Waddy Armstrong ’88 joined us as our Alumni Monday speaker this week and was interviewed on stage by his younger classmate and SAA’s Director of Admissions, Gary Marvin ’89.

A phenomenal painter, Waddy spoke on his experience at The Academy and how it influenced his career. Growing up, he loved to draw, and would even sell comics he made to his classmates. In the 8^th grade, he won a school art contest, where his drawings were selected to be on the cover of the school yearbook, “The Bluebonnet” (see photo of Waddy and Gary with the 1987-88 yearbook).
 

Waddy attended art school after college, worked in New York for a while, and later returned to San Antonio, opening an art studio near the Pearl.

He shared his favorite SAA memory of going to Mr. Webster’s office to get gummy worms (a tradition that we continue to this day).

Watch Waddy's full Alumni Monday interview below:
 

Alumni Monday - May 9, 2022 from SAA Wildcats TV on Vimeo.

About Alumni Mondays: Each Monday, we welcome an Academy alumnus to speak to SAA boys during chapel. During this interview-style chat, our alumni speakers share meaningful stories and lessons from their days at SAA. To view our Alumni Monday archive, visit https://www.sa-academy.org/support-saa/get-involved/alumni-association/our-alumni.