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Buzz-by-Belmont: Clark 5K Family Fun Run/Walk goes virtual! Registration now open!
The annual Buzz-by-Belmont 5K Family Fun Run/Walk is going virtual! Now in its 15th year, this celebration of fitness, student achievement, and family fun starts and finishes at Clark Elementary School and has become a tradition in the neighborhood and Charlottesville fitness community. The event is hosted by the Clark Elementary School PTO. We are continuing the tradition of this race but in a format that is safe given the ongoing pandemic and encourage students, families and community members to sign up and commit to running or walking the route anytime from October 9-12. There will be no official timing this year, but feel ...
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Charlottesville Schools Ranked #7 in Virginia
The 2021 Niche.com K-12 rankings are out, and Charlottesville City Schools earned an A , placing #7 overall among Virginia school districts. Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. Additional recognition for CCS from a variety of Niche categories include: #2 of 132 – Most Diverse School Divisions in Virginia #5 of 132 – Best Places to Teach in Virginia #9 of 132 – Districts with the Best Teachers in Virginia. #18 of 11,822 -Most Diverse School Districts in America A+ ranking in College Prep and Diversity categories and A in Teachers. We’re proud of the ...
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Charlottesville 12 awards $5000 scholarship to CHS student
Recognized for her high grade point average, leadership, and community work, CHS Class of 2018 graduate Kelly Oufoula Kossi received the first Charlottesville 12 Scholarship at the June School Board meeting where several members of the original Charlottesville 12 attended and received commendation by Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins. “We have before us representatives of the Charlottesville 12, the courageous 12 students who integrated Venable Elementary and Lane High School in September, 1959 after being denied both equal access and even any access to our schools during Massive Resistance,” said Dr. Atkins. Of the 12 African American children who were the first to ...
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Response to White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville in August 2017
The events of August 11 and 12, 2017, certainly provided challenges to the Charlottesville community, and in response to those challenges, our teachers provided incredible learning and reflection opportunities for our staff and students. Our response to the rallies began with our teachers, who returned to work just days after the rallies. We held an emotional and healing staff-wide convocation to address the events directly. Giving teachers time, space, and resources was one of our first priorities. Even our elementary students have been given opportunities to process these events through conversation, counseling, community-building activities, and more. As a school division that embraces ...
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Open House Schedules
Come meet your teachers and see your classrooms! Open houses this year will be on Monday, August 19, 2019. School starts on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Wednesday, August 14, 2019 CATEC Open House is Wednesday, August 14, from 5-7pm Monday, August 19, 2019 Elementary Schools: 1–3pm Walker Upper Elementary: 3-5pm Buford Middle School: 4-6pm Tuesday, August 20, 2019 CHS Freshman Orientation: 9am-1:30pm CHS Virtual Orientation for online classes: 1:30pm See here for more information. CHS Open House 5-7pm Wednesday, August 21, 2019 First day of school. See school hours below. 3-year-olds: 9:00am to 2:00pm Elementary (preK-4 through 4th grade): 8:00am to 2:30pm Buford and Walker: 8:30am to 3:15pm CHS: 9:05am to 3:50pm (with a one-hour delayed start on ...
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Congratulations, Class of 2018!
Members of the Charlottesville High School Class of 2018 received their diplomas at graduation exercises on June 7, 2018 in John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. A recording of the live event can be seen at http://bit.ly/2018CHSGraduation. Congratulations, Class of 2018 CHS Black Knights!
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Summer Awards and Special Recognitions
School may be out for the summer, but many of our students are busy at work making presentations at conferences and receiving awards and opportunities at the state and national level. CHS student Cole Fairchild and engineering teacher Matt Shields were selected as part of the 2018 cohort of Bezos Scholars and recently attended an all-expenses paid trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival. Each year, the Bezos Family Foundation selects rising public high school seniors who apply with an educator partner to the year-long leadership development program. After attending the festival, scholars return home to organize their own community change projects, known as ...
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An Apple for Teacher
10 Charlottesville City Schools teachers were among area teachers recognized for their excellence in education at the 17th annual Golden Apple Awards ceremony on May 16, 2018. Each year, one educator is selected from each public and private school in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Our winners this year are: Latoya Brown (Buford Middle), Mary Johnston (Burnley-Moran Elementary), Nicole Armstrong (Charlottesville High, Black Knights), Jessica Taylor (Clark Elementary School), Briana Barns (Jackson-Via Elementary School), Laura Schaaf (Johnson Elementary), Harry Hill (Lugo-McGinness Academy), Leslie S. Hunter (Venable Elementary School), Sarah Lloyd (Walker Upper Elementary School), and Patrick Beale (Greenbrier Elementary School). Ms. Schaaf and ...
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Highlights and News Spring 2018
April 25, 2018 Dear community members, I’ll keep my remarks brief for this newsletter. Simply put, I want to call your attention to two updates that are important to our community. School safety: This post describes our past and current steps to promote safety. It also includes an update from the Charlottesville Police Department, which on April 30 will start staffing a new elementary-based school resource officer to deepen the connection with our elementary communities. School facilities: This post reflects back on what we heard from the community this winter and spring as we began a conversation about our growing enrollment and its impact ...
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Spring Performances and Events at Cville Schools
Charlottesville City Schools has a full menu of opportunities to enjoy the fine arts for all ages this spring! 5/1 (Tuesday) Johnson Elementary PreK, 1st, 3rd, and 4th grades presents “Celebrating Friendship” Spring Performance, 6pm. 245-2417. 5/2 (Wednesday): Buford Orchestra Spring Concert, 7:30pm, Buford Auditorium. 245-2411. 5/3-5/5 (Thursday-Saturday) CHS Theatre presents Chicago, 7pm, Black Box Theatre at Charlottesville High School. http://bit.ly/CHSTheatreTickets. 245-2410 5/4 ( Friday) Greenbrier Elementary First Grade Spring Performance, 10:30am. 245-2415. 5/4 (Friday) Buford Band Spring Concert, 7pm, Buford Auditorium. 245-2411. 5/6 (Sunday) CHS Band Spring Concert, 7pm, Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center. 245-2410 5/7 (Monday) Venable grades 1 and 2 Spring Performance, 6 ...
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