Staff Spotlight: Kelly Danner, Middle School

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She’s known as the face of the Middle School. The person who is always smiling. The person who is always willing to help.
“You know she’s doing 20 different things and you’ll ask her for help and she stops and gives you her undivided attention and treats you like you’re the most important thing,” said one of her colleagues.
While she doesn’t really want this attention, in today’s staff spotlight, we celebrate Middle School Administrative Assistant Kelly Danner, who is retiring this summer after 31 years at Holland Hall, and the last 21 in the Middle School.

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Meet the Chaplains

Sarah Smith

Holland Hall Chaplain Sarah Smith joined Holland Hall in 2023 after coaching at independent schools in Oklahoma City, then leading her own parish, before spending time at the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma.

She holds degrees from Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.

A sixth-generation Oklahoman who graduated from an independent school, she is uniquely qualified to teach religion courses and offer pastoral care at Holland Hall.

Christy Utter

Christy serves as the Middle School Chaplain in addition to her role as head field hockey coach. A 1992 graduate of Holland Hall, Utter coached at the University of Louisville and Brown before returning to Holland Hall.

She holds degrees from the University of North Carolina and the University of Louisville. 

Her mission as a chaplain is simple: Helping students to understand the consequences of their choices, helping them to develop a strong moral compass, and guiding them as they lead of life of loving others with compassion, no judgment, and understanding and appreciating the differences in others.

Kristin Lees

Kristin serves as the Primary School Chaplain and is instrumental in teaching the Second Step curriculum, which promotes social and emotional skills in children. The program fosters and builds skills related to empathy, communication, problem-solving, and emotional regulation.