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Ambrielle Viney (’19) Receives the NODA Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Orientation Team Leader Ambrielle Viney (CHS Class of 2019) is honored for making Hollins “Feel Like Home” for new students. As a Roanoke-based commuter student, Ambrielle Viney ’23 doesn’t live on the Hollins University campus. But that hasn’t impeded her ability to fully embrace or feel a close-knit kinship with the Hollins community throughout her […]
Original Space Operas
Students in Film History: Sci-Fi Cinema developed screenplay treatments, character biographies, and advertisement campaigns for original space operafilms. Paula S.’s space opera, As Above, So Below, follows a Venusian biologist who is sent to earth to observe and study the evolved differences in the Earth people versus the Venusians. Unfamiliar with the advanced technology and unadapted to […]
“Homer-o-stasis” lab
There is nothing quite like a “Homer-o-stasis” lab. For this homeostasis lab our Biology students had to keep their Homer Simpson alive for five minutes. This involved keep his temperature, water level, and yellowness steady, even though water was pouring out of the bottom of Homer’s cup.
Zeljka (Schelly) Shares the Significance of Her Yearlong CHS Exchange
Hey, my name is Zeljka and I’m visiting from Germany. I have always wanted to do an exchange year in America, to grow, step out of my comfort zone, and become more independent. I also realize who my true friends are, appreciate everything more that I have in Germany, and am also finding myself. That’s […]
CHS Students Travel To France
Eleven students and two teachers traveled to France for a two week adventure which included an exchange with Lycée Privé Charles Péguy in Gorges, France. Click the button below to learn all about the areas they explored on their trip, including their time in Paris. Read about their Trip Here!
Testing Wind Blade Shapes
The Roanoke Studies students tested different shapes for wind blades in an attempt to improve performance.
Fiction and Poetry Contest Winners!
Congratulations to two of our seniors for receiving honors from Roanoke College’s High School Fiction and Poetry Contest! Chloe A. has won Second Place for her story “A Poison Tree in Munich” and Oliver H. earned an honorable mention for his story “Scarecrow.” Look for Chloe’s story in an upcoming special issue of the Roanoke […]
The Perfect Pizza
Rowan W worked on an independent study on pizza and the processes behind it. He grew different components in pizza from wheat to basil to garlic, and also researched the science behind pizza. He also studied the origins of the many different styles of pizza and tried them out. His experiments varied from pan to […]
Pi Day 2023
There were several Pi Day themed activities during our math classes. The calculus students took on the challenge of learning more about the wonderful number Pi. Focusing on its history, mathematical novelty, and fun facts about the number, they then each made presentations to inform other students and faculty of their findings. They also had […]
Saving the Yeast
How would you try to protect a strain of yeast that was particularly sensitive to UV light? Our Biology students designed their own experiments to compare methods. Is expired sunscreen okay? Would sunglasses work? How effective is UV blocking clothing? Would aloe vera provide the same protection as a sunscreen formula? Will spray sunscreen protect […]