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Field Trip to the New Environment Center
The Roanoke Field Studies class visited Roanoke College’s new Environment Center on their most recent field trip. They are working with Dr. Rachel Collins in the Biology department to learn how to identify tree species using dichotomous keys. Students will return to the site in two weeks to collect data on 100 trees in a […]
Ebelin and Her Leadership Workshop Team Earns 1st Place
Ebelin R reflects on her summer experience: The Latinx Leadership Academy (LLA) provided me with the experience of meeting so many wonderful people from around the state of Virginia who, like me, are also first generation college bound students of immigrant parents. I also got to meet many different people of latinx ethnicity, and we […]
CHS Students Attend the Community Remembrance Project Event
In 1893, Thomas Smith was brutally lynched in Roanoke. The events surrounding his killing are unusual; the city briefly descended into near civil war between defenders of the rule of law and bigoted vigilantes, and the chaos that ensued became international news. It was the most violent day in Roanoke’s history. Yet, while remarkable, […]
Geologic Time
Students in Roanoke Field Studies took advantage of a beautiful day to work on the creation of materials and lesson plans to teach the concept of geologic time to younger students. They made a rope timeline to symbolize the age of the earth, and plotted out when certain events occurred – such as the creation […]
Meet Our New Band Leader
Meet our new band leader, Brian Mesko. Born into a family of musicians in Little Rock, AR, Brian mastered rhythm section instruments and has been gigging since age 14. Prog rock influences led him to discover fusion and then jazz, for which he developed the strongest passion for and settled on guitar as his primary […]
Gratissimum, Tiffany.
Tiffany Lee has taught all ages from 3rd grade through graduate school in a variety of fields, and will be teaching Latin this year at CHS.
Welcome, Devonn!
Our new physical education teacher is Devonn McKenna. Her teaching philosophy centers on students’ lived experiences and fosters individuality in the classroom. Devonn is invested in changing the future of education through inclusive critical pedagogy and culturally relevant teaching.
Film is back!
We are very excited to announce our new film instructor – Ryan Totaro. He will teach courses in film history, production, theory, and criticism, as well as take on administrative responsibilities.
Tony Ziegler (’06) is the Keynote Speaker at the CHS 2022 Graduation
Tony Ziegler graduated from Community High School in 2006. During his time at the school, he was pivotal in beginning our film program, eventually directing an entire feature film he also wrote. Tony went on to study film at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and has spent over a decade in […]
¿Quién lo hizo?
Spanish students currently in all five levels of study were treated to an interactive group final exam this year. Each student was given a character to play, with both initial objectives as well as new ones once the shocking murder occurred. No one was able to figure out who killed “Notorious” Nick Nemetz, played by […]