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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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November 4, 2016
BARON BACKERS:
The Baron Backers give everyone the chance to have an impact on the daily lives of our students. Proceeds from Baron Backers help fund extras for our boys all year from exam snacks to birthday treats. The BRS Parent Council established Baron Backers as a new giving club designed to promote the School community.
TRUSTEE MEETING: On November 4 and 5, the members of the School's Board of Trustees met on campus for their fall meeting. Trustee Mitch Rue '81 (pictured right) was named Chairman. He follows the able stewardship of Marion "Dickie" Brawley III '68 (left) who has served as Chairman of the Board since 2014. The trustees received reports on the state of the School as well as reports from the trustee committees and the Parent Association.
FIELD TRIPS: Mr. Brown's Outdoor Service Learning class went to the Charlottesville Food Bank for a tour and food pick-up for the BRS food panty. The students who helped were Sardaar Calhoun '18, Mike Han '20, Julien Couraud '20 and Tyler Ewen '18.
Chaplain West took her Ethics class to the
African American Black History Museum in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 3. Students who attended are Ryan Amer '18, Spencer Cadieux '18, Jack Cline '18, Josh Colon '17, Keane Emmans-McGill '19, Ty Ewen '18, Christian Forbes '18, Franck Germain '18, Juan Mareco '18, Darius McGhee '17, Connor Modd '18, Rhys Rodriguez '18, Alex Tembo '18, KT Tlelima '18, Josh Toston '17 and Aamir Simms '17.
ENDURANCE RACE: Twelve students competed in the MTeC Adventure Race in the Michaux State Forest near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on October 30. The MTeC began in 2003 as a YMCA program for teens and adult mentors to work in an outdoor team-building environment. The course is run through the Michaux State Forest and Caledonia State Park. Race distances vary from year to year. Teams race from three to six hours over a variety of terrains.
The event is composed of hiking/trail running, mountain biking and paddling along with a variety of team challenges throughout the course. The MTeC race is always held on the last Sunday of October. The race concludes with a catered meal and a post-race awards ceremony.
Blue Ridge School fielded four teams in the teen category.
The participants included Tristan Adams '19, Colby Boyd '19, Kit Brimhall '18, Ballard Earley '19, Ty Ewen '18, Declan Keegan '19, Dhruv Mehrotra '19, Cruz Mike '20, Xol Mike '20, Connor Modd '18, Dial Powers '18 and Marcus Valeiras '17.
HUNTING:
On October 28 and 29, seven members of the Outdoorsmen as well as Mr. Vinton Bruton and Mr. Brandon Deane visited the farm of Matt Harris '04 in Louisa, Virginia, for a bow-hunting experience. They enjoyed Dutch-oven lasagna prepared by Mr. Deane as they camped out under the stars. They hunted on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. While the boys saw ten deer, they harvested none.
"While I would have loved to come back with some venison, I was pleased that the guys were selective. Sometimes the best decision is not to take a shot if the deer is too far away. You usually have to get within thirty yards of the deer when you're bow-hunting, which makes it very challenging. I think our guys learned a lot from observing the deer, seeing a few turkeys and spending time in the woods. And we had a great time camping out. We're really grateful to Matt Harris for the opportunity," says Vinton.
MOVEMBER: Jaab Veskijkul '18 and Juan Mareco '18 are leading this year's Movember fund-raising project. "
Sign up and donate! You can look at Mr. Brown dead in the eye with a mustache on your face!" said Juan.
and join the Blue Ridge School team (
o
ur team name is Blue Ridge Mobros).
There is a prize for the best and the worst mustaches!
HUNTING CLASS: On Tuesday, November 1st, Mr. Hans Hermanson and Mr. Bruton taught a Hunter's Education course here at BRS. Seven members of the Outdoorsmen are currently enrolled in the course. The course included four self-guided chapter reviews prior to the class that was also open to anyone at BRS - adult or student.
The purpose of this free class was to teach basic safety measures to mitigate the inherent risks of hunting. Every U.S. state and Canadian province requires completion of a Hunter's Safety course in order to purchase a hunting license. You have to take the safety course only once. It's valid in all fifty states and most provinces.
ATHLETICS: Varsity Football beat Randolph Macon Academy on their home field on Saturday, October 29, by a final score of 59-21. Thanks to Jimmy Crocker '72 and James Harper '72 for hosting the after-game BBQ for the team!!
The team faces Trinity tomorrow, November 5, in Richmond.
Click here to view the Varsity Basketball schedule.
The Barons Cross Country team hosted the VIC Championships on Saturday, October 29. The team came in fourth.
Team Scores:
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1. The Covenant School 57
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2. Miller School 76
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3. North Cross 83
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4. Blue Ridge School 88
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5. Hargrave Military Academy 96
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6. Virginia Episcopal School 111
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7. Fishburne Military School 173
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8. Eastern Mennonite School 206
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9. Carlisle NS
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10. Roanoke Catholic NS
Individual Results from the varsity:
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6
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Maisano,
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Adam
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19:55.7
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10
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Endo,
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Taku
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21:00.6
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14
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Knight,
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Chris
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22:04.3
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26
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Veskijikul,
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Phumisit
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23:22.6
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32
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Yu,
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Jason
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24:09.5
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36
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Du,
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Paul
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24:20.4
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41
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Hu,
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Justin
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24:39.8
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Individual results from the JV:
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25
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Lu,
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Paul
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27:29.8
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44
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Hacker,
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Huntley
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30:31.6
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52
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Qin,
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Joe
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34:19.1
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55
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Liu,
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Junfeng
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35:02.3
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61
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Jiang,
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Harry
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39:55.3
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62
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Li,
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Jimmy
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39:55.4
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63
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Chen,
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Philip
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46:16.3
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64
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Peng,
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Phil
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48:01:00
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