Kenston Forest School

General
Kenston Forest School
Location
75 Ridge Road
Blackstone, VA 23824
Coordinates37°3′53.8″N 77°59′46.5″W
Information
TypePrivate
Established1966
HeadmasterLori Bacon
GradesPre-K - 12th
Schedule type6 periods per day
Campus size80 acres
Campus typeRural
Color(s)          Green and Gold
MascotKavalier
Team nameKavaliers
RivalBrunswick Academy
Websitewww.kenston.org

Kenston Forest School is a private school located in Blackstone, Virginia, which serves students from ten surrounding counties. In addition to educating grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, the school has an Early Learning Program that is licensed by the State of Virginia. The school is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] and the Virginia Independent Schools Association.[2]

History

Kenston Forest School was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy[3] by the Lunenburg-Nottoway Educational Foundation. The school lost its status as a tax-deductible charity in the 1970s because of its discriminatory admissions policy.[3] It regained its 501(c)(3) status in 1988.[4]

The name "Kenston" originates from a merging of the town names "Kenbridge" and "Blackstone." Kenston Forest School originally enrolled students in grades eight through twelve, acting as a high school for students from both the Kenbridge Day School and the Blackstone Day School, two private lower schools in the area. In 1981, after declining numbers of enrollment in all of these schools, the three decided to merge to form Kenston Forest School as it is today, one non-discriminatory, nonprofit school for grades pre-k through twelve. The school is still overseen by The Lunenburg – Nottoway Educational Foundation, which is governed by an appointed Board of Directors.[5]

Athletics

Kenston Forest School is a part of the Virginia Commonwealth Conference. Member schools include Amelia Academy, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, Brunswick Academy, Christchurch School, Fuqua School, Isle of Wight Academy, Richmond Christian School, Southampton Academy, the Steward School, and Tidewater Academy. Additional athletic competitions are held with non-conference schools.[6]


References
  1. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Archived 2006-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Virginia Independent Schools Association
  3. Prentice-Hall, inc (1974). Prentice-Hall federal taxes. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. "Lunenburg – Nottoway Educational Foundation Form 990 2016". Propublica. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. "Kenston Forest School - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  6. "Kenston Forest School - Athletics". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
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