Afton Nelson County, Virginia When May of each year rolls around, you know it’s Band Fair time! It’s the annual fundraising event held at Cardinal Point Vineyards & Winery to benefit North Branch School. Above click on our Facebook album to see more photos Jenn took at the event. In spite of the never ending […]
CBS19's reporter Sefe Emokpae joined us for BandFair XIII yesterday. Take a minute to watch her story. Posted by North Branch School on Monday, May 11, 2015 Afton Nelson County, VA “North Branch School, an independent school based in Afton, held its 13th annual Band Fair event raising money for financial assistance. Dozens came out […]
Afton Nelson County, VA Story Courtesy of NBS North Branch School in Afton is one of only three schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia to be recognized as a Virginia Naturally school all 15 years the program, managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, has been offered. According to Wildlife Education Coordinator […]
Afton Nelson County, VA For years BandFair has been an annual event held at Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery. It’s a main fundraiser for North Branch School in Afton. This past weekend with clear blue skies and perfect spring temperatures, the 2014 event went off without a hitch. And our Shay Munroe grabbed some of […]
Afton Nelson County, VA Special to NCL Web Edition By Bonnie Holliday It’s December and thoughts at North Branch School turn to…dragons and giants! For the last 29 years students at the independent school in Afton have presented the mummers’ play “St. George and the Dragon” in December. Mummers’ plays have been performed throughout the […]
Afton Nelson County, VA Most everyone is gearing up for the Nelson Relay For Life in May, but North Branch School held a pre Mini Relay For Life within the past week. Groups of students, staff, and parents walked throughout the school day in support of the Nelson Relay for Life. A brief opening ceremony […]
Afton Nelson County, VA This past weekend on March 17th, 100 members of the UVA chapter of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity transformed the school grounds of North Branch School in Afton as their spring project. The UVA students raised almost $4,000 and volunteered their time – the equivalent of about 1,000 hours of labor […]
Afton 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.
Afton 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 […]
Afton 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 […]
