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Ben Bologna ’06 Serves as Ring Day Speaker for the Class of 2027
March 23rd, 2026
The junior class recently marked a significant milestone in their journey toward graduation during the annual Ring Day celebration. This longstanding tradition serves as a bridge between the foundational years of high school and the leadership roles students assume as they enter their final year. ...
Alumni Spotlight: Ford Church ’94
December 4th, 2025
Ford Church ’94Founder & Executive Director of the Cottonwood Institute, Denver, COFord Church ’94 is the Founder and Executive Director of the Cottonwood Institute, a Colorado-based nonprofit that blends environmental education, outdoor adventure, and student-led service learning for public sch...
Posted in: Alumni, Alumni SpotlightAlumni Spotlight: Morgan Augillard
July 14th, 2025
Morgan Augillard ’10Attended 3rd - 12th B.A., Architecture, Smith CollegeMaster in City Planning, MITArchitectural Designer, Perez APC Senior Associate Director of Operations, Uncommon Schools Senior Director of Real Estate Development, KIPP NYC Public Charter SchoolsSenior Director of Innovati...
Posted in: Alumni SpotlightAlumni Spotlight: Dr. Justin Jones '93
June 25th, 2025
Dr. Justin Riley Jones ’93 Attended 1987 - 93 (6th - 12th) Student Council President ’93 Mr. St. Martin’s ’93 Emory University, Bachelors in English Literature Yale University, Masters in Religion Columbia University, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Founder of The...
Posted in: Alumni, Alumni SpotlightAlumni Spotlight: Rhett Kleinschmidt ’01 and Morgan Kleinschmidt ’10
May 1st, 2025
For siblings Rhett ’01 and Morgan Kleinschmidt ’10, St. Martin’s Episcopal School was more than just a place of learning, it was the foundation for lives built on Faith, Scholarship, and Service. Guided by these core values, both found their way into dynamic careers in sports, where storytelli...
Posted in: Alumni, Alumni SpotlightAlumni Spotlight: Deon Brown ’90
February 28th, 2025
Attended St. Martin’s 10 - 12th University of Virginia, BS, Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering University of North Dakota, MS, Space Studies Systems Engineering Verification and Validation Lead at BWX Technologies When you think back to your days as a student at St. Martin’s, what fi...
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. James Robinson ’75
December 27th, 2024
Dr. James “Jimmy” Robinson ’75 What teachers and classes do you remember most from your time at St. Martin’s? I looked back at my copy of The Shield, and I was thinking about some of the teachers that I had and how they influenced what I do now. Of course I think about Mr. Graf, ...
Alumni Spotlight: Jordan Stone ’05
November 13th, 2024
Jordan Stone ’05Belle Johnson Scholar Attended StM 6th – 12th grades LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D. Vassar College, B.A. When you think back to your days at St. Martin’s, what first comes to mind? The foundational thing is that I was really academically challenged there. I had facult...
Posted in: Alumni, Alumni SpotlightDr. James B. Robinson ’75 Named 27th Martin de Tours Award Recipient
November 7th, 2024
James B. Robinson, M.D., of the Class of 1975, is the 2024-25 recipient of St. Martin’s Episcopal School’s Martin de Tours Award. The award is given each school year to an alum who is an outstanding citizen, consistently serving the community and demonstrating a commitment to the highest standar...
Alumni Spotlight: Barbara Farris ’94
October 2nd, 2024
Barbara Farris ’94 Attended 10th - 12th Assistant Head Coach, The University of Southern Mississippi Member of the St. Martin's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame (2011) Tulane University, BA, Sociology Barbara Farris only attended St. Martin’s from her sophomore year, but she credits...
St. Martin's Inducts 2024 Honorees Into Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame
October 2nd, 2024

The Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on the morning of Homecoming Friday. Alumni student athletes Thea Casseri Papageorgopolous ‘84, the members of the 1992-93 District Champion Football Team, and Nick DiMaggio ‘09 were honored in front of the 7th and 8th grade, and the entire Upper School student body. Local sports anchor, Fletcher Mackel, emceed the ceremony, as he has done for the past 12 years. Poignant memories were shared, tears were shed, and legends were recognized on the stage of the Solomon Theater.
Alumni Spotlight: Bruce Parkerson '75
August 30th, 2024
G. Bruce Parkerson ’75 Member of the 13-Year-Club Married to Dr. Jennifer Moorhead Parkerson ’76 Southern Methodist University, BBA 1979 Southern Methodist University, JD 1982 Partner, Plauché Maselli Parkerson LLP When you think back to the 13 years you spent as ...
Posted in: Alumni, Alumni SpotlightAlumni Spotlight: Elizabeth “Betsy” Gayle Fox ’82
June 3rd, 2024
Elizabeth “Betsy” Gayle Fox ’82 Attended StM from 7th through 12th grade Daughter of the Rev. William Gedge Gayle, rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and member of the St. Martin’s Board of Trustees for 26 years, serving as president for 1984-85. Sister of Stuart Gayle...
Alumni Spotlight: Bobby Quintal ’06
April 9th, 2024

