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Practicing Language Through a Virtual Student Exchange
The CHS French students participated in an inter-institutional live chat exchange with students living in France and Germany who are studying English and French. The students in France (currently learning English) joined us from their classroom at Lycée Professionel Saint Joseph in Bucquoy, northern France. French students in Germany also logged on to connect with […]
QuarantZine #10 is Available For Your Enjoyment!
You can download it here! The Zine Club is asking for artwork submissions for the covers and interiors of both zines, Gristle-Butter as well as QuarantZine. No themes are assigned, but artwork should be able to be used in B&W. Get in touch with Olchar! To see all of the past issues, go to the […]
Your Next Heap of Gristle Butter Is Available!
The Second issue of Gristle-Butter, the CHS Creative Writing Zine has arrived! Click here to enjoy over 50 pages of Poetry and Fiction by your peers in the CHS Creative Writing Classes.
The Bookmasters Class Shares Their Research
Click here to read the independent research blogs from the 2020 fall semester’s Bookmasters Class. Most of the students chose to draw upon topics and methodologies from across the whole school curriculum, with many of their topics inspired by previous classes.
Our Last Friday Activity of the Semester was Coordinated with Olchar’s “Becoming a Bookmaster” Class
Olchar brought in some of the strangest, rarest, oldest, nicest, and most fun examples from his archival libraries of underground and countercultural books from the 18th-20th Centuries. From 18th Century newspapers, to an abolitionist book drawn by kids in 1850, to a one-of-a-kind Serbian Surrealist collaged book, to contemporary avant-garde Russian zines, we informally browsed […]
Quarantzine #9 Is Now Available!
Check it out! We want this zine to continue, and so we need YOUR words/doodles/thoughts/pictures/memes/etceras! QuarantZine features stuff by ANY AND ALL CHS students, faculty/staff, and alumni. QuarantZine isn’t just “High Art”! Whatever you used to leave on the Library Markerboard… is what we need now! To see all of the past issues, go to […]
“In the Moment: Artists and Their Work” Olchar Lindsann and Brian Counihan
Olchar Lindsann and Brian Counihan spoke about their creative processes/work at CHS as part of a speaker series at VT’s Moss Arts Center. In a series of 45-minute chats, the Moss Arts Center gave an exclusive look inside the homes and studios of these [Southwest Virginia] artists where we experienced their work, asked questions, and discussed […]
“In the Moment: Artists and Their Work” Brian Counihan and Olchar Lindsann
Brian Counihan and Olchar Lindsann spoke about their creative processes/work at CHS as part of a speaker series at VT’s Moss Arts Center. In a series of 45-minute chats, the Moss Arts Center gave an exclusive look inside the homes and studios of these [Southwest Virginia] artists where we experienced their work, asked questions, and […]
Get Your GRISTLE–BUTTER Here!
Introducing the first issue of Gristle-Butter, the CHS Creative Writing Zine! Click here to enjoy all 43 pages of poetry and fiction by your peers, the likes of which you won’t see in just about any other high school.
VTA 2024 Conference – Olivia L
At the Virginia Theater Association conference this fall, senior Olivia L attended stage combat, filmmaking, networking, and other fun actor workshops. Les helped Olivia rehearse a 60-second monologue that landed her 14 callbacks from prospective colleges, allowing her the opportunity to chat directly with professors from each college about their theater programs. She individually workshopped […]