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Meet 2017-2019 Kenan-Lewis Fellow Parrish Preston
Parrish Preston began in August, 2017, as Woodberry Forest School's newest Kenan-Lewis Fellow. He teaches Latin II and III and coaches climbing and mountain biking. Parrish is a graduate of Washington and Lee University. As part of the two-year fellowship program, Parrish is earning a master's degree in education from the Curry School at the University of Virginia.
Asked about a memorable Woodberry moment, Parrish replies:
"One Friday about a month into the school year, I walked into class at 8:00 a.m. to teach Latin III, but to my dismay I found that I had lost my voice. As I was introducing the next section of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico at what must have been almost an inaudible decibel, I heard my students, of their own volition, turn to each other and utter: “Okay, we are only going to whisper for the rest of class.” For the subsequent forty-five minutes, all that could be heard in the classroom were the hushed tones of six students and their taciturn teacher discussing the finer points of Latin grammar and syntax. This anecdote seems inconsequential at first glance, but to me it is indicative of the welcoming, engaging, and inquisitive nature of Woodberry students.
The Kenan-Lewis Fellowship Program was established by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust in honor of alumni Frank Hawkins Kenan ’31 and Lawrence Lewis, Jr. ’37. It provides a guided, hands-on teaching and coaching apprenticeship designed to create a solid foundation in the profession.
Learn more about the Kenan-Lewis Fellowship Program and Woodberry's other current Kenan-Lewis Fellows.
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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