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Xan Earns Global Stock Pitch Award
Last semester Xan W and friend Alex S won second place in the Global Stock Pitch Competition hosted by the Young Investors Society. This competition featured over 2,000 high school […]
Alumni Sighting: Graduation 2023
It’s always wonderful to see alumni. It’s extra special to see past graducates turn up to celebrate those who graduate after they’ve gone.
Kayaking on Carvins Cove
After spending a semester conducting research at Carvins Cove, the Roanoke Field Studies class ended the year with a fun kayaking trip.
Zora D On Recycling Issues Both Locally and Globaly
As part of their Environmental Studies class, Zora D was inspired to research questions and challenges surrounding recycling practices “after observing the chaotic contents of recycling bins in our building […]
Resistance Fashion Show
The Fashion as Resistance class explored historical uses of fashion as a tool of resistance and their final project was to curate an end of semester fashion show.
Video Game Exhibition
Our first Game Night was a huge success! The Video Game Design students set up an exhibition of their creations and made them available for all to play. A board game designed by a senior […]
Xan receives the Hendrix-Murphy Book Award
Congratulations to Xan W for receiving the Hendrix-Murphy Book Award for his distinguished scholarship and leadership in creative writing. He received a copy of “Poems to Read: A New Favorite […]
Compost Trailer
The Roanoke Field Studies class took a trip to Community School and spoke with Davey Stewards, of Harvest Collective and Star City Compost, who gave them a demo of their […]
Roanoke Parks & Recreation
For our third and final Community Service Day (CSD) of the school year, CHS partnered with Roanoke Parks & Recreation. Students read and discussed popular and scholarly articles that address […]
Trip to Western Virginia Water Authority
Our Roanoke Field Studies students toured the Crystal Spring Water Treatment Plant and Snow Steam Pump thanks to Sarah Baumgardner of the Western Virginia Water Authority.