Early this week, Chaplain Bostwick issued a challenge to VES students saying, "I challenge each of you to consider going without for the next couple of weeks - going without those wonderful treats that we take for granted. Imagine if all of us in this VES community would consider going without our Starbucks latte or Frappuccino (about $3-5 bucks right?) One person could feed around 20 people...Read More

A team of VES students, parents, and faculty are headed to Kenya this summer to work with the Elewana Educational Project. A team of 12 spent two weeks in western Kenya establishing a relationship with their new educational partner, Katakwa Secondary School, during last year's Spring Break...Read More

Much of the senior class travelled to Snowshoe Mountain in January for a special weekend trip. They left Friday, January 20, after sports, and stayed Friday and Saturday nights, enjoying all the resort had to offer in winter sports on Saturday and Sunday...Read More

Talk about stature. Emmanuel Jal stands as a living testament to the power of lifelong personal growth. Born in South Sudan, he was sent at the age of seven to a military training camp, where he was given an AK-47 and taught how to hate. After years of civil war, Emmanuel and others ultimately ran away. With basic rations for only one month, 400 boys began a trip that would last for three months. They endured starvation, disease, and death. In the end, Emmanuel was one of only 16 to survive...Read More

A conversion to natural gas in the running of VES boilers has rendered an underground fuel oil tank near Banks Gannaway Dining Hall obsolete. To remove the tank, VES needed to first remove the oil, so in the spirit of giving, our Plant Operations Department, under the direction of Mike Bodnar looked for a local partner to find needy homes who desperately needed the resource...Read More

Excitement filled the Van Every Field House Thursday evening as the Bishops faced Benedictine. Benedictine beat the Bishops in their first meeting this season, 58-51, and the Bishops were looking to return the favor...Read More

The admonishment that old dogs can't learn new tricks may apply to many teachers whose success as educators pre-dated the internet, but not to long-time VES math teacher and baseball coach Chip Jones. Coach Jones has admirably educated math students for years using his tried and true manner - teach, repeat, test, and teach again if necessary...Read More

The transition from high school to college can be a tough one, but Monday morning a recent graduate spoke to the VES student body about the wonderful values he learned at VES and how those values are helping him at the University of Virginia..Read More

History Teacher and Department Chair Doug Smith was in Washington last week with eight students to participate in the 30th Annual Model OAS General Assembly. The event is organized each year by Department of International Affairs of the Secretariat of External Relations - Organization of American States...Read More

The VES Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Debbie Grabeel, were recorded in the WSET Channel 13 TV studios on December 15th as participants in the television station's annual Sounds of Christmas program...Read More

Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the Christmas break at VES, but to the VES family it means so much more. A time of reflection, worship, and community fills Langhorne Memorial Chapel that night...Read More

The meet was a great success for both the boys and girls Tuesday night at Randolph College.  The girls got the night rolling in the 200 medley with a new school record time of 2:13.18, Christian Hicks, Serena Lee, Katherine McWane, and Catherine Zhang set a new record for the second consecutive meet...Read More

English teacher Jason Knebel is known for providing unique opportunities for his students in a multitude of areas and Sunday was no exception. He invited all who wanted to come to his house, make a broom, and learn the rules of Quiddich, a game made famous in the Harry Potter movies...Read More

Still looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Check out the new items at the VES Bookstore. Either drop by campus and Casy Williams will show you all her cool new items or you can check out the on-line store here.

The boys varsity basketball team began their season in grand fashion by winning the Western Albemarle Tip Off Classic in Charlottesville this past weekend...Read More

The fall athletic season is over and VES celebrated its accomplishments at the Fall Sports Banquet. Awards were given out in every fall sport...Read More

Coach Curtis Staples will be hosting a winter basketball camp December 19 - 21 from 9 AM til 2 PM at Virginia Episcopal School. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6-15. For a registration form, please click here.

The VES community enjoyed returning from Thanksgiving Break into a school fully decorated for the Christmas season. This was made possible because of the organized planning and hard work of the Parents Council Hanging of Greens committee led by Stephanie Carter and Julie Pierce (moms of Courtney and Jenna)...Read More

Congratulations to our women's field hockey team for a great season and to Lawre Doughton '12 and Taylor Gondi '15 for being selected to the First Team All Blue Ridge Conference (BRC). Congratulations also to Katie Farrey '12 and Maggie Moomaw '13 for being selected to the Second Team All BRC. Three cheers for Coach Amy Donnelly, who was selected as the Blue Ridge Conference Field Hockey Coach of the Year.

