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Spring fine arts performances and exhibits …and reasons to celebrate!
Upcoming spring fine arts performances include: 4/24 CHS Chorus Spring Concert, 7pm 4/29 Johnson Spring Concert, 6pm 4/30 Walker Orchestra Spring Concert, 7pm 5/1 Buford Orchestra Spring Concert, 7:30pm 5/6 CHS Band Spring Concert, 7pm 5/8 Walker/Buford Chorus Spring Concert, 7pm 5/9 Buford Band Spring Concert, 7pm 5/16 Burnley-Moran Spring Concert, 6pm 5/20 Venable Spring Concert, 6pm 5/21 Clark Spring Concert and Fine Arts Night, 5:30pm 5/21 CHS Orchestra Spring Concert, 7:30pm 5/22 Walker Stage Left Theatre Play, 6:30pm 5/30 Minds in Motion Performance, CHS MLK PAC, 7pm ___________________________________________ The 2019 ArtQuest program exhibit will be taking place at CitySpace gallery during the month of May. A special opening reception will be held Friday, May ...
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CHS musicians earn top honors at Atlanta festival
(ATLANTA, GA) Topping a long list of accolades earned at the WorldStrides 2019 Atlanta Heritage Festival, Charlottesville High School musicians won the Grand Championship Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a high school music program at the event. More than 200 CHS students and chaperones traveled to Atlanta on April 11-14 to participate in the festival. CHS band, orchestra, and choir members performed in the competition which included 18 ensembles from New York, California, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, and Virginia. “Taking the CHS Music Department on the road was a tremendous experience,” said CHS Orchestra Director Laura Thomas. “It was truly gratifying to ...
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News and Highlights March 2019
A Word from Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins Dear staff and families– Thank you for the support you have shown the schools during the past week when we closed our schools for two days following a racist online threat made by a student from a different school division. Allow me to reflect on this experience, finding both causes of grief and sources of hope: I’m grieved by the fear and disruption that were inflicted on a community that is still in many ways recovering from the trauma of the white nationalist rallies in 2017. I’m saddened that this threat was made under the guise of being ...
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Fine arts flourish at Cville Schools
The fine arts program at Charlottesville City Schools infuses our schools with enrichment and experiences that encourage artistic expression at all grade levels. Here are just a few of the recent arts-related events and accomplishments we are celebrating. Congratulations to our musicians who represented Charlottesville High School in the 2019 All-Virginia Choir, Bands, and Orchestra at the Richmond Marriott and Convention Center; culminating performances were held at the Carpenter Center. Pictured left to right, top row: Adria Cafferillo, Choir; Reid Dodson, Symphonic Band, Parker Nelson, Choir, Margaret Ann Doran, Choir, and Anna Bon-Harper, Symphonic Band. Seated: Sarah Garretson, Orchestra. TheatreCHS students just ...
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“Empowering Future Ready Students” video earns top honors
Congratulations to iSTEM teacher Teresa Amasia and Burnley-Moran Elementary, winners of the SCHOOL category in the Future Ready Schools Film Festival. This humorous video, written, produced and directed by Amasia, illustrates how our schools are empowering (and preparing) future ready students. Watch the video to see what happens when a teacher finds himself inexplicably in the future. Or does he? https://vimeo.com/316487647
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ArtConnections exhibit features student artwork and community-wide letterpress printmaking project
Charlottesville City Schools celebrated student artistic achievement with the annual division-wide Jeff Suling Art Exhibit March 4-13 in the Charlottesville High School small gymnasium. This year, the exhibit also included a special opportunity for City students to work with renowned letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Known as “ArtConnections,” the exhibit aims to illustrate how art relates to and connects diverse areas of school curriculum and students’ everyday lives. Selected student artwork from preschoolers through 12th graders was featured and the community was invited to three public receptions which included two evening open houses and a Saturday celebration with hands-on art ...
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Superintendent’s Message-February 2019
A Word from Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins Dear community members— As you know, equity has been a priority for many years, and it has received particular attention in the last months. I’m writing with an update on our latest work to support equity, including our FY2020 proposed budget, a school reconfiguration plan, the Quest program, and our Program of Study for next year. We continue to seek feedback from staff, from CHS and Buford students, and the community. Gatherings include meetings with Habitat families, Westhaven and Friendship Court community members, and churchgoers across the city. We have used equity as our lens for the requested 2019-20 ...
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Celebrating Black History Month (all year long!) February 2019
Division-wide, many events and activities were planned to celebrate Black History Month ranging from classroom decorations to special morning announcements to Soul Feasts and assemblies. At Johnson Elementary School, second grade students created a backdrop for a Kehinde Wiley-inspired photobooth for African American Heritage Night. Thanks to our talented second graders for creating the backdrop and our parent photographer John Robinson for capturing these beautiful photos. See the photo album here. At Buford Middle School, students heard from Charlottesville-area residents that participated in the summer’s Charlottesville Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Montgomery, AL. For news coverage, click here. Special school-wide morning meetings were held at ...
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Elementary School Highlights
The start of 2019 has been a busy one for our creative and innovative elementary students in Charlottesville City! Keep reading for some of our recent elementary activities. And looking ahead, mark your calendars now for Parent University! All PK-Grade 4 families are welcome to attend either night for parent workshops, information booths, and a chance to connect with other families. Jackson-Via will host the first night on 3/5 from 5:30-7:30, or join us at Greenbrier on 3/14 from 5:30-7:30. Math and STEM nights are a big hit with families as they come to school to design, build, play math games together. ...
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Clark classroom upgrades big hit with students
“It’s like a home away from home,” said one fourth-grader, referring to her new classroom space at Clark Elementary. Fourth-grade classroom renovations at Clark Elementary School were completed in 2018 as the first project in a division-wide plan to modernize facilities. The project, completed by VMDO Architects, included upgrades to classroom furniture, lighting, and flooring, along with new cubbies, library nooks, and shelving. “We are so grateful to the City of Charlottesville for supporting these efforts to upgrade our schools,” said assistant superintendent Kim Powell. “As we turn our attention to the next phase of design at Jackson-Via Elementary, we are confident ...
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