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Natural Ingredients
The Biology students tested whether or not common household ingredients offer natural antibacterial protection. None of the spices or herbs tested this year were promising. Maybe we’ll find one next year!
Grudge Ball Returns in Calculus
Why were the Calculus students cheering and listening to inspirational 80’s music? Because by solving math questions correctly they earned the chance to shoot the ball and eliminate their opponents in this “friendly” game of Grudge ball.
Spanish Book Report
After reading “Hasta la sepultura”, the Spanish IV class put together group book reports. The project involved choosing the major events from each part of the book and then setting up a scene on campus to represent the event. They created the dialogue and each scene has a quote to represent what was going on as they moved […]
Not Wanted!
The Roanoke Field Studies students shared the “Not Wanted” posters they created about six invasive species of plants. Where did they come from, how did they get here, why are they an issue, and can we do anything about them? Brush up on your plant intelligence with these easy to read, informative summaries.
John McBroom Returns!
Our school band, now under the wonderful direction of Brian Mesko, gave an amazing debut performance at our fall dance. John McBroom, our former band teacher, surprised us and joined the band for a song.
Spirit Week 2022
School Spirit Week this year had our students dressing in their Halloween costumes, pajamas, and as Adam Sandler. Other days they brought anything but a backpack to school, sported “little white lies” on their shirts, or dressed as someone else for the day.
Hydrology
Roanoke Field Studies worked with students from Roanoke College to learn about the hydrology of the Roanoke River. They took measurements to calculate the river’s discharge rate, and tested pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity, and will compare their data to actual USGS water gage data in the classroom next week. Visit our Science department page […]
Extracting DNA
The Biology students had the pleasure of carrying out a favorite laboratory experiment – extracting DNA from strawberries.
Western Wednesday
Today we celebrated Western Wednesday, a fun observance that has survived through the years thanks to students carrying on this amusing tradition.
Audrey Rowe (’19) Makes the Virginia Tech Homecoming Court
Alum Audrey Rowe (’19) shares her Fall 2022 experience with us from VT: This fall I had the pleasure of being on Virginia Tech Homecoming Court. Homecoming at Virginia Tech involves court candidates to choose platforms to spread awareness about. My platform was “Advocating for Alliance with Audrey” and aimed to bring awareness to gender-based […]