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THIS WEEK AT BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
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April 13, 2017
EASTER BREAK: Easter Break starts today at noon. Buses leave for Dulles Airport at
12:30pm. On Monday, the bus returns at 4PM at domestic arrivals. Shuttles to the Amtrak and Greyhound stations are also scheduled. Shuttles will run to the Charlottesville Airport until 7 pm as well.
CHARACTER ED TRIPS: All students are required to participate in the upcoming Character Education field trips. Freshmen will leave on April 22, and all other trips will leave on Sunday, April 23. If you have not done so, please complete the required waiver for your son's grade
here.
SUMMER ACADEMIC PROGRAM:
Blue Ridge School's Summer Academic Program offers students the opportunity to complete a full-credit course in either Algebra 2, Geometry, 9th or 10th grade literature through a blend of face-to-face and online instruction with teachers who are experts in how boys learn best. For more information, click here.
COLLEGE COUNSELING:
Parents, you may still register your son for the May 6th SAT at BRS. There is a $28 late fee after April 25. This is the last standardized test (required for most colleges) of the year.
Junior parents: you or your son should register for this test if you have not done so already. Make sure you select Blue Ridge School as your testing site. If you would prefer, Mr. Patnaude will help your son sign up for this test, but he will need either a credit card or enough money in his student account (about $90.00).
Congratulations to James Shen on his acceptance to Michigan State and DePaul University and to Miguel de Serdio on his acceptance to Suffolk University and IE University.
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OOK DRIVE & FOOD PANTRY: The Alumni Association is looking for children's books (slightly used or new) for the Richmond Library children's section. Please consider dropping some off when you return your son on Monday or send them with him. The food pantry is also accepting donations of canned, dried foods and healthy snacks for children. You may leave all donations in Walsh Lobby.
ATHLETICS:
On Friday, April 7, the golf team earned an impressive win over Fishburne Military Academy.
The varsity tennis squad traveled to Virginia Episcopal where Matt Chan '17 and Myles Ham '29 won their singles sets while Felipe de Marichalar de Borbon '17 and Matt Chan '17 won their doubles set. The varsity lacrosse team lost its home game with Collegiate on Friday 12-7.
The track team
did well on Saturday in a meet at Fork Union as runners, jumpers and throwers competed against 27 independent and public schools. Darius McGhee '18 took 3rd place in the high jump with a season-high 6' 2" leap. Elijah Gordon '19 took 2nd place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.33.
The baseball team lost to Hargrave on Monday by a score of 8-5 but bounced back with a victory over VES on Tuesday. During that same road trip, the varsity lacrosse team beat VES in overtime (11-10).
Also on Tuesday, the track team traveled to Woodberry for a five-team meet. Scoring 42 points, the squad finished just a few points behind Woodberry and Orange County High School.
Congrats to these track team members who have already earned their way to the state track meet in May: Aaron Aldridge '17 (100 and 200 meters), Justin Armwood '17 (100 and 200 meters), Sardaar Calhoun '18 (100 meters), Franck Germain '18 (100 and 300 hurdles), Elijah Gordon '19 (100 and 200 meters), Nazir Hopson '17 (400 meters), Darius McGhee '18 (long and high jump), Adam Maisano '19 (1600 and 3200 meters), Will Rukuba '19 (400 meters), Aamir Simms '17 (shot put), Souley Sylla '18 (300 hurdles) and KT Tlelima '18 (triple jump).
On Tuesday, the varsity golfers hosted Miller during which they notched another team victory.
