Head of School, Kim Samson has a series on our blog called, Out of Office where she shares highlights from her experiences in the BVR hallways, classrooms, stages, and fields. The first post of the year is up. Hear from Kim about the first day in the Middle and Upper Schools, her excitement about Student Council's introduction of Houses and Isotopes, and US First Friday.

Clubs and programming have kicked off in the Middle and Upper School. In the US, we currently have 27 clubs ranging in topics from Aerospace, to STEM, to Poetry, to Debate, these clubs reflect the interests, drive, and needs of our student body. In the MS, there are also many different ways students can be involved and lead including Affinity Groups, Student Council, Admission Ambassadors, Mathletes, and more. Throughout the year we'll be highlighting different clubs on our Instagram and our blog. First Spotlight: Film Club!

Students in Ms. Ohl's 8th grade science class are investigating different forms of energy. To do this,

they experimented with items at different stations to determine what forms of energy were present in the materials they were assigned. For example, some students placed glow-in-the-dark toys under a lamp to absorb light (exploring radiant energy), while others cut open hand warmers to test the material inside. Take a look and watch their reactions here.

BVR fall teams are in full swing! Come support our teams by watching a game or match and don't forget to follow BVR Athletics on Twitter and Instagram. Looking for fall photos? Our photographer will be covering games throughout the season, head on over to the Beaver Smugmug page to view and download. Also, US Harvestfest is this Friday, October 7. We hope to see our fans out on Upper Field and in the Gym from 2-8 p.m. for our annual fall tournament of games and matches vs. Portsmouth Abbey.

We have a lot of exciting BVR Community Events hosted by the BVR PA coming up in the next few weeks, and we don't want you to miss them. First, we have Coffee + Conversation on Friday, October 7, followed by BVRlit on Tuesday, October 11, then all parents/caregivers are welcome to join the PA Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, October 13, and finally, a parent/caregiver event on Tuesday, October 18.

For BVR-hosted events, please also mark your calendars for the new date for the Reception for Families of Students of Color on Thursday, October 20 and the Roadmap to Senior Year event for parents/caregivers of the class of 2023 on Tuesday, October 25.

Stay tuned for additional information in your inbox soon.