Post PSAT 2025 Gathering
The PLG hosted a cool down gathering after the PSAT test. Students could unwind with their friends while snacking and playing games.
Student Fun Events
2025 Annual Film Lab Showcase at the Grandin Theater
The 9th Annual Film Lab Showcase at the Grandin Theater this May featured four short films produced, written, filmed, and edited by high school students. The red carpet event represented the culmination of students’ group curriculum based learning for the 2024-25 school year.
We’d like to congratulate our beginner film lab students, Bee M, Reece B, and Theo H, as wells our advanced students, Ivor G and Jupiter C, on the efforts they put in to making this premiere a great success.
We’d also like to note our teacher and student actors, who played varying roles from lead to extras – Josh, Eva Rose S-W, Sarah P, Anna H, Miles C, and Sori M.
Sarah P shared:
I had such a great time being in “My Shadow Is Brighter”. The cast and crew for it were so fun to work with and the premiere went amazingly well.
Odessa Reflects on the Daisy Art Parade
As a senior this year, Odessa attended her last Daisy Art Parade as a CHS student. She was kind enough to share this personal reflection with us:
Although I have interacted with the Daisy Art Parade in the past, this was by far the one filled with the most clearly formed effort, well-earned organization, and energetic community engagement. Throughout the day I saw people excitedly interacting with giant puppets (such as the Frida Kahlo) and actively learning about the messages various krewes aimed to spread—from embracing art to protecting our natural environment. I also saw a pink dragon-pony bite off someone’s head. Despite the parade not being directly downtown as with the first year, many people from around Roanoke showed up to watch, or to celebrate art and artistry. It was a great new decision to end in the plaza with the statue of Henrietta Lacks, where parade-goers thoroughly decorated both the sidewalks and a number of collective-art canvases. I loved being present this year, and I can’t wait to see the parade continue to grow.
Senior Slip & Slide
The seniors set up a make-shift slip and slide in the yard for all to enjoy. But perhaps NO ONE enjoyed it as much as Seph, who went down at least 5 times?
Spring Spirit Week
We enjoyed another student-led Spirit Week
Frat Monday
Cringy Tee Tuesday
Whimsical Wednesday
Thwap Your Outfiths Thursday
Gristle Butter # 17
The last issue of Gristle Butter for the school year has arrived!
Read Gristle Butter #17 now, featuring Eva Rose, Jupiter, Olchar, Odessa, Wilson, Ella, Daniel, Louis, Avery, Zoe, Maddox, Derek, and Miles!!!
Spring 2025 Community Service Day
For our final Community Service Day of the year, we partnered with Roanoke City Parks and Recreation and the YMCA Express at Gainsboro. The Parks and Recreation group removed invasive species and painted fences along the Greenway, while the YMCA group helped out with a variety of projects at the facility.
Calculus Retreat 2025
Our Calculus students had the opportunity to participate in a three day retreat at Smith Mountain Lake. They studied hard preparing for their AP exams, but they also took time to enjoy each other’s company, and have some fun. Also… they welcomed back a very special guest – Bethany!
Spring Game Night 2025
Game Night was a blast! We’d like to say thank you to everyone who participated, and also thank you very much, Derek, for organizing it.
Gristle Butter #16
Click here to read Gristle Butter #16, the latest edition to come out just in time for the Star City ZineFest! Enjoy being treated to the imaginations of Daniel A, Wilson K, Avery M, & Odessa M.