In March, the School Board voted to add Charlottesville Police Department officers to our school’s safety plan. Starting next August, two “school resource officers” (SROs) will be at CHS to handle police-related tasks like emergencies, safety planning, or speaking to classes like driver’s ed. Our CSAs and mental health staff roles will be the same as this year.

Our students’ voices are important, and we want to hear from them now as we plan for the return of SROs to our schools.

Three ways your student can learn more:

Two winners of the Edgar and Eleanor Shannon Foundation for Excellence in Public Education grants for the 2025-26 school year are CHS teachers! Congratulations:

Our school cafeteria has expanded its offerings to include build-your-own rice bowls several days a week and they’re a hit! Rice bowls return this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ingredient options: Taco meat, Chicken Tinga, Black Beans, Cheese, Rice, Corn, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Jalapenos, Peppers, Salsa.

Get CHS news from a student perspective! Our student newspaper the Knight Time Review is bringing back its broadcast of Late Knight News. Watch the first episode here. (Students watched this during Impact Time on Friday).

To address unsafe street conditions during student arrival and dismissal, the City of Charlottesville has installed school zone speed cameras at Charlottesville Middle School (formerly Buford), Tall Oaks Elementary (formerly Johnson), and Summit Elementary (formerly Clark). Depending on where you live in the city, this is something for staff, parents, and student-drivers to be very aware of on their way to/from CHS every day. At the start of the year, cameras started monitoring for speeding violations during arrival and dismissal. Initially, warnings were given to motorists; as of this Monday, September 8, citations will be issued. Violators who speed 11 MPH over the posted speed limit through a school zone during enforcement hours will be issued a $50 fine. Learn more.

⌚ At Summit and Tall Oaks elementaries, enforcement times are 7:30-8:30am and 2-3pm. 

⌚ At Charlottesville Middle School, enforcement times are 8-9am and 2:45-3:45pm.

This August, our division proudly opened the doors to the new academic building of Charlottesville Middle School, serving 7th and 8th grade now (and welcoming 6th grade in 2026 once a major renovation of the old Buford buildings is complete). Many of our Black Knight students and families helped make this project a reality, from advocating for funding to giving feedback about what our students need from a modern middle school. Come and see the amazing results! Principal Rodney Jordan and VMDO architects are leading tours this fall. Sign up for a tour of CMS here.

Our "Off and Away" device expectations have made a noticeable difference in both our schoolwide environment and classroom communities. In classrooms especially, we've seen improvements in student discussions, interpersonal connections, and overall engagement.

Student personal devices must be Off and Away during the school day: 9am - 4pm. Confiscated phones are turned into the main office.

Confiscated phones may only be picked up by an approved family member and will not be provided back to students.

CHS promotes the value of daily and on-time arrival for school and classes as a significant indicator of student success.

Please help your student with their on-time arrival.

You can communicate with Ms. Gore by:

If you are still having concerns with getting your student bus transportation, please contact Betsy Scott for assistance.

Student on-time arrival to class is critical for student success and class community development.

Student tardiness will be monitored on a daily basis.

Students who are excessively tardy (either by the frequency of tardiness or by the number of minutes) may be assigned After-school Buy Back from 4:00pm - 5pm or lunch detention.

CHS admin or staff will contact families whose students are assigned either Buy-Back of lunch detention.

Students who stay after school can either be picked-up or use the 5pm Activity Bus. Of course, approved students may also self-transport.

Questions? Email Nurse Nichole Stevens at stephek1@charlottesvilleschools.org 

CHS's commitment to a Positive School Culture includes professional learning and development with promoting positive school behaviors and aligning positive school strategies.

This section will be devoted to updating our community on ideas, references, or strategies that our school-based PSC team is helping promote.

You will see CHS: Community - Striving - Honesty on email signatures, ParentSquare messages, and in other communication. This represents key values thar our school is promoting as meaningful traits of personal and school success.

This section will feature upcoming events including bell schedule information for the week ahead (date - day - schedule - Impact/SEL/CHS)

The link below is our 25-26 bell schedule.

NOTE: Impact/SEL Times are variable and not on set dates/days.

This is so we distribute this time evenly across all classes across the school year.

Changes to our schedule will be communicated to students via ParentSquare, announcements, and via teacher communication.

This section is allocated to PTO updates.

CHS has an active PTO which helps support our students and teachers and staff.

The PTO is here to build strong partnerships between families, teachers, and administrators, and we are proud to play a role in helping our school thrive. Whether it's supporting classroom needs through teacher grants, organizing breakfasts and teacher appreciation, or fostering communication between staff and families, our goal is to help create a positive and enriching environment for every student.

We invite all families to get involved in a way that’s comfortable for your family. That may be volunteering, attending our monthly meetings, “liking” our posts, or anything in between.

On September 11 from 5 to 7 pm, Charlottesville High School will be hosting the Central Virginia Regional College Fair! This will take place in A and B Commons. There will be many colleges from across the US present at this fair. Local workforce and trade school programs as well as military officers have been invited in order to encompass a variety of post-secondary pathways. A full list of schools/representatives attending will be made available closer to the date.

This fair is open to all students regardless of grade level and school they attend.

If you would like to attend the fair, please register for a barcode before the event. You can register at www.StriveScan.com. Representatives will scan your barcode to connect with you after the fair.