Browse past news stories for Charlottesville High School in Charlottesville, VA.

• Authority’s exhibit to highlight evolution of public housing (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:39:11 am
  The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority will be showcasing a public housing exhibit next week.
• Tinsley fund donates $75,000 to city schools (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:16:55 am
  Tinsley, violinist with the Dave Matthews Band and a 1982 graduate of the Charlottesville High School Orchestra program, is providing the funds for the seventh year.
• DMB Member Boyd Tinsley Makes $75K Donation to Charlottesville Schools (WCAV Charlottesville)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 10:11:25 pm
  Dave Matthews Band member and Charlottesville High School alum Boyd Tinsley gave Charlottesville City Schools a $75,000 donation for music lessons, tennis instruction, and one-on-one tutoring.
• Patrick Henry Community College leads Virginia charge in providing sanctioned sports (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 08:00:45 am
  When the decision-makers at Patrick Henry Community College added an official National Junior College Athletic Association-sanctioned program — becoming the first Virginia Community College System school to do so — in 2006, it was with the understanding that the sports themselves wouldn't make money directly.
• Kenya calling: 16-year-old Coleman answers (The Hook)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 09:41:15 pm
  Logan Coleman shows off a memento. PHOTO BY ERIKA MAGUIRE She’s traveled halfway across the world, organized her own month-long trip to Kenya, studied the modernization of African cultures, interned with the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy, speaks near fluent Swahili, and one day hopes to work alongside the African Union. Oh, and she’s only 16 years old. Logan Coleman, a ...
• Local postal workers protest proposal (The Greene County Record)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:22:51 pm
  Local mail could be moved to Richmond processing center
• Making A List: Local High School Football Stars (WCAV Charlottesville)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:18:26 pm
  Jed Gamber hits the football fields of local high schools in search of the three best high school football stars. See who's been scouted by Jed and where you might be seeing them play at the next level. Leave us a comment with your high school football stars.
• Postal workers say facility closure would slow mail service (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:03:44 am
  The local center has 181 employees.
• Mail center employees rally against job losses (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:58:56 am
  More than 50 postal workers from the Charlottesville region rallied alongside U.S. 29 on Sunday to protest the possible closure of the Albemarle County Airport Road mail processing center.
• Postal Workers Protest Shutdown (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:16:39 am
  Postal workers are protesting plans to shutdown the mail sorting center that serves all of central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
• Parent classes appear to lead to reduction in teen wrecks (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 04:33:06 am
  For more information about Partners for Safe Teen Driving, visit http://www.safeteendriving.org.
• Hot pursuit: Dashcam video fuels Rugby Road chase debate (The Hook)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:56:46 am
  Across from Bayly Drive on Rugby Road, an alert motorist steers away from the chase. PHOTO BY CHARLOTTESVILLE P.D. There has been an arrest in the infamous case of a chase that resulted in a stolen car going around 85mph on Rugby Road and causing over $100,000 in damage by scalping an occupied house . About two months after the August 7 incident, which captured widespread attention after the car ...
• Veterans Day Ceremony Held in Charlottesville (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:31:39 pm
  Military veterans were honored for their service and sacrifice to this country Wednesday morning in Charlottesville.
• Clinics Canceled Due to Vaccine Shortage (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 04:31:39 pm
  Many of the schools in the Thomas Jefferson Health District are canceling their scheduled H1N1 flu clinics because of the shortage of the vaccine.
• CBJ: Personnel File (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:39:21 pm
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• Western Albemarle and Goochland Clash for the Jefferson District Title (WCAV Charlottesville)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:45:40 pm
  The Friday Night Endzone Game of the Week has championship implications. The Western Albemarle Warriors (9-0, 6-0) and Goochland Bulldogs (8-1, 5-1) clash in the biggest game of the year.
• Rock out to Rachmaninoff (The Daily Progress)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 02:54:00 pm
  Youth Orchestras build reputation for quality, skills for musical future
• Women start from scratch (Martinsville Bulletin)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 11:30:59 am
  The Lady Patriots don’t have the luxury of easing into their first season of junior college basketball. Patrick Henry Community College’s women’s team will debut today on the road against Louisburg College, the No. 8 team in the nation.
• Postal Service: Study backs consolidation to Richmond (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 04:13:57 am
  A U.S. Postal Service study indicates some operations should be moved from the Albemarle County Airport Road mail processing and distribution facility to a larger plant near Richmond.
• City school district hosts meeting on option of reworking grade levels (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:16:22 am
  The meeting, which will narrow the four options to two, will take place at 6 p.m. at Charlottesville High School.
• When safe driving literally pays off (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 04:24:07 am
  As the Good Neigh Bear danced, State Farm Insurance agent Gary Albert made the dangerous move of reaching into the car of a teen driver.
• CHS Students Get The Message To Buckle Up (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 01:01:39 am
  In the shadow of Teen Driver Safety Week, Charlottesville High School is having a week long reminder for student drivers.
• Woman to share family’s diploma success stories (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:21:58 am
  Pam Graves knew that if she wanted to make a better life for her daughter it meant getting her GED.
• Black dropout rate in county triples (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 04:17:36 am
  New figures show that the dropout rate among black students who entered Albemarle County high schools in 2005 nearly tripled that of the previous class, a disappointing result for school administrators who had praised the low black dropout rate only six months ago.
• CHS Students Learn Driving Safety Lessons (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 07:16:39 pm
  The school and State Farm Insurance are partnering to teach teens the value of safe driving.
• School Leaders in Charlottesville Offer Apology for Massive Resistance (WCAV Charlottesville)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 03:13:43 pm
  School leaders follow the Charlottesville City Council's lead and issue an official apology for massive resistance in Charlottesville. The Board also voted to grant permission to start raising funds for a new synthetic turf for the football field at Charlottesville High School.
• Artificial turf OK’d for city school (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 04:21:31 am
  A divided Charlottesville School Board on Thursday approved the installation of a synthetic turf field at Charlottesville High School, despite some members’ concerns about possible health and environmental risks.
• CHS faculty, staff to perform benefit for school choirs (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 04:16:51 am
  Charlottesville High School faculty and staff members will showcase their musical talents Saturday to benefit the school’s student choirs.
• Charlottesville School Board Approves Turf (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:16:43 pm
  Charlottesville's School Board has voted 5-2 in favor of artificial turf at Charlottesville High School.
• What is happening to this country? (The Daily Progress)
  posted on October 11, 2009 at 04:21:39 am
  While visiting Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12, my wife and I found ourselves caught up in a massive crowd of overwhelmingly well-behaved, good-humored and average-looking Americans gathered on the Mall for a Tea Party to protest against government intrusion in their lives and the growing tax burden.