General
Understanding Tuition and Financial Aid at Hargrave
September 20, 2025
Hargrave's transparent, all-inclusive tuition covers everything from academics to uniforms. With merit scholarships, need-based aid, Church Matching Funds, referral discounts, and more—half of families receive assistance. Don't let cost prevent you from applying.
Junior Retreat: Building Bonds That Last
September 10, 2025
Junior Retreat creates lifelong bonds through teamwork games, trust walks, bonfire goals, and reading letters from family and faculty by candlelight. Hearts open as young men embrace vulnerability, emotional honesty, and authentic brotherhood.
Leadership Courses: Formal Training in Action
August 13, 2025
Leadership 1 and Leadership 2 provide formal instruction in leadership principles, theories, and skills. Through classroom learning integrated with practical application in chain of command and daily life, students develop competencies serving them in college, careers, and life.
Campus Visit Guide: Making Most of Your Tour
July 2, 2025
Campus visits transform decisions. Personal tours, Open Houses, and Shadow Days allow families to observe formations, attend classes, tour barracks, meet cadets and faculty, and experience Hargrave atmosphere firsthand.
Why Parents Choose Military School: Real Stories
June 19, 2025
Thousands have chosen Hargrave since 1909. Real stories reveal military school as an opportunity for building leaders of character.
The Four Pillars of Leadership at Hargrave Military Academy
June 12, 2025
Hargrave develops leaders through Four Pillars: Academics, Character, Faith, and Athletics. Not separate components but an integrated framework for developing the whole person and preparing for lifelong success.
Honor Code: Living with Integrity
June 6, 2025
Hargrave's Honor Code prohibits lying, cheating, and stealing. Adjudicated by an Honor Council of cadets, this foundation of trust creates brotherhood, teaches integrity, and prepares young men for ethical leadership in college and careers.
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