Events
Graduation Cap Decorating 2025
We’re so thankful for all of the students (9th-11th grade) who came out and spent their morning personalizing a graduation cap for each and every senior. The seniors do not see their graduation caps until just before the ceremony.
2025 End of Year Celebration at the Skating Rink
Races, limbo, laser tag, skating, and cake at the Skate Center of Roanoke Valley was a very fun way to sign off for the year and bring in the summer.
Spring 2025 Theater Production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
The theater students worked diligently on dialogue, dance, and character, as was illustrated by their wonderful spring theater performance. Accompanied by Felix Mendelssohn’s grand score written for an 1842 production of the play staged for the Prussian Court, they kept us laughing as they brought William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life on our […]
CHS Band Performs at the 2025 Strawberry Festival
It was wonderful to see the CHS Performance Band up on stage once again at the Strawberry Festival. If you missed it, here are some clips from a few of their songs along with a few photos.
News
1950’s Iconic Dishes
Josh’s American history class recently took an exciting detour from their usual discussions about mid-century politics to explore history through their senses. They took to the kitchen to recreate iconic dishes from the 1950’s pop culture. They made and sampled simple Velveta cheese and crackers, Spam fiesta peach cups, ambrosia, and a jello mold. There […]
2025 VTA Conference
Last month Sarah and Les traveled to Norfolk to attend the Virginia Theatre Association conference. Sarah shares: I loved the trip, it was a once in a lifetime experience. Being able to talk to all those colleges and see other schools productions felt like a dream. I wouldn’t have traded this for the world!
Gristle Butter #18
It’s here!! The first Gristle Butter issue of the school year. Clocking in at Issue #18, this zine is contains poetry (in multiple languages), art, and for the first time ever, a contest!
Micah Carper (’07), Husband, Father, & Attorney
We’ve recently been able to catch up with 2007 CHS graduate Micah Carper, who is currently an attorney living in New Orleans. He was generous enough to share his memories, insight, and wisdom since his high school days here in Roanoke. Would you like to share any memories from your days as a high school […]
Fall 2025 Community Service – Highland Park
Once again our students and teachers walked to Highland Park in Old Southwest to assist Roanoke City Parks and Recreation with a variety of projects including spreading mulch and replacing the tee off posts in the disc golf course, removing overgrown vegetation, and spreading gravel at the dog park. We love helping to keep the […]
Odessa M (’25) Is Studying At The Université de Lyon
Odessa (’25) shares this update with us in October 2025: My first semester at the University of Lyon has been wonderful, and I’ve made progress with my French! Engaging with the language through classes and daily interactions is proving beneficial, even if understanding lectures is more straightforward than conversing with classmates. My curent courses (all […]
Post PSAT 2025 Gathering
The PLG hosted a cool down gathering after the PSAT test. Students could unwind with their friends while snacking and playing games.
Zoe’s Semester at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership ’25
Zoe J sent us an update of what she’s been up to so far during her semester at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, D.C. October 3rd, 2025: Met with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Met with Hillary Clinton’s former speech writer Lissa Muscitine Met with the diplomat of the Israeli embassy to […]
Cyborgs Guest Lecture
The Cyborgs class was treated to a guest lecture by Justin Laiti, PhD student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Justin presented his research on wearable devices (think Fitbit or Apple Watch), including an original device and app that he helped develop to improve wellbeing of students in Dublin. He also shared his […]
Figure Drawing Class
Although we each possess one, the human form can be one of the most daunting subjects to render in two dimensions. Yet, humans have been inspired to reproduce images of themselves since well before the dawn of recorded history. Here’s an inside peek at our Figure Drawing class hard at work in our new art […]
Mexican Chocolate Pudding
Spanish Humanities students embarked on a culinary adventure to learn how to make a delicious vegan version of rich, creamy Mexican Chocolate Pudding. It looks like they succeeded!
Constant Velocity Motion
In physics, students described one-dimensional constant velocity motion using multiple forms of representation including graphical, mathematical, verbal, and motion maps.