Here you can find a snapshot of what we are up at CHS. If interested, you can also read about our community’s bigger events here.
The Seniors Receive a Special Delivery…
Our amazing college team made special deliveries today. The seniors each received their personally decorated graduation cap, a photo lawn sign, and a bag of treats. It was a heart-felt gesture and appreciated by all!
Stella and Molly Continue With Choir Virtually
Stella B and sister Molly took part in the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir Virtual Spring Concert.
Central Limit Theorem
If you ever need to understand the Central Limit Theorem, Daniel C and Tristan U are your go to guys! Their presentation explaining how guesses affect each other, the importance of randomization, converging mean to truth, and the bell curve was very impressive! And they used the guessing jar contests to illustrate their point. Brian S […]
Pi Day Recitation Contest
Our Pi day recitation contest brought out very impressive contestants. Our winner, Lucy B, successfully recited Pi to 74 correct digits!!!
Pi Day Race
Even though it rained, Mellisa and Lucy B. still ran the Pi Day race Mellisa’s PE students had prepared – 3.14 miles! Meanwhile, other students stirred up some dry ice ice cream to enjoy.
The Creative Writing Class Plays “THE GAME OF _IF_ “
Olchar’s Creative Writing class played an altered version of the board game “The Game of Life.” In this creative version, the currency is words the students had to use to write their poems.
The Feminism Class Visits the Taubman Museum
Stephanie’s class on feminism was inspired by the 1970s and 1980s Guerrilla Girls to see if representation of women artists had improved since then. They spent the class period taking a look around the Taubman Museum, and noted only a total of 8 female artists on display.
Harrison Museum Volunteers
Noor F., Daniel C., and Sarah L. worked on a Harrison Museum project which helped to preserve the perspectives of local African Americans on the history of the Roanoke area.
Mardi Gras Celebration!
The French Club hosted a grand Mardi Gras celebration, complete with fresh crepes made by Chef Sarah!
Lane Kinsley’s (’17) Production of An Enemy of the People
CHS alumnus Lane Kinsley (’17) has designed the video, projections, and music for Roanoke College’s winter production of An Enemy of the People by Hendrik Ibsen. The production’s plot was about an environmental issue that tied in and created parallels to current environmental events.
CHS Students Travel To Spain For a Two-Week Immersion Experience
Eight students and two teachers traveled to León, Spain and spent two weeks living with local families and immersed themselves in the Spanish culture and language. Click the button below to learn all about their experiences by reading their daily Spain Trip blog. If you’re pressed for time, you can just enjoy the many photos. […]
Our Environmental Studies Class Visits Garden Variety Harvests Sites
Cam from Garden Variety Harvests hosted our environmental science students at two of his urban farm sites in our neighborhood! Students learned a ton and are excited to find ways to help out in the future.
ComMUN Team Attends AmeriMUNC Conference In Washington, DC
The ComMUN team competed against 900 other students at the conference, with some teams from as far away as Italy. Despite the jam-packed morning-and-night schedules, they received multiple awards for their performance even though it was their first time attending this conference. CHS students Yutika P won a Verbal Commendation (4th place) in National Honduras […]
Compost Here!
Nature club has set up a compost bin in the school yard outside! All you have to do is put your food scraps into the stainless-steel collection bin located in the student lounge according to the instructions found here. The proper food scraps can also be placed directly into the bin if you are already […]
CHS D&D Group Streams Live
The Funkin Donuts Fairy Club, one of the Dungeon and Dragons groups from CHS, played a game live on 95.7 FM. We tuned in to hear it all unfold between the characters created by Berty A, Sam D, Brian S, Ella B, Fiona J, Sarah L, orchestrated by their Dungeon Master, Jonah C. It was […]
Love Island – Thanks, Simon
The Film Production Class finished up their final day of shooting on their spoof of the English show, Love Island, under the direction of Jonah C. and Elliot R. Behind the scenes the seniors secretly worked on creating a thank you video just for their teacher, Simon, for the endless dedication he poured in to […]
Sophomore Yutika Experiences an Exchange On the Other Coast
Sophomore Yutika P. took the opportunity to explore a different environment at an urban private school within walking distance from the family home where she was staying in Seattle, WA. She found the schools to be very similar in terms of how classes are conducted, but at The Bush School there were many more students […]
CHS Students Participate In the Roanoke Climate Strike
Many of our CHS students participated in this student-organized Climate Strike event held here in Roanoke. You can read more about it in this Roanoke Times article.
Sophomore Jacob Enjoys His Exchange Experience In St. Louis
Sophomore Sophomore Jacob M. spent a bit over a week in St. Louis, MO, attending Mary Institute Country Day School. He stayed with an amazing family, and made a ton of new friends. He was able to continue many of his current classes, such as Chemistry, Pre-Calc, and US History, but also got to explore […]
“Grimms Fairytale” Inspired Potluck Lunch
The students in the Grimms Fairytale Class made treats to share for this fun lunch including Black Forest cupcakes with babies baked inside of them!
CHS Dragons Quidditch Team Plays at Virginia Tech
BROOMS UP! Fellow school mates came out to support the Community High School Dragons Quidditch team play at the Drill Field on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg,
CHS Students Participate in the Superhero Kids Program
The Super Hero Kids program focuses on a therapeutic approach to help children who are survivors of domestic violence create lasting, meaningful relationships. CHS student volunteers led art-based activities with these students, and also helped with a number of other activities designed for the program.
