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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 […]
Sophomore Yutika Experiences an Exchange On the Other Coast
Sophomore Yutika P. took the opportunity to explore a different environment at an urban private school within walking distance from the family home where she was staying in Seattle, WA. She found the schools to be very similar in terms of how classes are conducted, but at The Bush School there were many more students […]
CHS Students Participate In the Roanoke Climate Strike
Many of our CHS students participated in this student-organized Climate Strike event held here in Roanoke. You can read more about it in this Roanoke Times article.
Sophomore Jacob Enjoys His Exchange Experience In St. Louis
Sophomore Sophomore Jacob M. spent a bit over a week in St. Louis, MO, attending Mary Institute Country Day School. He stayed with an amazing family, and made a ton of new friends. He was able to continue many of his current classes, such as Chemistry, Pre-Calc, and US History, but also got to explore […]
“Grimms Fairytale” Inspired Potluck Lunch
The students in the Grimms Fairytale Class made treats to share for this fun lunch including Black Forest cupcakes with babies baked inside of them!
CHS Dragons Quidditch Team Plays at Virginia Tech
BROOMS UP! Fellow school mates came out to support the Community High School Dragons Quidditch team play at the Drill Field on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg,
CHS Students Participate in the Superhero Kids Program
The Super Hero Kids program focuses on a therapeutic approach to help children who are survivors of domestic violence create lasting, meaningful relationships. CHS student volunteers led art-based activities with these students, and also helped with a number of other activities designed for the program.
Teachers From Pakistan visit CHS
Educators from across Pakistan are taking part in the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program at Virginia Tech. CHS faculty and students had the honor of hosting a group of visiting teachers this fall. For more information, check out this article from WDBJ7.