Alumni Profiles
Conversations with John Young
As a historian and longtime history teacher, John Young appreciates our collective past and how the events of our lives and our world shape who we become. When John retired following 40 years in the classroom, he took the opportunity contact many of his previous students to learn a little about their lives after Blue Ridge School.
This on-going project is a collection of alumni profiles written by John. If you’re interested in reconnecting with him, send him an email at johnyoung@blueridgeschool.com.
Mamadi Diakite ’15
Mamadi Diakite has experienced one of the more unique paths as to how he arrived at Blue Ridge School. Growing up in Conakry, Guinea, Mamadi
David Hughes ’79
In the fall of 1978, a young man named David Hughes, who hailed from Chattanooga, Tennessee, enrolled as an eleventh grader at Blue Ridge School.
Shaun Gehres ’98
In the fall of 1995, a young man of remarkable character and commitment arrived on the Blue Ridge School’s campus having traveled all the way
Brooks Minford ’09
It was the beginning of a new academic year in the fall of 2007, and the gates of the school stood wide open, inviting the
Marc Tyrey ’90
Marc Tyrey grew up in Durham, North Carolina, where he attended the local public school system through the tenth grade. Yet, his ambition to earn
John Laughlin ’75
John Laughlin was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, before enrolling in Blue Ridge School back in the year 1972. His family had played a
Greg Headen ’81
For those of us who were faculty members and students at Blue Ridge back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, we can look back
Cary Justice ’90
Cary Justice grew up in Richmond, Virginia, with the hope of gaining admission to a leading college that would prepare him for a successful career
Lee Shore ’90
The Blue Ridge School’s senior class of 1990 is remembered as one of the best. The positive spirit and the strength of its student leadership
John Buckey ’88
John Buckey was born in Philadelphia and raised in Richmond, Virginia, in a tightly knit and caring family that wanted the best for their son.
Bill Burruss ’71
Bill Burruss is 66 years old now, and by his own account has lived a good and pleasant life in the city of Lynchburg, Virginia,
Huntley Galleher ’80
Huntley was a four-year boy at Blue Ridge. His friendly, even jovial personality, helped to ensure his place in the school as one of the more
