The Bridge | June 2010

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BLU E R I D GE S C HO OL M AG A Z I N E

The

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Spring/Summer 2010

In this Issue: Graduation 2010 Reflections in Nature New Traditions 1st Annual Lacrosse Game

09/10 Athletics

An Unprecedented Year

Fostering Creativity In Boys


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Blue Ridge School Magazine Spring/Summer 2009/10

FEATURES

4 Commencement 2010 9 A New Tradition

The first Alumni Lacrosse Game. By Sam Fosdick ’05 and Rory Bosek ’04.

10 Reflections in Nature

A new program provides students with a solo reflection experience facilitating time of silence and solitude. By Cory Woods.

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Fostering Creativity

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How Mr. David Welty teaches boys to tap into their creative talents. By Ashley Smith

14 Year in Review

Pictures documenting 2009-2010.

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Headmaster’s Message BRS Athletics Underclassman Awards

Front cover: Andrew Pochter ’10 Back cover: Class of 2010 following the traditional lake jump following commencement. Blue Ridge School admits qualified young men of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The Blue Ridge School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial assistance and loan programs, athletic, and other administered programs.

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HEADMASTER Dr. John R. O’Reilly

Headmaster’s Desk

hat a marvelous Year One I have been privileged to witness. While it was not the easiest of years with the economic climate, it has been exponentially rewarding. It can be argued that through these challenging economic times, Blue Ridge School has operated on programmatic full-throttle. Our faculty and staff have never worked harder to insure our boys are reaching higher academically, and, as you look through this magazine, you will see our curricular and co-curricular offerings have never been richer. Our athletics and arts programs are experiencing great levels of success. Students are performing with equal splendor in the art room, on the stage and on the field. Our annual art show during Spring Parents’ Weekend drew rave reviews and is a testament to Mr. Welty’s enthusiasm for teaching boys, which you can read more about in the article “The Art of Fostering Creativity.” Our drama production, Annie Get Your Gun was outstanding and enthralled us all. The Men’s Concert Choir performed with style on campus and throughout the surrounding community. We had a very exciting year in athletics, placing third in the overall sports ranking in the VIC (Virginia Independent Conference). You can read more about the Barons “Unprecedented Year” on page 8. This year Blue Ridge School also went through its ten-year VAIS (Virginia Association of Independent Schools) reaccreditation. It is a rigorous process, which includes written reports and on-campus inspections. Needless to say, Blue Ridge School was granted accreditation with “flying colors.” I would be remiss to not mention that after a yearlong hiatus the Blue Ridge School Magazine The Bridge, which you hold here, is quite obviously back in print. I understand that it has been missed, and I am excited that we can once again offer it to all of you. The winter edition will hold an Alumni Notes section so we ask alumni to please pass along your news to Mr. Dan Dunsmore, Alumni Relations Director, at dandunsmore@blueridgeschool.com or 434-992-0529. I end by saying that I am so proud that all of the above successes have been achieved while maintaining and building upon our sense of community. As evidence of this, I would like to share a conversation that has confirmed my belief that Blue Ridge is a family. After this year’s graduation ceremonies, I sat with a parent of a senior, and we spoke about the student’s college choice. The student chose this college because it reminded him of Blue Ridge School and that it felt “like home.” The parent expressed to me how his son truly considered Blue Ridge School his home away from home. This conversation has stayed with me because it affirms that we are doing our jobs. This graduate will now embark on his college career, but I am reassured he will never forget his Blue Ridge home and brothers.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael G. Boswell, Chair Jean Hart, Vice Chair David W. Aldridge Marion P. Brawley III Edward H. Brownfield, Jr. Leonard A. Buccellato William J. Elliott IV Robert W. Groves III Barbara Harty-Golder E. Turley Higgins, Jr. S. John Joseph III Robert B. Livy Marla Magner William H. Nelson, Jr. Alice Parvin Xavier R. Richardson W. Mitchell Rue, Jr. Wendi Smith Jane Steves Hope Tate Honorary Board Graham F. Bennett The Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger Roger Mudd William A. Parker III Robert E. Trumpy, Jr. Board of Trustees Emeritus Dr. B. Nolan Carter II Richard D. Harrison Assistant Headmaster for Advancement Robert J. Murphy Assistant Headmaster for Enrollment & Marketing William A. Darrin Director of Communications and Public Relations Ashley E. Smith BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL 273 MAYO DRIVE ST.GEORGE, VA 22935 434.985.2811 main phone 434.985.7215 fax www.blueridgeschool.com

