Hour of Code - Fun and Educational After School Experience for Pre-K-12th

Orange County Senior, Jason Ashley, will be running three Hour of Code opportunities for students in Pre-K through 12th grade next week! This is a great opportunity for students to be exposed to programming or to learn more about it!

Each afternoon is open to students Pre-K through 12th.

Monday, Decemeber 5th - Wilderness Branch of the Orange County Public Library - 3-5pm

Wednesday, Decemeber 7th - Main Branch of the Orange County Public Library - 3-5pm

Friday, Decemeber 9th - Gordonsville Branch of the Orange County Public LIbrary - 3-5pm

BRVGS 11th graders attend CBIC Tech Tour 2016!

CBIC’s annual Tech Tour is a day-long event that introduces area middle and high school students to our region’s technology companies and exposes students to the diverse career possibilities offered by our regional technology community. 

The program is designed to help youth envision themselves as technology innovators. Nearly 100% volunteer driven, each annual tour organizes upwards of 400 area middle and high school students who visit more than 70 technology related companies and organizations in a single day!

A majority of our BRVGS juniors attended this popular event on October 11, 2016, and came away with inspiration and ideas for their own senior internships, college studies, and even career possibilities.

And new for us this year, Isaac McSherry from William Monroe High School, who attended the Tech Tour as a student last year, worked with MITRE this past year for his senior internship and was involved in presenting at the Tech Tour. Congratulations, Isaac, on that amazing opportunity!

Check out these other highlights!

BRVGS Application for 2017-18 Now Available

The application for entry into BRVGS for next year's 9th grade class is now available!  A word copy of the application can be dowloaded by clicking on BRVGS Student Application 1617, and then clicking on the "download" arrow at the upper right of the document.  The application consists of an information section, to be completed by students and parents, and of 3 recommendations: 

• 1 from a Science teacher from this school year or last school year
• 1 from a Math teacher from this school year or last school year
• 1 from any other educator (teacher, principal, counselor, etc) of the student's choice

Completed applications and recommendations are due to local counseling center or designated contact by November 18th.  Please BRVGS Director Marc Carraway at mcarraway@brvgs.k12.va.us for any questions regarding the application process. 

Back To School Night Video, Slides and Volunteer Form

For parents who were unable to attend one fo the BRVGS "Back To School Night" meetings, you can click on "Back to School Night Sept 7, 2016" to see a video of the presentation.  You can also see the slides from the presentation by clicking on "BTSN Parent Info Presentation".

To volunteer for participation with the state-wide "Friends of Virginia's Governor's Schools" or the Virginia State Evaluation of our program, please click on "Parent Volunteer and Suggestion Form Fall 2016."  

Back To School Meetings for Parents and Students

BRVGS Parents and students are invited to attend an informational “Back To School Night” meeting for BRVGS.  This year BRVGS will hold the same meeting on two different nights, so that parents have a choice of dates and locations to attend.  The dates, time and locations of the meetings are as follows

Wednesday, September 7th at 5:30 PM, at the Best Western Zion Crossroads, at 135 Wood Ridge Terrace, Zion Crossroads, VA  22942

Thursday, September 8th at 5:30 PM at the Eugene Giuseppe Center, at 222 Main St, Stanardsville, VA 22973

The purpose of the meetings will be:

1. To outline the year’s major activities in each BRVGS course

2. To share information about courses and other learning opportunties available through BRVGS

3. To provide parents with information and resources on how best to prepare their child for the demands of college and careers

4. To collect input from parents for future planning for BRVGS

The meetings will last no more than an hour.  Light snacks will be served. No RSVP is necessary for attendance.  

Please contact BRVGS Director Marc Carraway at mcarraway@brvgs.k12.va.us for any questions.  We hope to see lots of parents there, and we look forward to working with all of our parents and students in the upcoming school year!