As we look ahead to Giving Day 2022, on February 17th, we are celebrating all the ways that we Show Our Love for
Maclay. These special connections are part of what makes this campus such a special place. We have many members
of our community who come to work each day with their own Maclay “Sweethearts.” We hope you will enjoy hearing
their sweet stories about their favorite memories with their sweethearts.
James (Head of School) & Angie (Head Coach, Cross Country, Track & Field) Milford
Angie:
What do you love most about Maclay?
I love Maclay because of how close everyone is to each other -- a family feel. I get to watch a student grow and can have a positive impact on their life - as well as them on mine.
What is your favorite part about having your sweetheart on campus
with you?
My favorite part is just knowing he is there -- for anything I need. Just to say hi, stop in and have lunch. It’s just reassuring to me. We are in this together and feel the same about school and the kids.
What is your favorite memory with your sweetheart at Maclay?
Favorite memory with James is tough! My favorite is watching our boys play for Maclay and the fact that James and I are able to be with each other to watch.
What brought you to Maclay?
Definitely my husband! Cried for the first year - Now I wouldn’t leave!! I love Maclay and Tallahassee!
James:
What do you love most about Maclay?
The sustained energy of this place and community. I’m in year 8 and I’m still invigorated by the unrelenting desire to do better today than we did yesterday. When we need to reach, we reach, when we need to support each other, we find support. There are challenges, sure...but, I haven’t found a challenge that this team is
not willing to tackle...and with teammates like that, how could you not love being here!
What is your favorite part about having your sweetheart on campus
with you?
I have become a better man due to my wife, my family, and my school...I consider myself blessed to be able to spend the bulk of my day on these 100 acres with my sweetheart...don’t tell her I called her that - she probably wouldn’t like it:-) This community and the work we do feeds my soul...having my partner for life as a daily part of that is spectacular!
What is your favorite memory with your sweetheart at Maclay?
Probably the various projects we have done together on campus. On random weekends or breaks, you can find us out painting a classroom, redoing a flower bed, or cutting a new trail for the cross-country team through some of the woods on the northside of campus...those are fun projects for us to do together.
What brought you to Maclay?
Simple, the word “each” in the mission statement. At Maclay we have the opportunity to focus, single-mindedly, on chasing an ideal...that ideal is making sure each of our students is valued and able to develop into the best version of themselves. We measure success differently here...the ability to make an impact in that way is what brought me to Maclay and it continues to be very rewarding.