It has been a great year. Now on to Year Two!

Dr. John R. O’Reilly, Headmaster Blue Ridge School Magazine


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Commencement at

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he rain was no longer a threat, but the morning was misty with fog rolling off the mountains and lingering on the lake. Amongst the giant trees and beauty of Blue Ridge, it is hard not to be reminiscent and humbled, and on the front lawn that morning, it was nearly impossible not to feel part of a family – the Blue Ridge Family. That feeling of family was evident and the motivation for this year’s Commencement Ceremonies. The format for the Ceremony changed from one guest speaker as in previous years to three speakers from within the Blue Ridge Community. Mr. Howard Hart, retired CIA Clandestine Service Officer, was the first to address the soon-to-be graduates. Mr. Hart, whose grandson now attends Blue Ridge, shared extraordinary experiences as one of the highest decorated officers in the history of the CIA. Students and guests laughed as he recalled one of his first missions when everything went hilariously wrong, but in the end turned out better than to be expected. The audience, especially the young men embarking on the next phase of their education, listened in attention to the advice given by Mr. Hart: do what you do with conviction; continue to learn; have a sense of humor; and be thankful to those who have helped you get where you are. Next to speak was Mr. Thomas Colbert, who was elected by the 2010 Class to speak on behalf of the faculty and staff. Before becoming a teacher and now business manager for the School, Mr. Colbert was in the Navy and drew on those experiences to charge the Class of 2010 to be confident but not prideful and to accept mistakes and learn from them. At the conclusion of his speech, he referenced the movie Saving Private Ryan, telling students to earn the sacrifices and efforts made by parents, teachers and others to give them the opportunities they have had. The final speaker, and perhaps possibly the most moving, was from the Class of 2010 – Mr. Binh Tran from Vietnam. In front of the crowd, Mr. Tran was poised, and he spoke with eloquence, humor and sincerity about his experiences at Blue Ridge. He reminisced about leaving the busy streets where he grew up to find himself in a “remote valley in Virginia,” unsure whether he was going to enjoy his time at Blue Ridge – especially without girls. He went on to speak about how within just a few weeks he became part of a community unlike any other and began to learn lessons that could not be taught in books -- life lessons about honor, friendship and loyalty. Through his words and composure it was apparent that Mr. Tran had made Blue Ridge his home away from his very far away home, and his classmates, who elected him to give the address, had become his family. Community. Family. It is a major part of what makes Blue Ridge the special place it is, and it was most definitely the theme for the 2009-2010 Commencement Ceremonies. The 46 class members of 2010 are brothers in a way that is only known to them. They have taken the road less travelled and it has truly made a difference. Myles Peyton ’10 (left) & Gabe Rhea ’10

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Matt Schmitt ’10

Mr. Howard Hart

Binh Tran ’10

Avery Tucker ’10

Branson Fowler ’12 - front

David Velazquez ’10

Ari McDonald ’10 - left Julian Ragland ’10 - right

Koehler Baker ’10 & Family

KC Camp ’10

David Coe ’10

Nick Lee ’09 & Darnell Weathersby ’10

Robert Ware ’10

Sean Lim ’10

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The Class of 2010

Senior Awards

KYLE M. AICHS

COLIN ROBERT LEE

Andrew Pochter | SAR Citizenship Award

Charlottesville, VA | Shenandoah University

Miami, FL | Hawaii Pacific University

David Himot | DAR Citizenship Award

JONATHAN TYLER AMMEN §

PARK NGAI VICTOR LEE

Koehler Baker | John L. Trimmer

Abingdon, VA | The Military College of South Carolina Hong Kong, China | El Camino Community College - The Citadel

