Hargrave News
Golf Swings Past Fishburne
April 24, 2019
I’m happy to announce that the golf team scored its second victory yesterday against Fishburne Military. It was a very close match on one of the toughest courses the team has ever played. But, thanks to a real team effort, we won by a single stroke. In the process, Scott Kennedy scored a personal best ... Read more
Featured Faculty – Dr. Brent Robida
April 17, 2019
Dr. Robida did not intend to be an English teacher, though as a high school student, he was fascinated with reading and remembers the day he realized that other people were putting serious consideration into the written word. After being a lecturer at the University of Tennessee and Clemson University, he has learned to really ... 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
White is Naval Academy Bound
April 17, 2019
Cadet Kevin White has been a Hargrave student since the 8th grade. Now in his senior year, he has received appointments and acceptances to both the United States Military Academy (West Point) and The United States Naval Academy. Our Hargrave Family could not be more proud of him! He recently completed a preview weekend in ... Read more
Alex Judd Speaks with Cadets
April 17, 2019
Alex Judd is an energetic youth minister who has a passion for communicating practical truth in a powerful way. He is an 18x Marathon finisher, a 2x Ironman triathlete, and currently works as a Leadership Coach for business leaders around the country. Alex also works for Dave Ramsey who is a highly respected Christian-based financial ... Read more
Sophomore Challenge
April 17, 2019
Coach Eberly and Coach Broomell took the Entire Sophomore Class to the Sandy River Adventure Resort for the Annual Sophomore Challenge. It was a fantastic day of Team building, obstacle challenges and high ropes course and zip line fun. I have been in the adventure world for a long time and I haven’t seen anything ... Read more
Tennis at FUMA
April 17, 2019
After over a decade-long absence, Hargrave Tennis returned to Fork Union Military Academy to face off against their Junior Prep squad. As an individual sport, a “scrimmage” at whatever level is often an adventure. Not only is there usual discovery of an opponent’s talents and vulnerabilities, but the league or level on paper often does ... Read more
Baseball and Tennis POSPONED 4/12
April 12, 2019
The following contests, scheduled for 4/12 have been postponed due to weather:
Tigers Narrowly Miss Top Spot
April 12, 2019
Team Results VES – 87 pts Hargrave – 86.5 pts Banner Christian – 40 pts New Covenant – 10.5 pts State Qualifiers We had the following qualify for the state meet on Friday. 100 Meters – Darius Hankins 200 meters – Darius Hankins 400 Meters – Gabriel Powers 800 Meters – Gabriel Powers Triple Jump ... Read more
Tigers Win Chatham Invitational
April 12, 2019
Team Results Hargrave – 100 pts Galileo – 75 pts Gretna – 75 pts Dan River – 51 pts Chatham – 47 pts State Qualifiers We also had the following cadets qualify for the VISAA State Track & Field Championships in May in these respective events. Darius Hankins – 100 Meters Isiah Short – 400 ... Read more
Tigers Finish 2nd at Riverheads
April 12, 2019
Team Results The results have come and from Wednesday’s meet. Your Tigers finished 2nd out of four teams! This is an amazing accomplishment with some of the states best A and AA public schools in our area! Below are the team results. Riverheads – 74.50 pts Hargrave – 54.50 pts Parry McCluer – 40 pts Nelson ... Read more
Tigers Show Well In Opener
April 12, 2019
Team Results The results have come and from last night’s meet. Your Tigers finished 2nd out of 10 teams! This is an amazing accomplishment with some of the states best AA and AAA public schools in our area! Below are the team results. Bassett -118 points Hargrave – 93 pts Magna Vista – 69 pts ... Read more
Junior Retreat – Sunday
April 12, 2019
Sunday morning the juniors received a junior retreat ribbon to wear on their uniform blouse as well as a bracelet to remind them of this special weekend. They all signed a flag that will hang for the rest of this year and next year. I want to thank you all for sending in the information ... Read more
Chatham Track Meet Champs
April 12, 2019
Our young men took part in a five-school meet (Gretna, Dan River, Chatham, and Galileo) at Chatham High School. At the end of the day we were able to come out on top! Below are the team results. Team Results Hargrave – 100 pts Galileo – 75 pts Gretna – 75 pts Dan River – ... Read more
Track finishes 2nd at Riverheads
April 12, 2019
The results have come and from Wednesday’s meet. Your Tigers finished 2nd out of four teams! This is an amazing accomplishment with some of the state’s best A and AA public schools in our area! Below are the team results: Riverheads – 74.50 pts Hargrave – 54.50 pts Parry McCluer – 40 pts Nelson County – ... Read more
Junior Retreat – Friday
April 11, 2019
The theme for our Junior Retreat was “This is the way. Walk ye in it”, which was reinforced with each activity throughout the weekend. We kicked off the retreat on Friday evening with a delicious dinner, during which our juniors started the process of getting to know the individuals in their group. Each group had ... Read more
Junior Retreat – Saturday
April 11, 2019
Saturday morning our juniors were served breakfast by the seniors, which the juniors absolutely loved! After breakfast, we packed up and headed out to Park Springs Camp in Providence, North Carolina. Once settled in at the camp, we had five team building challenges that ended with a canoe race. With the challenges complete, we gathered ... Read more
Leadership Lessons from the Man in Black
April 11, 2019
Spring Break is always a welcome time for students, staff and faculty. It is an opportunity to take a step back from the Hargrave grind and to get energized for the final 7 weeks of school. My wife, Sabina, surprised me with a trip to Nashville, TN, where we met 3 couples from our military ... Read more
Tigers Battle Blue Devils
April 10, 2019
Tiger wins were logged at #1 Singles (David Kiesnowski, Appleton, WI), #2 Singles Luke Atkins (Raleigh, NC), #1 Doubles (Kiesnowski and Max Eskew, Wilmington, NC) - shortened due to time issues, and #3 Doubles (David Chen, Chiang Mai, Thailand and Mason Rucker, Matthews, NC).