, Nick was a part of the Football and Track team for three years and apart of the lacrosse team for one year. He also participated in the pep club.    In hi...

Molly Groves has attended Stratford for 10 years and plans to go to Georgia Southern to further her studies. Molly enjoyed being pep club president this year. In her free time, she likes to watch Netflix. Some of the sports she played were softball, track, and tennis. She will miss seeing Mr. Ethridge standing in the hallway every day. One of her many nicknames is Molls. Her favorite...

Alyssa has been a Stratford student for three years. She has been a member of varsity tennis and been in the Key Club, Pep Club, Beta Club and  S.O.A.R.. Alyssa's favorite teacher has been English teacher Mrs. Michelle Fleming because she has been her home room and was her junior English teacher. In the fall, Alyssa will be attending University of Georgia and wants to study biology, pre-med....

Jayce Stephens is a current senior at Stratford and will attend Rutgers University in the Fall. What he will miss most about Stratford is how close it is to home. Jayce's favorite teacher at Stratford is Mrs. Flemming because she is easy to talk to and makes her class interesting. When not doing schoolwork, Jayce can be found with his dog Gumbo. Jayce has attended Stratford since the fifth...