Congratulations to seniors Scott Spencer and Malik Johnson, who have signed letters of intent to attend Division 1 schools. Scott will play basketball for Clemson University, and Malik has signed with Canisius College. For photos of the signing, click
here.
The BRS Cross Country team traveled to Fork Union to compete in the VAIS state championship on Friday.
Barons football ended their season last night with a loss against STAB. However the team had a brilliant season overall and is commended for their hard work and team spirit!
THE WALDEN PROJECT: Over the course of the year, Mr. John Young's senior English students will be undertaking "The Walden Project." Inspired by Henry David Thoreau's observation techniques as recorded in
Walden, students will visit a natural area somewhere on campus during each of the four seasons. For more on this story, click
here.
TUESDAY'S TABLE:
This past Tuesday night, English teacher Dan Dunsmore provided transportation for Connor Morgan '16 and Simon Yang '16 so that they could deliver meals to twelve needy families in Greene County. Zach Temin '16 coordinates the weekly participation among students. Art teacher Dave Welty has also provided transportation for students this trimester. As each meal is delivered, "thank you's" and "you're welcome's" are exchanged as well as additional conversation that will help our students gain empathy for the families.
OUTDOORS:
Last month, Mr. Cory Woods and Ms. Emily Guy led two teams of students from our afternoon fall outdoor program in an adventure race in Pennsylvania. The athletes showed resilience by completing the event, finishing 7th and 11th out of 12 teams that completed the six-hour event. The participants were
Ty Ewen '18, Marcus Valeiras '17, Franck Germain '18, Colby Boyd '19,
Kit Brimhall '18 and Eric Li '19.
Photos of the event are here.
CONFERENCES:
Ms. Sarah Kushwara, Director of the English Language Learners program, attended "Ignite your International Student Program," which was hosted by CSIET and Live365 in Alexandria, Virginia. The workshop focused on developing innovative curriculum and navigating traditional and ground-breaking best practices for the success of international programs. The workshop also covered international student admissions as well as shared ideas on how to engage an international student body to admissions officials, coordinators and the heads of international student programs. It was a networking event for sharing ideas on solutions to common challenges.
Recently, Nick Patnaude attended the 8th Annual Bizarro Con - a series of meetings, conferences, readings, live art competitions, and classes for writers and artists held in Portland, Oregon. He attended two three-hour-long classes. The first was entitled "Perfecting Your Pitch" with Word Horde editor Ross E. Lockhart. The second was "Chunk-Style Plotting" with writer and editor John Skipp. Participants also read from their current work in progress to a group of fellow writers. Nick also attended a number of panels given by editors and authors. He reports, "It was an exciting and energizing event which I hope to attend again!" Nick works with the communications and college counseling staff.
STUDENT PORTRAITS:
The links for the school's yearbook photos taken by TSS Photography are:
Congratulations to seniors Scott Spencer and Malik Johnson, who have signed letters of intent to attend Division 1 schools. Scott will play basketball for Clemson University, and Malik has signed with Canisius College. For photos of the signing, click
Over the course of the year, Mr. John Young's senior English students will be undertaking "The Walden Project." Inspired by Henry David Thoreau's observation techniques as recorded in
Walden, students will visit a natural area somewhere on campus during each of the four seasons. For more on this story, click
Last month, Mr. Cory Woods and Ms. Emily Guy led two teams of students from our afternoon fall outdoor program in an adventure race in Pennsylvania. The athletes showed resilience by completing the event, finishing 7th and 11th out of 12 teams that completed the six-hour event. The participants were
