WDBJ Channel 7 ran a story on Imago Theatre’s visit to Roanoke (Imago and its show ZooZoo are the creations of Roanoke native Jerry Mouwad. It opens with footage from workshops they conducted at Community High School.
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Giving: We Need Your Support
ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN For grant writing purposes, we really need to have 100% participation from our families and board members. Additionally, we are entering into the review year for our accreditation. The 100% campaign is something that is listed for review. We are currently at 66% parent participation. Please pledge or donate today, if you… Read more »
CHS Alumna Wins Songwriting Award
Justina Shandler, class of ’11, now a student at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, won first place, rock category, in the Indie International Songwriting Contest: http://www.indieinternational.com/winners.php http://www.indieinternational.com/profile.php?id=6364 Check out the YouTube Video below!
Re-Enrollment, Strawberry Wrap-Up, and Important Upcoming Dates
STRAWBERRY WRAP-UP From Roni: “Our students, as always, were instrumental in getting the Strawberry Festival started with style. Thanks to their hard work (some even arrived at 7:30 a.m.!), the berries were all cleaned by 1:30 and sliced by 2:30. The Festival was fun and, except for the rain on Saturday, successful. We will report… Read more »
Liminal: Alternative Artspace – 4 Exhibits in 4 Weeks!
May is a busy month at Liminal – come by for the following exhibits! May 7-12: Work by Hollins University student Nancy VanNoppen The paintings showcase VanNoppen’s experimental process of staining smooth surfaces like mirrors and claybord with layers of a mixed media solution of water, glue, acrylic and ink. The abstract works evoke a… Read more »
CHS Students Volunteer at Downtown Nonprofits
Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, Community High School students volunteered for spring service days – at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore on Thursday and at The Rescue Mission on Friday – helping with tasks ranging from sorting through donated items to stuffing envelopes to painting parking lot bumpers! Below are photos from Thursday at… Read more »
Latest News: Strawberry Festival, Field Trip to DC, and More
1. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL We have advance sale strawberry festival tickets for sale for $5.50 each. Strawberry Festival is May 4 and 5. CHS will participate by cutting berries on Thursday, May 3 and will host a BBQ booth fundraiser both days of the sale. We will need volunteers for the BBQ booth and the Festival… Read more »
Exchange 81 Closes this Week with Two Events at Liminal: Alternative Artspace
Exchange 81, an exhibit of 81 works of art by students at Hollins University, Roanoke College and Emory & Henry College, closes this weekend at Liminal: Alternative Artspace, after two events: A reading at 5:30 WEDNESDAY evening, followed by a reception! Our writers will include faculty, staff and students from all three schools including CHS… Read more »
E-Newsletter: Back from Spring Break
How was everyone’s spring break? Classes are back in session as of today. News… COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Parents and families, especially those of rising seniors, are invited to our annual college search roundtable, to be held during lunch hour on Thursday, April 19th. Admissions representatives from Virginia Tech, Guilford and Roanoke College will be here… Read more »
Upcoming events: Liminal reading, CHS hike, and CHS Band performance
TONIGHT: Reading at Liminal Join us tonight for our next reading at Liminal: Alternative Artspace at 5:30 p.m. The theme is place, in conjunction with the work of exhibiting artist Gretchen Batcheller, visiting assistant professor in fine arts at Roanoke College. Our student readers will include Swade Best, Josh Caplan, Charlotte Hooper and Tichelle Lawrence, and Sahar… Read more »