Blue Demon Bulletin

March 12 - End of Q3 Grading Period

March 13 - SCHOOLS CLOSED (Teacher Workday)

March 14 - Pyramid Choir Concert @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auditorium)

March 18 - ASVAB Testing (10th - 12th Graders ONLY)

March 18 - 22 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week

March 21 - Parent/Teacher Conference Night @ 3:30 - 6:30 pm

March 21 - 23 - "Rumors" Dinner Theatre (more details below)

March 28 - April 2 - SPRING BREAK - SCHOOLS CLOSED (Teacher Workday on April 2)

- The CHS Math MACC Team finished 2nd overall at the Super MACC Tournament.

- CHS had six individuals who were recognized as place winners at the Blue Ridge Highlands Regional Science Fair at Radford University. Cole Abbott was an individual winner in Physics and Astronomy. Other place winners were Asher Porter, Bisan Rai, Harjot Rai, Alexandria Swenson, and Disha Talajia.

- Taylor Buckley and Hayse Good were recognized by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association as winners for the MCPS Secondary Art Show.

- The CHS Band earned a SUPERIOR RATING at the annual concern band assessment, which is the highest rating a band can earn. The CHS Band will also be honored as a Virginia Honor Band for the 2023-24 school year.

- Summer Hamlin finished as the STATE CHAMPION in the Girls 500m Dash at the 3A Indoor Track & Field State Championships, along with setting a new school record in the event.

- Leila Haley set a new school record in the Girls 300m Dash at the 3A Indoor Track & Field State Championships

- Donovan Richardson (Triple Jump), Jaiden Edwards (Shot Put), Ava Haley (Shot Put), and Leila Haley (55m Dash) also earned All-State honors at the 3A Indoor Track & Field State Championships

- Brady Hand finished as STATE CHAMPION in the 3A Wrestling State Championships.

- Jake Robie finished as STATE RUNNER-UP in the 3A Wrestling State Championships. Evan Mefford and Brandon Bevins also earned All-State honors.

- Luke Rawlings finished as STATE RUNNER-UP in the 3A Diving State Championships and Sierra Symanoskie earned All-State honors as well.

It is with great excitement that we would like to share the date, time, and location of the CHS Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2024. As many of you have witnessed and experienced, our current grounds and school are under a tremendous amount of stress and transition due to the construction and renovation of Christiansburg High School. We have been given a tremendous opportunity by MCPS and Virginia Tech to hold our 2024 graduation ceremony at Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus.

The date of graduation will be on Saturday, May 18 at 11:30 am. We realize the change in venue is a shift from our normal graduation practices, but due to our current status at CHS, this will allow us to have unlimited admittance of family members and friends for our graduates, significant parking opportunities, and a space that will not be affected by the change if inclement weather should arise.

In the coming weeks, we will provide additional specific details related to the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024. We understand there will be questions related to the venue and the day of the ceremony. We will work to adequately answer those questions and ensure we have a positive, impactful, and celebratory day for the Class of 2024!

As we prepare for the final stretch of your child’s high school career, we wanted to take an opportunity to share some important information with you regarding the timeline for the remainder of the year and scholarship information that you may find valuable.

There are three documents attached to this message that you can review with your student. They include a “Senior Year Timeline”, a “Scholarship Guide”, and a “How To” with finding scholarships. We hope this information proves helpful to you as you continue to navigate the remainder of the year.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Joel Bates (Senior Counselor) at joelbates@mcps.org or 540-382-5186.

If you have not placed your order for your graduating senior, please due so by March 25th! Please use the links below to assist with items you may with to purchase with the gap and gown or the cap and gown alone.

CHS Graduation Products

CHS Cap & Gown Unit Only

The end of our third quarter will be on Tuesday, March 12. Please remind your students that all assignments will need to be submitted by that date in order to be counted in their first quarter grade! If you are unsure of your child's progress in their classes, please feel free to log into PowerSchool for the most up to date information.

If you are having difficulty logging into PowerSchool, please call the CHS Main Office and our staff can assist you.

CHS will hold Parent/Teacher Conference Night on Thursday, March 21 from 3:30 - 6:30 pm. If you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teachers, please call the CHS Counseling Office at 540-382-5186 to select a time.

If you are unable to meet on March 21, please feel to contact your child's teachers during the week of March 18 - 22 to set up a Google Meet, phone call, or in person meeting to discuss your child's progress in their classes.

MCPS Virtual School Program Registration is OPEN!!! If you would like to register your student for the MCPS Virtual School Program for the 2024-25 school year, please do so at https://buff.ly/49IA2Zp

The deadline for registration is March 22, 2024.

For additional information about VSP, please visit https://buff.ly/3YZHme6

The CHS Prom will take place in the CHS Cafeteria from 8:00 - 11:00 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2024. This year's theme is "STARRY NIGHT."