"It’s really special for me to see teachers who are still here from when I was a student. It makes me feel good about having my children at StM because I know what those teachers and coaches bring to the experience."
Posted in: Alumni Spotlight, AlumniAlumni Spotlight: Christina Vial Comer ’91
March 30th, 2024

As the Choir Director for the Middle and Upper Schools since the fall of 2022, she shapes the voices of not just her three children who attend St. Martin's but also those of her nieces, nephews, and numerous students, continuing a family legacy intertwined with the school's musical tradition.
Libby Pedrick Sartain ’72 Named Martin de Tours Award Recipient
March 28th, 2024

Sartain is St. Martin’s 26th recipient of the Martin de Tours award.
Chike Ozah ’96 Serves as 2024 Ring Day Speaker
March 14th, 2024
When the juniors of the Class of 2025 received their class rings in the Dan and Frances White Chapel on March 14, 2024, St. Martin’s alumnus Chike Ozah ’96 was there. The renowned director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and producer, and 1/2 of directing duo Coodie & Chike returned to his al...
Alumni Spotlight: Margot Castaing Rainold ’02
February 28th, 2024
14-Year Club Member Sister of Peter Castaing ’00 University of Alabama, BA, Art History Delgado, Interior Design Degree Licensed in Real Estate, 2014 *licensed with McEnery Residential Co-founder of M&M Residential Owner/founder of Maison de Luca Design, LLC You were a member of the StM �...
Walter Becker, of the Class of 1974, Selected as 66th Sugar Bowl President
February 27th, 2024
By Allstate Sugar Bowl for CrescentCitySports.com Walter Becker selected as 66th Sugar Bowl PresidentNEW ORLEANS (February 27, 2024) – Walter F. Becker, Jr., a New Orleans native who grew up Uptown in the shadows of venerable Tulane Stadium, the home of the Sugar Bowl for the organization’s fir...
Alumni Making Headlines
January 29th, 2024
St. Martin’s graduates are leaders across New Orleans and beyond. Our alumni have helped to shape their communities in the fields of medicine, law, policy, real estate, education, politics, the arts, and more. Here’s a look at some alumni who made recent headlines.Gary Solomon, Jr. ’04, co-fo...
Alumni Spotlight: Allison Johnston DeViney ’91
January 1st, 2024
Allison Johnston DeViney ’91 Attended 6th - 12th grade Father Dr. William Johnston, Jr., ’63 Uncle Bruce Johnston, ’67 Brother William “Guy” Johnston, ’96 Parent of ’23 & ’27 Saints Community Organization (SCO) President Krewe of Argus, Executive...Alumni Spotlight: The Rev. Dr. Fred D. Devall IV ’87 | “A Foundation of Faith”
December 15th, 2023
December 2023 Alumni SpotlightThe Rev. Dr. Fred D. Devall IV ’87Attended 1980 - 1987Rector, St. Martin’s ChurchDoctor of Ministry in Preaching, The School of Theology, Sewanee, TN, 2023M. Div. Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA, 1996B.S. Natural Resources, The University of the South,...
Posted in: Alumni Spotlight, AlumniAlumni Spotlight: Robert W. “Bob” Merrick ’62
December 7th, 2023
Robert W. “Bob” Merrick ’62 NAI Latter & Blum, Chairman of the Board Attended StM 8th - 12th grade Martin de Tours recipient, 2002 Since its founding in 1947, St. Martin’s Episcopal School has been blessed with hundreds of outstanding alumni. As we ...
Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Adams ’92
October 30th, 2023
Family: Mother Judy Fremaux Adams ’64, sister Leigh Adams Deutcsh ’94, son Miles Adams, class of 2034.Time as a Student: “13-Year Club Member” (Kindergarten through 12th Grade)After StM: B.A. in Journalism, University of Alabama; J.D., Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.Partner at ...
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