Virginia Episcopal School

Virginia Episcopal School
Virginia Episcopal School
Address
	400 VES Road; Lynchburg, Virginia 24503; United States
Coordinates	37°27′9.5″N 79°11′26.5″W / 37.452639°N 79.190694°W
Information
Other name	VES
Type	Private, college preparatory, boarding and day school
Motto	Toward Full Stature
Religious affiliation(s)	Episcopalian
Established	1916; 108 years ago
Founder	Reverend Robert Carter Jett
Headmaster	G. Thomas Battle, Jr. '83
Faculty	40
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	245
Average class size	12
Student to teacher ratio	7:1
Campus size	160 acres (0.65 km2)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Garnet & White
Athletics conference	Virginia Independent Conference (Boys) ; Blue Ridge Conference (Girls)
Mascot	The Fighting Bishops
Website	www.ves.org
	Virginia Episcopal School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	400 Virginia Episcopal School Rd., Lynchburg, Virginia
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Brooke, Frederick H.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	92001392
VLR No.	118-0224
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 28, 1992
Designated VLR	June 17, 1992

Virginia Episcopal School (VES) is a private, co-educational college preparatory, boarding and day school in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The school was first conceived in 1906 by the Reverend Robert Carter Jett, opened its doors to students in September 1916. Virginia Episcopal School's 160-acre (0.65 km²) campus is located above the James River in Lynchburg along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

History

Virginia Episcopal School opened its doors to students in September 1916. In 1919 Langhorne Memorial Chapel, which was made possible by a gift from Chiswell Dabney Langhorne in memory of his wife Nancy Witcher Keene (parents of Lady Astor), was consecrated. This was followed by the opening in 1920 of Barksdale Gymnasium.^[3]

Originally all-white, the school was racially integrated in 1967, when the first two black students entered the school in a successful initiative organized by the Stouffer Foundation, which also arranged the integration of other elite prep schools in the South, including Saint Andrew's School in Florida, the Asheville School in North Carolina, and the Westminster School in Georgia.^[4]

The School Today

The campus today includes a modern athletics complex, classroom buildings, residence halls, and the William King Center for Arts & Leadership. The student body has grown from 60 boys to approximately 245 young men and women from 20 states and countries. Over two-thirds of VES's student body live on campus.

Notable alumni

Erskine Bowles, chief of staff under President Bill Clinton^[5]
Steve Cowper, governor of Alaska^[6]
Hardy Cross Dillard, legal scholar, judge of the International Court of Justice^[7]
William B. Harrison, Jr., former CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase^[8]
D. Holmes Morton, physician (dropped out, later received honorary degree)^[9]
Paul Taylor, choreographer^[10]
Vivian Howard, chef^[11]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Calder Loth (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Episcopal School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
^ Mosi Secret, 'The Way to Survive It Was to Make A's', New York Times Magazine (September 7, 2017).
^ Todd S. Purdum, A Southern Point Man: Erskine Boyce Bowles, New York Times (November 9, 1996).
^ Steve Cowper, 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature, From Territorial Days to Today, Alaska Legislature.
^ William Bland Whitley, Hardy Cross Dillard, Dictionary of Virginia Biography.
^ Resume: William B. Harrison Jr, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (April 21, 2002).
^ Melissa Hendricks, A Doctor Who Makes Barn Calls, Johns Hopkins Magazine (November 1994).
^ Sarah Kaufman, A singular vision: Nearing 80, Paul Taylor is as moving a dance figure as ever, Washington Post (July 18, 2010).
^ Alumna Vivian Howard '96 Up for James Beard Best Chef in the Southeast Award (press release), Virginia Episcopal School (February 18, 2016).

External links

Virginia Episcopal School

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[VAnom-3] Calder Loth (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Episcopal School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

[4] Mosi Secret, 'The Way to Survive It Was to Make A's', New York Times Magazine (September 7, 2017).

[5] Todd S. Purdum, A Southern Point Man: Erskine Boyce Bowles, New York Times (November 9, 1996).

[6] Steve Cowper, 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature, From Territorial Days to Today, Alaska Legislature.

[7] William Bland Whitley, Hardy Cross Dillard, Dictionary of Virginia Biography.

[8] Resume: William B. Harrison Jr, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (April 21, 2002).

[9] Melissa Hendricks, A Doctor Who Makes Barn Calls, Johns Hopkins Magazine (November 1994).

[10] Sarah Kaufman, A singular vision: Nearing 80, Paul Taylor is as moving a dance figure as ever, Washington Post (July 18, 2010).

[11] Alumna Vivian Howard '96 Up for James Beard Best Chef in the Southeast Award (press release), Virginia Episcopal School (February 18, 2016).

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