![Students Bond and Build Meaningful Connections During the 9th/10th Grade Retreat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633014073/vesorg/bmpozexhs85lxbuhywam/VES_Retreat_200.jpg","width":2200}])
Students in the freshmen and sophomore classes spent two days at Hat Creek Camp in Brookneal, Virginia, engaging in activities intended to help students get to know each other and bring the community closer together.
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![VES Welcomes Students from Guatemala]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634751870/vesorg/juzvagi6oaua1sk2jg45/IMG_5931.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634751870/vesorg/juzvagi6oaua1sk2jg45/IMG_5931.jpg","width":482}])
Bienvenidos! VES welcomes four students from Guatemala––David Alconaro Lepe, Adriano Pezzarossi Urcuyo, Fiorella Pezzarossi Urcuyo and Rodrigo Salazar Toriello––for a seven-week cultural exchange program.
![Weekly Sports Round Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634752924/vesorg/nv4unrh93idlhbzjkd4o/DSC_1554-3.jpg","width":1740}])
We had an incredibly busy week for our athletes who dominated their opponents. Well done, Bishops!
![Freshmen Class Volunteers at Lynchburg Grows]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634226089/vesorg/vqx9jmddgkhmu9erfmtp/IMG_2808.jpg","width":1920}])
Last week, our freshmen class spent the morning serving in the community at Lynchburg Grows—a local sustainable community garden that provides low-cost, organic produce to Lynchburg residents and creates employment for differently-abled adults.
![Students Enjoy Spirit Weekend and Homecoming Weekend]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634514607/vesorg/wyqqyagcjqseo4rzirb4/DSC05812.jpg","width":1920}])
Last weekend was a fantastic celebration of our amazing VES community.
![Cross Country Week #7: Ice Cream Run, Racing, Speed, PRs, Getting Better]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634562413/vesorg/lsquihdpu31frf4uncyz/IMG_7348.jpg","width":2200}])
With three weeks remaining in the season, our work and time together continues here at the Old 160.
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