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Chris Holloway

Former Faculty

January 2007 to June 2016

Previous Background
Chris has taught music at Darlington since 2007 and currently serves as director of wind and percussion for grades Pre-K to 8 and co-director of the Middle School Orchestra and Lower School Band. He is also an assistant Middle School boys’ and girls’ golf coach. Chris holds a B.M. and an M.M. from the University of West Georgia.

College Education

M.M. University of West Georgia

3 students selected for district-level middle school honor jazz band

January 13, 2016

Seventh-grade students Cooper Cates and Ashlyn Woods, and eighth-grade student Nick Powell have been chosen to represent Darlington at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) District 7 Middle School Honor Jazz Band this weekend.

Students to perform at GISA All-Select Middle School music competition

February 5, 2015

A group of 17 Darlington students will perform at a special concert on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. at King's Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Ga. The band, orchestra and chorus ensembles that take the stage will be comprised of the top music students from every Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) member school.

Mauer chosen to play in district-level middle school honor jazz band

January 13, 2015

Darlington eighth-grade student Chris Mauer has been chosen to represent the school at the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) District 7 Middle School Honor Jazz Band this weekend.

Nida named Optimist Club Student of the Semester

December 16, 2014

Eighth-grader Carolyn Nida was recognized as Darlington's Optimist Club Student of the Semester at a special luncheon on Dec. 8.

Recording industry guests teach and inspire Darlington students

October 13, 2014

The recent visits of singer/songwriter Rebecca Loebe and jazz musicians the Alvaro Bermudez Trio created hands-on experiences for Darlington students during the kickoff to Fall for the Arts 2014.

Brown Dinner honors faculty, staff

May 9, 2014

Darlington School honored outstanding faculty and staff members at the annual Brown Faculty Appreciation Dinner, hosted by the Board of Trustees on Thursday, May 8. Retirees Rick Buice, Janice Cox and Tom Whitworth were also acknowledged for their service to Darlington.

5 selected for GISA All-Select Middle School Band

February 3, 2014

Natalie Horah, Gabby Jones, Chris Mauer, Carolyn Nida and Tejas Reddy have been selected to perform this weekend as part of the GISA All-Select Middle School Band.

Middle School students honored at Final Assembly

May 20, 2010

The Middle School honored several outstanding students Thursday, May 20, at the Final Assembly in the Middle School Courtyard.

Parents’ Association awards 10 Faculty Grants

July 29, 2008

In March of 2007, Darlington School's Parents’ Association awarded Faculty Development Grants to 10 deserving faculty members. Grants ranged up to $2,000. Each year, teaching faculty who have made a commitment to return to Darlington in the fall are invited to apply for Faculty Development Grants funded by the school’s Parents’ Association. This program is designed to enhance faculty effectiveness in the classroom, in campus activities and in the community; to encourage faculty to plan creatively for their own continuing professional development; to provide an incentive to aid in the retention of excellent faculty; and to involve department chairs in enhancing the faculty members’ enthusiasm in their particular area of education and involvement. Several faculty members, like Joe Pieroni and Ivy Brewer, used their grants to attend educational seminars in preparation for the 2008-09 school year. Pieroni, who teaches Algebra II and Pre-Calculus, attended the week-long Anja S. Greer Conference on Secondary School Mathematics, Science and Technology at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. “I took a class that focused on Geometer’s sketchpad and a new calculator, the TI-CAS Nspire,” he said. “I learned a great deal about these two technologies and hope to integrate parts of them into my classes this coming year.” Brewer, associate dean of college guidance, is using her grant to take part in the Western Association for College Admission Counseling’s Summer Counselors’ Tour in Northern California, through which she will visit 15 colleges and universities and participate in several admission workshops. “Darlington’s international population historically has shown particular interest in the west coast colleges and universities, so the information I learn will be especially useful to these students in their college search,” she said. “It is vital for me to be knowledgeable about different institutions so that I may help our students find the school that is the right fit for them. Visiting different campuses provides me with the opportunity not only to learn facts about the schools, but also to get a feel for them and the types of students who would be successful there. Upon completion of this tour, I will have visited over 100 colleges and universities across the country. The Parents’ Association commits to the idea that together we – the members of the Darlington Community – must continue to learn and to challenge ourselves as a means to intellectual growth for the community as a whole.” Bailey Duncan (’98), who teaches Ancient World History and Modern World History, used his grant to take an ASSIST trip to Prague, Czech Republic. “I learned a great deal about the history and culture of the Czech Republic and was fortunate to connect with 15 other boarding school teachers from across the United States,” he said. “Especially moving were the trips to the World War II concentration camp at Terezin and the former village of Lidice, which was decimated by Nazi aggression during the war… I would like to thank the Parents’ Association for helping make this trip possible. I have now experienced England, Scotland and the Czech Republic thanks, in part, to them. Such firsthand experience has helped tremendously in the classroom, providing me anecdotes and stories to make the class material even richer.” Others, like James Hutchins and Angela Pieroni, use their grants to further their education. Hutchins, dean of studies at the Middle School, has used his grants to aid in paying tuition for his coursework at the University of Alabama, where he is finishing up his doctorate. Pieroni, a Middle School science teacher, has just started on her master’s in curriculum, instruction and assessment. “If you’re not learning, you’re not growing,” Hutchins said. “Every member of an organization should continue to develop his or her craft. If you don’t, you can rest assure another organization is not far behind. I would like to thank the Parents’ Association for helping my dream come true. Without this financial assistance, I don’t know whether it would have been possible.” Other Darlington faculty members who received grants for use this year include Reba Barnes, Will Camp, Gwen Gibbes, Chris Holloway and Mitchell Maddox.