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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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January 13, 2017
SAVE THE DATES:
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SPRING PARENT WEEKEND - March 31 and April 1
* NEW YORK AUXILIARY - Wine Tasting, January 27 6:30PM
* MONTE CARLO IN NEW YORK (NYA Blue & White Ball), January 28 PM
PLEASE JOIN BARON BACKERS!
USA ARMY COMBINE: Baron football players Cameron Carr '18, Xavier Kane '19, Icesys Lewis '19, Juan Mareco '18 and Jack McLiney '19 attended the Army All-American National Combine in San Antonio, Texas, January 5-7. The McLiney family graciously hosted the boys and shared their Texas culture with them. To read more, click here.
BARON BASKETBALL: Congratulations to the freshman/sophomore Baron basketball team (formerly known as the Squire team) for beginning the season 3-1, including a three-game winning streak. The Squire coaches are Pete Bonds and Dan Dunsmore. Those who have been involved with the School for quite some time believe this streak is historic. For photos, click here.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Congratulations to Darius McGhee '18 who was named Schewels Athlete of the Week by The Daily Progress newspaper. To read more, click here. Varsity beat Washington Academy on Tuesday. JV and Varsity Basketball teams are on the road to Carlisle this afternoon.
SUMMER OUTDOOR TRIPS: If your son is interested in either of the summer outdoor trip opportunities, please be sure to make the
$500 deposit by the time he returns from Spring Break (March 12) in order to reserve one of the limited spots. To read more about these trips, click here.
UVA MOCK TRIALS: All seniors, accompanied by Mr. John Young, Mr. Jim Niederberger and Headmaster Trip Darrin, participated in the University of Virginia's practice Mock Trials at UVA's Law School on Thursday, January 12.
MTN ECOLOGY:
Rod Walker from the Blue Ridge PRISM visited the Mountain Ecology class on Tuesday, January 10, to talk about the organization's efforts to manage invasive species in Greene County and other counties surrounding Shenandoah National Park. For more on this, click here.
DAMN YANKEES:
Save the dates for performances of Damn Yankees on Friday, February 10, 7PM, and Saturday, February 11, 2:30PM and 7PM. To see the cast list, click here.
COLLEGE COUNSELING:
As you and your sons meet application deadlines, please also keep in mind your financial aid deadlines for each school. Make sure that you are updating the schools listed in your FAFSA application. Keep in mind that there is a maximum of ten schools which you may list in your FAFSA applications.
Congratulations to Josh Toston on his acceptance to
Morehouse College and Oscar Palin on his acceptance to Iona College and the University of Hartford!
Other college acceptances announced this week include Jared Brown to Evergreen State College and Portland State University, and John Stubbs to Wilmington University
SPRING BREAK: Begins at noon on Friday, February 24, and ends on Sunday, March 12. Please be sure to submit your son's travel plans on Boardingware.com by February 15.