Burns Jones, Head of of Canterbury School, in Greensboro, NC, invited VES Headmaster Tommy Battle to deliver the keynote address at their annual Founders Day ceremony on November 2nd, 2011...Read More

Students in the VES FTC Robotics Class entertained and educated the entire James River Day School 7th grade class on Thursday morning with an introduction to robotics engineering and programming...Read More

"If not for the generosity of people giving blood, I would not be here."

Long serving VES teacher Bruce McCormick spoke those words as he walked through King Gym watching members of the VES community donate blood for the Red Cross. A few years ago while traveling in Spain, Mr. McCormick had some health issues which required him to receive 6 units of blood - almost half his total blood volume. Understandably, he's extremely appreciative of those that donate their blood...Read More

Today we are pleased to take part in National Philanthropy Day. VES continues to thrive as the result of your support and that of many, many others throughout our near-century of history. Click here to visit the Philanthropy @ VES link where we hope you will enjoy a video clip of spontaneous campus reflections about what philanthropy means...Read More

Over the past several days, we have discussed philanthropy and the manner in which it impacts our culture. The occasion of Veteran’s Day presents an opportunity to recognize philanthropy at the highest level. If defined as “for the greater good, or improving the human condition,” then our service men and woman must surely be among the finest examples to celebrate. VES salutes those whose commitment and sacrifice truly serves humankind...Read More

Chaplain Aimee Bostwick has worked hard this year to make the weekly Chapel time at VES spiritually uplifting, fun, and interesting. This week was no exception. A few weeks ago she took several VES students on a weekend retreat sponsored by the Episcopal Church called Happenings. During the weekend, they heard the Fuzzy Wuzzy story and thought it would be a good story to bring back and share with the VES community...Read More

For almost 100 years, our very survival as an independent boarding school has hinged on the philanthropic gestures of our alumni, parents, and friends. In the week ahead, we will be paying daily tribute to that support as we prepare to commemorate National Philanthropy Day on Tuesday, November 15th...Read More

The VES community normally gathers on Wednesday mornings inside Langhorne Chapel for a service presided over by Chaplain Aimee Bostwick. This week, instead, we gathered in Barksdale Gymnasium for a presentation by Invisible Children...Read More

On the heels of Parents Weekend where students and families spent the better part of two days in class, conferences, chapel, and with a host of activities designed to immerse them in the essence of the school, Alumni and Friends joined us at VES in the celebration of Homecoming...Read More

Athletic Updates for the week of October 24:
1. The JV Volleyball match against St. Anne's scheduled for October 25 has been canceled.
2. The Varsity Soccer team will play at Carlisle at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 25.
3. The Varsity Volleyball team will play at Eastern Mennonite at 6:00 PM on October 25. 
4. The Varsity Field Hockey team will play Chatham Hall at home at 4:15 PM on October 27.

The Varsity Boys Soccer game scheduled for Friday, October 14 has been moved to Roanoke College.

The JV Soccer games scheduled for today against Eastern Mennonite has been rescheduled for Friday, October 14 at 4:30 PM. The game will be played at Eastern Mennonite High School.

The Varsity Football game against Covenant that was scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 14 has been rescheduled to 3:30 PM on the same day. There will be a charge for admission to the game. Adults will cost $5 and children will cost $3.

The study of Beowulf consumes VES seniors.  On Sunday night seniors gathered in their glorious mead-hall (the basement) for a scop-off—a poetry contest for the tribal poet’s seat, a battle of words to determine the VES scop...Read More

The Bishop of Kadugli and the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, Bishop Andudu, spoke to students in Wednesday's chapel.  Sudan is currently in a state of war and has been victimized by genocide and mass murders. Because he is an Anglican, Bishop Andudu is considered a "wanted man" in his country...Read More

Weather failed to provide a sunny backdrop on front Jett this past Friday, so Langhorne Chapel was the site for the 2011 Alumni Awards Ceremony, a central part of Founders Day at Virginia Episcopal School...Read More

Jennifer Anderson’s Spanish students learn more than a foreign language, they literally become foreigners. They don’t need a passport to travel to Spain, they only need a good costume and Google Voice Technology...Read More

Bishops wearing light blue and dark blue gathered last weekend in Chapel Hill for an annual event... Read More

The Bishops won in impressive style Friday night against Carlisle, 34-15...Read More

Mother Nature smiled with cool temperatures and light winds on a cadre of loyal VES alumni during two days of intense competition on the world famous links of Pinehurst, NC...Read More

VES is pleased to announce that Albert (Butch) Jennings will join us as the new Athletic Director effective July 1. Additionally, Albert will serve as the Head Football Coach, Strength and Speed Coordinator and Director of Summer Programs...Read More

