With great gratitude and admiration for her tireless service to Blue Ridge School students and families, BRS announces the departure of Krystle Gee, Director of Parent Relations and International Admissions, effective September 30. Krystle’s impact on students, first as a Spanish teacher then as an admissions counselor, is difficult to overstate. She is known for …
The Blue Ridge School Board of Trustees has laid the foundation for the coming years with the approval of a strategic plan focused on “pursuing mission permanence.” The Board approved the plan during its October 2020 meeting and the administration has spent the intervening months putting the plan into action. The plan’s five major components …
John Laughlin was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, before enrolling in Blue Ridge School back in the year 1972. His family had played a significant role in the political life of that city nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River. They had been political and business leaders for many years, and John quickly …
Many Blue Ridge School faculty and staff are being recognized for their contributions to the school through promotions or new positions. John Hetzel is joining the Battle House team as assistant director of the Baron Fund. Following years of teaching English language learners students, John will use his relationships with many alumni and his knowledge …
For those of us who were faculty members and students at Blue Ridge back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, we can look back upon a considerable number of remarkable young men who populated our student body in those days. One of the more notable students who came to our campus was a sophomore …
Cary Justice grew up in Richmond, Virginia, with the hope of gaining admission to a leading college that would prepare him for a successful career in the practice of law. This led Cary to enroll in Blue Ridge School as a sophomore in 1987. He quickly settled into the routines and schedules of boarding school …
When people visit Blue Ridge School, one of the first things they mention is how beautiful the campus is. From the vibrant lakefront in the heart of campus to the pollinator meadows along Bacon Hollow Road, Blue Ridge School has taken many steps to improve and protect its natural resources. Those efforts have not gone …
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Blue Ridge School has announced the students who made Headmaster’s List and Dean’s List for the spring trimester of the 2020-2021 academic year. To be named to the Headmaster’s List a student must have no grade below a 90 and a GPA of 3.6 or above. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student …
The Blue Ridge School’s senior class of 1990 is remembered as one of the best. The positive spirit and the strength of its student leadership helped launch the school into the decade of the nineties that experienced strong student morale and the emergence of one of the most positive decades of administrative and student leadership …
John Buckey was born in Philadelphia and raised in Richmond, Virginia, in a tightly knit and caring family that wanted the best for their son. When the time came for John to enter high school, he enrolled at Blue Ridge, and his academic performance across the board yielded exceptionally good grades as well as the …
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