1) Congratulations to Corrie Williamson (Seminar class of 2000), recipient of the 2014 Perugia Press Prize for a First or Second Book by a Woman for her new book Sweet Husk. Corrie holds a M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of Arkansas, where she was a Walton Fellow and Director of the Writers in the […]
October 1, 2014
Julianne Strange Lemon (in photo above with Kevin Thomas) is seeking contacts with her CS classmates from 1971 to 1975. CS alumni from that time period can reach Julianne at jlemonster@gmail.com. Of her memories at CS and her current life, Julianne sent the following: I will say what I have always said about the impact […]
August 27, 2014
Jeffrey Lorber emailed seeking contacts with CS alumni from the early 1970’s and to share his memories of teaching at Community School in its first years. Excerpts from his email are included below. Alumni and teachers from that time period can reach Jeffrey at mjlorber1@yahoo.com. I taught at The Community School for two years in […]
June 3, 2014
1) Congratulations to Maggie Thompson (Seminar class of 2006) who graduated last month from the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing. She is preparing to take the nursing licensure exam this month and applying for jobs outside the Roanoke Valley. 2) Congratulations to Marleigh Walsh (Seminar class of 2011) who is one of the Junior […]
May 27, 2014
1) Congratulations to Carolyn Miesen (Seminar class of 2006) who is graduating from Roanoke College with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in elementary education and human development. Carolyn will be pursuing a M.S. in Quantitative Psychology at James Madison University this fall. She is member of Psi Chi International Honor Society, Alpha Chi […]
May 13, 2014
1) Paige Johnson (Seminar class of 1999) has been accepted to Oxford University where she will be pursuing a second Master’s degree this fall. She recently earned a M.S. in Science Communication from Drexel University and has been working as a Faculty/Research Group Assistant at the Joint Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis at Cal Tech. 2) […]
May 6, 2014
1) Walter Patterson (Seminar class of 2009) is a freshman at UNC-Pembroke where he is a member of the Esther G. Maynor Honors College and a Farm Bureau Scholar. He has already submitted his first scientific paper, currently under review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, and is working on three more. Walter was the […]
April 22, 2014
From Lisa Hollandsworth, mother of Jaren (Seminar class of 2013 and currently a freshman at Lord Botetourt High School): A little over a year ago, I posted this design that Jaren Hollandsworth made for a Chaco sandal at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. His design was the most popular from the festival so, this year, his sandal idea […]
March 11, 2014
Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Ginny Weiss. Ginny was one of the founders of Community School in 1971 and was instrumental in the creation of the Strawberry Festival. She was a longtime supporter of the school, serving in many capacities from parent and volunteer to employee and trustee. […]
January 28, 2014
After attending Community School from age 3 through 6th grade, Tory and Liam Halsey moved to another state this past summer and are now enrolled in the 7th grade in a public middle school. Tory sent the letter below last week. Liam recently participated in a robotics competition and was interviewed for a local news […]
