Mr. Brown and his wild bats

Mr. Brown's Outdoor Service Learning class have been working hard to build bat boxes to help decrease the number of gnats on campus. According to student Drew Newgaard, "It's a fun way to feel like I am making BRS a better place for everyone who lives and visits here!"

Walnut Creek (9/15/07)

Walnut Creek back to back for two weekends in a row, and each time more fun. We rode some different trails this time and really ripped it up out there. Royal Shore (Rob Shore Jr.) was getting air off of every little root and rock that he came across. Alex Stratmann and Joe Hemphill were just being the nasty mountain bikers that they are. Jeff Meadows really did great and at this rate he will be pro in no time. Riley Howard took his usual nasty spill but toughed it out like a man.

Falling Creek Bike Race Bedford VA

The FALLING CREEK MTN BIKE RACE

The BRS mtn biking team struck early and struck hard! The 10 boys raced great and we even had a couple of guys stand on the podium. Saturday was a proud day to be a Baron. Congrats to these guys and the hard work they put into training and competing at Saturday's race! Look for us at the Poor Mtn Hill Climb on October 7th!

MALE NOVICE- AGES 14-17

# NAME BIB # CLASS AGE TOTAL TIME PLACE
1 Daniel Buttram 123 NOVICE 14 0:41:54 1ST
2 Gavin Kline 126 NOVICE 14 0:41:59 2ND
3 Riley Howard 113 NOVICE 16 0:49:10 3RD BRS
4 Emory Schreiver 112 NOVICE 17 0:49:54 4TH BRS
5 Joe Hemphill 119 NOVICE 16 0:55:24 5TH BRS
6 Josh Snow 117 NOVICE 15 1:00:59 6TH BRS
7 Royall Shore 115 NOVICE 16 1:02:15 7TH BRS
8 Vince Napolitano 118 NOVICE 16 1:06:22 8TH BRS
9 Vinh Le 116 NOVICE 15 1:25:02 9th BRS
10 Jeff Meadows 114 NOVICE 15 1:28:30 10th BRS


MALE NOVICE- AGES 18-35

# NAME BIB # CLASS AGE TOTAL TIME PLACE
1 Mike Davis 136 NOVICE 30 0:45:25 1ST
2 Allen Campbell 135 NOVICE 31 0:45:28 2ND
3 Robert Clifford 125 NOVICE 35 0:46:22 3RD
4 Jimmy Johnson 130 NOVICE 32 0:47:37 4TH
5 Dan Pierce 132 NOVICE 31 0:49:15 5TH
6 Ben McNiel 133 NOVICE 31 0:50:22 6TH
7 Dave Welty 139 NOVICE 28 0:51:13 7TH BRS
8 Blas Diaz Covarrubias 102 NOVICE 32 0:54:34 8TH
9 Timothy Webster 138 NOVICE 32 0:55:04 9TH
10 Waylon Boardwine 131 NOVICE 24 0:55:10 10TH
11 Clint Lawrence 121 NOVICE 31 0:58:25 11TH
12 Joe Dooley 120 NOVICE 29 1:00:29 12TH

MALE SPORT- AGES 14-17

# NAME BIB # CLASS AGE START FINISH TOTAL TIME PLACE
1 Alex Strautman 221 SPORT 17 1:30:11 1ST BRS
2 Sam Scott 224 SPORT 16 1:32:02 2ND
3 Adam Maitland 201 SPORT 17 1:32:23 3RD
4 SPORT 11:03:00 0:00:00 0:00:00 4TH

All Freshman Trip to Outward Bound NC

Last Friday 40 of the boys in the freshman class headed down to North Carolina for a four day mountain adventure. The students hiked, bushwacked, rock climbed, rappeled and camped under the shadow of Table Rock. The weather was perfect ranging from 50-80 degrees and a lot of fun was had by all. This is the third year that BRS has taken the freshman to OBNC and every year the trip gets better and better!

Walnut Creek 9/9/07

The mountain biking trip on Sunday, led by Mr. Deane, was amazing. We kicked off the mountain biking year at Walnut Creek with 5 new students and 2 returning. We rode a little over 2 hours through all sorts of trails, rivers, and whoopdee-doos. Several of us had never been mountain biking before but everyone still did great. By the end, everyone was still as positive as ever and caked with mud, dirt and in some cases a little bit of blood. To top it off, we stopped at a Chinese restaurant on the way back. I was completely satisfied with this weekend's trips and I cannot wait for the next trip.

Who runs this blog?

Hey Blue Ridge students, alumni, faculty, and everyone else. This is the new Blue Ridge School Outdoor Program blog. Here you can keep up to date with all the outdoor activities and events that have, are, and will occur. This site is run by me, Daniel Desenberg, I am a senior at BRS, and I have a passion for the outdoors. This blog is part of my participation in a year-long, independent study in Mr. LaVoie's Advanced Outdoor Leadership Class. Please check this site often to keep up to date and give me any ideas or pictures that you may want to be posted from your outdoor adventures.

Keepin ya posted,

Daniel Desenberg

Welcome to BRS

Get involved with the Outdoor Program. The first trip is this weekend with Mr. Deane. He will be canoeing on Saturday and mtn. Biking on Sunday. Come enjoy the fun.