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Durham Academy Names Ryne Linsley Head Boys Lacrosse Coach

Durham Academy has appointed Ryne Linsley, an accomplished coach, educator and athletics leader with more than 15 years of lacrosse coaching experience, as its next varsity boys lacrosse head coach and program director, starting with the 2026–2027 school year. Linsley comes to Durham Academy from Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School, where he founded and built the boys lacrosse program from the ground up beginning in 2020.

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    DA Marketing & Communications Team

    Leslie Traba
    Director of Marketing & Communications
    C: 678-613-6707 
    P: 919-287-1729 

    Kate Auger
    Digital Content Specialist & Photographer

    Melody Guyton Butts
    Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

    Dylan Howlett
    Writer & Content Strategist

    Jesse Paddock
    Videographer

    Victoria Price
    Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications

    Durham Academy’s magazine was first published in 1974. The annual publication features articles written by various members of the DA community, including faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and students.

    With a fresh new torch lighting the way, the latest issue of Durham Academy Magazine has arrived in mailboxes of Cavaliers everywhere, complete with a refreshed look and stories that reflect the enduring light of our school community.

    The magazine's redesigned look is, itself, a brilliant example of DA's new brand identity, which launched last fall. In our cover story, you can learn more about how the brand came to be and how it's been embraced on campus (perhaps most endearingly through the eyes of Blade, the reimagined Cavalier mascot!). 

    Inside, you'll see an abundance of other stories about the many ways that DA is equipping students for moral, happy, productive lives — and how alumni, faculty and staff are leading lives of purpose, modeling DA's values.

    The cover of the 2026 Durham Academy Magazine, featuring a green Durham Academy sign, with a motion blur of young children walking by.

    Mission-Driven

    Mission-Driven is Durham Academy’s blog about everyday examples of the moral, happy, productive lives of our students, faculty, staff, families and alumni. There’s something special about the DA experience, and we’ll share it with you here — defining who we are through our traditions, our hopes and our dreams for the future.

    Navigating Identity: A Journey of Empowerment and Advocacy
    Navigating Identity: A Journey of Empowerment and Advocacy

    Last week, a group of Durham Academy faculty, staff and students traveled to St. Louis to join other independent schools at two of this year’s NAIS Conferences: 13 faculty and staff participated in the People of Color Conference (PoCC), and six Upper School students attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). For Bonnie Wang, attending the PoCC was a continuation of her unceasing work toward helping her students along their journey of self-realization.

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