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CHS - A Note from Dr. Malone: Week of September 21, 2025

Posted Date: 9/21/25 (5:00 PM)
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BLACK KNIGHT NATION

Weekly News from Charlottesville High School

September 21, 2025

A Note from Dr. Malone

Dear Black Knights -

This week's update includes an opportunity to contribute to the CCS Snack Drive, in addition to information about our After-school Tutoring options.

The after-school tutoring program begins Tuesday, September 30th at 4:00 p.m. Sessions will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00–5:00 p.m. A 5:00 p.m. activity bus will be available for students who need transportation.
This time is designed for tutoring, intervention, and making up assignments or assessments. Students may also use it to recover time lost due to absences or tardiness (“buy-back” time).
At CHS, we continue to emphasize the importance of daily, on-time engagement in every class. Consistent attendance is a key driver of student success, while chronic absenteeism—defined as missing 10% or more of school—remains one of our greatest barriers to achievement.
We encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity to stay on track, strengthen learning, and build positive habits for success.
Let’s keep showing up, on time, and ready to learn—every day, every class.

The end of Quarter 1 will be October 13th. To stay connected with how your student is progressing, please make sure you can access PowerSchool (information below). If you have any concerns related to your student's progress or need clarity on missing assignments or assessments, we first suggest you have your student speak with their teacher. You can also look contact the teacher directly via ParentSquare.

PowerSchool Access

I share this reminder about accessing your student’s grades and about student engagement (attendance) to continue to highlight our accountability to our community and to affirm that engagement and transparency are cornerstones of excellence at CHS.

We do this work together...I love the Knight Life!

Dr. Malone
Announcement for CHS students to learn about SROs, with dates and times listed.

Engaging Our Students on Topic of SROs

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:
  • Our next SRO engagement session with students will be on Thursday, October 9. Similar to the last sessions, the following staff will be available: Dr. Malone, Dr. Gurley, and school board representatives. We will be in A commons so students can come ask questions.
  • There will be a follow-up session on during Impact on Friday, October 10), we will hold special info sessions so students can learn more, share feedback, and ask questions. Students can check their email or Canvas to find the sign-up form.
  • You and your student can also visit charlottesvilleschools.org/SROs to learn more and share your feedback. (Information about weekly “info hours” for adults throughout September and October is also available on that webpage. Staff will receive information about staff opportunities as well.)

CHS Daily Routines: Reminders

Please review the following routines and call the school with any questions

snacks

CCS Snack Drive

The CCS FACE Team is currently hosting a snack drive for our CCS students! Anyone wanting to purchase snacks can do so using this wishlist. You can also drop off snacks at the Division Annex (1400 Melbourne Road), or at any school of your choice. The snack drive runs until Friday October 3rd.
tutoring

After-school Tutoring and Buy-Back- starts September 30th

Looking for academic support? Come to After School Tutoring on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-5pm in the Library starting Tuesday, September 30. CHS staff will be available to help with all academic core subjects, taking missing assessments, and postsecondary planning. Snacks will be provided and bus transportation is available at 5pm. See Ms Lilley and Ms Maker in the Counseling Office with any questions.

This time can also be used to make-up time missed due to attendance or tardiness.

CHS

Schedule and School Events

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

  • 22 Mon SINGLE Impact 4
  • 23 Tue OB Impact 6
  • 24 Wed EB Impact 5
  • 25 Thu SINGLE Impact 7
  • 26 Fri SINGLE SEL

Off & Away
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.

Attendance
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.
Families can contact Tabitha Gore - our Attendance Technician - for all absence updates including responding to any attendance notifications.
You can communicate with Ms. Gore by:

  • Calling 434 245 2410
  • Email at goret2@charlottesvilleschools.org
  • Provide or drop-off a note to the front attendance desk
  • ParentSquare message Tabitha Gore

Students who have excessive absences make-up (buy-back) time during the After-school program or during Saturday Academic Intervention (SAI - dates forthcoming).


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

  • Call to 434 245 2672
  • Email to mawyere1@charlottesvilleschools.org
  • ParentSquare message Betsy Scott

After-school Buy-Back or Lunch Detention
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 (Tuesday/Thursdays) or lunch detention (daily). This includes students in the halls without Passes during our Tardy Sweeps (tardy checks after the bell has rung between classes).
CHS admin or staff will contact families whose students are assigned either Buy-Back or 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.


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Reminders From the School Nurse

  • There are vaccines that are required to attend school--if your student is not up to date on their required vaccines, the nurse will be reaching out. 
  • Students should not carry medication on their person without the approval of the nurse and their administrator.  
  • If your student needs to take any medication at school, you must complete a Medication permission form. You may get this form from the school nurse. All medication must be in the original container. Parents must provide all medication, even over the counter medication such as Tylenol, Motrin or Benadryl for their student; the school will not provide any medication for students.
Questions? Email Nurse Nichole Stevens at stephek1@charlottesvilleschools.org 

CHS PTO Information

25-26

CHS PTO

PTO Information

This section is allocated to PTO updates.

PTO Meetings: 2nd Monday of each Month at CHS and via Zoom.

Next Meeting: Monday, October 13h, 2025.

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


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PTO 25-26 Topic Schedule

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.

Nutrition Information

Monthly and Daily Menus

September 2025

CCS menus are published at the following site and each month's menu is published at least a week before the month begins.


CCS does not serve foods containing pork or peanuts.
Information and resources related to the CCS nutrition page can be found here.

Details on accessing the CCS Nutrition app option - including menu access - can be found in the link below: