FIELD TRIP:  Mr. David Welty took his afternoon art students to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on Tuesday, February 16.  Plug Apipattarakul '16, Zain Bankwalla '19, Hansel Chang '19, Jim Chen '16, Will Howell '17, Joseph Kim '17, Matthew Lueck '19, Tanay Pandey '17, Joe Qin '19, Evan Wade '17, Tony Wang '16, Jonah Werner '16 and Jason Yu '18 enjoyed the trip to Richmond. The week before, the group had visited the McGuffy Art Center in Charlottesville.

VISITING MUSICIAN:  On Tuesday, February 9, Mr. Shawn Earle, the Principal Clarinet for the Charlottesville Symphony, met with our band students. He listened to them perform a few numbers and then met with Hansel Chang '19, Alex Dillard '19, KoKo Huang '17 and Hayden Kim '18 to give them helpful tips and feedback. Shawn has a Ph.D. in music and also teaches at UVA. To listen to the band practice, click here. 

ASIAN TRIP: Headmaster Trip Darrin will visit parents in Japan, Vietnam and China from March 22 through April 7, 2016. Here are the cities and dates: March 23-27 - Tokyo, Japan; March 28-30 - Hanoi, Vietnam; March 31-April 3 - Beijing, China; April 4-6 - Shanghai, China. Please contact us if you would like more information.

ATHLETICS:  Sean Karr '19 won first place in the VIC wrestling tournament on Saturday.  James Forbes '17 won second, Jose Espinoza '16 won third and Doug Cahn '17 won fourth in their weight classes. The Wrestling Team is competing today in the State Tournament in Richmond.

Congratulations to Joseph Kim '17 and Connor Morgan '16 on being named to the Valentine's Day Indoor Soccer Tournament's All Tournament Team!

Monday's home basketball games vs. Carlisle were cancelled due to the snow storm.  They were rescheduled to Wednesday when the JV team won 69-35 while Varsity won 48-37! The teams' next games are today against VES. JV plays at 4:30PM and Varsity at 6PM. Here's a video of Jack Starr '18 singing the National Anthem prior to the varsity home game. 

A LUMNI B'BALL GAME: Today at 1PM, Blue Ridge School welcomes its alumni basketball players for a friendly competition. Stayed tuned for photos and a final score!

PRESS:  Barons Helping with Food Pantry  on Channel 19

Athelete of the Week: Scott Spencer Daily Progress, Feb. 15.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED: Spring Break begins on February 26 and ends on March 13. There are a few international students who are looking for a place to stay for part of this holiday. This may even be for one week at the beginning or end of this holiday. 

Many of these students are new to American customs and values. They will be pleasant, courteous guests and will offer you insight into their cultural experience. This could be an opportunity for you and your son to get to know one of our international students.

Please email Ms. Sarah Kushwara if you are interested in sharing your home and family with one of our international students. ( skushwara@blueridgeschool.com)