KOEHLER KENDRICK BAKER Edwards, CO | Western State College of Colorado

KENNETH WAYNE CAMP † King George, VA | Concord University

MICHAEL CARLINI * Alexandria, VA | Franklin and Marshall College

MICHAEL COLIN CASEY Vienna, VA | Kansas University

HYUN WOOK CHOI Busan, Korea | University of Oregon

JI HO CHOI Choe Nam, Korea | Georgia Institute of Technology

MATTHEW ANDREI CLARKE

SANG YEON SEAN LIM §

Haymarket, VA | Johns Hopkins University

BOYD JOSEPH MCCAULEY Barboursville, VA | Southern Virginia University

ARISTOTLE L. MCDONALD Lexington, KY | Florida Southern College

WON NYOUNG PETER PARK Daegu, Korea | Georgia Institute of Technology

ANDREW DRISCOLL POCHTER § Chevy Chase, MD | National Security Language Initiative for Youth sponsored by the State Department then to Kenyon College

DAVID MICHAEL COE *

GABRIEL A. RHEA

CHRISTOPHER T. CRIMMINS

Richmond, VA | Hampden Sydney College

Cary, NC | Lynchburg College

MATTHEW JAMESON SCHMITT *

CHRISTOPHER LUKE DELANEY

Charlottesville, VA | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Herndon, VA | Lynchburg College

CHIDERA TOBENNA EZEKWESILI Washington, DC | Syracuse University

DANIEL LLOYD FERGUSON Advance, NC | Undecided

CHARLEY LANE GARDNER Houston, TX | Texas Tech University

KYLE CROSBY GRAHAM † Charlottesville, VA | U.S. Army

DAVID LESTER HIMOT Marietta, GA | Virginia Military Institute

ANDREW LAWRENCE HOLGATE APO, AE, Germany | Wagner College

RODERICK HOLLOWAY Washington, DC | Shepherd University

JONG HYUN HONG Gyunggi, Korea | Emory University

LU NING HUANG Beijing, China | Undecided

JOHN DAVIS JENKINS * Rossville, TN | Samford University

RYAN CHUN WAI LAI § Hong Kong, China | College of the Holy Cross

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Matt Schmitt | Thomas H. Wilcox, Jr. Award Ari McDonald | St. George Award Joo Sung Yoon | Scholarship Award

Department Awards

Charley Gardner | Drama Julian Ragland | Drama Technician Matt Schmitt | English Andrew Pochter | Foreign Language Sean Lim | Histroy Tyler Ammen | Humanities Charlie Gardner | Library Jong Hong | Mathematics Ari McDonald | Music Sean Lim | Music David Velazquez | Music Tyler Ammen | Outdoor Sean Lim | Science Jong Hong | Science

Midlothian, VA | Hampden-Sydney College

MATTHEW RICHARD DICICCO

David Coe | Roy Petty Award

Midlothian, VA | Roanoke College

JULIAN REGINALD RAGLAND

Port Moody, BC, Canada | Seton Hill University

Julian Ragland | Headmaster’s Award

Lu Ning Huang | Art

Potomac, MD | University of Maryland

MATTHEW NORMAN DELMONICO

Davis Jenkins | Edward McFarlane Award

MYLES DOUGLAS PEYTON

Silver Spring, MD | West Virginia University

Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada | Undecided

Citizenship Award

MARK ROSS TERCEIRA St. Georges, Bermuda | Niagara College

BINH NGUYEN TRAN Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | University of Massachusetts – Boston

