The BRS food pantry can always use donations. Please consider bringing a box of food items with you whenever you drop off or pick up your son. You may leave it in Walsh Lobby or take it to the library lobby.
PARENT ASSOCIATION: There is SO much new merchandise being offered by the PA this year! Four of these new items are considered special orders because we need twelve pre-orders for each item before we can order. See image for prices, colors and sizes.
If you are interested in any of these four items, please e-mail Kristie Jamrozek at
kjamrozek@blueridgeschool.com.
For information about sponsoring the Parent Weekend or becoming a Baron Backer, click
here.
CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to ELL Director Sarah Kushwara and College Counselor Nick Patnaude on the birth of their son Rainer Steven Patnaude, who arrived on the morning of August 23 weighing 9.78 pounds! Nick reports that Sarah is doing well and recuperating as much as Rainer will allow.
Congratulations to Meghan and Matt Munsey - the proud parents of Sawyer William Munsey, born today at 11:16 a.m., weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces! Both mom and baby boy are happy, healthy and resting easy. Matt is the Senior Associate Director of Admissions.
REGISTRATION: We're looking forward to Wednesday, August 31, when soccer players will register upon their return to start their pre-season camp. Prefects and proctors will arrive on September 4 for their leadership retreat, and all other students will register on September 7. Registration on the 7th begins at 11AM and ends at 3PM. This will be followed by a Q&A session for parents with administrators as well as time for students to unpack and settle into their dorm rooms.
ATHLETICS: Football camp is underway. The Barons were featured in Channel 19's Sixteen Camps in Sixteen Days series. View the news video
here.
Senior Aamir Simms and Coach Tladi Conway were part of a group of USA basketball players and coaches who traveled to China this summer. For more on this story, click
here.
TUCK SHOP:
Chaplain Anne West will make good protein and carb alternatives from the Tuck Shop available during preseason football and soccer camps in order to offer the boys alternatives to Dominos pizzas.
She will be selling homemade meatball subs, steak sandwiches with peppers and onions, ham and cheese paninis and a few other surprises -- all for $3.00 each.
She will also sell pizza by the slice for $2.00 and all the other regulars such as nachos, wings and chicken nuggets.
The students will be permitted to run a tab up to $20 at which time they must pay the tab with their debit card in order to continue purchasing.
All of the money raised during preseason will go to support the Blue Ridge School's November mission trip to Haiti. Click
here for more information on this mission trip.
ELL CAMP:
Students in the English Language Learners camp made presentations about their hometowns this week. To view them on YouTube, click
here.
ACT/SAT TESTING:
The deadline for the October 1 SAT is September 1. It is extremely important that seniors using the SAT as their primary test sign up for this date. Select Blue Ridge School as your testing center.
The deadline for the October 22 ACT is September 16. Select Blue Ridge School as your testing center.
College Counselor Nick Patnaude recommends that seniors take either the SAT or ACT twice.
If students find they have a high verbal score and a low math score on the SAT, they might consider trying the ACT, which features a science section that tests reading comprehension skills.
"If possible, students should register for the tests now before they arrive on campus because they will need information that their parents have," says Mr. Patnaude.
