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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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April 10, 2016
WAIVERS ARE DUE TODAY: Parents of sophomores and juniors...please complete a waiver form for your son today if you haven't already done so. The Character Ed trips are heading out later this week. You can download the junior form
here. The sophomore form can be found
here. Please do not send these forms to Hilde Keldermans by replying to this email, send as soon as possible to Vinton Bruton at
vbruton@blueridgeschool.com.
TUITION RAFFLE:
Purchase your Tuition Raffle tickets here.
Half of the proceeds will go toward your son's tuition (either at BRS or college if he's a senior), and the other half will support the Parent Association. This is a great way to support all that this group does for the boys as well as gain you a chance at a discount on tuition! No more than 249 tickets will be sold. The drawing will take place during Spring Parent Weekend. You do not have to be present to win.
 CHARACTER ED TRIPS: Next week, the freshmen will be leaving on Wednesday for Eagle's Landing for a five-day Wilderness Adventure trip. The sophomores head to Washington, DC, after a tour of the University of Virginia. The group will be doing several community service projects in DC. The juniors travel to West Virginia to work with the Appalachian Service Project (ASP). The seniors will embark on a challenging four-day experience that will test how well they've internalized the School's Code of Conduct.
Yesterday's Saturday's Morning Program was focused on creating a "Brother's Keeper" mindset in preparation for the upcoming Character Education trips. The students rotated by class through three stations. Jerry King discussed he and Laura's experience last summer in Rwanda. Chaplain West spoke about poverty in West Virginia and next year's trip to Haiti. Vinton Bruton discussed details for each of the upcoming CE trips. For photos of the program, click here.
JAZZ BAND: Congratulations to the jazz band for winning a Silver Award at World Strides On Stage last weekend
and Zach won an Outstanding Soloist award! Click
here
to hear Zach rehearsing.
The competition took place in Annapolis and included high schools from throughout the area. The event offers students personal exposure to real-world professional performers and professional-caliber content.
The band members are Kamryn Norwood-Blackwell '17 on drums, Tom Wang '16 on keyboard, Andrew Kerchner '18 on trumpet, Spencer Cook '17 on trombone, Hayden Kim '17 on clarinet, Alex Dillard '19 on baritone sax, Koko Huang '17 on tenor sax, and Jared Brown '17 on bass. Jonah Werner '16, InYong Song '18, Jack Starr '18 and Zach Temin '16 also contributed their talents to the effort on "In the Still of the Night."
SPIRIT WEEK: This week was Spirit Week to show support of Blue Ridge. On Monday, students were encouraged to dress like someone else as a way to represent Twin Day. Everyone wore blue or Blue Ridge logo clothing on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the students (and adults) wore their favorite sports team's logo clothing. Thursday was Cultural Day, and Friday was Fashion Disaster. Look for photos on our
Facebook page.
EARTH DAY: On Saturday, April 2, the community watched two short videos that highlighted the adverse impact plastic garbage has on the ocean's eco system. After the film, everyone went to Roach Creek just beyond the lower playing fields to pick up trash both in the creek itself and the surrounding area. Mr. Woods' outdoor classes sampled water from all bodies of water on the campus. For photos of the morning's activity, click
here.
ATHLETICS: On Tuesday, all teams won their home matches. Varsity Lacrosse beat Fork Union 16-4, Baseball beat Eastern Mennonite 10-6 and Varsity Tennis beat Miller 10-0. JV Lacrosse lost to Woodberry. Track and Field members turned in several strong performances, which allowed the team to beat STAB in a four-team meet. Scott Spencer '16 placed first in the high jump, and a number of track team members came in second in their events. On Friday, Varsity Lacrosse lost to Covenant 14-7.
THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS: Mr. Bourland's class is learning hands-on about metallurgy. For a video, click
here.
Listen to Zach Temin sing "Amarilli Mia Bella" here.
Watch the latest School video on our international students here. For last night's talent show, click here. For photos of the mixer, click here.
COLLEGE NEWS: Seniors are hearing from colleges and universities, and there will be more news to come.
Here's the list of the students who have received acceptances. Please let us know if your son's college acceptance is not included.
Because I'll be on the Character Ed trip to DC, the next newsletter will be published after Parent Weekend.
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April 13-17
April 21
Chopin Concert with Eric Lu, Jessup Auditorium, 7PM
April 22-23
Spring Parent Weekend
May 22
Honors Service, Gibson Memorial Chapel, 10:30AM
May 28
Commencement, 9:30AM
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BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL | 434-985-2811
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