AVERY DEONTE TUCKER Upper Marlboro, MD | Elon University

DARNELL L.G. TURNER Goochland, VA | Alleghany College

DAVID VELAZQUEZ New York, NY | University of Buffalo

ROBERT SPENCER MARIUS WARE Dunnsville, VA | Louisburg College

DARNELL ANTONIO WEATHERSBY Dulles, VA | Prairie View A&M University

SHUO YANG Shandong, China | Northeastern University

Athletic Awards Hyun Jong Hong | Athletic Director Award KC Camp | Billy Pace Award Sean Lim | Frank Pendleton Award Matt Delmonico | Eddie Ray Collier Award David Coe | Stimp Hawkins Award

Alumni Award - Class Agents KC Camp and Ari McDonald

Citizenship Award Tyler Ammen, Charley Gardner, Andrew Holgate, Ryan Lai, Colin Lee, Myles Peyton, Binh Tran, David Velazquez & Joo Sung Yoon

Senior Class Officers Ari McDonald | President Julian Ragland | Vice President Joo Sung Yoon | Treasurer Andrew Pochter | Secretary

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Disciplinary Committee

Seoul, Korea | University of California - Berkeley

KC Camp, Myles Peyton & Matt Schmitt

MU ZHANG Nanjing, China | Virginia Commonwealth University * National Honor Society Member

Honor Council Kyle Aichs, Koehler Baker, Michael Carlini, Chidera Ezekwesili, Jong Hong, Davis Jenkins, Colin Lee, Sean Lim & David Velazquez

§ Headmaster’s List † Dean’s List

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An unprecedented Year fOR THE Baron Athletic pROGRAM

2009-2010 was a record-setting year for Blue Ridge School athletics. Individual players broke numerous school records and were chosen for various allconference teams. The Barons competed in 11 championships on the conference and state levels, with basketball and football reaching the state finals. For the first time in the 40-year history of our baseball program, the team made the state play-offs. To cap Carl Frye’s 40th year at the School, BRS placed 3rd in the VIC for overall athletics. With the precedent established, coaches and players have only set their goals higher for 2010-2011. Follow the Barons at www.blueridgeschool.com/athletics.

Baseball

Basketball

Football

2010 VISAA State Semi-Finalist 2010 CAC Champions

2010 VISAA State Runner-up 2010 CAC Champions

2009 VISAA State Runner-Up 2009 VIC Runner-Up 2009 ODFC Runner-Up

All-State Players Chase Parten ’12 - Second Team Zak Roberts ’11 - First Team

All-State Players Malik Kone ’11 - First Team

Golf

LACROSSE

Soccer

2010 CAC Champions

2010 VISAA State Semi-Finalist 2010 VIC Champions 2010 CAC Champions

2009 CAC cHAMPIONS

All-State Players Chris Hickman ’12 - First Team

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All-State Players Chris “Bubba” Delaney ’10 - First Team Matt Delmonico ’10 - First Team Kody TeKanawa ’11 - First Team

All-State Players Isaiah Battle ’11 - First Team KC Camp ’10 - First Team Mike Casey ’10 - Second Team David Coe ’10 - First Team Speedy McCauley ’10 - First Team

All-State Players Stephane Kouagoue ’11 - Second Team


Beginning A New

Sam Fosdick ’05 and Rory Bosek ’04 share their story about an idea that spurred the alumni event soon to become a tradition...

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From left to right: Chazz Woodson ’01,

On Saturday, April 24th, the first Alumni Lacrosse game was played and was a tremendous success. The turnout was something to be treasured with roughly 35 alum attending. It was like stepping back in time to see familiar faces mixed with new faces all getting geared up and march on to the Blue Ridge field for just one more game. The final outcome of the inaugural game was a 9-9 tie that sent both teams home winners (and tired with a few bruises).