ONLY Juniors and Seniors are allowed to purchase tickets for the CHS Prom and the cost of the tickets are $20.00 a piece. Ticket sales will take place during lunch from April 3 - 17.

There will be free food, drinks, and great music available! We look forward to seeing you there!

The CHS After Prom will take place at the Christiansburg Recreation Center from 11:00 pm - 2:00 am on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Admission is FREE!!! There will be snacks, games, activities, and raffles available throughout the night. Some of these activities will include mechanical bull riding, inflatable axe throwing, and more!

This event is available to seniors, juniors, and any date that is brought to the CHS Prom. Each person will need a completed permission form that they will receive when they purchase their prom tickets. These will be made available when prom tickets are sold in April and will be due back by April 17, 2024.

If you would like to stay abreast of our 2024 Spring Sports calendar, please explore the River Ridge District website at www.riverridgedistrictva.org. Once you have entered the website, click on "Christiansburg" and you will have access to our entire Spring sport calendar.

We have a limited number of Spring sports passes available for the Spring season. These will be on sale March 11 - 15 in Coach Cromer's Office during school lunch hours (10:25 am - 12:25 pm). Please make checks out to Christiansburg High School. Go Big Blue!

If you have any questions, please contact Tim Cromer at tcromer@mcps.org

RESPECTFUL - RESPONSIBLE - CONNECTED

As we prepare to enter the Spring sports season, it is imperative that WE (parents, athletes, coaches, students, and spectators) work to embody and model respectfulness and sportsmanship when participating and spectating sports events at both our home and away matches.

Unfortunately, there have been occurrences at sporting events in the local area where officials have been approached, degraded, and treated in a disrespectful manner while working to officiate games and contests. Recently, the number of officials from all sports and associations has decreased significantly. In a time when officials are short in numbers and being asked to cover additional games throughout a week, it is important to make the best effort to support and respect the responsibility they have chosen to take on.

As we navigate the Spring sports season, some of our officials associations have notified us that if an official is confronted by an irate parent before, during, or after a game, that association may choose to not officiate any of our school's home or away games for a period of (14) days. Should this type of behavior continue, the association may choose to no longer officiate any of our contests.

Fortunately, we have not had issues of this magnitude at CHS and it would be my hope that the fans of CHS will continue to set an exemplary example for appropriate behavior at sporting events, regardless of the opposing fans, calls on the field, or behavior of the opposing teams. As we continually work to be the best version of ourselves and model sportsmanlike behavior, we not only set a high standard for others to follow, but we also set an extraordinary and necessary example for our student athletes and youth!

As we prepare for the last leg of the 2023-24 school year, we wanted to remind you of the parking information that was shared with you at the beginning of the year. Due to the impact of the construction and renovation projects at CHS, the amount of spaces we are be able to offer our students has been significantly decreased. We are only able to offer student parking in the Gymnasium and Auditorium parking lots and these spaces are only be available to senior and junior students.

We had hoped we may more available spaces during the Spring semester, due to some of students completing early graduation, but that was not the case. We could still have some spaces become available as we finish the year, but we are not certain of when and how many may become available.

If your junior or senior student would like to be put on a waiting list for a space, they will need to turn in the parking agreement paperwork, provide a copy of their driver's license, and pay for the parking fee of $7.00.

We apologize for this inconvenience, but the renovation and construction project have adversely affected our amount of parking spaces that are available.

CHS will be hosting the C'burg Strand Pyramid Concert to highlight the talents of our students in grades K-12 on Thursday, March 14.

Families can enter the CHS building by utilizing the Main Entrance (Door #9) or the Loading Dock Entrance (Door #30). We look forward to seeing you there!

The CHS Theatre and Culinary Arts departments are excited for our collaboration on our next DINNER THEATRE EXPERIENCE! The event will be held at CHS Thursday, March 21 at 6pm, Friday, March 22 at 6pm, Saturday, March 23 at 1pm and 6pm. Your $20 ticket includes the two-act show and a delicious Italian dinner.

The show is Rumors, a hilarious comedy that will keep you laughing from start to finish. The story: At a large suburban townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it's only a flesh wound, Charlie Brock's self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of farce. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity that only playwright Neil Simon could concoct! (Note that the play contains mature language and subject matter most suitable for ages 12 and up.)

Our dinner menu will include garden salad, pasta, freshly made marinara sauce, meatballs, roasted vegetables, a variety of breads, and assorted beverages. Desserts featuring a cheesecake station will be served at intermission. (If you have particular dietary needs, please don't hesitate to contact me via email with details.)

Make your reservations by clicking this link: Dinner Theatre reservations. We will contact you to confirm your reservations and arrange payment. Should you have questions, please contact theatre director Makala Witten at mwitten@mcps.org or call CHS at 540-382-5178.

CHS will be offering the ASVAB Career and Exploration Test on March 18, 2024. This will only be available to 10th - 12th grades. If your student would like to participate in this test, they can sign up in the CHS Counseling Office.