What’s Happening at…
Other News
What’s Happening in the Charlottesville Schools
To see posts specific to one school or category, click on the links at left.
Don’t-Miss News out of CHS
From fine arts to finance, there have been some amazing announcements and accomplishments at CHS this winter. Scroll down to see them all!
MORESchool Division NewsCHS/CFA Institute Finance Academy
On February 13, Charlottesville High School was pleased to host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a new partnership, the CHS/CFA Institute Finance Academy. The aim is to support financial education and cultivate interest and awareness of the investment profession for students at CHS. The CHS/CFA Institute Finance Academy will impact three programs at CHS: Student Investment Group In 2015, a self-started team of students called the Student Investment Group was established by student Lucas Higgins ’18. The club went on to excel in college-sponsored investment competitions hosted by both UVA and the Wharton School of Business at Penn. Furthermore, Lucas raised $25,000 to establish an ...
MORECHSSchool Division News
CHS BACON Club Highlights
The CHS BACON Club (Best All-around Club of Nerds), has had a busy winter full of activity, achievements, and awards. Most recently, the BACON Science Bowl team upset powerhouse Langley High School in the state Science Bowl tournament and finished in second place. BACON advisor Dr. Matt Shields called the victory “truly bonkers.” “Our team went undefeated through the early brackets which landed them in the semi-finals against Langley,” said Dr. Shields, “Already the best showing that BACON had ever had, the team was happy with what was looking like a third place medal. But they put Langley on the ropes early ...
MORECHSSchool Division News
What a weekend for CHS!
Pick your favorite CHS accomplishment from the weekend (and yes, “all of the above” is an acceptable answer): AVID students earning $10,000 to support community service projects. Thanks, CFA Institute! BACON earning 2nd in Virginia in Science Bowl at Jefferson Lab. BACON was second only to the perennial champ, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. BACON (Best All-around Club of Nerds) team members were Jamie Nachbar, Stephen Newman, Clara Stelow, and Peter Manto. Read more about other recent BACON accomplishments here. Four track & wrestling boys winning Jeff District events (and boys’ track winning 2nd overall). Congratulations to our district champs: ...
MORECHSSchool Division News
Fabulous Fine Arts @ Cville Schools
Here are just a few highlights of what has been happening lately in the Fine Arts program at Charlottesville City Schools. The annual CHS Symphony/Chorus/Fine Arts Celebration featured all of the Charlottesville High School fine arts in one evening. The performance combined the talents of the CHS Symphony, CHS Choir, CHS Jazz Band, CHS Visual Arts, and CHS Theatre. CHS Choir teacher Will Cooke noted that eight CHS Choir alumni were also singing among the choir. CHS orchestra teacher Laura Thomas credits the strong foundational programs in the elementary and middle schools for enabling the successes at the high school. “The Symphony Orchestra ...
MOREBufordBurnley-MoranCHSClarkGreenbrierJackson-ViaJohnsonSchool Division NewsVenableWalker
TheatreCHS presents “South Pacific” this week
Charlottesville High School will present “South Pacific” February 22-25 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (MLK PAC). Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Times are 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday and 3:00pm on Sunday. Click here to order tickets online. This award-winning Rodgers and Hammerstein musical first appeared on Broadway in 1949 and re-emerged in a 2008 Broadway revival. In an interview with C-VILLE Weekly previewing the play, CHS drama teacher and director David Becker said, “It’s probably one of the most lush, most memorable scores of musical theater written during the golden age…What I was really interested in doing ...
MORECHSSchool Division News
Highlights and News Winter 2018
January 5, 2018 Dear families, As we begin 2018, it is a wonderful time to reflect on the flurry of activities and opportunities at Charlottesville City Schools. In December, our high school students wrapped up their final semester exams, seniors finalized their college applications, and our Zero Robotics Team advanced to the final round of a global coding competition. Other students fine-tuned their instruments and voices for a host of local holiday performances in our schools and community, and the CHS Marching Band traveled to London to march in the London New Year’s Day Parade! In our middle schools, students tested invention kits ...
MORESchool Division News
Budget Development
It’s time to develop the 2018-19 budget for Charlottesville City Schools! We’d like to hear from you. Upcoming opportunities for the community to learn more and share your thoughts are: Monday, January 8 at 5:30 pm, Clark Wednesday, January 10 at 6 pm, Buford Thursday, January 11 at 6 pm, CHS School Board meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 5 pm in the CHS media center. The next meeting is Thursday, February 1. You can also check out the resources and information at charlottesvilleschools.org/budget.
MORESchool Division News
Facilities planning for the future
Facilities: An Update (April 25, 2018) This winter, Charlottesville City Schools held a series of discussions relating to our rising student enrollment. We presented a number of options and offered a preliminary survey to solicit additional input. We also briefed community leaders such as City Council and the Planning Commission. What We Heard We heard strong support for returning to centralized preschool with services that focus on the needs of our eligible three- and four-year-old students (and their families). Aside from allowing us to specialize in early childhood education, a centralized preschool would free up space in our crowded elementary schools. We heard a ...
MORESchool Division News
Calendar for 2018-19
Thanks for your strong response to our request for feedback about the draft 2018-19 academic calendar! The survey inquiring about winter break scenarios received more than 1,000 responses. By a 2-1 margin, it showed a preference for a two-week winter break that begins on a Monday and ends on a Friday. The Charlottesville School Board voted for this winter break option at its meeting on 1/4. The Albemarle County School Board approved a calendar that is almost identical except for the dates of winter break.. 2018-19 calendar Comments about this year’s calendar: Winter break: Based on community feedback, we conducted a follow-up survey ...
MORESchool Division News