Events
Spring 2026 Theater Production of “Much Ado About Nothing”
The Theater Department of Community High School gave a great presentation of Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy of Romance and Manners in the June M. McBroom Theater. The home of Leonato, governor of Messina, becomes a haven for romance, when Prince Don Pedro visits bringing lifelong friends Benedict and Claudio, who have just returned […]
CHS Band Performs at the 2026 Strawberry Festival
Once again this year our CHS Band performed on stage at the annual Strawberry Festival. Band director Seph Custer joined them for a few songs. Each band members gets to choose one song to be performed. They sounded wonderful and we loved seeing so many friendly faces out in the audience.
Senior Fun Days 2026
The Seniors were treated to an overnight stay at Jess’s amazing lake house on Smith Mountain Lake. They had the chance to relax and hang out, shoot pool, play ping pong, swim, and boat.
2026 Spring Dance – “The 80’s”
We’d like to send a huge shout out to Martha and our dance committee members for putting together a wonderful night out. The 80’s themed night also paid tribute to our graduating seniors and hosted our school rock band .
News
Gristle Butter #20
Please enjoy the last Gristle Butter of this school year. Tsula will be graduating and hopefully the responsibility has been passed on to someone for next year. Congratulations to the Zine Club for putting out the 20th edition of their collective creative works.
Global Surrealism Explores Improvised Sound
Having discussed the connections between Surrealist automatism and musical improvisation, and the links between Jazz and the Surrealist movement in the U.S. and elsewhere, students in the Global Surrealism spent a session exploring improvised sound, not with the goal of creating aesthetically pleasant music, but of finding connections between sound, the unconscious, and the subliminal […]
Derek’s Conversation with Prof. Su
As our math intern and leader of the CS/Math Club, Derek has brought exciting experiences and insight to this new group. During his visit to Harvey Mudd College in California for an Admitted Students Program, he sat in on classes and connected with a vibrant community of STEM students and faculty. While there, he had the unique opportunity […]
Chesapeake Bay History Trip
A whirlwind trip for the Chesapeake Bay History class —exploring Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, touring historic ships like the USS Constellation, and getting up close with marine life at the National Aquarium. The group stepped back in time at the B&O Railroad Museum and Fort McHenry, enjoyed a classic Maryland crab dinner, then wrapped it all up […]
Game Night Fall 2026
A wide range of fun was had during our last Game Night! – Paxton and Derek, after spending some time on the virtual green in Wii Sports golf, took it upon themselves to speed run Mario Bros Wii, making it all the way to world 8 before it was time to pack up. 🎮 – […]
Calculus Retreat 2026
The Calculus students studied hard preparing for their AP exams during a multi-day retreat at Smith Mountain Lake. But can you imagine a nicer way to study math?
Oliver Herron (’23) Presents on Anthropogenic CO2
Oliver Herron (’23) came back to CHS to give a presentation on the advocacy project he is currently working on at the University of Mary Washington. He discussed how human produced carbon dioxide affects the Earth’s long and short term carbon cycles and how that leads to changes in our Earth’s temperature and climate. He […]
Global Surrealism Techniques
Students in the Global Surrealism experimented with visual automatism and chance-derived mark-making techniques developed by the Surrealists, including Fumage (drawing with smoke), Sifflage (painting with paint blown through a straw), and Decalcomania (paint pulled apart between two surfaces). Their experiments will be developed by adding marks using traditional media to make potential images emerge.
Darielle Shandler (’09) For Play Practice
Darielle Shandler (’09) stopped by CHS while she was town, and it was such a joy having her back on campus. She spent some time catching up with Brian, Josh, and Les—and let’s just say things got a little theatrical (in the best way). Les put his former theater student to work during spring play […]
Yeast Protection
Our Biology students designed their own experiments to compare methods for protecting a strain of yeast that was particularly sensitive to UV light. They tested the results for different levels of stated SPF protection, tried organic sunscreen vs non-organic sunscreen, wondered if a spray would be better than a squeeze option, questioned how different brands […]
Tyler’s Book Award
This year’s William & Mary Leadership Award was presented to Tyler W. It’s a prestigious honor recognizing students who are visible, dynamic leaders within their school community. Congratulations, Tyler! Well done.
pi Day 2026
CHS celebrated pi Day in yummy fashion. We were thrilled to have so many pies to sample. Pies weren’t the only way we celebrated pi Day this year. The darts competition was fierce . Contestants aimed for targets based on pi’s digits. John David led, with Damien close behind, but Derek’s bullseye gave him a […]