Events
Fall Lycée Day 2022
This Lycée Day we’d like to thank all of our teachers, parents, students, and community members who volunteered to share something they love with us. Students enjoyed classes that spanned science, music, history, beauty, animals, insects, holidays, psychology, medicine, games, etymology, as well as just some pure fun. For a full listing of what the […]
Desmond Performs at School
Our CHS performance band “Desmond“, played a free public show in CHS’s June M. McBroom Theatre. Our band has come along way in two months! Opening with the theme to AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” featuring drummer Liam N on vocals, and guitarist Desi G, they continued to rock with the Avett Brothers’ “Bleeding White,” highlighting bassist Alden […]
2022 Fall Dance – The Vampire Ball
Our fall dance this year was held at the Fishburn Mansion and it was the perfect venue for a vampire ball. Students, parents, and faculty came together and created an amazing night of music and dancing. Our school rock band, Desmond, made their debut at the dance and delighted everyone with their amazing performance. For […]
Desmond Plays at The Vampire Ball
Our school rock band, Desmond, made their debut at the fall dance at the Fishburn Mansion and delighted everyone with their amazing performance.
News
Evalyn’s SWOON Dance
One of the highlights of the opening of SWOON at the Taubman Museum of Art was the series of interpretive dances presented by Southwest Virginia Ballet. Our very own Evalyn W delivered a graceful performance of art through movement. A special thanks goes out to Nicole Cooper for perfectly capturing Evalyn’s magical talent in these […]
Hush My Baby, Don’t You Cry
Jen Sosnowski and Meg Snow may spend their days teaching about living organisms and the earth’s natural systems, but they also shared their musical talents and brought joy to their audience singing in The Voices of Appalachia‘s concert “Hush My Baby, Don’t you Cry”. Click here to listen to the concert. Jen’s solo starts at […]
The Squitty Flange
The Squitty Flange: A Florilegium of Dodgy Odes to that Rabbit Chunk Shim Frumpy Snorkel Sham Radish Dongle Stuff by Olchar E. Lindsann is a pudgy chapbook bulged with nearly 50 pages of poetry spawned from the squinty sea of nonsense verse à-la Lear, Carroll, Rabelais, Blaster Ackerman, Dr. Seuss, Stanchel, & co., with a delectable […]
Ecosystem Storyboards
The Environmental Science students created storyboards and comics to represent changes related to the effects of human impact and invasive species on various ecosystems.
Dia de los Muertos
The Day of the Dead, or “Dia de los Muertos” in Spanish, is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and other parts of the world. It is a time for remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed away. One traditional way of celebrating is through colorful decorations and artwork, such as these Dia de los […]
Daphnia Magna biomonitoring
Daphnia magna is a small planktonic crustacean found in freshwater environments that is emerging as model for biomonitoring because its biological responses are very similar to those of humans. The Anatomy students introduced these water fleas to a variety of stimuli and monitored changes in their heart rates to see if they would respond in […]
Mario / Game Night 2023
Derek M once again organized a game night and for the second time Medhi E won the Wii Mario Cart tournament. Other board game and video game players also joined in the night’s fun.
Horseback Riding
Tiffany took the PE students to visit the Harmony Equestrian Center, LLC in Fincastle where they had the opportunity to take horse riding lessons.
Nerve Cells
To better understand how neurons send signals to other nerve cells, psychology students were each assigned specific cell roles and then they acted out various scenarios on stage as if they collectively were a giant firing neuron with the aid of beads, balls, and brooms.
Daisy Art Parade at Rhythm & Rhyme
Brian hosted a Daisy Art Parade information table at this free event by Roanoke Public Libraries at the Melrose Branch Library.
DAP at the Festival of the GREEN DEMON
Fête Le Démon Vert is a roaming, spooky and slightly absurd evening of dinner, drinking, dancing and a little bit of discotheque. It featured the terrifying visuals + installation by the notorious Daisy Art Parade.