August 29, 2015
The Baron Athletic Complex includes a flag post, observation area, an artificial turf field and six-lane track plus a new parking area.
FOOTBALL CAMP:
More than 40 student-athletes arrived on Tuesday, August 25, to prepare for the 2015 football season. The camp includes three varied training sessions a day. On Friday, August 28, several Marines from the Fredericksburg, Virginia, recruiting office ran players through a series of boot camp drills. For a video of the training, click
here.
Charlottesville's Channel 19 interviewed Head Coach Tim Thomas as well as senior JeMeil King and juniors Jarad Chouai and Oscar Palin. You may view the interview here.
ELL CAMP:
Students attending our ELL (English Language Learners) camp have been hard at work. They've completed introductory presentations this week and are going to a James Madison University football game today.
FACULTY IN-SERVICE:
Teachers have just completed five days of in-service training. The sessions included discussions of updated policies and procedures, the students' summer reading and the faculty and staff's summer reading, useful technology in the classroom and multiple ways to apply the latest research in how boys learn.
FALL PLAY:
Jerry King announced this week that the fall play will be
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley. This is a British drawing-room drama that takes up the question, "How responsible are we for what we do to each other?" The Friday, November 7, performance will begin at 7PM. The Saturday performance will have an exciting twist as eight girls' schools have been invited to a murder-mystery dinner and dance. Saturday's performance will begin at 6PM.
REGISTRATION:
Soccer camp registration is Wednesday, September 2, from 1PM to 3PM. You're welcome to come at noon for lunch. There will be time to move your son into his room as soon as you've completed registration. Prefects and proctors should plan to arrive on September 8 before 1PM. Registration for the remaining new and returning students is from 11AM to 3PM on Wednesday, September 9. Move-in takes place from 3:00 - 3:30PM, and there will be a brief welcome by Headmaster Trip Darrin at 3:30PM.
EVENTS:
The website's
calendar is now updated with fall sports information as well as other major school events. Our Fall Parent Weekend is Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17. If you'd like to attend your son's classes on Friday morning, you may want to arrive in the area the previous evening.
