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November 5, 2025

Writer’s Eye 2025

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The Writer’s Eye program at UVA’s Fralin Museum of Art is a teacher and student favorite. The students view artwork at the museum with an eye to creating a poem…

June 23, 2025

BandFair 2025

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“May the fourth be with you.” BandFair 2025 was held on May 4th, Star Wars Day! We had some Star Wars fun and lots of other kinds of fun as…

June 9, 2025

End-of-Year Program & Graduation 2025

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The end of the school year is always a whirlwind of activities and excitement, but during our end-of-year program and 8th-grade graduation, the pace slows down and the school as…

May 13, 2025

Senior and Middle School Plays – Spring 2025

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This Spring, our 5th- and 6th-graders (Seniors) and 7th- and 8th-graders (Middle School) tackled one of the most difficult things to do well: comedy! And boy, did they bring the…

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North Branch School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, or income and actively seeks minority students. We value racial, economic, and cultural diversity as a source of richness and meaning in the life of the school.