September 23, 2016
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP:
Peter Bond's class met with a historian at the Virginia Historical Society through Skype this week. Through a monitor set up in Peter's classroom, the historian showed them various items and objects from the group's collection of Virginia Indian artifacts and spoke on the indigenous people who were living in Virginia when the first British settlers arrived. He also talked about the conflicts of cultures. The students were able to ask questions as well.
BROKENBACK CHALLENGE:
The 19th Annual Brokenback Challenge took place on Sunday, September 18. Ten four-person teams competed in a relay that included a canoe race around the lake, a two-mile run, a swim across the lake, and a two-mile mountain bike ride.
The first place team was Mr. Cory Woods, Adam Maisano '19, Kit Brimhall '18 and Alex Dillard '19. The second place team was Spencer Cook '17, RoRo Rymer '17, Taku Endo '18 and Evan Wade '17. Third place finishers were John Grieves '17, Jaab Veskijkul '19, Eric Li '19 and Albert Che '17. For a video summary, click
here.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Ching Nam "Matthew" Chan has been accepted to the University of Iowa.
Spencer Cook has been accepted to the University of Iowa, the University of Nebraska, the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Wyoming and
Colorado State University.
VISITING COLLEGES: This week, admissions representatives from Denison, Ferrum, New York University and Lynchburg spoke to many of the seniors and juniors about their specific schools.
ATHLETICS:
Aamir Simms '17 committed to Clemson University this week. For the Channel 19 interview, click here.
On Monday, JV football lost to Covenant 38-28. JV and Varsity Soccer both had games on Tuesday at Eastern Mennonite. Varsity lost 5-0, and JV lost 7-2.
On Saturday, Varsity Football hosts Holy Cross in a 2PM game. The live-stream link is here.
ACT/SAT PREP CLASSES: If at least ten students sign up, there will be an ACT prep course offered by Kaplan in November and December. An SAT prep course may also be offered through Kaplan in April and May. There may also be the possibility of a quick-class, cram-session through another company if there is enough interest. Please contact Nick Patnaude (
npatnaude@blueridgechool.com
) for more details about any of these options.
