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 […]
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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!!!
Spring 2025 Community Service Day
For our final Community Service Day of the year, we partnered with Roanoke City Parks and Recreation and the YMCA Express at Gainsboro. The Parks and Recreation group removed invasive species and painted fences along the Greenway, while the YMCA group helped out with a variety of projects at the facility.
Calculus Retreat 2025
Our Calculus students had the opportunity to participate in a three day 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 have some fun. Also… they welcomed back a very special guest – Bethany!
Follow the Water
Astrobiology has been studying why NASA says to “follow the water” to look for possible extraterrestrial life. After an activity where they examined water’s unique properties, their final challenge was as follows: you sent your rover to a possibly habitable planet with the instructions to bring back samples of any clear liquid it found. Out […]
“Little Women” Trip to the Theater
The Transcendentalists & Suffragettes class visited the American Shakespeare Center for their lovely production of “Little Women”. After reading this classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, the students enjoyed the fresh adaptation played out before their very eyes. The cold rain, however, did cause them to have to relocate their picnic plans.
Spring Game Night 2025
Game Night was a blast! We’d like to say thank you to everyone who participated, and also thank you very much, Derek, for organizing it.
Warren & Ambrielle (’19) at PCACAC
While attending the Potomac & Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC) conference, Warren bumped in to his former student, Ambrielle Viney (’19). Ambrielle is now the Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Lynchburg and was participating in a panel at the conference.
Food, Farming, & the Future Recipes
Students presented on the recipes they researched for a recent project in the Food, Farming, and the Future class. Tsula A-L made delicious töltött káposzta (stuffed cabbage leaves) and szatmári szilvás gombóc (plum dumplings), while Tyler shared a family favorite, Cheeseball Dip, with the class. Other students presented on a variety of foods, from pasta […]