The Power of Country Day Story
The Power of Story is the official podcast of Charlotte Country Day School and the Alumni Office. Our mission is to increase community and alumni engagement through the Power of Story and the Value of Connection. Stay up on everything Country Day--hear stories from the past and connect with the current life of the school. While this podcast is designed to reach Alumni and former faculty/staff, we welcome everyone who is interested in staying up-to-date with Country Day to listen in!
Episodes
19 episodes
Alumni of the Year: William Byron '16
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they highlight Alumni of the Year William Byron '16. Before that, Austin talks with fellow Class of 2026 member and standout swimmer Santiago Alzate-Celin...
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36:59
Football Special
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they share the power of Country Day Football. First, Austin talks with Braylon Clark '28, a first-team all-conference selection. Then, Drew and Austin tal...
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48:25
Musical Special
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they share the power of Country Day Theater. In this episode Austin talks with beloved theater director Jenny Goodfellow. Then Drew and Austin talk with t...
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Middle School Special
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they highlight the Middle School. First Austin talks with the beloved Head of the Middle School Warren Sepkowitz. Then he talks with longtime Band Directo...
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35:46
Networking Initiative
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they share the power of the Country Day Alumni Network. First, Drew Talks with Hayes Ashcraft and Sebastian Ekberg both from the graduating class of 2006....
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43:57
Charlotte Country Day-Charlotte Latin Rivalry
Join Austin Riess '26 and Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 as you will hear the second part of the interview with Mike Cofer '82. You will also hear Allison Cornwell-Moss '99 and Sybil Wornall-Godwin '99 both were outstanding field ...
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24:37
Back to School
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman '06 and current student Austin Riess '26 as they kick-off a the latest podcast season with a new format designed to share campus guest made up of faculty, staff, and student spotlights, alumni highl...
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49:10
The Power of Music: Olivia Jones '17 stops by campus
Olivia Jones, class of 2017 stop by campus to visit with mentor/ teacher Chris Rydel. While on campus, Olivia also sat down with student Austin Riess '26 and recorded a podcast for The Power of Country Day Story. She shared with us her love for...
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17:45
Athletic Counseling w/ ChaChi Sullivan
ChaChi Sullivan's gift is applying real-world experiences and establishing strong relationships with others to understand the diverse spectrum of counseling needs and services, including mental and behavioral health, along with life coaching. A...
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20:17
The Power of Pink Posse - Clary Hilliard Gray
Welcome to this special Homecoming edition of The Power of the Country Day Story. Join Drew Witman as he talks to Clary Hilliard Gray '00 about the creation of the Pink Posse. They take a walk down memory lane with Spirit Week themes. You'll al...
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17:43
Madison Letts '15
We are excited and honored to have Madison Letts back on campus to share with us her newly published book, I Don't Want You To Regret Anything.For their summer reading assignment, our Senior class read Madison's book and she was ba...
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16:06
Alumni Council & School Traditions
As a Charlotte Country Day Alum do you keep in touch with your high school? Here's your chance! Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman as he talks to the Council Chair Matt McCauley, International Relations member Sebastian Ekberg, and S...
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The Power of Country Day Story: Jeff Gaddy
Charlotte Country Day's Jeff Gaddy '98 graduated from HS and went into the Naval Academy for his education and football. He shares his experiences from his time at our school and into his time serving our country around the world with Director ...
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Country Day Halloween Tradition
Join Director of Alumni Relations Drew Witman and his producer Junior Tiana Miller as they get in on the Halloween Parade fun! Coach Witman sits down with Jonathan Woog '98 and his daughter Ileigh to talk about this incredible tradition a...
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The Power of Country Day Story with Meera Clark
Charlotte Country Day School and Stanford grad Meera Clark joins our Director of Alumni Relations to talk about the school community and how Country Day impacted her role now as a successful businesswoman. She also recognizes how diversit...
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