Events
Spring 2020 Lycée Day
This past Lycée Day some students chose to learn why the female pirate, Ching Shih : The Coolest Pirate Ever deserves such a claim, while others perfected their tie-dying skills. To see all of the classes we had to offer for the day please visit our Lycée Day Page.
Shakespeare Regional Competition 2021
Andre F represented CHS at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. He performed Duke Orsino’s opening monologue to the comedy, Twelfth Night, as well as Shakespeare’s Sonnet 136 for the English Speaking Union’s National Competition’s regional round. Well done, Andre.
CHS Spring 2019 Theater Production: Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
The Theater Department performed Shakespeare’s great comedy, “The Tempest.”
Secret Santa Reveal
Our annual Secret Santa week came to a close with the big reveal lunch and many smiling faces!
News
Cellular Respiration
Our Biology class made mealworms very happy by letting them chow down on potatoes overnight. They then measured their mass and the amount of carbon dioxide they produced.
Jack in the Green
Our Puppets class helped make the face for Jack in the Green which was featured by Art Rat Studios at the 2022 May Daze Festival.
Roanoke City Jail Book Drive
Annabelle B’s passion for everyone to have an education and easy access to books resulted in a school wide book drive. A total of 601 books and 135 magazines were donated to the Roanoke City Jail. A big thanks goes out to Annabelle, Olchar, Stephanie and everyone who donated items for this successful community outreach effort.
Wind Blade Shaping
The Environmental Science students tested different shapes for wind blades in an attempt to improve performance.
Farm-To-Table Sustainable Dining
The Food and Society class took a trip to Local Roots to explore a real-life local food system after months of researching foodways and social justice issues within the food world.
Venezuelan Lunch
Our advanced Spanish students took a walk to the Leonore Restaurant downtown to enjoy a special Venezuelan lunch (and only speak in Spanish).
Calculus Retreat
Our Calculus students had the opportunity to participate in a three night retreat at Smith Mountain Lake. They studied hard preparing for their AP exams, but they also took time to enjoy each other’s company, and of course, spend time on the water. It was a very successful trip.
Scrabble Time!
The CHS faculty teamed up to help fundraise for a great cause at the Blue Ridge Literacy’s annual team-based Scrabble Tournament.
Blackout Poetry
The Spanish students spent March participating in Locura De Marzo. At the end of the contest, they took the lyrics of finalists’ songs and created their own blackout poetry using those lyrics by choosing which words to keep and which to “black out”. They were allowed to skip and cut up words as they saw […]
Copper Plating
The Chemistry students used a battery, alligator clips, a copper rod, and a sulfate solution to electrolytically plate a layer of copper onto a key during lab.
Playdoh and 3D solids
Our Calculus students used playdoh to visualize the volumes of 3D solids given by integrating 2D curves. They then tested their models by finding the exact volume using calculus and comparing the results.
