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COVID Update – March 2021

By John Douglas / March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on COVID Update – March 2021

John Douglas, Director of Development Had I known four years ago that my job at FBRA would include monitoring people’s health, reading medical studies in JAMA, and communicating with healthcare professionals, parents, and staff on a daily basis surrounding testing, quarantines, and vaccinations for a deadly virus, I probably would have passed. However, as stressful […]

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Community Meetings

By Elizabeth Douglas / March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Community Meetings

Jen Horshman, FBRA Girls Program Director Looking at the political landscape in the United States, most anyone would agree that there is a lot of discord and a large dose of ineffective communication. If only politicians had learned how to resolve issues and problems in Community Meetings at FBRA. Community Meetings are part of our […]

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Boys Campus Update – March 2021

By Elizabeth Douglas / March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Boys Campus Update – March 2021

Andrew Holcombe, FBRA Boys Program Director   I’ve been thinking about what the last six months have meant for our organization and our students quite a bit recently; here is my effort to briefly share some of my thoughts and observations. Adaptability, specifically in terms of students.  This word has been used a lot lately, […]

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Alumni Update – Michael Wilkerson

By Elizabeth Douglas / March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Alumni Update – Michael Wilkerson

Will Yeiser, Executive Director Toward the end of February, the seventh grade boys had a chance to participate in a Zoom session with 2016 FBRA alumnus Michael Wilkerson. Michael is currently a freshman at San Diego University where he attends school and plays on the varsity soccer team. After graduating from FBRA, Michael attended Asheville […]

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Read and React – Reopening School During a Pandemic

By Will Yeiser / November 18, 2020 / Comments Off on Read and React – Reopening School During a Pandemic

Will Yeiser, Executive Director & Co-Founder I never imagined I would hear the words “reopen school during a pandemic” in my lifetime.  There was no course in graduate school at Harvard or class during my teacher training with Teach for America to prepare me for this kind of scenario.  Rather, it required relying upon an […]

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