![McCallie student and his brother create non-profit organization to assist other students in finding the right high school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568924685/mccallieorg/pgqhisol6xxx1tj4slot/jonathanmanta.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568924685/mccallieorg/pgqhisol6xxx1tj4slot/jonathanmanta.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568924685/mccallieorg/pgqhisol6xxx1tj4slot/jonathanmanta.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568924685/mccallieorg/pgqhisol6xxx1tj4slot/jonathanmanta.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568924685/mccallieorg/pgqhisol6xxx1tj4slot/jonathanmanta.jpg","width":1600}])
McCallie ninth grade boarding student Jonathan Manta and his older brother Michael formed a non-profit organization last year to provide student mentors in some of New York’s more selective public and private high schools.
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![National Merit Scholarship Commended Students Named]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568834344/mccallieorg/ytfcb5n0xury5c3pv44k/NMcommended.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568834344/mccallieorg/ytfcb5n0xury5c3pv44k/NMcommended.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568834344/mccallieorg/ytfcb5n0xury5c3pv44k/NMcommended.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568834344/mccallieorg/ytfcb5n0xury5c3pv44k/NMcommended.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568834344/mccallieorg/ytfcb5n0xury5c3pv44k/NMcommended.jpg","width":1300}])
Fourteen McCallie School seniors were recognized as Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. They join four other students who last week were recognized as National Merit Semifinalists.
![Dr. Duke Richey named to national Teacher Advisory Council]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568139293/mccallieorg/guwpnqyrd9bxbsezx8sb/DukeRichey.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568139293/mccallieorg/guwpnqyrd9bxbsezx8sb/DukeRichey.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568139293/mccallieorg/guwpnqyrd9bxbsezx8sb/DukeRichey.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568139293/mccallieorg/guwpnqyrd9bxbsezx8sb/DukeRichey.jpg","width":1000}])
Dr. Duke Richey, the Howard H. Baker Jr. Chair of American History at McCallie School, has been named to the 2019-20 Teacher Advisory Council of the National Humanities Center.
![GPS and McCallie hold groundbreaking for new Rowing Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568402839/mccallieorg/ibn7fzxooq3wqsanl0md/shovels.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568402839/mccallieorg/ibn7fzxooq3wqsanl0md/shovels.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568402839/mccallieorg/ibn7fzxooq3wqsanl0md/shovels.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568402839/mccallieorg/ibn7fzxooq3wqsanl0md/shovels.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568402839/mccallieorg/ibn7fzxooq3wqsanl0md/shovels.jpg","width":1600}])
GPS and McCallie School held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 13, for a $5.1 million rowing center that will serve both schools’ expanding rowing programs.
![Four seniors named as National Merit Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568215600/mccallieorg/ize7n1rs5dcn1wfptxrb/nationalmeritsemifinalists.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568215600/mccallieorg/ize7n1rs5dcn1wfptxrb/nationalmeritsemifinalists.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568215600/mccallieorg/ize7n1rs5dcn1wfptxrb/nationalmeritsemifinalists.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568215600/mccallieorg/ize7n1rs5dcn1wfptxrb/nationalmeritsemifinalists.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568215600/mccallieorg/ize7n1rs5dcn1wfptxrb/nationalmeritsemifinalists.jpg","width":1600}])
Four McCallie School seniors have been chosen as National Merit Semifinalists for 2020 by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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![McCallie / Brentwood football game named Tennessee Titans Game of the Week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1567775327/mccallieorg/sqglban4fqf6ue4upxqv/IMG_0065.jpg","width":2200}])
Friday night's powerhouse matchup between the McCallie Blue Tornado and Brentwood Academy in Nashville has been selected by The Tennessee Titans professional football team as the Titan's High School Football Game of the Week.
![Boys school faculty, staff and students gather on the quad for Convocation 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566328008/mccallieorg/pxlxpwb5tioawi9ypbtz/McCallieConvocation2019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566328008/mccallieorg/pxlxpwb5tioawi9ypbtz/McCallieConvocation2019.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1566328008/mccallieorg/pxlxpwb5tioawi9ypbtz/McCallieConvocation2019.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1566328008/mccallieorg/pxlxpwb5tioawi9ypbtz/McCallieConvocation2019.jpg","width":1000}])
931 students from 23 states and 17 countries open McCallie's academic year.
![rising junior Alex Williams at the USRowing ODP Summer Cup]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565114586/mccallieorg/eysjetgqg7uwaaaeeuqk/AlexWilliams.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565114586/mccallieorg/eysjetgqg7uwaaaeeuqk/AlexWilliams.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1565114586/mccallieorg/eysjetgqg7uwaaaeeuqk/AlexWilliams.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1565114586/mccallieorg/eysjetgqg7uwaaaeeuqk/AlexWilliams.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565114586/mccallieorg/eysjetgqg7uwaaaeeuqk/AlexWilliams.jpg","width":1536}])
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McCallie hosted some of America's best high school rowers this summer, and junior Alex Williams took home a gold medal as part of the program's top boat.
![rising senior Noah Risley speaks at the National Mayors Youth Summit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1564429531/mccallieorg/cn9tirmeqiflmhcpmsjc/NoahRisleyProfile.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1564429531/mccallieorg/cn9tirmeqiflmhcpmsjc/NoahRisleyProfile.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1564429531/mccallieorg/cn9tirmeqiflmhcpmsjc/NoahRisleyProfile.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564429531/mccallieorg/cn9tirmeqiflmhcpmsjc/NoahRisleyProfile.jpg","width":1098}])
Boarding student Noah Risley represented his adopted home of Chattanooga at the National Mayors Youth Summit
![Richard Campbell's service to McCallie reflected his passion for the school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1563910646/mccallieorg/epu9puxbxsmcsxvxpqp8/IMGP9773.jpg","width":2200}])
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Richard Campbell’s impact on McCallie School is wide-ranging and can be seen in his math classes as well as his work as a coach and as a steward of the school’s giving program.