of Trustees announced Dr. Martire’s departure in an email in June 2018. Edward M. Trusty Jr. was appointed by the School's Board of Trustees as the interim head of school in June 2018, after serving as assistant head of school since June 2014. Dr. Trusty left Kinkaid in the summer of 2020 after Jonathan Eades was appointed the new head of school. The Kinkaid School Archives The Kinkaid School Archives contain the historical materials of The Kinkaid School including some of the earliest records of founder Margaret H. Kinkaid, as well as yearbooks, scrapbooks, newspapers, and photographic materials. The Archives became the repository of the School in 2005 when a committee of school faculty, staff, and volunteers began collecting and organizing the materials. Located in the Upper School Moran Library, the Archives has since grown to a collection of faculty manuscripts, school administrative records, athletics records, architectural plans, early student records, present-day digital records, and some of the earliest class photos. The Archives are accessible to the general public. Special Collections The holdings of the archives include: The Margaret Kinkaid Papers The John Cooper Papers The Charles B. Sanders Papers The Kinkaidian (1946 to present) The Kinkaid Kronikle The Kinkaid Falcon Falcon Wings The Kinkaid Magazine Commencement Programs Centennial Materials Athletics Records Alumni Collections Alumni Publications Collections Historical photographs collection Academics In a 2015 national survey, Kinkaid was one of the 50 "Smartest Private Schools in the United States." Kinkaid is also known for its quiz bowl team. Their team was ranked first place nationally in the 2021-2022 season. George W. Bush was also known to have been involved in quiz bowl during his brief tenure at Kinkaid. "The Tipping Point" controversy On November 11, 2009, a Kinkaid parent, Hugh "Skip" McGee III, sent an irate letter (entitled "The Tipping Point") to the School's board of trustees. An investment banker, McGee was angry that a teacher’s comment about bankers had upset his son. The letter led to tension among the student body in response to the letter's reference to the student body president dressing in drag for a skit used during his campaign. In popular culture Philip Roth's novel, Exit Ghost, features a character who is described as having been a valedictorian at Kinkaid, prior to attending Harvard. In 1998, the movie Rushmore filmed scenes at Kinkaid. St. John's alumnus Wes Anderson used the now demolished Lower School Building for