PARENT WEEKEND: The Fall Parent Weekend kicked off with a lovely reception for the Baron Backers at the Lafayette Inn in Stanardsville. Fifty parents and school administrators and teachers attended. On Friday, parents attended assembly and classes, watched athletic practices and enjoyed a wonderful dinner with their sons prepared by Sage Dining Services. On Saturday, parents met with teachers, attended the Parent Association's meeting, heard from College Counselor Amber Wilkins and supported the football team in its home victory. Thank you to all of our supporters! For photos of the weekend, click here. For photos of senior day and the football game, click here.
GIVING DAY: Mark your calendars for the 2017 Giving Day, which will take place on December 6! Click
here for more information.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD: Students in Mr. Bourland's and Mrs. Simmons' Integrated Science classes are learning the scientific method through a hands-on project in which they are designing and building furniture for our sister school in Haiti. For more on this story, click here.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: On Wednesday, November 1,
Pablo Cavestany '19, Christian Guttilla '19, Tony Jin '20, Javier Acevedo Lopez '19, Angus Middleton '19, Connor Modd '19, Ernesto Torres '19 and
Harry Yu '19
helped at a Girls on the Run practice. They offered coaching and support. Girls on the Run is an organization founded in 2000 to empower girls.
HOME SCHOOLING FIELD TRIP: The Outdoor Education Program hosted field trips on Blue Ridge School's campus on October 18 and 25 for a group of homeschooled children from the Home Educating Mentors (HEMS) in Charlottesville. For more on this story, click
here.
FIVE-YEAR EMPLOYEES: During assembly on Wednesday, November 1, Ed Blain, Jim Douglas, Hans Hermanson, Hilde Keldermans, Troy Nichols, Bill Ochs, Mike Vinson and Hairuo Yi received a lapel pin from Headmaster Trip Darrin to commemorate their five years at Blue Ridge School.
ATHLETICS: Cross country team members were awarded the VIC runner-up plaque after their strong finish in the VIC meet hosted by Blue Ridge School on Saturday, October 28. Nine teams competed.
Individual Times for BRS:
7 - Dhruv Mehrotra '19 (18'29.41)
8 - Henri Vainola '19 (18'30.08)
14 - Adam Maisano '19 (19'09.85)
19 - Taku Endo '18 (19'41.71)
22 - Xol Mike '20 (20'00.20)
35 - Jaab Veskijikul '18 (20'54.30)
43 - Zac Wood '20 (21'24.25)
The varsity football team continued to roll as it beat Fishburne Military Academy 49-0 in Saturday's home game during Parent Weekend. The team was named VIC Champions for 2017 last week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive alerts when live-streams are "live" - click
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COLLEGE COUNSELING:
Congratulations to Tyler Wills on his acceptance to Shenandoah University and Jack Cline on his acceptance to Louisiana State University.
TEDx:
On Friday, November 3, Mr. Parker Kirwan accompanied his Honors 11th World Literature class to the TEDx series in Charlottesville. Students who attended were Shaun Anderson, Zain Bankwalla, Ward Carroll, Xavier Kane, Charlie King, Dhruv Mehrotra, Henry Robinson, Chris Rogers, Isaac Soifer and Caleb Werner.
