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Eddie Davis
What continues to resonate from years spent at Baylor? In this issue's features, you'll read more about the people, lessons, and values that shape lives long after graduation.
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Barbara Kennedy
Christy Tomisek's love for Middle School students stems from what she learned at the same age.
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Rachel Schulson
Laurel Creech's '92 first experience with Walkabout at Baylor was the Senior Trip, but that week has shaped the rest of her life.
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Chris Watkins
Award-winning author Catherine Lacey '03 talks to English instructor Chris Watkins about her writing process.
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John Shearer '89
Tommy, Lucia, Sarah Margaret, and Thomas Hopper have learned that each person's Baylor experience is different.
![WILLIAM ’92 AND LAKE MONTGOMERY ’26: A Father and Son Share Baylor's Round Table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766078159/baylorschoolorg/jtf1mdfvgbivenhidd31/FMontgomery.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766078159/baylorschoolorg/jtf1mdfvgbivenhidd31/FMontgomery.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766078159/baylorschoolorg/jtf1mdfvgbivenhidd31/FMontgomery.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766078159/baylorschoolorg/jtf1mdfvgbivenhidd31/FMontgomery.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766078159/baylorschoolorg/jtf1mdfvgbivenhidd31/FMontgomery.jpg","width":1521}])
Kate Tew
Baylor has no shortage of traditions that connect generations of Baylor students and faculty. Among these cherished institutions, the Round Table is a distinctive symbol of excellence and shared experience.
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Eddie Davis
Ask a Baylor alum to remember a favorite teacher or coach, and often, what comes to mind is a quick turn of phrase that has followed them into adulthood.
Around Campus
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Eddie Davis
Baylor's latest campus project is designed to meet the needs of Baylor’s expanding boarding community while transforming one of the school’s most visible entry points.
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Eddie Davis
On Nov. 10, U.S. Army veterans Nate Rawlings ’00 and James Scott ’00 led Baylor’s Veterans Day Chapel, honoring the military service of veterans in the Baylor community.
![New Scholarships Announced]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766015979/baylorschoolorg/lntcfboftd0wglt57l8q/ACScholarship2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766015979/baylorschoolorg/lntcfboftd0wglt57l8q/ACScholarship2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766015979/baylorschoolorg/lntcfboftd0wglt57l8q/ACScholarship2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766015979/baylorschoolorg/lntcfboftd0wglt57l8q/ACScholarship2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766015979/baylorschoolorg/lntcfboftd0wglt57l8q/ACScholarship2.jpg","width":1346}])
Eddie Davis
The annual scholarship dinner took place on Nov. 20.
Faculty & Student News
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Sixteen members of Baylor’s Class of 2026 have been selected for the 84th Round Table, continuing a literary discussion that dates back to 1942. That and more in this issue's Faculty and Student News
Sports Updates
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A state three-peat, a perfect season, a 21st championship, a back-to-back Mr. Football, and an American League Rookie of the Year in a jam-packed issue of Sports Updates.
Alumni News
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Eddie Davis
Baylor recognized members of our community during the Head of School Awards Service on Oct. 3, as part of the Alumni Weekend 2025 festivities.
![A Literary Voyage Through Japan with Arthur Golden ’74]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766021273/baylorschoolorg/a1w2cvq6mib8d7padsgy/ANGolden.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766021273/baylorschoolorg/a1w2cvq6mib8d7padsgy/ANGolden.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766021273/baylorschoolorg/a1w2cvq6mib8d7padsgy/ANGolden.jpg","width":766}])
Eddie Davis
Memoirs of a Geisha author Arthur Golden '74 takes on the role of cultural guide as guest lecturer on Thalassa Journeys' cruise experience rooted in Japanese heritage and traditions.
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Eddie Davis
Space engineer Niko Blanks '17 has launched Cosmic Odyssey, a scholarship program providing Space Camp experiences for pediatric cancer patients.
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Barbara Kennedy
Garrett Strang '71 says that his book, Paris à coeur ouvert Paris in the raw, is “a collection of some of my best photographs taken in Paris since I moved to France. They reflect the many facets of the city I love, vibrant with emotion, energy, light and shadow.”
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Eddie Davis
More alumni news featuring Thorpe McKenzie '65, Khue Pham '00, Alexander Kirschenbauer '16, and Parker Catlett '16.
A Message from the Head of School
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Christopher B. Angel '89
As we begin a new semester, I am inspired by the extraordinary momentum that defines our school today. This issue of Baylor magazine reflects that energy.
Baylor School Magazine
Masthead Winter 2026
EDITORS
Barbara Kennedy
Rachel Schulson
DESIGNER
Angela Rich
WRITERS
Eddie Davis
Barbara Kennedy
Rachel Schulson
John Shearer '89
Kate Tew
Chris Watkins
PHOTOGRAPHY
Cody Havens
Anna Huix
Walt Kean
Warren Kim '27
Meleina McCann
Michaela Schumacher
Molly Glascock Smith ’12
Daniel Stefaniuk
THANKS TO
Susan Collins
Maggie Corey '04
Lindsay Miller '06
Maggie Corey ’04
Melissa Love Snyder ’90
Tiffany Townsend ’99
PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF SCHOOL
Chris Angel ’89
CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Alexis Guerry Bogo ’89
PRESIDENT, ALUMNI COUNCIL
Andy Tucker ’86
PRESIDENT, PARENT ALLIANCE
Lucy Sawrie
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