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January 26, 2018
 
 
DIGITAL CLASSROOM:   This week Mr. Bonds' US History class and Mr. Cory Woods' Environmental Science class took advantage of the new 65" touch screen/monitor in the Library Lab for Skype/Zoom classroom sessions.  Mr. Bonds' students participated in a Skype class with Adam Lewandowski, Museum Educator at the NEWSEUM in Washington, DC.  To see a short video, click here .  Mr. Wood's class Skyped with Isaac King '13, a 2017 UVA graduate who has  spent the summer working as a ranger for Arches National Park. He is currently working at Denali National Park in Alaska. The digital classroom is also available for student media presentations.
 
COLLEGE COUNSELING:
Congratulations to the following seniors on their college acceptances: Ballard Earley to Ferrum College, Taku Endo to Allegheny College, Souley Sylla to Whittier College and Spencer Cadieux to College of Charleston.  A number of seniors have had interviews in the past few weeks with Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Cornell. More to come over the next few weeks. Good luck to all!

SAVAGE FEST: Nine students accompanied Mr. David Welty on the annual Savage Fest trip to Timberline Resort in West Virginia on January 19-21. This ski trip is notorious for its emphasis on junk food, optional showers and lots of skiing.
 
KRYSTLE:  Mrs. Krystle Gee was honored by students at Monday's assembly. Katiso Tlelima addressed the student body with his appreciation for all she's contributed to the student body.
 
ATHLETICS:   Here are the game highlights from the January 19th varsity basketball team's home victory over Hargrave from the Barons Sports Network.  The final score was 76-60. The JV team also won 69-49. ( Varsity photos |  JV photos)

Varsity hosts Christ School tonight at 7PM. Watch the live stream here. 
 
The Squire basketball team moved to 3-1 on the season after a road win over Covenant on Tuesday, January 23.
 
On Tuesday, January 23, a number of students, faculty and staff cheered on three BRS alumni competing in the UVA/Clemson game. UVA's Mamadi Diakite '15 faced Clemson's Aamir Simms '17 and Scott Spencer '16 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
 


HOST AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT: Please consider hosting an international student over our upcoming Spring Break. Please contact Mrs. Krystle Gee at  kgee@blueridgeschool.com or Dr. Chrisantha Hermanson at chermanson@blueridgeschool.com if you have any questions or would like to host a student.

 
 
IMPORTANT DATES:

February 2-5
Mid-Winter Break - Leave request forms were due January 24. Click here to complete a leave request for your son.

February 6-7
Senior Class Trip to Washington, D.C. (required for all seniors)

February 15 and 17
"Decatur 404" - Musical by Franck Germain '18

March 2 - 18
Spring Break - Leave request forms are due Feb. 21.  Click  here  to complete a leave request for your son.
 
CLOSED WEEKENDS (no leave allowed):
February 23-24
April 14-18 - Required Character Ed Trips
May 18-20

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