May 8, 2012

Sarah B. (Seminar class of 2004) is graduating this month from Guilford College with a major in psychology and a minor in sociology. Sarah recently received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for Community Service in the Greensboro area for her work organizing and managing a lunch buddy program pairing Guilford College students with public school […]

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March 13, 2012

Congratulations to Houston J. (Seminar class of 1996; CS Extended Studies Program 2000) who will be joining the teaching faculty at Virginia Military Institute in the fall. He was awarded a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of History. Houston graduated with his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in May 2011. […]

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March 6, 2012

Alumni parent Jong R. recently provided information on his three sons. The youngest, Christopher R., is a senior at Cornell University majoring in computational linguistics. Alan R. graduated from Cornell with a degree in English and is currently pursuing a MALS degree from Hollins University while he considers Ph. D. programs in English. He is […]

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February 28, 2012

Congratulations to Walter P. (Seminar class of 2009) who is currently a high school junior in North Carolina. He recently won first place in Future Farmers of America Extemporaneous Public Speaking in federation competition. He will go on to compete in the area competition later this spring. His topic was: “On small farms 89% of the farmer’s […]

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January 3, 2012

1) Rylin L. (Seminar class of 1996) is currently in graduate school in Portland, Oregon, studying physical therapy. Her brother, Jesse L. (Seminar class of 1991), teaches English at Franklin County High School.   2) Emily F. (Seminar class of 2003) graduated from Marlboro College this year with a B.A. in creative writing, children’s literature, […]

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December 6, 2011

1) Recently, The Roanoke Times featured an article on yet another CS alumnus. Alex B. (Seminar class of 2007) received attention for his passion for herpetology. Now a senior at Salem High School, he breeds and sells corn snakes and ball pythons and collects data on their natural habitat. Alex surveyed reptiles and amphibians in […]

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November 1, 2011

Our community extends its sincere condolences to the family of Nicole S. I. (Seminar class of 2001) on her recent death. Nicole, who was 24 years old, attended Community School and Community High School. […]

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October 25, 2011

1) CS alumna Becca M., now Becca A., (Seminar class of 2002) was featured in a recent Associated Press article on young women changing the face of the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). The article was picked up by The Roanoke Times and appeared on the front page of the October 24 edition. […]

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May 31, 2011

1) Congratulations to Yasmine A. who is graduating from Community High School and will be attending the University of Virginia this fall to study English and theater. She was also accepted with scholarships to Goucher College and Guilford College, and waitlisted at the College of William and Mary, Bryn Mawr College, Kenyon College, and the […]

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May 24, 2011

1) Congratulations to Sarah C. who recently graduated as co-valedictorian from Roanoke College. Sarah, who was earlier accepted to medical school at The University of Virginia, has elected to attend The University of Pittsburgh medical school this fall. Sarah is a 2007 graduate of Community High and attended Community School for five years in elementary […]

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