Reunion Weekend has come and gone, but not before the VES Classes of 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and our esteemed Honor Guard, made a meaningful and lasting contribution to the school...Read More

VES is proud to host three exciting sports camps this summer...Read More

The morning dawned cloudy and rain drove the assembled crowd into Van Every Field House for the graduation ceremony, but it did not dampen the spirits of the Class of 2011...Read More

This past week the students in Mrs. Yochum's Physic's classes were busy designing and building boats...Read More

Every year the John H. Bell Community Service Award is presented to a deserving young man or woman on campus...Read More

Headmaster Tommy Battle, Jr. '83 proudly announced the new members of the Counselor Body...Read More

A group of VES students have formed an Amnesty International club in order to highlight the plight of the abused and neglected around the world...Read More

The spring sports season is almost over and the All Conference teams have been announced and the Conference tournaments are under way...Read More

The winter swim team season has long been over, but senior Andrew Cook has continued his winning ways in the pool well into spring...Read More

The JETS team at VES recently scored a first place finish in a state wide competition in their most recent event...Read More

Headmaster Tommy Battle recently announced the members of the 2011-12 Honor Committee...Read More

The Bishops's basketball team was again a feature in the News and Advance this week as a profile of junior Ifeanyi Onyekaba was in the sports section...Read More

The crisis in Japan was the topic at chapel as an expert in nuclear technology walked the assembled group through what exactly happened after the earthquake...Read More

Six new members of the Cum Laude Society were inducted on Friday during a ceremony in Langhorne Memorial Chapel...Read More

Award winning journalist Rolland Smith was the main speaker at the Lynchburg Club dinner and before that spoke to the student body about his career...Read More

Last Sunday the front lawn of VES was filled with laughter and cupcakes as the Cupcakes for a Cure event to raise money for breast cancer research took place...Read More

The second annual Cupcakes for a Cure event will take place this Sunday at VES. This wonderful event raises money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation...Read More

Nadia Rochefort '12 has been chosen to compete in an international track meet this summer in Australia...Read More

The Division III All State Men's Basketball teams have been announced and VES is well represented...Read More

Reunion 2011 is right around the corner. Make your plans now...Read More

The Men's Basketball team was honored recently at a Lynchburg  City Council meeting...Read More

The JETS Team from VES performed well at their competition against several other schools...Read More

The flowers may be blooming, but that did not stop the VES family from gathering in Langhorne Memorial Chapel to pay tribute to the athletes from the winter season...Read More

That's right. The sounds of frogs echoed through the halls of the Zimmer Science Building...Read More

Head Men's Basketball Coach Curtis Staples has been chosen to coach the South team at an All Star Game in Washington D.C. on March 20...Read More

Jenny Anderson crushes old record for running the Camino de Santiago Trail by more than three days...Read More

VES defeated Hargrave Miliary Academy, 74 - 55, to win the Virginia Independent Conference Tournament Championship...Read More

While fun in the sun is the remedy for many after a long, hard winter, there is a group of teachers and students from VES that is using the break to help others and push their own personal limits...Read More

If you have not made your Annual Fund donation, please do so soon! We need your help to reach 1,000 donors and complete the 1,000 Alumni Challenge...Read More

Mrs. Yochum's physics class has the opportunity to tour the Edison2 warehouse in downtown Lynchburg to see the X-Prize winning automobile of Oliver Kuttner...Read More

This past weekend members of the wrestling, swimming, and indoor track teams traveled to conference and state meets across the state and walked away with Conference championships or second place finishes...Read More

Spread the word to parents and friends.  Friday night’s varsity boys basketball game vs. LCA will be broadcast on ESPN radio in Virginia and streamed live from their website.  They broadcast on several stations:  1240 AM from Roanoke, 1350 AM from Bedford, 1320 AM from Lynchburg, and 106.3 FM from Danville.  They also stream it live on their website at http://www.espninva.com.

We are very grateful to The Bank of the James, Central VA Family Physicians, Davenport Energy, Inc., and Hampden-Sydney College, whose financial support made this possible.

The VES Coffeehouse was filled to capacity last night as students took to the stage to read poetry and other works. English teacher Matt LaFreniere has a recap of the evening...Read More

The Varsity Boys' Basketball team won again last night against St. Anne's Belfield 69-44. Highlights from the game were featured on a Lynchburg area news station. Click to watch the video.

