Events
Spring 2025 Junior College Trip
Our juniors spent two days touring the campuses of Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina School of Arts, and Warren Wilson College as part of their college preparation process. These junior year trips allow our students to see first-hand what the next step in their education could look like, and also prepares students […]
Star City Zine Fest 2025
The FIRST EVER Star City Zine Fest hosted 23 zine-makers and micro-presses participating from Roanoke, Richmond, and North Carolina. The event included seven presentations and demos to capture the hearts of both long-time zine enthusiasts as well as brand-new beginners. Participants also enjoyed a zine-making station, a free zine table, a take-one-leave-one trading table, and […]
Fall 2024 Theater Production of “Our Town”
Our students did an amazing job with our heart-felt production of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 masterpiece “Our Town”. This Pulitzer-prize winning play reveals a seemingly idyllic community in early 20th century New Hampshire. It continues to be a poetic and metaphysical examination of life’s events—big and small—those that are fleeting, those that are beautiful, those that […]
Fall Lycée Day 2024
Thank you to all our faculty, staff, students, and community members who contributed to another amazing Lycée Day by offering fun and interesting classes. There were classes involving games, baking, finances, the arts, current issues, and more. Enjoy these photos of our day. For a full listing of what the day had to offer, take […]
News
Graduation 2025
It was wonderful seeing so many alumni present at graduation. And a special thank you goes out to our alumni lauders.
2025 Annual Film Lab Showcase at the Grandin Theater
The 9th Annual Film Lab Showcase at the Grandin Theater this May featured four short films produced, written, filmed, and edited by high school students. The red carpet event represented the culmination of students’ group curriculum based learning for the 2024-25 school year. We’d like to congratulate our beginner film lab students, Bee M, Reece […]
Trivia Night!
Thanks to seniors Odessa and Daniel, during the last week of classes everyone was able to get together for a fun night of trivia.
Odessa Reflects on the Daisy Art Parade
As a senior this year, Odessa attended her last Daisy Art Parade as a CHS student. She was kind enough to share this personal reflection with us: Although I have interacted with the Daisy Art Parade in the past, this was by far the one filled with the most clearly formed effort, well-earned organization, and […]
Senior Slip & Slide
The seniors set up a make-shift slip and slide in the yard for all to enjoy. But perhaps NO ONE enjoyed it as much as Seph, who went down at least 5 times?
World Building Class Posters
Over the course of the semester, the World Building Workshop students each created their own fictional worlds. This involved researching historical, social, literary, and/or scientific principles to give their worlds internal consistency. They manifested their worlds through a combination of small specific assignments, and a larger project to present their world in the form of […]
Morningside Urban Farm
The Farms class visited Morningside Urban Farm and met with farmer Hannah Patrick and Angela Charlton, Carilion Community Health Educator & Morningside Urban Farm Coordinator, to learn about SE Roanoke’s own small farm and garden and the many cool community events happening there. Thank you to both Hannah and Angela for their time!
Visit to LEAP’s Food Hub
The CHS Farms class visited LEAP’s Food Hub to learn about all of the good work LEAP does making important connections within the Roanoke food system.
Spring Spirit Week
We enjoyed another student-led Spirit Week Frat Monday Cringy Tee Tuesday Whimsical Wednesday Thwap Your Outfiths Thursday
Farms Class Visits VWCC Arboretum
The Farms class visited Virginia Western Community College to see their apiary, greenhouse, hydroponics setup, and arboretum. Thank you to VWCC professors Heather Butler (alum parent) and Jenifer Kurtz (current parent) for showing us around!
Gristle Butter # 17
The last issue of Gristle Butter for the school year has arrived! Read Gristle Butter #17 now, featuring Eva Rose, Jupiter, Olchar, Odessa, Wilson, Ella, Daniel, Louis, Avery, Zoe, Maddox, Derek, and Miles!!!