Over the last month, we heard from several alumni who attended Community School during its first years in the 1970s and early 80s. They provided information on their education, current careers, global experiences, and memories of Community School. Over the next year, we’ll be reaching out to more of our alumni to gather information about […]
December 11, 2012
In a strong statement of our drama program’s quality and success, Community School alumni were chosen to represent three out of seven area high schools in the Shakespeare Competition of the English-Speaking Union’s Southwestern Virginia Branch on Saturday. Anne Peyton B., who placed third in the competition, represented Patrick Henry High School. Maggie H., for […]
November 6, 2012
1) Ayn Cates S., who attended CS in its early years in the 1970s, recently contacted us to report that she is currently working as a poet and author and has published seven books for children and adults. Ayn is donating a copy of her latest children’s story, Sparkle & The Gift, to CS. She […]
May 22, 2012
1) Max B. (Seminar class of 1999) will be promoted to Captain in the U.S. Army on June 1. The next day he will graduate from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. The following week, he and his wife, Sarah, will report to Fort Gordon in August, GA, where […]
May 15, 2012
Congratulations to Walter P. (Seminar class of 2009) who was recently selected as the Agriscience Student of the Year for the state of North Carolina. Walter is a high school junior in Pembroke, North Carolina. Last year he placed first in the North Carolina Agriscience Fair and eighth in the national competition in Indianapolis. He […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]