ASTRONOMY NEWS: On Wednesday, October 7th, Mr. Jamie Bourland's Astronomy class (Aaron Brown '16, Jarad Chouai '17, Jason Hess '16, Andrew Link '16, Matthew Minford '16, Afanna Offor '16, Felipe Reyna '16, Scott Spencer '16, Jonah Werner '16), and BRS librarian Jon Baker travelled to the University of Virginia's Special Collections Library. For more on this story, click
here.
A new observatory has been built on campus, thanks to a generous donation from the Hall Family. To read more, click here.
EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM: Foreign Language Department Chair Mrs. Marcia Kozloski and Director of the Fishburne Learning Center Mr. Will Hare attended the 18th Annual Education Symposium on October 8. The keynote speaker was Michelle Garcia Winner who spoke about social thinking: teaching thinking to advance development of social skills. The symposium was sponsored by the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education.
COLLEGE COUNSELING: The PSAT/NMSQT - a key step in your child's journey to college - will be held this Wednesday, October 14. BRS will administer the PSAT/NMSQT® to all 10th and 11th grade students. This is a test that showcases the classroom skills and knowledge that are essential for college and career readiness and success. We encourage your child to take advantage of the many benefits the PSAT/NMSQT offers:
Connects students to colleges and universities across the country, and to scholarship organizations;
Prepares students for the new SAT® and college, and fuels practice recommendations on Khan Academy®;
Matches students with Honors courses that make the most of their academic strengths. Honors classes can provide an edge in the admission process, and an opportunity to earn college credit.
Results will be mailed to parents in December. If you have questions please contact Carrie Woods.
An admission's representative from the University of Virginia met with a number of students last week. Randolph Macon College and Emory University will meet with students today.
ATHLETICS: The Barons Cross Country team came in first place in the Miller Cross Country Invitational on Friday, October 9, 2015. Sophomore Taku Endo came in first place overall with a time of 20:11. For individual results, click here.
Barons Football beat Blessed Sacrament in their October 10 Homecoming game 55-14. For photos, click here. Senior Aaron Brown won Channel 19's play of the week for this catch in the October 3 game against Covenant.
Varsity Soccer had two home games last week against STAB and Covenant.
To watch soccer and football home games on YouTube, click here.
Parent Weekend:
There's still time to register. Click on this link to view the schedule.
PHOTO GALLERY: Check out the week's photos on our SmugMug gallery. Here's the
link to last Saturday's morning program.
November 11 Leave request forms are due for Thanksgiving Break. The weekend begins Friday, November 20 at 11:00
AM (School is closed 11/22, at 9:00AM). The break ends Monday, November 30 at 7:00PM.
Barons Football beat Blessed Sacrament in their October 10 Homecoming game 55-14. For photos, click 