Teachers From Pakistan visit CHS
Educators from across Pakistan are taking part in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program at Virginia Tech. CHS faculty and students had the honor of hosting a group of visiting teachers this fall. For more information, check out this article from WDBJ7.
Making Foundation Partnership 2019
Students had to opportunity to spend a semester working weekly on projects at the Maker Mart. These projects provide kids with the opportunity to learn the value of working in teams while giving them the confidence to tackle more advanced projects and problems. Team-based projects allow for diversity in assigned tasks, giving kids a chance […]
Tallulah Becomes a Director with the Virginia Chapter of the US Climate Strike
Congratulations to junior, Tallulah C. on becoming the co-policy director for the Virginia Chapter of the US Climate Strike! Tallulah says that she is very excited to accept this position, and she cannot wait to connect and work with the many climate activists around VA.
The Environmental Science Class Presents POLLUTION SOLUTION
In conjunction with Clean Valley Council and Roanoke Stormwater, the Environmental Science Class created a litter collection device for local rivers. This project was funded through the Competitive Grant Program from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and received support from Delegate Sam Rasoul. Read the project-based learning (PBL) module report, authored by Clean Valley […]
Morgan and Noor Earn Honors at ARMAL at Hollins University
ComMUN represented Palestine at the Appalachia Regional Model Arab League at Hollins University. Morgan B. won Outstanding Delegate in her committee and Noor F. won Distinguished Delegate in hers!
Seniors Aidan Skye and Jacob Present at the Virginia Theater Association Conference in Norfolk, VA
Seniors Aidan Skye J. and Jacob G. had a successful trip to the Virginia Theater Association Conference. Aidan Skye received an honorable mention for her entry into the Costume Design Competition and Jacob G. got 9 callbacks from colleges!
Fall 2019 Community Service Day with Feeding America
Our students spent a rewarding day either helping out at Feeding America SW Virginia or the Habitat Re-Store, Roanoke Valley.
Volunteering for the Superhero Kids Program
The Super Hero Kids program focuses on a therapeutic approach to help children who are survivors of domestic violence create lasting, meaningful relationships. Stephanie organizes CHS students interested in volunteering through a number of activities designed for the program.
Brian Counihan Helps Coordinate Roanoke’s Festival of Korean Letters
Roanoke Valley Sister Cities and Taubman Museum of Art held this event to celebrate Korea’s Alphabet Day, a national holiday in Korea! As chair of the Wonju-Roanoke Sister cities committee, Brian organized this event to include games involving Hangul: the world’s most scientific alphabet, a Korean Haiku (Sijo) poetry workshop, and a K-pop dance showcase.
German Exchange Student Sarah L. Spends the Year
Sarah came from Germany to stay for the year as the guest of the Schwenk family and was part of the “Floyd Carpool”. CHS enjoys offering year long exchange opportunities for international students which benefit the exchange student as well as our whole community. CHS offers a variety of domestic and international exchange opportunities for […]
Exchange Student Noor F. Joins CHS For the Year
Exchange student Noor joined the CHS community for the year from Pakistan and stayed with the Patel Family. CHS enjoys offering year long exchange opportunities for international students which benefit the exchange student as well as our whole community. CHS offers a variety of domestic and international exchange opportunities for students.
Da’Quan Saunders (’16) Speaks at Randolph College Convocation as the President of Student Government
We’re so proud of CHS alumnus Da’Quan Saunders (CHS ’16), currently the President of Student Government at Randolph College. Here he is speaking at Randolph’s convocation in early September! Read more here.
Final Mythology Projects from Arthur: Warlord / Chieftain / King
Warren and Olchar’s class created everything from Irish Princesses to puppet shows, and felt deer to armored costumes. These creative final projects showed the students’ understanding and engagement with the symbolic and intertextual logics of Arthurian mythology.
AP Calculus Retreat Weekend at Claytor Lake
Carolyn is with her calculus students wrapping up their retreat filled with hours of derivatives, slopes, volume, curves and everything calculus.
International Day Celebration
Our first International Day Celebration was an opportunity to celebrate cultural diversity through language and culinary arts. Everyone enjoyed an international banquet as well as student presentations from each language currently offered at CHS.
Corinne S. Visits the Big City For Her Exchange
Junior Corinne S. spent a few weeks in an exchange trip at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia were she tried many news things, including playing softball! Corinne says: “Participating in the Network Exchange Program was an experience I would recommend to everyone. Not only do you get involved in another school’s activities, you get to […]
Trip to Asheville, NC
Thanks to the students and faculty of the Cherokee High School, our US History class took a trip to the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. There they enjoyed the rich history of the Biltmore Mansion, Cherokee High School, and the Cherokee Indian Reservation.
ComMUN Receives Honors at the BDMUNC
At the Best Delegate Model UN Conference (BDMUNC) in Bethesda, MD, the ComMUN team represented Morocco and Rwanda. They debated the topics of global water crisis as well as the illegal trade of firearms and refugee children. Congratulations to the team on a job well done, which included Bella W earning an Outstanding Delegate award […]
Pi Day 2019
Special thanks to everyone’s “pi-ous” effort which made this year’s celebration special. The math, science and humanities departments of CHS “pi-oneered” a unique day of mathematical fun and treats.
Sheep Brain Dissection
Students in Jen’s Science class work on sheep brain #dissection with a midsagittal cut and view.
Tea Time with the History of Tea Class
Brian’s History of Tea course students learned about the medicinal, magical and nutritional powers of tea with guests George Shen, Mei Li Foy and Jagadisha Rotella.