On Thursday, November 16, students, faculty and their families shared a
wonderful Thanksgiving meal prepared by the Sage dining hall staff. For photos, click
here. Part one of the boys giving thanks is
here. Part two is
here.
Parents, we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your son! If your son's travel plans change, please contact Hans Hermanson at
hhermanson@blueridgeschool.com or call 434-992-0521 as soon as possible.
REPRESENTING BRS: On Saturday, November 11, Jack Cline '17 was invited to participate in the Charity Clays Event - a fundraiser for the Charlottesville Free Clinic. Jack scored second overall! He and his team also came in second and donated their prize money back to the clinic.
SAUDI RECEPTION: Joy Neumann, mother of Zach '19 and Preston '21, and Tammy Koenning, mother of Trace '20, hosted Associate Headmaster Franklin Daniels and families interested in learning more about Blue Ridge School at the Neumann residence in
Khobar, Saudi Arabia, last week. Mr. Daniels also met with many of the families of current Blue Ridge School students in Saudi.
Mrs. Krystle Gee has been traveling in China, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Vietnam visiting with current families as well. Pictured left is Krystle with the parents of
MinWoo Ki '21.
ASSESSMENTS:
This trimester, teachers in several disciplines offered project-based lessons that at times culminated in presentations. Below is a sampling of these projects and presentations:
PUBLISHED: Peter Bond's article on "Tech in the Classroom" was recently published in
Independent Teacher, a VAIS magazine. Click
here for the full article.
COLLEGE COUNSELING: Congratulations to Tyler Wills on his acceptance to Averett University!
Click
here to view a letter to the parents of juniors from College Counselor Amber Wilkins (scroll to the bottom of the page).
The BRS robotics team competed in the FTC qualifiers in Orange, Virginia, on Saturday, December 11. The team includes Harry Yu, Paul Du, Mike Han and Aaron O'Donnell and is coached by Mr. Wayne Peterson.
The Barons cross country team finished 16th in the VISAA Division 1 cross country meet held at Woodberry Forest on Friday, November 10
.
"We came within twenty seconds of having five runners finish under twenty minutes," says Coach Jerry Jared, who adds that it was an impressive finish to the season.
Individual Results:
Henri Vainola '18 - 19:04.3
Dhruv Mehrotra '19 - 19:27.6
Adam Maisano '19 - 19:38.2
Taku Endo '18 - 19:44.9
Xol Mike '20 - 20:20.2
Jack Lutzker '20 - 21:22.0
Zach Wood '20 - 22:35.7
Simon Buras '19 - 23:22.8
Hibiki Sakurai '21 - 23:28.2
The varsity football team ended its season with a loss to Christchurch 33-31 in the VISAA Division II semi-finals on Saturday, November 11. Congratulations to the team on its regular season record of 7-2, and its VIC Championship! For photos of the game, click here.
Darius McGhee (standing left) signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play basketball for Liberty University last Friday, November 10. On Wednesday, November 15, Ty Ewen (seated) signed his NLI to play lacrosse for Queen's University of Charlotte.
The varsity basketball team will be competing in the 62nd Annual Sleepy Thompson Tournament
from
November 30 to December 2
at
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
. We hope to have BRS fans attend.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students
. The tournament will be held at the
Upper School
1000 St. Stephens Rd. Alexandria, Virginia, 22304
For further information on the tournament, please click here.
