PARENT WEEKEND:
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 for both the party and the weekend.
The auction is now live and ANYONE can sign up to bid (please get in touch with Kristie to get registered to bid if you are not attending the weekend). You don't have to attend to bid!
FRESHMEN ELECTIONS:
Congratulations to the 2016-2017
freshmen class representatives Nova Arsenault and Ramses Graves-Coleman, who were elected by their peers on Monday following speeches made by each candidate. They join the rest of the student council leaders who were elected last spring.
Class Officers:
Freshmen Class: Nova Arsenault and Ramses Graves-Coleman
Sophomore Class: Bryce Aylor and Eric Li
Junior President: Jaab Veskijkul
Junior Vice President: Juan Mareco
Junior Representative: Franck Germain
Junior Representative: Souley Sylla
Senior President: Albert Che
Senior Vice President: Josh Toston
Senior Representative: Brian Walker
Senior Representative: Jarad Chouai
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BIKE TOUR:
On Sunday, October 9, Jared Brown '17, Spencer Cook '17 and Tony Jin '20 rode over 100 miles on the Virginia Capital Trail with Mr. Cory Woods. For more on this story, click here.
ATHLETICS: Adam Maisano '19 was first overall in the STAB Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday, October 11, with a time of 17:58:66. Taku Endo '18 came in second place for the BRS team and 15th overall with a time of 19:41.89. The entire squad finished fifth out of nine teams.
The varsity football team won big in its Homecoming game on Saturday, October 8, with a final score of 57-14 over Nansemond Suffolk Academy. Despite the downpour, we had a great turnout of alumni at the golf classic, homecoming game and alumni receptions! (For photos of the game, click
here.) Varsity football travels to STAB this evening for a game under the lights against one of our biggest rivals. The game starts at 7PM.
JV Soccer beat Fork Union Military in a home game last Friday, October 7 by a score of 5-0!
The mountain bike team is competing in the Bacon Holler Hustle on Saturday.
Varsity Soccer lost at STAB 5-0 and played a home game against North Cross on Thursday. They play at Fork Union later today.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
This week, the community service group comprised of Stephen Armstrong '18, Trevor Albro '19, Josh Croswell '20, Mike Han '20, Howard Jiang '19, Eric Li '19 and Aaron O'Donnell '18 accomplished the following:
- completed power washing the Adirondack chairs on campus;
- prepared for interviews they will do with the residents of the Rosewood Retirement
community when they visit;
- delivered meals for Tuesday Table (Meals on Wheels);
- washed and folded student laundry that had been left in the student laundry room;
- tutored at Chestnut Grove;
- picked apples at a local orchard for the Apple Buttah project which begins next week.
COLLEGE COUNSELING: Congratulations to seniors Spencer Cook on his acceptance to Ripon College and Hughes Prillaman on his acceptance to the University of Mississippi!!!
This week, students met with admissions representatives from Randolph-Macon College and Roanoke College.
The deadline for the November 5 SAT has passed. However, it is still possible to sign up for an additional late fee of $28 until October 25th. Note: this is the last SAT offered on campus until the May 6, 2017, test date.
The deadline for the December 10 ACT is November 4. This will be hosted at BRS.
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 2. This would be a three-hour session from 7-10 p.m. on November 2 that would cost $150. Payment deadline to the School would be October 28. Note: this course will run only if enough boys sign up.
Dr. Miller has been offering free weekly ACT/SAT prep sessions. Please encourage your sons to attend these sessions. Nick Patnaude
encourages juniors to try both the SAT and the ACT at least once during their junior year.
STUDENT PORTRAITS: The links to the school portraits taken by TSS Photographers are here:
If you have any questions please contact:
Elizabeth Giglio
TSS Photography/ Tod Cohen Photography
1140 East Market St. Suite #201
Charlottesville, VA 22902
