In Monday's assembly on January 25, Headmaster Trip Darrin offered a huge thank you to the men on our maintenance staff who spent the weekend on campus to keep the boys warm and safe during the blizzard. Three members of SAGE Dining Services also volunteered to stay here in order to provide warm meals for the community. In addition, Mr. Brett Doe and Mr. Dan Dunsmore spent the weekend on campus to help out wherever they could. Read more here, for photos, click here.
CONCERT: Guitarist Peter Richardson and percussionist Drex Weaver performed in the Jessup Auditorium Friday evening, January 29, at 7PM. Special thanks to Mr. Robert Joskowiak for arranging this special night. Peter and Drex performed a wide range of musical styles from Latin Jazz to Rock to Spanish Flamenco.
Peter has been a lover of music and the guitar for much of his life. He began his formal study of the guitar at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC. He brought a varied musical repertoire to the Friday Night performance.
MID-WINTER BREAK: Students and teachers have a well-deserved break this weekend. While several boys are taking advantage of the three-day weekend and have gone home, those students who have remained on campus have many on-campus and off-campus activities available to them. Several went to dinner and a movie Thursday evening. On Friday, there was a trip to Tyson's Corner, a debate club meeting and the concert featuring guitarist Peter Richardson. Today, several boys will head to Wintergreen to ski all day while others may travel to the Spotsylvania Town Center. A few boys will help out in Saturday morning's Food Pantry, and Cooking Club will gather to prepare Chinese and Middle Eastern dishes.
ATHLETICS: Lacrosse players and their coaches traveled to the Fredericksburg Field House to compete in the MLK Tournament on Monday, January 18. High school teams vied in an indoor arena with a 7V7 format. While the Barons lost to Colonial Forge 10-5, they beat Powatan handily 18-4 and Riverbend 11-5. This earned the team a #4 seed out of the twelve teams competing. BRS faced VIC rival Covenant in the quarterfinal. Though Covenant jumped out to a 3-goal lead early, the Barons chipped away at the deficit and wore down the Eagles to win going away 14-10.
The Ridge then faced Colonial Forge again in the semifinal during which the team avenged its earlier loss with a 12-6 victory. BRS faced North Stafford in the final and couldn't overcome a slow start as the squad lost 10-8, taking second place in the tournament. Sophomore attack men Ty Ewen and Shane Ford paced the Barons' scoring while senior defender Noah Jessey and junior Justin Armwood provided stiff defense in front of the Baron cage. The Barons look forward to indoor action on their home court Saturday, February 13, as the team hosts the inaugural Blue Ridge Winter Tournament.
The Varsity Basketball team beat Virginia Episcopal School 78-58 on Tuesday, January 26, at VES. The JV squad lost in a close game to VES on the same court.
Indoor Soccer's Betty White Death Brigade team lost its first game with Collegiate on Thursday, January 28, but beat them in the next game. The Thunderhawk team lost 2-0 to Steward. "Standout surprise performances were Stephen Armstrong '18 and Nawaf Al Saud '18. They played great!" says Coach Matt Bennett.
