Events
The Class of 2021 Graduation
This year graduation was held outside at the Salem Memorial Ballpark. The Graduation ceremony was full of home runs! You can find additional photos from our 2021 graduation by clicking here.
Cap Decorating 2021
The seniors do not decorate their own caps, their peers do. This group enjoyed continuing the CHS tradition of creating the specially decorated caps catered to each graduate.
CHS Spring 2021 Theater Production: Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu Roi”
Though considered by critics as a failure following its December 1896 premiere, many in attendance, including the poet William Butler Yeats, saw the play as revolutionary and significant. Jarry’s work would be a precursor to future movements like Dada, Surrealism, and Theater of the Absurd. In inexplicable fashion, Jarry pokes fun at political greed and its […]
News
Heely’s 2023 College Reps
Heely’s Worldwide asked the instagram group managed by four CHS alumni (@heelyscollegereps) to apply for the Heely’s College Rep program. Heely’s chooses 30 students from around the world to represent their brand. Congratulations to Jacob M (’22), Archer B (’22), Ella B (’21), and Grayson H (’21) for each being selected as 2023 representatives.
RBT Stage Managing
Les Epstein has been the stage manager for the Roanoke Ballet Theater for about a dozen of productions including The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Dracula and Giselle. He has served for some of these ballets more than once.
Mario Cart!
After the last fall semester exam was taken, Derek M and Rowan W hosted a Wii Mario Cart tournament. Mehdi E won the title in the end, but everyone had a great time playing and watching it all unfold.
Natural History of Candy
The students studying Human Origins were tasked with writing an evolutionary history of the kingdom Mellitus. Using what they’ve learned, each constructed a phylogenetic tree showing the speciation of candy over time. Their classifications could be based on morphology, embryonic development, DNA/carbohydrate sequencing, or any other basis, as long as it was justified scientifically. They […]
Henry Stevens (’22) Shines the Light
Alum Henry Stevens (’22) was so happy to be back at CHS helping the Theater Department with lighting for their production of “100 Dresses.” Henry is currently attending VCU in Richmond, where he is studying Theatrical Lighting Design.
Blacksburg Zine Fest ’22
Seven students from the CHS Zine Club shared little books by themselves and past members at the first Blacksburg Book and Art Fair. They mingled with other members of the SW Virginia publishing & art community and distributed scores of zines, including a set purchased for the zine collection of the Hollins University library. Below […]
Zine Fest!
Olchar gave his CHS Zine Club students their first opportunity since quarantining began to meet other zine makers, as well as learn about and become involved in the broader zine community. The group worked a booth to sell and trade their zines at the brand-new Blacksburg Zine Fest (officially “Art & Book Fair”). Olchar also worked a […]
Carbonated Ice Cream
The Chemistry students discussed sublimation and triple point in a delicious way using carbon dioxide to make fizzy ice cream.
Natural Ingredients
The Biology students tested whether or not common household ingredients offer natural antibacterial protection. None of the spices or herbs tested this year were promising. Maybe we’ll find one next year!
Grudge Ball Returns in Calculus
Why were the Calculus students cheering and listening to inspirational 80’s music? Because by solving math questions correctly they earned the chance to shoot the ball and eliminate their opponents in this “friendly” game of Grudge ball.
Spanish Book Report
After reading “Hasta la sepultura”, the Spanish IV class put together group book reports. The project involved choosing the major events from each part of the book and then setting up a scene on campus to represent the event. They created the dialogue and each scene has a quote to represent what was going on as they moved […]