s new college graduates Rory Bosek ’04 & Sam Fosdick ’05 paving our way into the Starting a tradition was not what we had world, giving something back to our alma mater was one of the things that seemed initially envisioned coming from this event. As the event drew would have to wait until later. However, our love for lacrosse near, the overwhelming alumni response made it impossible to and the Ridge brought us back to where we called home have it any other way. The goal was to provide opportunities for several of the most important years of our lives. While for future players reminiscing about the “good ole days” during a Facebook through the money chat, Sam sparked the idea that would eventually turn into the event raised the First Annual Alumni Lacrosse Game. We thought that it and to give back to would be great to put on the pads at least one more time with our school that has our old teammates in addition to players we had only heard given so much even we thought it wasn’t about prior to and since our time at the Ridge. possible to give a The preparation for the game took months of conference meaningful financial calls and planning. With the help of several faculty and alumni, gift. Through the our meager Blue Ridge Alumni Lacrosse Game Facebook small entry fee of $10, John Maclin ’69 group grew into a war of words between the generations of the we raised a bit of cash past and future. As news of the event started to grow, it also for the School, and became more meaningful due to the jersey ceremony of Chazz we took away the important lesson that there is more that Woodson ’01 and the presence of some founding members of one way to give back to our school. the Blue Ridge lacrosse program. The School could not have We hope next year’s game builds on the success of this been more inviting, and Mr. Dunsmore, Alumni Relations Director, certainly made things a lot easier for all alumni year, and we look forward to seeing new and old faces out on the field in 2011. Also, just for the record, boys - There won’t involved. be any ties next year! Blue Ridge School Magazine


Reflection i n Student photo by Drew Trommer ’11

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lue Ridge students rarely have down-time. As any student can attest, no two days are ever the same at Blue Ridge, but the schedule stays the same: wake-up, breakfast, meetings, classes, lunch, classes, athletics, dinner, hang-out, study hall, lights out. Every day at Blue Ridge is sure to be full of activities and people. So when the guys do have down-time, it certainly isn’t quiet or without the distraction of cell phones, text messages, computers, music or 180 other boys. When the BRS Outdoor Program staff thought about how to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, it became clear that taking time to enjoy the surrounding beauty of Blue Ridge would be a perfect exercise for students. 36 students in the School’s Outdoor Education Program signed up for successive three-hour or overnight slots to occupy a mountain campsite for approximately 170 consecutive hours. These participants spent their allotted time at the campsite practicing the disciplines of silence, solitude and reflection. The Great Blue Ridge School Campout, as it became known, was designed “to provide the students of Blue Ridge School with

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a solo reflection experience.” These types of experiences have deep roots in cultures across the world as part of ritual and enlightenment. Cultures have used solo excursions or isolation in wilderness as a rite of passage from youth into adulthood, and today solo programs are offered to promote personal growth and

of adrenaline. So the challenge for the campout participants lay in grasping hold of the serenity available in the wilderness and accepting the seldom recognized discipline of stillness. The program was intentionally designed to have both introspective and spiritual emphases.

A selection of like-minded readings by Henry David Thoreau, Thomas à Kempis and “No man should go Richard Foster were provided through life without once at the campsite for the boys to experiencing healthy, enjoy. The most popular activity which students participated even bored solitude in the in during their solo (aside from wilderness, finding himself sleeping in the hammock) was the progressive journal. This depending solely on himself journal was provided for stuand thereby learning his dents to leave a record of their insights for other participants true and hidden strength.” (see opposite page). Some -- Jack Kerouack left quotes and sketches, others mentioned their encounter with wild animals, but most wrote about how the activity healing. Silence and solitude are also considered to be essential challenged them to appreciate the spiritual disciplines. Even the outdoors and alone time. simple three-hour shifts BRS stuJohn Muir, prolific outdoordents spent at the campsite were sman who many considered to enough time to allow them to rebe the father of the conservation flect and look inward. movement, famously said: “…for It is not a surprise that the ma- going out, I found, I was really jority of Blue Ridge boys already going in.” In this spirit, the BRS enjoy being in the outdoors, but boys dared to adventure, not only generally our guys are outdoors to out, but in. The overwhelming mountain bike, rock climb or par- response for this exercise was ticipate in something with a dose positive both for the students who participated and the faculty

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NATURE members. When reading through the entries students wrote in the journal, it is easy to see how much a little quiet in the outdoors can affect young men.

I always seem to think I am wrong! Coming othat the outdoors is boring. Every time how relaxed I was feeli ut here today, I couldn’t help but notice forget about everythingng. This is a time to lay back and chill, around you and enjoy th - Anonymous e outdoors. Student photo by Andrew Wilson ’11

It seems like time itself little while I have been has slowed down to some extent in the than an hour in the do out here. An hour here is much different rm.” - Matt Schmitt Sitting here for an ho because I don’t hear allur has been enjoyable. It is nice combined music in the the guys screaming and everyone’s only sounds. It’s useful wdorms. The river and the wind are the hen you have this time - Andrew Snell alone. Now I understand why th free. God gave us natuey say the best things in life are best gift we could poss re for free, and I think it is the ibly have. - Cour tney Grant Blue Ridge School Magazine

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BRS Arts

The Art of Fostering CREATIVITY

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alking into Mr. Welty’s art room is like walking into another world, a very “boy centric” world. The room offers comfy couches, paper mache creatures hanging from the ceiling, stacks of art magazines and books and paint on just about every surface. Taking in the scene, it is evident that organization may not be Mr. Welty’s strength, but getting young men to create amazing, interesting and complex art is obviously a gift he possesses.

his teaching certification and began his career as an His students’ final “process” (a term he uses instead of educator. project) was to create a completed illustration or painting incorporating the methods and properties of the surrealist His own style is perfectly movement. Giving a few guidelines – they had to include a suited for Blue Ridge School. He loves form of water, animal, food and familiar place – the assignthe outdoors and mountain biking. He often incorporates ment was otherwise limitless, and the creative freedom the outdoors into his classes. He appreciates his students’ is evident in the final compositions. Another assignment experiences at school and understands their minds. He this year was to create a paper mache creature combining explains, “When they (students) come into my classroom, three real-life animals. For example, a student created a I know they have been thinking about history and English, shrimp, lizard and rabbit sculpture. It sounds odd, but the and I ask them to forget about those things and let their final products came together. These exercises, working minds go. I try to teach them there are no limits and alwithin a wide parameter with a few guidelines, are Mr. ways new ways to present thoughts, ideas and emotions.” Welty’s style of teaching. He explains it as a way to set his These creative skills that Mr. Welty teaches young men are students up for success. “Tapping into a boy’s creative side skills that will serve them no matter what their education is a process – like taking baby steps. The guidelines give or career path. He explained that his hopes in teaching them a starting point. From there they are pretty much students to think “outside the box” will lead them to find free to explore what they can come up with.” creative solutions to problems within their chosen careers. Mr. Welty’s appreciation for art and teaching began early with several influential teachers at the middle and high school level. During high school summers, he worked with mentally challenged children at a summer camp. This rewarding work and being present for the moment when something is learned or experienced for the first time was what drove Welty to teach. “Specifically I remember teaching a boy with autism how to swim. The moment when he got it (swam on his own) ranks as one of the best moments in my life.” Wanting to continue to have those rewarding experiences, he began thinking of a teaching career. After graduating from one the world’s best art schools, Savannah College of Art and Design, he received

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Through a vast array of mediums, boys learn the basics of art in the classes offered. Mr. Welty also offers an after school art program, which students may elect to participate in during the afternoon activity hours. After taking an informal survey of what type of classes students are interested in for the 2010-2011 year, Mr. Welty is looking to expand his courses offered to include Computer Arts/ Graphic Design and a Building & Structures course. Welty is excited about the opportunity to increase the exposure of the art program with the inclusion of these electives. The classes will unquestionably be a place for students to express themselves and most importantly be creative.


