Virginia Episcopal School

Infobox School
name = Virginia Episcopal School
motto = "Towards the full stature of manhood"
established = 1916
type = Private Preparatory Boarding School| religion = Episcopalian
head_name = Headmaster
head = Dr. Phillip Hadley, Ph.D.
city = Lynchburg
state = VA
country = USA
campus = Suburban - convert|160|acre|km2
enrollment = 268
faculty = 40
class = 11
ratio = 6:1
year = 2008
SAT = -
ACT = -
athletics = 18 interscholastic
colors = Garnet & White
mascot = Bishop
co-ed = Yes
conference = VIC (Boys)
BRS, LIS (Girls)
homepage = [http://www.ves.org/ www.ves.org]

Virginia Episcopal School is an Episcopalian college preparatory boarding and day school located in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. It was founded in 1916 by Bishop Robert Carter Jett.By design, VES is a small and intimate coeducational community of 268 students and 40 residential faculty. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, its convert|160|acre|km2|sing=on campus is nestled near the James River along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a school that emphasizes rigorous academic training and vigorous individual attention in a spiritual and ethical environment.

History

The school's founder, Robert Carter Jett, laid the foundation for this mission in September 1916, when VES opened its doors and Dr. Jett's dream of establishing "a school that will draw out that which is noblest and finest" became a reality. Although VES has evolved through the years, Dr. Jett's words still ring true today. His vision and dreams remain the ideological cornerstone of Virginia Episcopal School.

Dr. Jett conceived the first buildings on the VES campus while riding a train in Raleigh, North Carolina. There, he drew his architectural view of the campus on the back of an envelope. One might recognize the outline of his drawings in the framework of Main Hall, which opened in September 1916. Three years later, the chapel opened, thanks to a generous donation by Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, followed by Barksdale Gymnasium in the 1930s, which is based on the measurements of King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem.

The School Today

Today, the campus includes three gymnasiums, classroom buildings, residence halls, an art center, and some of the nation's finest equestrian facilities. The student body has grown from 60 boys to 268 young men and women who come from all over the country and the world. Over two-thirds of VES's student body lives on campus.

Famous Alumni

*Erskine Bowles - Former Chief of Staff under President Clinton
*Godfrey Cheshire III - Movie Critic and Filmmaker
*Steve Cowper - Former Governor of Alaska
*Hardy Cross Dillard - Former Judge of the International Court of Justice
*William B. Harrison, Jr. - Former CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase
*Bob Gorrell - Syndicated Political Cartoonist
*D. Holmes Morton - Physician
*Paul Taylor - Choreographer
*Basil Lee Whitener - Former U.S. Congressman from North Carolina

External links

* [http://www.ves.org Virginia Episcopal School website]