ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Students at North Branch School in Afton got a real treat last week when members of the Apache and Yakima Tribes stopped by their classrooms to tell students there about customs of their tribes. It was all part of Native American Heritage Month. Tweet This Post
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Reading 700 books in one month is nothing to sneeze at! But thats exactly what the kids at North Branch School just did. Their reward? Teachers had to participate in The Great Tricycle Race of 2011! Katrien “Kat. A. Strophe” Vance, Michael “The Dominator” Donegan, Jessie “Gates-Smasher” Hudson, Jess “Four Leaf [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia You can’t go anywhere in Nelson County without someone telling you an Earl Miller story. And they are always good. Positive. Inspiring. We told you about Earl’s sad and tragic death here back in early October. This past Sunday afternoon (10.30.11) friends, former teachers and students at North Branch School planted [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia For nine years in a row Bandfair has been held at Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery. We’ve sponsored and covered several of them in the past. It’s one of the larger fundraisers for North Branch School. The 2011 Bandfair9 was a total success with perfectly cooperating weather. NCL Contributing writer, Marcie [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia James Madison University staff and students were back at North Branch School again this past week to put up an anemometer tower. We first told you about the beginning phases of a study back in November of 2010. That was the first step of a process that might eventually allow NBS [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Just 6 in the country were picked. Audrey Wood of Waynesboro, a student at North Branch School, was one of them. To boot, NBS will be getting a $10,000 Reading Promotion Grant from Target Stores. Audrey picked her school to receive the grant money. The competition was part of Letters About [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Students at North Branch School got the chance in mid-November to learn all about wind energy. And they may get the chance to have their very own wind turbine to generate electricity in the near future. “We’re talking to the kids about the process we’re going to take in a couple [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia Special to NCL By Bonnie Holliday “Who really discovered America?” That was the question posed to the 5th and 6th grade classes at North Branch School on Wednesday, September 22, by the North Branch 7th and 8th graders. The middle school students, dressed in period costumes represented a variety of explorers, [...]
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia A little rain didn’t squash this year’s Band Fair held at Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery. It’s the 8th year running the event has been held to help raise money for North Branch School in Afton. Here’s a little bit of video shot by North Branch of the popular cakewalk! You [...]
Share Parents who want a choice, consider North Branch School. Limited spaces available in Preschool, K-5th grade, and Middle School programs for 2010-2011. Drop by between 7:00 – 8:30 PM to meet teachers and tour the school. Event Date: Thursday 25th of March 2010 07:00 PM Location/Address: North Branch School/221 Mickens Road, Afton, VA Contact [...]
