BRVGS World History Classes Travel to Washington, D.C.

“Looking at those [Auschwitz] shoes, the pain the entire Jewish culture must have felt came alive for me.” This is one student’s response following his visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Last week all BRVGS World History classes traveled to Washington, D.C. to see the Holocaust museum, as well as the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Another student wrote, “The Korean War really is The Forgotten War...The men that went through this war have tales to tell, and many of them go unheard.”

“The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars in history.  It is only suitable that the memorial for that war is controversial as well,” was a student’s response to the Vietnam Memorial wall.

Students’ photos and written reflections of their experiences can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/brvgs.k12.va.us/wh-sem-2-13-memorials/home  

(www.washingtonpost.com photo)

Events This Week: April 22-26, 2013

This week, two groups of BRVGS AP Biology students embark on field trips with environmental educators from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Fluvanna County High School students go to the Rivanna River on Tuesday, April 23, and Louisa County High School students take their trip to Lake Anna State Park on Thursday, April 25. The groups will conduct water tests, and learn about human impacts on the Bay.

Senior Presentations are also on tap this week. William Monroe High School seniors in Greene County give their presentations on Monday, April 22nd in the WMHS Library, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Orange County High School seniors will present on Friday, April 26th beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the OCHS Media Center. Students will show media presentations and discuss project research, internships, and community service. Parents are cordially invited to attend.

Events This Week: April 15-19, 2013

 Today, BRVGS World History students from Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, and Nelson counties embark on a field trip to Washington, D.C. They will visit sites such as the war memorials on the National Mall and the US Holocaust Museum, and will also lunch at the Pentagon City Mall. Students from Nelson, Greene, and Madison take their D.C. trip on Wednesday, April 17th.

 Bioethics Presentations will be given by AP Biology students from Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, and Nelson on Tuesday, April 16th at Fluvanna County High School. This will be held in the auditorium, beginning at 9:20 a.m.

On Thursday, April 18th, Madison County High School AP Biology students go to the Rivanna Reservoir for a field trip led by an environmental educator from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The group will conduct water/organism tests, and learn about human impacts on the Bay.

Louisa County High School seniors give their Senior Presentations this Friday, April 19th in the LCHS Library, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Students will show media presentations and discuss project research, internships, and community service.

Last week’s scheduled Chesapeake Bay Foundation trip for Goochland High School students was cancelled due to inclement weather. This field trip has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 30th.

BRVGS Juniors Selected for Summer Programs

Lauren Birkett, a BRVGS student and junior at Madison County HighSchool, was selected for Leadership on the Lawn, a week-long summer program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for high school student leaders. Participants will engage in self-discovery, team building, and community service. They will also examine ethics, decision making, and diversity, learn skills relevant to communication and goal planning, and enhance their leadership capabilities. The program runs from July 7-12, 2013.

MCHS junior Courtney Pooton and Lauren Birkett were chosen to attend Virginia Girls State. The purpose of Girls State is to provide citizenship training for young women who are rising high school seniors. It is being held June 16-22 at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. This camp gives students an opportunity to live together as self-governing citizens and to inform them about the duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of American citizenship. Participants at Girls State are made aware of the civic responsibilities they must assume when they become adults, and is a week long study of Virginia Government. There are special activities and classes, such as women in government, judiciary, public speaking, public service, newspaper publishing, parliamentary procedure, activism in art, chorus, band, and athletics.

Courtney is the daughter of Susan and William Pooton, and Lauren is the daughter of Deborah and Mike Birkett. Congratulations to Lauren and Courtney on being selected to participate in these outstanding summer programs!

Events This Week at BRVGS: April 8-12

Spring Break 2013 is over, and the BRVGS schedule blossoms with events! This week, April 8-12, will include AP Biology Presentations for Orange, Greene, and Madison counties to be held Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at the Taylor Education Administration Center in Orange.

Madison Senior Presentations will be held Thursday in the WMHS Library, from 12:30 to 3:00 PM. Talks will include information and visuals on their Senior project topics, research, internships, and community service.

On Friday, Goochland AP Biology students will venture out on the water for a field trip led by an environmental educator from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The group will conduct water/organism tests, and learn about human impacts on the Bay.

Check our website weekly for upcoming happenings in “Events This Week at BRVGS.” More photos will be posted as activities occur throughout the next few months. The BRVGS Calendar on the right side of the website also provides a handy reference to scheduled events.