Did you know that Regents’ College Counseling program is a thriving and active part of the Rhetoric School? “My goal is not only to support your student getting into whatever college they want to attend but also to help them make informed choices about college fit and life after high school,” says Director of College Counseling Jackie Jamison. She is...
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Abigail Keller has been recognized as a National Merit Finalist Additionally, she has been selected as an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia, a prestigious honor awarded to only 5% of undergraduates. Congratulations, Abigail!
Read More"Latin is a language that doesn't break rules. It's consistent and from that you can understand the rules of language. And language is ultimately beautiful. Language is the means through which we convey information to communicate, and without effective communication we would fall apart as a species."
-Ron Orr, upper school Latin...
Regents' families and students spoke at a recent Virginia General Assembly press conference to ask our legislators to keep the Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit in effect and to expand it to serve more students in the Commonwealth. Mr. Harris's tenth grade rhetoric classes made the trip and also went room to room to visit their elected delegates. Special...
Read MoreFor junior James Rebolledo, becoming Scribe of the House of Patrick wasn't enough. James has been communicating with his house through a weekly newsletter, which he aptly titled The Patty Press. In the newsletter, James shares updates on sporting events, tips on how to earn House Points (or "Patty Points"), and general school news. "The...
Read MoreThe senior class came together to create an original canto inspired by Dante’s Inferno! You can see their creative visual elements made to accompany their literary piece in the photos. To celebrate, they enjoyed a meal together while reading each other's amazing work! A canto is a major unit of division in long narrative poems. Similar to a stanza, it helps divide...
Read MoreAt Grandparents Day last year, a grandfather parted a crowd of costumed fourth graders, and walked up to a senior, asking him: “What is that gold piece of cloth you wear around your neck?” These pieces of cloth, called stoles, are a reminder to seniors to serve the younger students. Stoles resemble the cloth that Jesus used to wash the disciples’ feet...
Read MoreCongratulations to Abigail Keller who is a National Merit Semifinalist! She earned one of the top scores in the country on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and joins an elite group of students who proceed to the next round of the National Merit Scholarship competition. "Abigail is the first student in our school to earn this honor," says College...
Read MoreCongratulations to Ainsley Shonka, our 2023-24 Coram Deo Award winner, which is Regents School's highest recognition. Each year the faculty select one student to receive this honor who has embodied the spirit of Coram Deo here in our school. "To live Coram Deo is to live one's entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of...
Read More"There are many marks that have been left on me during my time here. This school has filled my mind with knowledge I will never forget, passion that will never leave and faithfulness that will always endure. … Our teachers have taught us to think for ourselves, reason through things, put our thoughts into words and actions, ask questions and communicate...
Read MoreSpecial Congratulations to senior David Keppel who has received a full naval ROTC Scholarship to Notre Dame. A Naval officer presented David with his scholarship at Ephesians Chapel.
Read MoreCongratulations to the Class of 2024 for successfully defending their theses last week! All eleven seniors prepared 20 minute speechs, then answered questions from panelists for 15-20 minutes.
“The senior thesis is both summative and formative in the life of our students,” said Logic and Rhetoric School Principal Christopher Webb. “It brings...
If you had to identify one facet of education that has been shown to improve the parent partnership, deepen classroom discussions, identify and ameliorate student learning gaps and teach students executive functioning skills - in only twenty minutes a day - what would it be? That's right, homework. Here is a snapshot of the reasons why purposeful homework is integral to...
Read More“I really desire to connect every single lesson in my Calculus and Latin classes to the greater purpose and heart of Regents as a school,” says teacher Olivia Didat. “I never want my students to lose perspective of the reason why we are here: to learn about who God is through the lens of different subjects and grow in our love for Him! This may be...
Read More“In Rhetoric School art this year we have been focusing on creating a variety of values, layers, and washes in watercolors,” says art teacher Jenn Atwell. “The students had several projects before this still life; one was learning to paint three dimensional effects of draped fabrics. Students had to pay attention to creating soft edges in their transition...
Read MoreIf you talk to seventh to twelfth grade Regents students, you may hear about block scheduling, upcoming tests and papers, and serious classroom discussions. While this is all true, they may not let you in on the other half of the story: every single class in the Logic and Rhetoric School takes at least a five minute break every period to go outside - and study halls take at...
Read MoreCongratulations to Abigail Keller, who was selected as a National Award recipient for the CLT10. National Awards go to the top 50 CLT10 scorers in the nation and include a $2500 college scholarship at any CLT Partner College. We are so proud of you, Abigail!
Read More"Does love require truth? In identity? In self? In others?"
-Ms. Hofherr's 9th grade...
Excerpt from Logic School & Rhetoric School Orientation Address
“What does it mean to have a successful year at Regents?
I believe that if in May you find yourself identifying your own tendencies towards either peace faking or peace breaking and you repent of them and you choose to live as a peace maker even though it’s...
Regents is excited to welcome Zach Vestal to the Logic & Rhetoric faculty as a math and science teacher. Mr. Vestal graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2016 with a B.S. in Biology. Since then, he has worked at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, in insurance sales, and most recently at Summer’s Best Two Weeks where he worked with Regents' first-ever...
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