Charlottesville High School

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Charlottesville High School opened in 1974 as the replacement for the city's Lane High School. The school serves more than 1,200 students in grades 9 through 12. [1] The mascot is the Black Knight. The school has 152 faculty members. [2] Charlottesville High School's motto is “Embrace Diversity and Inspire Dreams.”[3]

BLAST, an initiative that gives students tablet computers to use in school and at home, will be implemented sometime in the 2012/2013 school year.[3]

Aaron Bissonnette will become principal on July 1, 2013, succeeding interim principal William Clendaniel. [4]

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Charlottesville High School is located at 1400 Melbourne Rd.Charlottesville, VA 22901.


School Population June 2011

  • Enrollment: 1164
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 6.4%
  • Black: 44%
  • Hispanic: 4.1%
  • White: 45.4%
  • Other/Unspecified: 4.5%
  • ESL students: 16.2%
  • Gifted students: 22.8%
  • Special Education students: 13.6%
  • Pupil/teacher ratio: 20.5:1

Initiatives

Solar panel installation

Location of solar panels on CHS roof

The city installed a solar photovoltaic array on the high school's roof in the winter of 2012. [5]

Some of the funding for the project comes from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. When installed, the panels will provide a minimum of 64 kilowatts and will be used for experiments by CHS students, Piedmont Virginia Community College students and the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The school system has contributed $98,000 for the project. [6]

The city hopes to save $316,000 in utility fees over the 25-year lifespan of the system. [6]

African-American student athlete study

Paul C. Harris a professor at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. In the fall of 2013, he will be conducting a study on the academic performance of African-American male student athletes at CHS. [7]

Listen to audio for more information

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References

  1. Web. About Charlottesville High School, City of Charlottesville, retrieved June 6, 2011.
  2. Web. Staff Directory, retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Web. Charlottesville High: Extraordinary Students, Extraordinary School, retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. Web. New leadership coming to Charlottesville, Western Albemarle High schools, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 5, 2013, retrieved May 6, 2013.
  5. Web. June 2012 Construction Report, Department of Public Works, City of Charlottesville, retrieved June 28, 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Web. [1], retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. Web. Curry School professor tackles academics with CHS athletes, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, retrieved June 25, 2013.

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