Caxology Podcast

Welcome to Caxology, a podcast for the LFA community. Caxology looks to create a stronger school community through stories of the past and the present, as well as ways we can all support and strengthen the school. The podcast is brought to you by LFA’s Richards & Tremain Society and is hosted by Garry Sloan, LFA’s Director of Individual Philanthropy.

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Caxology Archive: 2021-2023

Caxology Archive: 2021-2023

EPISODE 10:

LFA recently announced plans to expand the school's current athletic facility. The athletic center expansion is the largest individual capital project in LFA’s history and will add 45,000 square feet of new space to facilitate the athletic program, support the LFA experience for students, faculty and alumni, and elevate the school’s local and national profile. The facility will be made possible by individual donations and participation in LFA’s annual Gala on April 29th, 2023. In this episode, you'll hear from multiple voices about the positive impact of the new facility and the excitement it is bringing to campus.

Past Episodes

EPISODE 9:

In this episode of Caxology, meet LFA Dean of Students Jennifer Rundles. Jennifer is in her first year at LFA. She takes the Caxy Query, talks about her transition from Georgia to Illinois, and gives us a glimpse of her excitement for the future of LFA.

EPISODE 8:

In this episode, meet math instructor, coach, dorm parent and new First Lady of LFA Maggie Tennyson. Maggie takes the Caxy Query and talks about the transition of the past few months. Later in the episode, Maggie's husband Chris makes an appearance and together they share some hopes and dreams for the future of LFA.

EPISODE 7:

This Caxology Podcast features the 2022 Gala Chairs – Karin (member of the Board of Trustees) and Nick Fink P’22, ’23 and David ’91 and Avery Keller P’25.

The chairs discuss the return to an in-person Gala and this year’s Gala project: the Future Health Center.

EPISODE 6:

Head of School-Elect Chris Tennyson answers the inaugural "Caxy Query" and talks about the new role he will begin on July 1, his more than two decades at LFA, and his thoughts on the future.

LFA1857 · Caxology - Episode 5

EPISODE 5:

In this installment of Caxology, Head of School José De Jesús shares his thoughts on the past year, his insights from his first two years at LFA, and his vision for the school's future.

LFA1857 · Health and Well-being - Episode 4

EPISODE 4:

Host Garry Sloan talks with LFA Director of Health Services Anna Kliner about keeping the school community safe and returning to on-campus activities during the coronavirus pandemic.

LFA1857 · Gratitude - Episode 3

EPISODE 3:

This episode of Caxology is all about gratitude. Listen to current students and parents share their thoughts on why they are grateful for LFA. It’s an episode from the heart you are sure to enjoy.

LFA1857 · LFA's Gala 2020 - Episode 2

EPISODE 2:

On October 9, 2020, LFA held its first-ever virtual Gala in support of four new campus faculty apartments. This episode is a follow up to the Gala, which raised over $850,000 toward the $1.8 million dollar project cost. Host Garry Sloan speaks with Tom Johnson, LFA’s Dean of Faculty, who co-hosted this year’s auction. Sloan also talks to Ben Wetherbee, LFA Associate Dean of College Counseling. Listeners will also hear briefly from two alumni who were boarders during their time at LFA – Alex Zhou, Class of 2020 and Cedric Chong, Class of 2019.

LFA1857 · Caxology - Episode 1 with Rita MacAyeal

EPISODE 1:

In our first episode, we explore the namesakes of the Richards & Tremain Society - Eloise Ruthven Tremain (Ferry Hall principal, 1918-1945) and John Wayne Richards (LFA headmaster 1913-1941). Garry talks with Rita MacAyeal '87, Director of the Library and Archivist at LFA, to learn more about these stalwart figures of the school’s history.

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