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Visit to LEAP’s Food Hub
The CHS Farms class visited LEAP’s Food Hub to learn about all of the good work LEAP does making important connections within the Roanoke food system.
Spring Spirit Week
We enjoyed another student-led Spirit Week Frat Monday Cringy Tee Tuesday Whimsical Wednesday Thwap Your Outfiths Thursday
Farms Class Visits VWCC Arboretum
The Farms class visited Virginia Western Community College to see their apiary, greenhouse, hydroponics setup, and arboretum. Thank you to VWCC professors Heather Butler (alum parent) and Jenifer Kurtz (current parent) for showing us around!
Gristle Butter # 17
The last issue of Gristle Butter for the school year has arrived! Read Gristle Butter #17 now, featuring Eva Rose, Jupiter, Olchar, Odessa, Wilson, Ella, Daniel, Louis, Avery, Zoe, Maddox, Derek, and Miles!!!
Spring 2025 Community Service Day
For our final Community Service Day of the year, we partnered with Roanoke City Parks and Recreation and the YMCA Express at Gainsboro. The Parks and Recreation group removed invasive species and painted fences along the Greenway, while the YMCA group helped out with a variety of projects at the facility.
Calculus Retreat 2025
Our Calculus students had the opportunity to participate in a three day retreat at Smith Mountain Lake. They studied hard preparing for their AP exams, but they also took time to enjoy each other’s company, and have some fun. Also… they welcomed back a very special guest – Bethany!
Follow the Water
Astrobiology has been studying why NASA says to “follow the water” to look for possible extraterrestrial life. After an activity where they examined water’s unique properties, their final challenge was as follows: you sent your rover to a possibly habitable planet with the instructions to bring back samples of any clear liquid it found. Out […]
“Little Women” Trip to the Theater
The Transcendentalists & Suffragettes class visited the American Shakespeare Center for their lovely production of “Little Women”. After reading this classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, the students enjoyed the fresh adaptation played out before their very eyes. The cold rain, however, did cause them to have to relocate their picnic plans.
Spring Game Night 2025
Game Night was a blast! We’d like to say thank you to everyone who participated, and also thank you very much, Derek, for organizing it.
Warren & Ambrielle (’19) at PCACAC
While attending the Potomac & Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC) conference, Warren bumped in to his former student, Ambrielle Viney (’19). Ambrielle is now the Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Lynchburg and was participating in a panel at the conference.