Hargrave News
Featured Staff Don Haston
April 10, 2019
We are excited to welcome Don Haston back to campus as our Director of Facilities. Don is an alumnus, a former Hargrave Board Member and recently stepped down as the head of Haston General Contractors in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The Lord led me to give back to this school that gave so much to me.” ... Read more
Featured Faculty Scott Roach
April 2, 2019
Major Scott Roach is the Chair of our Social Studies Department and in his eighteen years at Hargrave has taught classes ranging from 7th Grade Math to AP Government. He started at Hargrave as an assistant baseball coach while teaching in the public school system. Soon he was on the Hargrave faculty and coaching basketball, ... Read more
Varsity Basketball Season Ends in Heartbreak
April 2, 2019
The 2018-2019 season ended in heartbreaking fashion on Wednesday night as the Hargrave Tigers fell to Virginia Episcopal School, 40-39, in the VISAA Division 2 State Tournament Elite Eight. The Tigers capped off the season with a 13-12 record. In the rubber match between Hargrave and Virginia Episcopal, both teams came into the game prepared, ... Read more
All Events on 3/21 Postponed Due To Weather
March 21, 2019
No make-up dates have been announced yet.
Featured Faculty Betsy Kent
March 19, 2019
One of our newest faculty members, Ms. Betsy Kent, is a Science instructor for our Center for Integrated Studies (CIS). She comes to Hargrave not from a traditional educational background, but from an industrial one; she was formerly a microbiologist with Nestle. Ms. Kent has taught at the college level and has led youth groups ... Read more
Eye of the Tiger
March 12, 2019
Running from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning, Hargrave held its annual Eye of the Tiger Challenge. “This multi-skilled, 20-hour long event is designed to test each Cadet’s teamwork ability, physical and mental endurance, problem-solving skills, and Sisu (Norwegian for “grit”). It is not designed for every Cadet to pass, but for every Cadet to attempt.” ... Read more
Military Ball
March 12, 2019
The highlight of the night, as always, was the Promenade and the announcing of the King and Queen of the Ball. The 2nd Runner Up: Cadet Hosny Makhlouf and his date Molly Beasly The 1st Runner Up: Cadet Alex Velazquez and his date Raquel Capote The King and Queen of the Ball: Cadet Chad Demarest ... Read more
Cadets Run our Instagram Story
March 12, 2019
Using social media as a method of communication, I was able to share the Hargrave experience with family, friends, current and prospective Cadets, and alumni. Recently, I have posted on our Instagram Story “Cadet Life: An Instagram Journey” to involve our audience in a unique experience: for alumni, it was essentially a reminiscence; for family ... Read more
Featured Staff Barbara Loney
March 10, 2019
Ms. Barbara Loney has been the Operations Clerk and Transportation Coordinator at Hargrave for fourteen years but for the Cadets she is so much more. When she first came to Hargrave she did not know what to expect from the Cadets or the military staff. She remembers being nervous coming up the stairs. It did ... Read more
Military School Band Festival
March 5, 2019
Eight of our Cadets have returned from the 43rd annual Military School Band and Choir Festival hosted at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. It was an intense three-day festival where our Cadets worked with 140 other Cadets from ten military schools from around the nation. They received musical instruction from several ... Read more
Tigers’ Season Ends in Heartbreak
February 28, 2019
The 2018-2019 season ended in heartbreaking fashion on Wednesday night as the Hargrave Tigers fell to Virginia Episcopal School, 40-39, in the VISAA Division 2 State Tournament Elite Eight.
Hargrave Advances to Third Straight VISAA D2 Elite Eight
February 27, 2019
The Hargrave Tigers emerged victorious on Tuesday evening as they defeated Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, 64-57, in Walter Davis Gymnasium.
Featured Staff – William McCaskey
February 26, 2019
Delta Company is made up of our 7-9th graders and their company leadership. Delta is the reigning Honor Company in our Corps. Captain McCaskey is one of the Delta Company TAC Officers and he attributes their successes to their outstanding Cadet leadership and great Cadets. “Our Cadet leadership taught them well and then the Cadets ... Read more
Top Shooter in the State
February 26, 2019
Hargrave has the top shooter in the state in Chandler Wilkie who shot a score of 523. HMA is also proud of David Kiesnowski who finished 8th at State with a score of 481. Also scoring for HMA were Jackson Stewart with a 453 and AJ Thomas with a 442. Our other two competitors for ... Read more
VISAA D2 State Tournament First Round Preview
February 25, 2019
In the final VISAA Division 2 Rankings, the Hargrave Tigers earned the #7 seed in this week's VISAA Division 2 State Tournament. They will play host to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in the First Round on Tuesday, February 26th.
2019 First Piedmont Corp. Invitational Preview
February 21, 2019
This weekend, Walter Davis Gymnasium will be teeming with excitement for the 2019 installment of the annual First Piedmont Corp. Invitational.
VIC Conference Tournament Preview/VISAA Coaches’ Poll 2/19 Update
February 20, 2019
On the eve of the VIC Division 1 Conference Tournament, the Tigers are preparing to embrace the role of the underdog as they finished up the regular season as the #4 seed.
Student Activities Highlights
February 20, 2019
Coach Roach chaperoned the SCUBA class as they got in the pool for their first time breathing under water. They will have one more pool dive followed by two open water dives, earning their open water Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Lifetime Certification. Saturday evening, Hargrave hosted its first co-ed social in recent memory. ... Read more
Hargrave Museum Class Project
February 20, 2019
Recently, the students of the Foundations of Leadership Course completed a small class project in the Hargrave Museum in preparation for Alumni Weekend. While working in the museum, they were captivated by the stories of the Hargrave Cadets that came before them and how Hargrave has grown as an institution over the past 110 years. ... Read more
Character Theme – Forgiveness
February 19, 2019
This week we will be introducing the Character Trait of Forgiveness. Definition: The act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive; to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something. Synonyms: Pardon, mercy, absolution, understanding, tolerance.