The wintry weather before Christmas prevented Lessons and Carols from happening, but the hours of practice the Vocal Ensemble, Instrumental Ensemble, and Glee Club did not go to waste...Read More

The winter weather has caused some changes in the athletic schedule for January 11, 2011...Read More

VES has wholeheartedly adopted Toward Full Stature as our vision, our promise, and our mission. There are a multitude of stories of our teachers and students working toward their full stature...Read More

The VES Robotics Team won their ever competition trophy last weekend. Despite numerous technical issues, the team was able to finish in eighth place and secure a place at the state competition...Read More

Unfortunately, due to today's severe weather, we have cancelled the Lessons and Carols services and all related events for tonight. We are hopeful to perform the Lessons and Carols services near Epiphany. Details are to be determined.
 
We are encouraging our boarding students to stay on campus until tomorrow when travel conditions should be much improved. Our dining hall and dorms are open and we have activities planned for students this evening.
 
We ask that parents use their best judgment as far as travel today is concerned.

We are looking carefully at the weather forecast for Thursday, December 16. It is apparent that Lynchburg and the surrounding area will get snow beginning Thursday morning. It is our plan at this point to run a normal class schedule and celebrate as a community our Lessons and Carols service. Some families have planned to depart VES following the Lessons and Carols service. It is our recommendation to delay this departure until Friday as the forecast significantly improves by that time. The majority of students plan to depart on Friday anyway. We will be fully staffed and operational through Friday at noon offering breakfast and lunch in our dining hall to any students that remain on campus. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bruce McCormick at bmccormick@ves.org or via phone at 434-385-3639.

 Thank you very much and Happy Holidays!

The All State Football Team was announced and the Bishops secured multiple spots on both sides of the ball...Read More

The Bishops had a very successful night on the basketball courts as the girls' JV basketball team and the boys' Deacon Basketball team both defeated teams from Westover Christian...Read More

The Robert Thomas Memorial Basketball Tournament is happening this weekend with great games all day. On Saturday the Lady Bishops will take on Walsingham Academy at 2 PM. The boy's team led by first year head coach Curtis Staples will take on E.C. Glass High School at 7 PM. All games will be played in the Van Every Athletic Center. Come out and support the Bishops!

Diane Girling '11 is the recipient of an athletic scholarship to play lacrosse at Davidson College in Charlotte, North Carolina. Diane has been a star on the athletic fields and in the classroom and is Chair of the Honor Committee and a member of the Counselor Body...Read More

Community service has long been an integral part of life at VES. Each student donates a minimum of 30 hours of service throughout the year...Read More

Many members of the Varsity football team were honored as members of the First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention team for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference...Read More

Jenna Pierce '13 has once again brought Operation Turkey Leg to VES. The goal of the fundrasing operation is to allow her to purchase turkeys for a local soup kitchen in time for Thanksgiving...Read More

Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacher Sarah Swain took her classes for her yearly trip to Virginia Beach to study the environment around the Chesapeake Bay...Read More

Saturday, November 13 is a class day at VES, but there are still plenty of fun things to do this weekend...Read More

The fall exam schedule has now been posted...Read More

The Junior Class is selling Christmas wreaths to support activities here on campus. These beautiful wreaths come in two sizes and will be delievered to VES on November 29, 2010...Read More

It has become an annual tradition at VES that the girls of Perkins House throw a Halloween party for the children of the faculty...Read More

VES is planning special regional gatherings in Virginia and North Carolina. Headmaster Tommy Battle will be traveling to these events along with special guests from campus...Read More

The Honor Roll and Headmaster's lists have been posted for the first marking period...Read More

Last Saturday night was VES Night with the Lynchburg Hillcats and new Headmaster Tommy Battle, Jr. '83 had the honor of throwing out the first pitch...Read More

The new and exciting changes at VES are generating plenty of news coverage for the school. Three articles highlight these exciting changes...Read More

Pinehurst, North Carolina and the world renowned Pine Crest Inn are set to play host to the 11th Annual VES Golf Invitational, July 16-18, 2010.  Two nights accomodations, two rounds tee to green, and too much fun... Read more

The Class of 2010 will begin this fall at an impressive list of colleges and universities. The list of places where the class is headed is geographically varied and academically impressive... Read more

Students, you have two books to read over the summer. One is specific for your grade level and the other is the all-school book -The Taming of the Shrew. Please have the reading done by the first day of English class. You will have a test on each book... Read More

At VES, we lead students Toward Full Stature; a transformative journey that happens on site, in person, by encounter and through relationships. It happens because we believe... Read More

Azure water, voyager palm trees, tropical fruit, scuba gear, warm sun and welcoming natives …Alhambra, Picasso’s Guernica and the windmills of Don Quixote… Read More

A VES delegation made up of current VES choir students, their parents and former choir alums traveled to London from December 27 to January 4 to participate in the London International Choral Festival... Read More