Orchard House At A Glance
Enrollment: 80 girls • Grades: 5 through 8 • Class size: 20
Founded in 1998, Orchard House School is specifically designed to meet the academic, social, and developmental needs of middle school girls in the Richmond area. More »
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News and Events
Employment Opportunities at Orchard House School
Orchard House School is not hiring at this point in time. For general information please visit our Job Openings page. Orchard House School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Important Student Forms
Beginning May 21, 2010, important forms will be available from the Gryphon Net that must be downloaded, completed, and returned by August 6. Please refer to Suzi Horner's letter for more information; you will receive the letter by mail, and it is also available for viewing on the Gryphon Net. If you have a question, please contact Suzi Horner, Registrar, at shorner@orchardhouse.org.
Summer Hours
Starting June 7, office hours will be Monday through Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. A front desk staff member will be available during these hours to provide administrative support as well as phone and front desk coverage. The administrative team (Nancy Davies, Doug Welch, Melody Imburg, Julie Simpson, and Elizabeth Lafoon) will also be accessible via email and voice mail, which will be checked regularly unless someone is on vacation.
Prestigious Award goes to Head of School Nancy W. Davies
St. Andrews Presbyterian College has chosen Nancy Davies as their Distinguished Alumni for 2010.
“This annual award is the highest service award presented by our alumni association,” says Susan Wentz, Director of Alumni Affairs at St. Andrews. “It is given in recognition of Nancy’s caring dedication to her community and state.” The award was presented to Nancy in April, 2010, at the college’s Alumni Banquet in Laurinburg, NC.
This is the second notable honor conferred upon Ms. Davies in the past year, the first being the fellowship to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership’s 2010 Heads of School program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Diversity Dinner
Thanks to everyone who attended our first RED Group/OHS Diversity Task Force dinner. We had a great turnout, and the girls did an awesome job. The program was very informative and well-planned. It’s great to have such an awareness of diversity at Orchard House. Thanks to Melody Imburg, Michelle Bair, and the Diversity Task Force for making this such a big part of OHS. We are so proud of our RED group and our school.
OHS Auction is a HUGE Success
The Orchard House Auction was a wonderful evening of fun and festivities, and the income generated was phenomenal. None of this could have happened without the help and hands of many dedicated volunteers. Our deepest thanks go to the Auction Committee, chaired by Robin Zinsser, and greatly supported by Janie Moyers. The Auction Committee has worked diligently for the last ten months to prepare for this very big night, and it was obvious that nothing was left to chance. Our gratitude extends to the staff that gave their time as well--especially Melody Imburg, Elizabeth Lafoon, and Lee Vinson. Our preliminary totals, including auction sales, sponsorships, "Fund a Cause,” and donations show that almost $70,000 was raised for OHS! What more could we ask for? Thank you so very much!
Food Drive Update
During our Winter Food Drive, there were 374 pounds of food and $18.03 of pocket change donated to the Central Virginia Food Bank. Thanks again to everyone!
Admissions
All of our forms and Applications are now online on the Admissions page.
Orchard House School offers tours of the school on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. Please call the Admissions Office at 228-2436 or email Melody Imburg to make a reservation.
Support Orchard House
OHS is now part of GoodSearch and GoodShop, which is a cyber mall. Using GoodSearch (powered by Yahoo!) and GoodShop will earn money for OHS in an easy and pain-free manner. So far we have made over $170. Simply set GoodSearch.com as your home page and for every search you do, a penny will be donated to OHS! If you shop with GoodShop, a portion of your purchase will go to OHS. Be sure to check it out and enter Orchard House School as your nonprofit of choice.
What makes Orchard House different?
From our school community to our research and methodology find out what are our Distinguishing Characteristics.
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