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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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October 28, 2016
PARENT WEEKEND:
The Parent Association hosted a successful Fall Parent Weekend on October 20-23. Approximately sixty families attended. The weekend included the traditional parent reception, auctions and a special dinner. New this year were an online auction, Baron Backer reception and new merchandise. For more on the weekend and links to photos, click
here.
GIVING DAY: On October 26, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Sam Fosdick '05 organized the School's first Giving Day - a 24-hour period during which donors were encouraged to make their Annual Fund gift online. Many of the boys and teachers joined in to help as social media was employed to the max. Thanks to the Technology class students who produced this Giving Day video:
SUSTAINABILITY: Students in Mr. Cory Wood's Mountain Ecology class met with Mr.
Mike Van Yahres, principal at
Van Yahres Studio
, to learn about the School's master campus landscape plan. Mr. Van Yahres is developing a plan to ensure the stewardship of the beautiful trees on the front lawn. Van Yahres Studio works with a number of schools and universities on tree-dominated landscapes. This is an ongoing project in which the class will be involved throughout the year. The students are
Ryan Amer '18, Bryce Bongiovanni '17, Connor Coleman '17, Devin Corini '19, Jaden Frazier '18, Myles Jones '18, Darius McGhee '18 and Aamir Simms '17.
22 PUSHUPS: Assistant Headmaster Vinton Bruton has challenged our boys (and teachers) to join him in the 22 Pushups Challenge to honor those who serve in the US military. The goal of this challenge is to raise awareness about veteran suicide prevention through education and empowerment. The overall goal throughout the country is to reach 22 million pushups by November 22. For a video, click
here.
DIWALI: In a special morning assembly on October 27, the community learned about a traditional Hindi festival called Diwali, which is a celebration of light. That evening the boys enjoyed a fire, s'mores, treats and sparkles in the dorm courtyard. For photos, click
here. For a video, click
here.
From the College Counselor's Office:
Registration deadline for upcoming SAT: November 3
Late registration deadline ($28 fee required): November 22
Test date for next SAT: December 3
Registration deadline for upcoming ACT: November 4
Late registration deadline ($25 fee required): November 18
Test date for next ACT: December 10
Congratulations to senior Spencer Cook on his acceptance to Purdue University as well as senior Jarad Chouai on his acceptance to Bridgewater College.
ATHLETICS:
Members of the Mountain Bike team participated in the Paranormal Race on October 22. The event is a fund-raiser for the Charlottesville Racing Club. The race is a seven-mile loop through the forest surrounding Earlysville. Riders are encouraged to wear costumes for this event. For photos by Barclay Sharon, click here.
The Varsity football team beat VES 56-0 at home during Parent Weekend. The Cross Country runners won their meet at home as well. Here are the team details of that meet:
Blue Ridge 31, VES 44, Hargrave 45. Individual results for Blue Ridge runners were as follows: Adam Maisano '19 -- 2nd (19:31.8); Taku Endo '18 -- 3rd (20:45.4); Chris Knight '20 -- 4th (20:54.8); Justin Hu '19 -- 10th (24:12.6); Jason Yu '18 -- 12th (24:45.4); Paul Du '19 -- 16th (26:03.8); Albert Che '17 -- 21st (27:29.5); Clarence Han '17 -- 22nd (28:31.4); Joe Qin '20 -- 28th (37:47.8); Joseph Whelan '20 -- 29th (38:17.4); Junfeng Liu '18 -- 30th (38:50.5); Jimmy Li '19 -- 31st (43:55.7); Jiahao Jin '19 -- 32nd (49:13.7); James Shen '17 -- 33rd (49:13.8); Harry Jiang '18 -- 34th (49:14.0); and Koko Huang '17 -- 35th (49:14.7).
For photos, click
here
.
YEARBOOK PORTRAITS: Yearbook pictures and senior portraits are now available for purchase
here.
They will have a picture make-up day on campus on Feb. 8.
