As many have noticed, the fourth-floor hallway is now home to a desk for a new faculty member, Mr. Christopher Murray. While Mr. Murray is new to Stone Ridge this year, he is not new to the subject of history.
Born in Rockville, Mr. Murray attended Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. There, he majored in history and minored in education and Asian studies.
“One of the requirements [at Randolph-Macon College] was a foreign language, and I wasn’t very good at Spanish, so I took Chinese, and it worked out with the minor,” Mr. Murray said. “I got a chance to go study and spend some time in China.”
For thirteen years prior to joining the Stone Ridge community, Mr. Murray taught World History and World Religions at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda.
At Stone Ridge, Mr. Murray teaches World History 2 to the Second Academics and U.S. History to the Third Academics. In his free time, Mr. Murray said he enjoys reading and spending time with his family.
One of Mr. Murray’s favorite aspects of Stone Ridge is that it is an all-girls school, which lends itself to female empowerment, something he values.
“I think there’s a lot of female empowerment and opportunity for growth for women [at Stone Ridge],” Mr. Murray said. “And I also like the central faith component where students can freely explore their faith.”