The Highland Echo

Features

Finding purpose: former coach Raul Placeres shares the habits behind success

By Charlsie McElhaney \ Nov. 3, 2026 When students struggle to balance academics, athletics and personal habits, finding a path forward can feel overwhelming. For Raul Placeres (‘06), former head…

Charlsie McElhaney • Nov 3, 2026 • 5 min read • 21 views

Sports

Maryville women’s golf closes record-breaking fall season

By Charlsie McElhaney \ Nov. 3, 2026 As the fall season comes to a close, the Maryville College women’s golf is celebrating a record-breaking season. In just their second year…

Charlsie McElhaney • Nov 3, 2026 • 4 min read • 10 views

Features

Taken by the woods: The mystery of Maryville’s lost greenhouse

By Madeline Yalove \ Nov. 3, 2026 Deep in the Maryville College woods lie concrete ruins long lost to the world around them. One portion is slanted and the other…

Madeline Yalove • Nov 3, 2026 • 3 min read • 18 views

Photos

Fall foliage

By Maddux Morse \ Nov. 3, 2026 All photos courtesy of Maddux Morse. As the leaves begin to turn this year, a slow feeling of sadness spreads within me like…

Maddux Morse • Nov 3, 2026 • 4 min read • 7 views

Marketing and communications

More than a place, always a home: Generations of Scots celebrate Homecoming 2026

By Steve Wildsmith \ Nov. 3, 2026 Some victories aren’t measured on a scoreboard, and beneath the brilliant blue skies of a picture-perfect East Tennessee autumn afternoon, generations of Maryville…

Steve Wildsmith • Nov 3, 2026 • 20 min read • 24 views