Hargrave News
Featured Faculty – Dena Olsen
May 2, 2019
Ms. Olsen is a familiar smiling face on campus and is Hargrave’s Director of Guidance and Counseling. She holds a Masters in School Counseling. A friend from college started working at Hargrave and was soon telling her all about it. “God drew me to Hargrave”, she explains. While in school, she realized that she wanted ... Read more
Cadets get PADI Certified for SCUBA
May 2, 2019
After working for months to learn the ins and outs of SCUBA diving in the classroom and in our pool, Cadets completed four dives in a nearby quarry and are now PADI certified. They went down as far as 60 feet into the cold water. SCUBA instruction was provided by Black Pearl SCUBA of Lynchburg. ... Read more
Meritorious Performers attend Air Show
May 2, 2019
Our Meritorious Performers were able to attend the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. LtCol Morris was the chaperone and our Cadets joined in with a men’s group from a local church to have breakfast and convoy down to the show. The highlight for many was ... Read more
Hargrave 8 – New Covenant School 1
May 2, 2019
“Hey, Coach, when will my doubles match start?” That’s a common (and good question). In VIC tennis, that usually means about an hour later after the singles matches are at least partially completed. Generally, a singles point is over in around 8 seconds. Minimum of 4 points per game. Minimum of 10 games in a ... 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
Donated Drums Delivered in Danville
April 25, 2019
The Hargrave Drummers made the news this past week by donating some of their older drums to a local middle school. Earlier this year, Bonner Middle School started a program of math tutoring and music for their students and recently made an appeal to the community for drums. MSgt Tyler Selden and our Cadets answered ... Read more
Track Victorious Again
April 25, 2019
Competing against seven other teams this past week, our Tigers were victorious once more against some of the best competition in our area: Team Results 1st – Hargrave – 139.5 pts 2nd – Gretna – 115 pts 3rd – Tunstall – 106 pts Top Performers 4 x 800 Relay – 2nd – Morris, Khraisat, Higdon, ... Read more
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