After the PSAT ’24
After the PSAT, our students decompressed over snacks and games with friends on an absolutely beautiful day.
Student Fun Events
Elevator Museum Trip
A group of CHS students and faculty visited Roanoke’s elevaTOURS International Elevator Museum. The group got a hands-on tour of elevator equipment from around the world! A big thank you to dieselducy for showing us around!
Spring 2024 Gristle Butter Issue #13
Click here to read Gristle Butter #13, featuring Zora D, Marlee C, Brittney M, Daniel A, Hazel W, Rowan S, Maddox B, Wilson K, Jay S (‘22), Vanessa B, Isha H, Tristan S, Avery M, Ebelin R, and Miles C …along with contributions from the Spanish III/IV class and other anonymous community members!
This is the largest Gristle Butter publication to date, containing over 30 submissions!
Roanoke City Parks and Recreation 2024
For our third and final Community Service Day of the school year, Jonathan arranged a very successful partnership with Roanoke Parks & Recreation.
Some of our students stained fences on the Roanoke River Greenway. Others worked at Smith Park re-mulching the playground, breaking up soil in the greenway planters, and seeing the trout truck restock the Roanoke River with fish. They also enjoyed a bonus talk from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources on trout restocking. Another group removed 3,920 pounds of invasive species from the Roanoke River Greenway! And finally, our last group of students helped Community School at the Strawberry Festival.
It was a truly successful day, and a wonderful way to begin wrapping up the year.
Spring 2024 Gristle Butter Issue #12
Click here to read Gristle Butter #12, featuring Zora D, Novie H, Daniel A, and Maddox B.
Solar Eclipse
Despite the clouds, students and faculty enjoyed catching glimpses of the solar eclipse from our back yard.
Spring 2024 Gristle Butter #11
Click here to read Gristle Butter #11, featuring Zora D, Jay S (‘22), Miles C, Sarah P, Rosie A, and Maddox B.
Language Lunch
Our foreign language faculty prepared a multi-cultural luncheon for all to enjoy. With Spanish, German, and French selections, it was a wonderful opportunity for everyone to celebrate diversity through food.
Pride and Prejudice
Students in the Jane Austen class took an enriching outing to the Black Friar’s playhouse in Stanton to watch a wonderful new stage adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice”. Their picnic lunch after added to the charm of the day, creating an atmosphere for the students to relax and bond over their shared love for the book. Lively conversation discussing their thoughts on casting and character choices portrayed in the play created lasting memories and enhanced their learning experience. They all very much enjoyed the play and appreciated the live production experience.
Spring 2024 Community Service Day
On Community Service day, new CHS students took a walking tour of various downtown nonprofit organizations including Angels of Assisi, Roanoke Diversity Center, Jefferson Center, Ursula’s Cafe, Samaritan Inn, United Way of Roanoke, Roanoke Outside Foundation, Roanoke Regional Partnership, and Council of Community Services.
Returning CHS students volunteered at the Rescue Mission and serviced in roles in housekeeping, the shelters, the pantry, and the donation center.
