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The Creative Writing Class Plays “THE GAME OF _IF_ “
Olchar’s Creative Writing class played an altered version of the board game “The Game of Life.” In this creative version, the currency is words the students had to use to write their poems.
The Feminism Class Visits the Taubman Museum
Stephanie’s class on feminism was inspired by the 1970s and 1980s Guerrilla Girls to see if representation of women artists had improved since then. They spent the class period taking a look around the Taubman Museum, and noted only a total of 8 female artists on display.
Harrison Museum Volunteers
Noor F., Daniel C., and Sarah L. worked on a Harrison Museum project which helped to preserve the perspectives of local African Americans on the history of the Roanoke area.
Mardi Gras Celebration!
The French Club hosted a grand Mardi Gras celebration, complete with fresh crepes made by Chef Sarah!
Lane Kinsley’s (’17) Production of An Enemy of the People
CHS alumnus Lane Kinsley (’17) has designed the video, projections, and music for Roanoke College’s winter production of An Enemy of the People by Hendrik Ibsen. The production’s plot was about an environmental issue that tied in and created parallels to current environmental events.
CHS Students Travel To Spain For a Two-Week Immersion Experience
Eight students and two teachers traveled to León, Spain and spent two weeks living with local families and immersed themselves in the Spanish culture and language. Click the button below to learn all about their experiences by reading their daily Spain Trip blog. If you’re pressed for time, you can just enjoy the many photos. […]
Our Environmental Studies Class Visits Garden Variety Harvests Sites
Cam from Garden Variety Harvests hosted our environmental science students at two of his urban farm sites in our neighborhood! Students learned a ton and are excited to find ways to help out in the future.
ComMUN Team Attends AmeriMUNC Conference In Washington, DC
The ComMUN team competed against 900 other students at the conference, with some teams from as far away as Italy. Despite the jam-packed morning-and-night schedules, they received multiple awards for their performance even though it was their first time attending this conference. CHS students Yutika P won a Verbal Commendation (4th place) in National Honduras […]
Compost Here!
Nature club has set up a compost bin in the school yard outside! All you have to do is put your food scraps into the stainless-steel collection bin located in the student lounge according to the instructions found here. The proper food scraps can also be placed directly into the bin if you are already […]
CHS D&D Group Streams Live
The Funkin Donuts Fairy Club, one of the Dungeon and Dragons groups from CHS, played a game live on 95.7 FM. We tuned in to hear it all unfold between the characters created by Berty A, Sam D, Brian S, Ella B, Fiona J, Sarah L, orchestrated by their Dungeon Master, Jonah C. It was […]
Love Island – Thanks, Simon
The Film Production Class finished up their final day of shooting on their spoof of the English show, Love Island, under the direction of Jonah C. and Elliot R. Behind the scenes the seniors secretly worked on creating a thank you video just for their teacher, Simon, for the endless dedication he poured in to […]