
Our Stories
It’s Just Dirt
Lilly Kolbrener learns the art of throwing mud on a wheel and discovers not just pottery but how pottery connects people to the world.
Born a Maverick
Isaac Pipes was born a Maverick. Find out how his father Chase Pipes (class of ‘02) carved Isaac’s future at MSA into history when his son was just an infant.
Maverick Mechanic
Maximus Rojas is a maverick. He looks at things differently than most. He sees the extraordinary in the ordinary because he is willing to open things up, figure out how they work, and use his know-how to make them better.
Return of the Farm
Fashaya Hufnagel returns Miller School to its roots with Sustainable Agriculture program.
Out of Bounds with Hanan Fadil
Hanan Fadil pursues her passion in one of the world’s most grueling and beautiful sports.
The Wonder Years
Lily Pallante helps her dad start a softball team and earns scholarship to play D1 at Virginia Tech
A Tale of Two Artists
Creative twin sisters have unique styles at are turning heads on the Hill.
The Devil’s in the Details
Whether you are a Red Devil or a Maverick, the caroling soul of Miller School is palpable in Mandy Ma’s frosted depiction of a still day on the Hill.
One in a Hundred: Samuel Miller's Chair at UVA
Looking back at a story from 2018 about Samuel Miller’s chair on display at the University of Virginia’s 100 Objects exhibition. As MSA approaches its sesquicentennial, keep an eye out for our own celebration of important objects in Miller School’s history.
Proposal on the Hill
MSA alumni, Gui Guimaraes (’14) and Anna Breeding (’14), get engaged on campus in dramatic fashion.
For Whom Did the Bell Toll?
One of the first questions that MSA’s Head of School, Mike Drude, asked when he arrived on campus in 2017 was: why does the iconic bell tower have a bell that does not ring?
In Appreciation of James Braxton: By Lindsay Barnes, Headmaster 1999-2008
Coach Braxton’s seventeen-year journey building MSA’s Mission & Athletic Program by Lindsay Barnes, MSA Headmaster, 1999-2008.
To the Pomegranate House
MSA’s Assistant Director of Operations, Robert McBride, restores remarkable architectural landmark on campus.
The Shot Heard Round the World
Winning a third consecutive VISAA State Championship is only a small chapter of this remarkable program’s success story.