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Kayaking on Carvins Cove
After spending a semester conducting research at Carvins Cove, the Roanoke Field Studies class ended the year with a fun kayaking trip.
Zora D On Recycling Issues Both Locally and Globaly
As part of their Environmental Studies class, Zora D was inspired to research questions and challenges surrounding recycling practices “after observing the chaotic contents of recycling bins in our building and a correspondingly chaotic understanding in myself and my peers of how recycling actually works.” Zora’s end goal after learning about how our waste is […]
Resistance Fashion Show
The Fashion as Resistance class explored historical uses of fashion as a tool of resistance and their final project was to curate an end of semester fashion show.
Video Game Exhibition
Our first Game Night was a huge success! The Video Game Design students set up an exhibition of their creations and made them available for all to play. A board game designed by a senior student was also available. Additionally, traditional games such as Mariokart, Halo, Smash Bros, Just Dance, and various board games were also enjoyed. Everyone had a […]
Xan receives the Hendrix-Murphy Book Award
Congratulations to Xan W for receiving the Hendrix-Murphy Book Award for his distinguished scholarship and leadership in creative writing. He received a copy of “Poems to Read: A New Favorite Poem Project Anthology” edited by Maggie Dietz and Robert Pinsky.
Compost Trailer
The Roanoke Field Studies class took a trip to Community School and spoke with Davey Stewards, of Harvest Collective and Star City Compost, who gave them a demo of their compost trailer currently housed there.
Roanoke Parks & Recreation
For our third and final Community Service Day (CSD) of the school year, CHS partnered with Roanoke Parks & Recreation. Students read and discussed popular and scholarly articles that address the complex history and myriad benefits of public parks. Afterwards, they volunteered at Fishburn Park, Highland Park, Fallon Park, Wasena Park, and the Roanoke River […]
Trip to Western Virginia Water Authority
Our Roanoke Field Studies students toured the Crystal Spring Water Treatment Plant and Snow Steam Pump thanks to Sarah Baumgardner of the Western Virginia Water Authority.
Garden Variety Harvest Visit
Roanoke Field Studies students took a trip to the new location of Garden Variety Harvests at Lick Run Farm. The group met with founding farmer, Cam Terry, and learned about what it takes to start and run an urban farming business on land held in agricultural conservation by the Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons.
Follow The Water
NASA’s motto in exoplanet research is “Follow the water,” because liquid water is the best indication we have that a planet might be habitable. The Chemistry lab students were tasked with testing samples from the “latest NASA mission” to figure out which (if any!) of the clear liquids they tested was water. They spent several days […]