Virginia Episcopal School

Virginia Episcopal School
Address
400 VES Road
Lynchburg, Virginia 24503
United States
Coordinates 37°27′9.5″N 79°11′26.5″W / 37.452639°N 79.190694°W / 37.452639; -79.190694Coordinates: 37°27′9.5″N 79°11′26.5″W / 37.452639°N 79.190694°W / 37.452639; -79.190694
Information
Other name VES
Type Private, college preparatory, boarding and day school
Motto Toward Full Stature
Religious affiliation(s) Episcopalian
Established 1916 (1916)
Founder Reverend Robert Carter Jett
Headmaster G. Thomas Battle, Jr. '83
Faculty 40
Grades 9-12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment 245
Average class size 12
Student to teacher ratio 7:1
Campus size 160 acres (0.65 km2)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Garnet & White
Athletics conference Virginia Independent Conference (Boys)
Blue Ridge Conference (Girls)
Mascot The Fighting Bishops
Website www.ves.org
Virginia Episcopal School
Location 400 Virginia Episcopal School Rd., Lynchburg, Virginia
Area 160 acres (65 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architect Brooke, Frederick H.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 92001392[1]
VLR # 118-0224
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 28, 1992
Designated VLR June 17, 1992[2]

Virginia Episcopal School (VES) is a private, co-educational college preparatory, boarding and day school in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The school was first conceived in 1906 by the Reverend Robert Carter Jett, opened its doors to students in September 1916. Virginia Episcopal School's 160-acre (0.65 km2) campus is located above the James River in Lynchburg along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

History

Jett Hall

Virginia Episcopal School opened its doors to students in September 1916. In 1919 Langhorne Memorial Chapel, which was made possible by a gift from Chiswell Dabney Langhorne in memory of his wife Nancy Witcher Keene (parents of Lady Astor), was consecrated. This was followed by the opening in 1920 of Barksdale Gymnasium.[3]

Originally all-white, the school was racially integrated in 1967, when the first two black students entered the school in a successful initiative organized by the Stouffer Foundation, which also arranged the integration of other elite prep schools in the South, including Saint Andrew's School in Florida, the Asheville School in North Carolina, and the Westminster School in Georgia.[4]

The School Today

The campus today includes a modern athletics complex, classroom buildings, residence halls, and the William King Center for Arts & Leadership. The student body has grown from 60 boys to approximately 245 young men and women from 20 states and countries. Over two-thirds of VES's student body live on campus.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Calder Loth (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Episcopal School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ Mosi Secret, 'The Way to Survive It Was to Make A's', New York Times Magazine (September 7, 2017).
  5. ↑ Todd S. Purdum, A Southern Point Man: Erskine Boyce Bowles, New York Times (November 9, 1996).
  6. ↑ Steve Cowper, 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature, From Territorial Days to Today, Alaska Legislature.
  7. ↑ William Bland Whitley, Hardy Cross Dillard, Dictionary of Virginia Biography.
  8. ↑ Resume: William B. Harrison Jr, Bloomberg BusinessWeek (April 21, 2002).
  9. ↑ Melissa Hendricks, A Doctor Who Makes Barn Calls, Johns Hopkins Magazine (November 1994).
  10. ↑ Sarah Kaufman, A singular vision: Nearing 80, Paul Taylor is as moving a dance figure as ever, Washington Post (July 18, 2010).
  11. ↑ Alumna Vivian Howard '96 Up for James Beard Best Chef in the Southeast Award (press release), Virginia Episcopal School (February 18, 2016).
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