Awards Continued... DUDLEY A. BOOGHER CHAPEL SERVICE AWARD Charley Gardner and Myles Peyton ACOLYTE AWARD Tyler Ammen Colin Lee Hayden Castle Dillon McBride

(from page 6) PROCTORS

History Bon Jun Koo | Superior Achievement Patrick Painter | Superior Effort & Growth Aurel Keller | Superior Effort and Growth

Thomas DuPuis Chris Hickman Jacques Homan Michael Khalifeh Matt Kim Ben Nyavor Jiwon Oh Michael Painter Spencer Wuthmann

Fishburne Learning Center Sean Jones | Academic Achievement Andrew Snell | Superior Effort & Growth

SACRISTAN Dillon McBride

Mathematics Shawn Ha | Superior Achievement Teerapat Laomanutsak | Effort & Growth

VERGER Hayden Castle

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

English as a Second Language Zhenyi Hu | Excellence at the Beginning Level Sung Bin Choi | Excellence at the Intermediate Level Jiwon Oh | Excellence at the Advanced Level

Jared Capner Dillon Long Jamal McLean

Johnny Atkinson, Masa Mizuno, Nic Pashoian & Mason Schmidt

Library Committee Service Award Aurel Keller

10th GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARD

English Conor Burns | Superior Achievement Patrick Painter | Superior Effort & Growth

Hayden Castle Sota Fukura Ryan Gibson Shawn Ha Kyle Henderson S.J. Lee Alex McGill Cameron Njomo Davidson Sears

UNDERCLASSMAN AWARDS 9th GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Thomas DuPuis, Courtney Grant, Sonosuke Hashimoto, Matt Kim, Bon Jun Koo, Ben Nyavor, Michael Painter, Brannon Schmidt & Erich Sening

11th GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Outdoor Program Ben Nyavor | Superior Achievement Conor Burns | Superior Effort & Growth

Thomas Bush, Jared Capner, Zac Folks, Sota Fukura, Ryan Gibson, Henry Guerra, Michael Kim, Malick Science Kone, Teerapat Laomanutsak, Dillon Long, Tad McBon Jun Koo | Superior Achievement Dermott, Will Moss, Patrick Painter, Davidson Sears & I.J. Diakite | Superior Effort & Growth Drew Trommer

2010 - 2011 CLASS OFFICERS

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Visual and Performing Arts Henry Guerra | Superior Achievement Khalif Dandy | Superior Effort & Growth Stephen Crain | Superior Achievement Jin Young Hong | Effort & Growth Foreign Language Andrew Snell | Effort & Growth in Spanish Shawn Ha | Effort & Growth in Spanish Jesse Thomas | Effort & Growth in French Stephane Kouagou | Effort & Growth in French

Nick Pashoian | Sophomore President Sung Bin Choi | Sophomore Vice President Cody Pegram | Sophomore Treasurer Chris Hickman | Junior President Matt Kim | Junior Vice President

HONOR COUNCIL

PREFECTS Thomas Bush Chad Holley Michael Kim S.J. Lee Dillon Long Jamie Masterson Tad McDermott Will Moss Patrick Painter Davidson Sears

Jamie Masterson | Senior President Will Moss | Senior Vice President Tad McDermott | Senior Treasurer Michael Kim | Senior Secretary

Homecoming & Alumni Golf Cl assic

Save the Date October 8-10, 2010

Make plans now to attend THE 2010 Homecoming and the 20th Annual Golf Classic. Reunion classes are 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. www.blueridgeschool.com/homecomingandgolf2010 Blue Ridge School Magazine

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2009

The Road Less Traveled

The theme for the the 2009-2010 school year was inspired by Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.” Being one of only two all-boys, all-boarding, non-military schools in the country, our students have definitely picked the road less traveled, and IT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE! You can view and order pictures from the 09-10 school year at www.blueridgeschool.smugmug.com

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