BRVGS Seniors Shine At Senior Expos!

BRVGS Seniors shared the results of their capstone projects at two Expos this past week.  Each student had served an internship with an expert mentor in a topic of their choice, had researched a critical question related to that topic, and applied that knowledge in a community service project.  Topics ranged from water quality in school buildings to applications for lasers.

The first expo, primarily for students of Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson counties, was held on Monday at Best Western Zion Crossroads, and the second, for students of Goochland, Greene, Madison and Orange counties was held at the Taylor Education Administration Complex in Orange.  Judges from BRVGS schools and community graciously donated their time and effort to visit with and evaluate each student.  

Our students represented their projects and their schools very professionally, and we at BRVGS are incredibly proud of their efforts all year long.  Congratulations to the BRVGS classes of 2017!

Louisa’s great debaters state their cases at competition

While most of the attention paid to athletics at Louisa County High School is focused on baseball, softball, soccer and other more traditional sports, the Lions’ speech and debate team quietly worked through its season, culminating in a trip to the Virginia High School League state tournament on April 21 and 22. Click Here to read more...

BRVGS Senior will bring SMILES to Orange County!

As part of her senior internship experience for the Blue Ridge Virtual Governor's School, Orange County High School student Corrine Marr is helping to organize the The SmileS Adaptive Carnival at Lake of the Woods in Orange County this summer on Sunday, July 9th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  

The SMILES Carnival will be a day on the water open to all children and adults who are differently-abled. There will be carnival games, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, tubing, pontoon rides, and of course adaptive waterskiing. Lunch, snacks, and goodie bags will be provided free of charge. Feel free to bring friends and family to enjoy the day with us! All events are open to everyone except adaptive waterskiing, which is limited to participants only.  Please click here for a flyer with more information about the event, or visit their facebook page and sign up for the carnival at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1650698088567444/

Madison Students go to Georgia to Help Habitat for Humanity

A Report from BRVGS Senior:

My trip to Tucker, Georgia to work on a Habitat for Humanity build was a really great experience that I am glad I was able to share with three other Madison BRVGS students and my advisor. The other students included Alex Park, Jenny Zhang, and Emily Aylor. We all enjoyed the build so much that we were disappointed that there were two rain days. In the three days we did work, the progress we made was significant.

-Sarah Catherine Coates

William Monroe Students Visit Neuroscience Labs at UVA

The 10th graders at WMHS visited four different Neuroscience Labs at UVA this past month.  The four labs were Harris Labs,  Bland labs, Beenhakker labs, and Fruit Fly Lab.

Harris Labs did ground breaking research this summer by discovering the Lymphatic Vessels that go into the brain.

Bland Labs is where new research is being done on the genetics of insulin signaling.

Beenhakker Labs is working with electrical brain signaling.  

Fruit Fly Labs showed the students transformation to glowing larva.  

It was AMAZING and eye opening for all who attended.