This week, our community had the pleasure of hosting 33 exchange students from Metz, France. Before arriving in Roanoke, the students and their teachers enjoyed a weekend in Washington D.C., visiting the National Mall and the White House. More than a dozen CHS families hosted the visitors during their stay in the Roanoke Valley (thank you, […]

Community High School spring semester classes have begun! New offerings in the humanities department include courses such as Norse Mythology, Leo Tolstoy: Teacher for a Russian Spring, Immigrants and Outsiders, Meat and Potatoes: 19th Century Irish History and Literature, Old Testament, Golden Age Athens: Theater and Times, Jacobean Theater, Marco Polo, and America and Japan. […]

Come out to support our students at the Community High School Fall Theater Production this weekend, Friday and Saturday evenings, at 7:30pm at the June M. McBroom Theater. Students will be performing the following two shows: “There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom” by Louis Sachar, and “Runnin’ Scared,” an original play by CHS’ own Ben […]

Join us for a school-wide book sale and cookout at Community High School’s BRAND NEW art gallery space in downtown Roanoke (11 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA 24011) on October 6, from 5:00pm-8:00pm! Food will be served from 6:00pm-7:00pm, and meal tickets for hamburgers, hotdogs, vegan options, chips, and drinks can be purchased in advance […]

We would like to welcome all new and returning Community High School students and families for the start of the 2017-18 academic year! Classes are underway, and our students are busy tackling their first readings, classroom discussions, artistic endeavors, writing assignments, and problem sets of the year. We held our annual Back to School Night […]

As we head into summer vacation, Community High School is proud and excited to announce that our graduating seniors will be attending a diverse array of excellent colleges and universities throughout the United States next year. The following institutions have accepted our 2017 graduates: Bard College, Bennington College, Champlain College, Christopher Newport University, College of William […]

Hello Families! We are looking forward to celebrating the end of the 2016-17 school year with you and your students next week. Please read below for more information on end-of-year responsibilities and graduation activities… Important Dates and Times: Thursday, 6/1 Spring Semester Conferences — required for all students, scheduled individually with Erin (all conferences held […]

Community High School is proud to announce the opening reception of the CHS Student Art Show. Please join us from 5:30 to 7:30 pm this Friday, 5/18/17, to celebrate the amazing work of our students in creative writing, film and visual arts.  This show was curated by students of the 2016-2017 Curators class at CHS, including […]

Community High School Exams will be held next week, from Monday-Wednesday, 5/22-5/24, with morning exams from 9:30am-11:30am, and afternoon exams from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Students should be here at 9:00am if they have a morning exam, but are not required to be present at school if they do not have an exam scheduled for that period. Please call the […]