General
Hargrave Appoints World-Class Head Swim Coach
November 25, 2025
Hargrave Military Academy is proud to announce the appointment of Arilson Champam as Head Swim Coach, bringing over three decades of international swimming excellence to the Academy’s renowned swimming program. Champam, a former nationally ranked swimmer, has coached athletes at the highest levels of competitive swimming. His credentials include coaching at two Olympic Games (2012 ... Read more
Hargrave Establishes Young Life Chapter On Campus
November 21, 2025
Hargrave Military Academy announces the launch of its on-campus Young Life chapter with Darius Jennings as Young Life Associate, bringing relationship-based Christian ministry directly to cadets.
Hargrave Announces National Search for Head Football Coach
November 10, 2025
Hargrave is launching a national search for a new Head Football Coach to lead the program as the school makes strategic investments in its elite sports programs. Josh Cothran, Hargrave class of 1998, has led the program for the past four years, achieving solid progress in many program dimensions. “I’m grateful I had the opportunity ... Read more
Beyond Tutoring: Hargrave’s How to Study Program
October 31, 2025
Many boys arrive at Hargrave smart but struggling. Our proprietary How to Study program teaches concrete skills: note-taking, reading strategies, organization, and test preparation. Not tutoring—a comprehensive curriculum transforming academic performance and preparing for college success.
College Counseling Process: Step by Step
October 24, 2025
Hargrave's comprehensive college counseling supports students from junior year through enrollment. From college list creation and SAT prep to essay support, application management, financial aid guidance, and Service Academy appointments—we ensure 100% acceptance through structured, individualized support.
Hargrave Announces Leadership Transition
September 29, 2025
Hargrave Military Academy’s Board of Trustees announced today that Hargrave’s President, Eric Peterson is retiring and stepping down from his role as President to attend to family matters. He will be succeeded by Sloan Gibson, who previously served as board chair. Ben Davenport is succeeding Gibson as Board Chair. In his letter to the Board, ... Read more
Swimming Finishes Second in First Meet of the Season
January 23, 2025
The first swim and dive meet of the season was a great success! Everyone has worked so hard even with the delayed start of the season due to the pool being down for 2 days. The boys have really embraced the challenge and I am extremely proud of them all for what they have achieved. What was even ... Read more
Parents Weekend 2021
October 6, 2021
Parents Weekend is a special time in the academic year at Hargrave. Families from across the country visit campus to meet faculty, coaches, and TAC Officers, while also spending time with their cadets. Families have an opportunity to review their cadets’ overall performance and conduct, celebrate all that they have accomplished to this point in ... Read more
Hargrave Incorporates LiveChat Site Functionality
November 10, 2020
In an effort to make communications with our team easier than ever, Hargrave is glad to announce the implementation of our new chat provider: LiveChat.
What is Structure?
June 10, 2019
So there I was (every great narrative has to start this way) thinking of all the hard questions I’ve received as the Commandant of Hargrave Military Academy. “Why did my son do that?”, “Why do I have to study _______ subject?”, “Why did that Cadet say that about me?”, “Why do I have to walk ... Read more
Military School is Best Fit for High School Students
May 30, 2019
When researching private boarding schools, some people see “military school” and immediately drop that school to the bottom of the list -when it actually should be placed on the top of the list. Why? Let’s look at several reasons military high school is not only a great choice, but the right choice to prepare boys ... Read more
Commencement Speech 2019
May 20, 2019
Rob Bartenstein ’87 shares some life experiences and gives timely advice to our Senior Class.
Chatham Love
May 9, 2019
There is a new LOVEwork mural in our quaint little town of Chatham. Virginia has over 130 LOVEworks throughout the state. Each installation is unique and represents the community that hosts it. When you look at the O, you will see five landmarks of our little town: Chatham Hall (a girls boarding school across town), ... Read more
Barracks Room Updates
May 1, 2019
We recently completed the renovation of room 701 as an example of the vision for all of the barracks rooms in Cosby Hall. Not only was the room painted but a new closet was built, a new sink and vanity installed and new modern furniture was placed in the room. Cadets were excited to see ... Read more
Homecoming
April 17, 2019
What a great turnout this year! Alumni from all over the United States and world traveled back to our little town and to Hargrave Military Academy. Homecoming at Hargrave means a lot more than Homecoming at most schools. It is a time when our alumni come home to reconnect with the family that they worked ... Read more
Infirmary Update
February 10, 2019
We are now getting into the heaviest part of flu season; however, we are thankful that the flu has not yet affected our school. We have seen an increase in the number of colds among the Cadets. We are seeing colds that affect both the upper and lower respiratory tract causing sore throat, fatigue, nasal ... Read more
Character Trait of the Month – Faith
January 29, 2019
On Tuesday we will introduce Faith as our Character Trait for February. Definition: Something that is believed especially with strong conviction; complete trust or confidence in someone or something; strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of ... Read more
Featured Faculty – Jacqueline Scolpini
January 28, 2019
Ms. Scolpini is the Director of the Academic Learning Center, where she works with students who need extra help or need extra challenges. She is also a Hargrave alumna, having grown up at Hargrave from 7th to 12 grade. As a student, she did not have the best study habits and had a hard time ... Read more
Parents Update
January 22, 2019
We have changed our Smugmug photo policy at the suggestion of several Hargrave families. All photos from this school year now have a download button beneath each photo where you can download the full resolution images for free. Please share them on social media (please tag us) and with your friends and family. We are ... Read more
Welcome Back Cadets
January 12, 2019
We are excited to welcome all of our Cadets back from a long, but sometimes not long enough, Christmas break. We hope and pray that all of the Cadets had a restful time of fellowship with their families and are ready for this next long haul until Spring Break. The young men seem energized and ... Read more