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Blue Ridge School is a private, all-male boarding school for students grades 9-12 in St. George, Virginia, near Charlottesville). The school was founded in 1909 by the Reverend George P. Mayo. About 190 students attend Blue Ridge from 33 states and ten foreign countries, with many from Virginia and the rest of the South. The schools' campus is 751 acres (3 km²) and adjoins the Shenandoah National Park at the base of Brokenback Mountain.

History

The School opened its doors to about 35 students early in 1910, and when the word "industrial" was removed from the title years later, it added to the School's stature as an academic institution. Blue Ridge School, which still requires students to attend chapel three times per week, held its first commencement in 1918, when two graduates were awarded diplomas. Five years after the School opened its doors, 49 boarding students and 44 day students attended Blue Ridge and have since expanded numerous times. The original 148 acre (0.6 km²) campus, located 20 miles (32 km) from Charlottesville, VA, at the foothills of the historic Blue Ridge Mountains, has grown to nearly 800 acres (3.2 km²). The campus features a lake, several ponds. The Robert A. Gibson Memorial Chapel, the Martha Bagby Battle House (Headmaster’s Residence) and the old St. George Post Office still stand on Blue Ridge School's grounds. Headmaster Hatcher C. Williams felt the capable boy, with just a little help, could learn to take care of himself and maximize his growth academically and personally. That philosophy still prevails on the campus. In 1962, the School was reorganized by a Board of Trustees into today’s program, a college preparatory boarding school for boys, many of whom did not realize their potential in other settings. The Current headmaster is David Bouton. Today, Blue Ridge School asserts that it is dedicated to providing a sound college-prep education for capable and willing young men. Blue Ridge is a supportive, structured community where self-esteem is founded upon solid accomplishment in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in the arts and in a host of co-curricular activities. Prior to the School's 2005 commencement, 35 of 36 graduates, or 97.2 percent, had been accepted by colleges and universities. School programs emphasize the development and refinement of individual talents and skills essential to success and fulfillment in academics and life. I was announced on Friday, Oct. 16 that John O'Reilly would succeed David Bouton as head master in the 2009-10 school year.

Athletics

Blue Ridge School has many sports and participates in the fall, winter and spring seasons. It participates in the Old Dominion Football Conference (ODFC) and the Cavalier Athletic Conference (CAC). The basketball team is consistantly one of the best in Virginia. It has a 22,000 square foot (2,000 m²) field house and its sports Include:

Fall

V Cross-Country
JV Cross-Country
JV Football
JV Soccer
Mountain Biking
V Football
V Soccer
Outdoor Adventure Sports
Volley Ball

Winter

Indoor Soccer
JV Basketball
Outdoor Adventure Sports
Squire Basketball
V Basketball
Wrestling

Spring

Outdoor Adventure Sports
Baseball
Golf
V Lacrosse
JV Lacrosse
V Tennis
JV Tennis
Track & Field

Notable alumni

Grits Gresham (1922-2008) -- nationally-known outdoorsman and sportsman who hosted ABC's The American Sportsman from 1966-1979 and authored eight books on hunting, fishing, and guns

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 ==History==
 The School opened its doors to about 35 students early in 1910, and when the word "industrial" was removed from the title years later, it added to the School's stature as an academic institution. Blue Ridge School, which still requires students to attend chapel three times per week, held its first commencement in 1918, when two graduates were awarded diplomas. Five years after the School opened its doors, 49 boarding students and 44 day students attended Blue Ridge and have since expanded numerous times. The original <span style="white-space:nowrap">148&nbsp;acre&nbsp;(0.6&nbsp;km²)</span> campus, located <span style="white-space:nowrap">20&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(32&nbsp;km)</span> from Charlottesville, VA, at the foothills of the historic Blue Ridge Mountains, has grown to nearly <span style="white-space:nowrap">800&nbsp;acres&nbsp;(3.2&nbsp;km²)</span>. The campus features a lake, several ponds. The Robert A. Gibson Memorial Chapel, the Martha Bagby Battle House (Headmaster’s Residence) and the old St. George Post Office still stand on Blue Ridge School's grounds.
-Headmaster Hatcher C. Williams felt the capable boy, with just a little help, could learn to take care of himself and maximize his growth academically and personally. That philosophy still prevails on the campus. In 1962, the School was reorganized by a Board of Trustees into today’s program, a college preparatory boarding school for boys, many of whom did not realize their potential in other settings. The Current headmaster is David Bouton. Today, Blue Ridge School asserts that it is dedicated to providing a sound college-prep education for capable and willing young men. Blue Ridge is a supportive, structured community where self-esteem is founded upon solid accomplishment in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in the arts and in a host of co-curricular activities. Prior to the School's 2005 commencement, 35 of 36 graduates, or 97.2 percent, had been accepted by colleges and universities. School programs emphasize the development and refinement of individual talents and skills essential to success and fulfillment in academics and life.
+Headmaster Hatcher C. Williams felt the capable boy, with just a little help, could learn to take care of himself and maximize his growth academically and personally. That philosophy still prevails on the campus. In 1962, the School was reorganized by a Board of Trustees into today’s program, a college preparatory boarding school for boys, many of whom did not realize their potential in other settings. The Current headmaster is David Bouton. Today, Blue Ridge School asserts that it is dedicated to providing a sound college-prep education for capable and willing young men. Blue Ridge is a supportive, structured community where self-esteem is founded upon solid accomplishment in the classroom, on the athletic fields, in the arts and in a host of co-curricular activities. Prior to the School's 2005 commencement, 35 of 36 graduates, or 97.2 percent, had been accepted by colleges and universities. School programs emphasize the development and refinement of individual talents and skills essential to success and fulfillment in academics and life. I was announced on Friday, Oct. 16 that John O'Reilly would succeed David Bouton as head master in the 2009-10 school year.
 ==Athletics==