Academic Competitions

At BRCS, academic opportunities and competitions extend the learning experience beyond the classroom. Competitions also celebrate students’ individual strengths, interests and personal growth.

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National ACSI Creative Writing Contest

(Grades 4-12)

Each student submits original written work for adjudication by a panel of judges. BRCS students consistently qualify for superior and excellent rankings

  • Perfect score of 65 achieved for two years
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Poetry Out Loud

(Grades 9-12)

Poetry Out Loud is in partnership with the Virginia Commission for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation

  • Our students have competed at the state level
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Regional ACSI Math Olympics Contest

(Grades 1-6)

Each student competes against other students in his or her grade and category. The areas of competition include arithmetic computation and mathematical reasoning.

  • BRCS students have consistently placed 1st across various grades
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Regional ACSI Regional Spelling Contest

(Grades 1-8)

  • BRCS students consistently place in the top 2 across various grade levels
  • Winners move onto states

Academic Assessments

Though BRCS does not participate with SOLs, we conduct nationally normed annual assessments for all grade levels. These assessments do not reflect on the individual student but rather as an aggregate to ensure we are providing the highest quality instruction across all subject areas. The assessments are used to direct curriculum improvements.

  • Kindergarten – 10th grade students take the Iowa Assessment annually. BRCS consistently exceeds state and national averages. 
  • 10th-11th grade students take the PSAT.
  • 11th-12th grade students take the SAT and/or ACT. Students will also take the AP Exam if they are enrolled in an AP course.

National Merit Scholars: 

  • Joey Lopez-Cotaina, Class of 2019, scored a 1480 on the PSAT, 1550 on the SAT and 33 on the ACT. Joey attended BRCS from Kindergarten-12th grade.
  • Sarah Hilliard, Class of 2022, scored a 1420 on PSAT and a 1410 on the SAT. Sarah attended BRCS from Preschool-12th grade.
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