New this year in the Logic & Rhetoric School is integrating a type of Christian formation called catechesis into the curriculum. In Mr. Harris's classes in the Rhetoric School and Mrs. Webb's classes in the Logic School, each period begins with the same call-and-response recitation that prepares students for class. The word...
Read MoreCongratulations to the cast and crew of Antigone for their poignant portrayal of Sophocles' classic! Director Kara Faraldi notes that, "This isn't a play to simply 'sit back and relax' into; rather, the audience is invited to wrestle alongside of Creon, Antigone, and the citizens of Thebes as each of them are confronted with the realities of what it...
Read More“I grew up in the church knowing all the right answers but it wasn’t until last year that I realized my faith was surface level and I had never truly had a personal relationship with Christ. I found myself craving a community I could grow in my faith with. The Lord proved faithful and I have seen him work through people he placed in my life to walk beside me...
Read More"There is a tale to be told, but not the tale of the battle, but rather the tale of the day after ... when those who survive ... begin to ask, 'What do I do now?'"
Regents School of Charlottesville is proud to present David Rush's adaptation of ANTIGONE, the ancient tale originally by Sophocles, for its...
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 MoreThe 2024-25 basketball season is in the books! The Varsity Boys Team finished as District Champions with a 16-5 record, as well as third in the State, and second in the VACA North Region. The Middle School and JV Boys both made it to the final four in the region.
"Coach Good and Coach Saunders have set the foundation for our Varsity program which...
We are so thankful to be on one campus, encircled by beautiful surroundings and buildings - but we need more space. We went from five assembly spaces that could fit at least 50 students last year to just one this year. We also need four more classrooms. We are hoping to break ground on the next building this spring once we raise the last $100,000. Due to the slope of our...
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 MoreHow does this beautiful ideal play out in day-to-day life at Regents School? Each year in Grammar School, students learn oration by speaking publicly before an audience. Starting in kindergarten, teachers help students memorize facts to present before an audience at Planet Day. What starts as individual recitations of memorized facts in kindergarten and first grade,...
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 MoreCross Country had a first this year, and competed in the first annual Virginia Classical Schools Cross Country Championship! Classical schools from around the state attended, and competed in a friendly but rigorous competition. Middle School Girls Cross Country won Fourth Place in their division, and fifth grade student Margaret Colquitt placed in 9th out of 41...
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 MoreLogic and Rhetoric School students began their year with an annual retreat to Watermarks Camp during the second week of school. "The students had fun bonding and completing activities and challenges, including a very tough obstacle course that the students handled with a lot of grit and toughness!" said Principal Christopher Webb. "Coach Smethurst spoke to...
Read MoreA tradition to kick off the school year in the House of Aquinas: two truths and a pie! Each player tells their partner two truths and one lie. If the partner correctly guesses which is the lie, the guesser pies the face of the storyteller. If the guesser does not correctly identify the lie, it's in their face for the pie! The goal of the house system is to create...
Read MoreRegents is excited to welcome Mr. Riley Lindsay (no relation to Amy Lindsey) as a new Logic and Rhetoric School humanities teacher. Mr. Lindsay was a Philosophy major at Hillsdale College where he fell in love with the Great Books.
"We are storytelling creatures," says Mr. Lindsay. "We make sense of our lives through narratives of the...
Congratulations 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...
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