Senior Gabriel Lysne wins National Military Foundation's 2023 National Merit Scholarship Award

Posted by Julia Adams on 12/7/23 11:10 AM

The National Military Intelligence Foundation announced PHC senior Gabriel Lysne as a recipient of the National Merit Scholarship Award. Gabriel is a student in PHC's Strategic Intelligence in...

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The Carried Tradition of Lessons & Carols

Posted by Trinity Klomparens on 12/1/23 10:00 AM

The Barbara Hodel Center Gymnasium at Patrick Henry College is dark and still. Parents and children sit expectantly, unlit candles gripped firmly in their hands. Choir stands are poised on stage,...

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The Meaning of Thankfulness

Posted by Julia Adams on 11/23/23 9:00 AM

On October 3, 1789, President George Washington signed the first Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. He wrote, “Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be...

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"I want to be on God's SEAL Team Six." Ty Everman shares his heart for missions

Posted by Julia Adams on 11/16/23 10:00 AM

This summer, sophomore Ty Everman went on a mission trip to Japan. During their stay, the team sought to support a small church in the rural part of Nagano that a missionary family from Everman's...

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Why reflection is important for the moral imagination

Posted by Patrick Henry College on 11/14/23 10:00 AM

Each fall and spring a handful of students congregate at the Freedom Center in Leesburg, VA, meeting for political theory retreats held each semester. Senior James Hodson shared his experiences from...

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PHC family hosts annual Hoedown!

Posted by Trinity Klomparens on 11/5/23 10:00 AM

In late October, students at Patrick Henry College threw on their boots, pulled flannels from their closets, and donned their cowboy hats for the College's annual country hoedown. 

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5 free productivity app recommendations for your most productive semester

Posted by Annalise van der Wel on 2/3/23 4:54 PM

College students are used to having a lot on their plate. From classes and studying for exams, practicing for an upcoming tournament, completing internship tasks, or simply scheduling time to connect...

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Learning to manage the drudgery of winter

Posted by Julia Adams on 1/31/23 12:05 PM

“Winter kept us warm, covering / Earth in forgetful snow” - T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland

It is that odd time of year again. The refrains of “Winter Wonderland” and “Let It Snow” have died in the return...

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Are Divisions Growing Within Conservatism?

Posted by Kathryn Eiler on 3/1/22 10:16 AM

In response to the 2021 Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) National Conservatism conference, Ave Maria University professor James M. Patterson wrote an article in December highlighting the...

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An Old Tradition, the McDitarod, Returns to PHC

Posted by Gracen Fulmer on 2/16/22 11:45 AM

The McDonald’s employees were confused. A group of Patrick Henry College students had just pulled up to their front door with a sled made from a pallet of wood. It was raining and freezing, but the...

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