Darlington is pleased to welcome the following new faculty and staff members for the 2025-2026 school year and recognize those who will move into new roles.
Beginning in the fall of 2025, Darlington School Soccer Academy will become the Southern Soccer Swarm Residential Academy and gain access to SSA Swarm's MLS NEXT platforms.
The Darlington Community will come together on April 4 to honor and remember the lives of those affected by cancer at Light the Lake, a beloved tradition that has been on hiatus since the pandemic. Organized by seniors Atlas Kosedag and Charlie Patel as part of their Senior Ventures Project, the event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m.
Darlington students excelled at the Georgia State Technology Competition, with sophomores Joseph Qiu and Michelle Xiong took first place in the robotics category, while third-grader Lily Fine placed third in her category of multimedia applications.
Outstanding athletes in varsity basketball, swim/dive and wrestling were recognized at the Winter Sports Assembly on Monday, Feb. 24, in Morris Chapel.
Seventeen members of the middle and high school cross country teams have earned All-Area recognition, with senior Brock Ferguson being named All-Area High School Boys Runner of the Year.
Darlington School is pleased to announce that the following students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Friday, Feb. 21 in Morris Chapel.
Darlington senior Yixin "Linda" Pan has been named the 2025 Darlington STAR Student and System STAR Student. Pan selected Science Department Head Owen Kinney as her STAR Teacher.
Semifinalists for the statewide Governor’s Honors Program have been announced, and current junior Fucheng Li has been selected to advance in the Agricultural Research, Biotechnology and Science category.
Darlington's fine arts department and The Darlington Players will present Disney’s "Newsies, the Broadway Musical" Feb. 21-23 downtown at the historic Rome City Auditorium. Show times are 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Darlington School and the ALICE Training® Institute have teamed up to bring ALICE Instructor Certification Training to Rome, Ga., on May 29-30. The course, which is open to law enforcement and other community groups, will be held on campus at Darlington's Thatcher Hall.
Mitch Jordan (’90) has been appointed athletic director at Darlington, effective July 1. Jordan has more than two decades of experience in independent school education and athletics, serving most recently as athletic director at Mount Paran Christian School.
Students in grades 6-12 are recognized based on their grade average for the semester, as follows: Headmaster's List, 95 or higher average with no grade below 90; Director’s List, 90 or higher average with no grade below 85. Grades for Upper School students in Honors or Advanced Placement courses are weighted five points for Honor Roll computation purposes.
Darlington alumni Pat Arrington ('79) and Bob Berry ('64) are set to be inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame at the annual induction ceremony and banquet on Thursday, March 6 at the Forum River Center. Seniors Emma Hunt and Atlas Kosedag will also be recognized at the event as Darlington's winners of the Rome Orthopaedic Student Athlete Scholarship.
Darlington is pleased to welcome the following new faculty and staff members for the 2025-2026 school year and recognize those who will move into new roles.
Beginning in the fall of 2025, Darlington School Soccer Academy will become the Southern Soccer Swarm Residential Academy and gain access to SSA Swarm's MLS NEXT platforms.
The Darlington Community will come together on April 4 to honor and remember the lives of those affected by cancer at Light the Lake, a beloved tradition that has been on hiatus since the pandemic. Organized by seniors Atlas Kosedag and Charlie Patel as part of their Senior Ventures Project, the event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m.
Darlington students excelled at the Georgia State Technology Competition, with sophomores Joseph Qiu and Michelle Xiong took first place in the robotics category, while third-grader Lily Fine placed third in her category of multimedia applications.
Outstanding athletes in varsity basketball, swim/dive and wrestling were recognized at the Winter Sports Assembly on Monday, Feb. 24, in Morris Chapel.
Seventeen members of the middle and high school cross country teams have earned All-Area recognition, with senior Brock Ferguson being named All-Area High School Boys Runner of the Year.
Darlington School is pleased to announce that the following students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Friday, Feb. 21 in Morris Chapel.
Darlington senior Yixin "Linda" Pan has been named the 2025 Darlington STAR Student and System STAR Student. Pan selected Science Department Head Owen Kinney as her STAR Teacher.
Semifinalists for the statewide Governor’s Honors Program have been announced, and current junior Fucheng Li has been selected to advance in the Agricultural Research, Biotechnology and Science category.
Darlington's fine arts department and The Darlington Players will present Disney’s "Newsies, the Broadway Musical" Feb. 21-23 downtown at the historic Rome City Auditorium. Show times are 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Darlington School and the ALICE Training® Institute have teamed up to bring ALICE Instructor Certification Training to Rome, Ga., on May 29-30. The course, which is open to law enforcement and other community groups, will be held on campus at Darlington's Thatcher Hall.
Mitch Jordan (’90) has been appointed athletic director at Darlington, effective July 1. Jordan has more than two decades of experience in independent school education and athletics, serving most recently as athletic director at Mount Paran Christian School.
Students in grades 6-12 are recognized based on their grade average for the semester, as follows: Headmaster's List, 95 or higher average with no grade below 90; Director’s List, 90 or higher average with no grade below 85. Grades for Upper School students in Honors or Advanced Placement courses are weighted five points for Honor Roll computation purposes.
Darlington alumni Pat Arrington ('79) and Bob Berry ('64) are set to be inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame at the annual induction ceremony and banquet on Thursday, March 6 at the Forum River Center. Seniors Emma Hunt and Atlas Kosedag will also be recognized at the event as Darlington's winners of the Rome Orthopaedic Student Athlete Scholarship.
