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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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October 7, 2016
 Don't miss this fun event! Register for the first Baron Backer cocktail party on October 20
at the historic Lafayette Inn near Blue Ridge School. There will be a unique bourbon
package and special wine package that will be blind-auctioned that night. The appetizers
will be created by award-winning chef Alan Pyles, who has been recognized as one of
the top chefs in America. Click
here
to register.
There will be an email early next week with reminders about registration and Fall Parent Weekend events. To register now, click here.
 GUEST LECTURER: Mr. Cory Woods' Mountain Ecology students discussed the "Introduction" to
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold with visiting lecturer Mr. Bill Henry. The students will be reading selections from the book throughout the year (specifically, reading each successive month of his observations on his farm in Wisconsin as a guide for their weekly observations at BRS and on the Interpretive Trail). For more on this story, click
here.
PROJECT NOAH: Mr. Paul Fehlner's Environmental Science students are participating in a national science project called
Project Noah
. Project Noah is a software platform that allows citizens and students of science to explore and document wildlife where they live or travel. The project was launched from the NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program in 2010. It began as an experiment to mobilize citizen scientists and build a digital butterfly network for this century. The project, which employs modern technologies to collect important ecological data as a way to preserve global biodiversity, is backed by National Geographic. For more on this story, click here.
 FIELD TRIP:
On Thursday, October 6, Mr. Jamie Bourland's Astronomy class viewed and handled rare books at UVA's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. The Small family has made it possible for the University to move a large number of rare books to a separate, top-notch facility with proper climate (temperature, light, oxygen) controls. Interestingly, much of the building is underground, but large skylights above ground allow filtered sunlight to fill the reading room.
The students who attended are
Elliot Appelman '17, Jared Brown '17, Joseph Kim '17, Kamryn Norwood-Blackwell '17, John Pritchett '18, Forest Rosen '17, James Shen '17, Harrison Strickler '17, John Stubbs '17, Marcus Valeiras '17 and Evan Wade '17. For more on this story, click here.
BRS IN SEOUL, KOREA: Former teachers
Mrs. Dolores DeAngelis and Ms. Jo McKeown will be in Seoul in November along with Director of International Admissions Ms. Krystle Roach. In Woo Chung '08 is helping to plan the event, which will include hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, the night of November 6th. Dolores, Jo and Krystle plan to have a wonderful time visiting old and new friends.
They hope you'll be able to join in this celebration of Blue Ridge School in Seoul if you're in the area.
Please contact Krystle at
kroach@blueridgeschool.com
if you have any questions.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
On most Thursday afternoons, several students travel to Chestnut Grove Baptist Church to tutor young students. The group so far has included
Harry Wang '17,
Matt Chan '17,
Mike Han '20, Howard Jiang '19, Eric Li '19, Stephen Armstrong '18, Trevor Albro '19, Aaron O'Donnell '18 and Josh Croswell '20.
 ATHLETICS:
Justin Armwood '17 was named Schewels Athlete of the Week and was featured in
this video and article
in The Daily Progress.
Varsity Soccer played a tough game on September 29 in a heavy downpour against Covenant. The team lost 1-0. JV Football beat Covenant 30-24 on Monday, September 26, and
Varsity Football beat Covenant 55-14 on September 29. On Tuesday, October 4, Adam Maisano '19 (left) was 4th overall and Taku Endo placed 6th in the Cross Country Invitational at Covenant. The BRS team placed 3rd out of 9 teams. Today, JV Soccer beat Fork Union 5-1 in a home game!
COLLEGE COUNSELING:
The deadline for the November 5th SAT is today (Friday, October 7th).
If enough students sign up, an instructor from Kaplan will come to BRS to teach an ACT prep course in the evenings during November and December. Contact Nick Patnaude at
npatnaude@blueridgeschool.com
if interested in signing up your son. (Note: this course will run only if enough boys sign up.)
There could also be another single-session SAT study course on November 2nd. This would be a three-hour session from 7-10 p.m. on November 2nd that will cost $150. Please make your payment to Blue Ridge School by October 28. (Again, this course will run only if enough boys sign up.)
Dr. Miller has been offering free weekly ACT/SAT prep classes. Please encourage your sons to attend these sessions.
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October 20, 2016
Baron Backers Cocktail Party, Register
Here
October 21-22, 2016
Parent Weekend, Register
Here
November 18-28
Thanksgiving Break,
December 11
Candlelight Service, 5PM
December 16-January 2
Christmas Break,
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