Events
Spring Orientation
We are back to in-person school on campus for the first time in over a year! We had two half days of important information mixed with with fun and fellowship. Activities included: – an entertaining orientation skit courtesy of Sebastian, Sam, Andre, Reuben, and Jacob – a fun faculty trivia game, thanks to Stephanie & […]
Spring 2021 Lycée Day
Once again we have enjoyed a wonderful day of Lycée classes! We’d like to extend a BIG Thank You to all of the faculty, students, parents, alumni, board members, and community members who helped out with our second virtual Lycée Day! And a special thank you to Warren for organizing everything! Pictured above: The CHS […]
Fall 2020 Lycée Day
For this semester, Lycée Day looked a bit different due to Covid-19. The morning was spent in a variety of classes on zoom, and in the afternoon there were also a few in-person opportunities. Explore our other Lycée Days by clicking here. Our In-Person Afternoon Options Figure Drawing Silk Screen Printing A selection of classes […]
Halloween Celebration
We were so happy to be able to get together for an outside celebration. The weather was perfect, the costumes were great, and the energy was high. It was a fun time for everyone in attendance, whether we hunted candy, raced in sacks, won a raffle prize (or two), or just enjoyed spending time with […]
News
Western Wednesday
Today we celebrated Western Wednesday, a fun observance that has survived through the years thanks to students carrying on this amusing tradition.
Audrey Rowe (’19) Makes the Virginia Tech Homecoming Court
Alum Audrey Rowe (’19) shares her Fall 2022 experience with us from VT: This fall I had the pleasure of being on Virginia Tech Homecoming Court. Homecoming at Virginia Tech involves court candidates to choose platforms to spread awareness about. My platform was “Advocating for Alliance with Audrey” and aimed to bring awareness to gender-based […]
Fall 2022 Community Service Day
Our Fall Community Service Day covered a lot of ground. Our students took walking tours exploring the area’s non-profit agencies close to campus, many of which we have served as volunteers in the past. Students and faculty also rolled up their sleeves and side by side cleaned, planted, and freshened up our campus inside and […]
Post PSAT Gathering
After filling in all of those circles, our freshmen, sophomores, and juniors had a chance to blow off some steam snacking, volleying, chalking, and just chilling out together in the yard.
French Virtual Exchange
Our French students met online with the English class of Louise Lestavel at Lycée Professionnel Saint Joseph, in Bucquoy, France. They took time to practice in each group’s target language asking questions and getting to know each other. Louise and Sebastian are planning meet-ups with varied formats for the two groups throughout the school year.
Velocity Shots
The Physics class had the giant sling shot out again! They first calculated the base velocity of the sling shot, and then used that data to determine which angle they needed to launch the ball to hit their target at varying distances. It was a perfect day for an outdoor experiment.
Identifying Microbes
Astrobiology students studied the characteristics of life by trying to grow microbes from about a dozen different environments including pond water, yogurt, bread mold, and yeast. Dr. Ken Sosnowski, a retired microbiologist, came in to help the class identify what they grew.
Field Trip to the New Environment Center
The Roanoke Field Studies class visited Roanoke College’s new Environment Center on their most recent field trip. They are working with Dr. Rachel Collins in the Biology department to learn how to identify tree species using dichotomous keys. Students will return to the site in two weeks to collect data on 100 trees in a […]
Ebelin and Her Leadership Workshop Team Earns 1st Place
Ebelin R reflects on her summer experience: The Latinx Leadership Academy (LLA) provided me with the experience of meeting so many wonderful people from around the state of Virginia who, like me, are also first generation college bound students of immigrant parents. I also got to meet many different people of latinx ethnicity, and we […]
CHS Students Attend the Community Remembrance Project Event
In 1893, Thomas Smith was brutally lynched in Roanoke. The events surrounding his killing are unusual; the city briefly descended into near civil war between defenders of the rule of law and bigoted vigilantes, and the chaos that ensued became international news. It was the most violent day in Roanoke’s history. Yet, while remarkable, […]
Geologic Time
Students in Roanoke Field Studies took advantage of a beautiful day to work on the creation of materials and lesson plans to teach the concept of geologic time to younger students. They made a rope timeline to symbolize the age of the earth, and plotted out when certain events occurred – such as the creation […]
Brian Counihan
Brian Counihan not only teaches humanities and arts courses, he is also a founding faculty member of CHS and has contributed to its growth and development over the years. In addition to his work at CHS, Brian is heavily involved in the regional art community. He is the co-director of Liminal Station, an arts organization […]