Winter 2022
Alumni and Faculty Babies
Holly, daughter of Susie Benson Young ’11
June, daughter of Luke Hoffman, Lower School music teacher
Oliver, son of Ellen Brown, Middle School theatre teacher
Rose, daughter of Caitlin Cleaver ’10
Other Articles
![43 Years of Senior Challenge Memories and Counting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643133533/durham/e4ugrcto19shbxpfslnw/coverstory-thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1643133533/durham/e4ugrcto19shbxpfslnw/coverstory-thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1643133533/durham/e4ugrcto19shbxpfslnw/coverstory-thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1643133533/durham/e4ugrcto19shbxpfslnw/coverstory-thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643133533/durham/e4ugrcto19shbxpfslnw/coverstory-thumbnail.jpg","width":1400}])
Through this adventure in the North Carolina mountains, seniors hike to breathtaking summits, cook and sleep under the stars, rappel and climb cliff sides, and find deep wells of perseverance.
![Moral, Happy, Productive: Ash Granda-Bondurant ’23]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642101925/durham/qoo0xdbnywwapmg77zpq/DA7_7506.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642101925/durham/qoo0xdbnywwapmg77zpq/DA7_7506.jpg","width":500}])
Ash Granda-Bondurant’s artwork — and the passions inspiring it — can be seen all around Durham Academy and beyond.
![Student and Faculty Accomplishments Winter 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643034313/durham/ywdrndh94bzrakbw3whc/Deeya-Nanda-thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1643034313/durham/ywdrndh94bzrakbw3whc/Deeya-Nanda-thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643034313/durham/ywdrndh94bzrakbw3whc/Deeya-Nanda-thumbnail.jpg","width":600}])
Among those deserving of kudos: DA's speech and debate program; National Merit semifinalists; third- and fourth-grade math teams; and a host of impressive students and faculty.