• September 23SENIORS: senior portrait make-up day will be Friday, November 7. All student photos must be in by Friday, November 14.
  • September 23PSATs will be held on Wednesday, October 8. Listen to announcements for more information.
  • September 18Homecoming Week will be held from Monday, Sept. 22- Friday, Sept. 26. Hoco Dance is Saturday, Sept. 27.
  • June 22CHS students, faculty, and staff, have a safe and restful summer.
  • June 4Graduation will be held on Sat. June 14, @ the VBCC @1 p.m.
  • June 2The Jr./Sr. Prom will be held on Saturday, June 7, from 7-10 p.m. @ the 57th St. Wyndham Hotel.
  • June 2Seniors: MANDATORY graduation practice will be Monday, June 9, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center at 10:30 a.m.
  • May 28Senior Day will be held on Friday, June 6; this is the last day seniors must attend school.
  • May 19SOL testing will take place Tuesday, May 27 - Friday, May 30. The test & adjusted schedule can be found on the CHS website.
  • May 7The school's newest type of sports- banquet, referred to as the ESPY's, will be held on Wed, June 11. More information to follow.
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HEAD FIELD HOCKEY Coach and Head Baseball Coach prepared the space for the event in the back of the library last week. Signing day was a success thanks to both coaches' help.

[Photo] Photo gallery: student-athletes sign letters of intent early

Aiden Dougherty and Katie Linderman
November 25, 2024
YELLOW AND BLUE layer cake represents the federal and state governments working separately. Although in the end, they must work together.

[Photo] Slicing through federalism; Government classes eat cake

Kalli McIlravy, Student Life Editor
November 18, 2024
SENIORS (LEFT TO Right) Chase Foster and Luke Rhoades create snufflemats for the Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center (VBACAC). These snufflemats will be given to VBACAC to be sent to animals in need.

[Photo] CHS seniors volunteer, give back to community charitable foundations

April 26, 2024
SENIORS (LEFT TO Right) Chase Foster and Luke Rhoades create snufflemats for the Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center (VBACAC). These snufflemats will be given to VBACAC to be sent to animals in need.

[Photo] CHS seniors volunteer, give back to community charitable foundations

Samantha Radford, Editor-in Chief
April 26, 2024
SENIORS CAROLINE BLANCHARD (front left), Kirklyn Wilson (front center), and Madison Blanchard (front right) signed their "letters of intent' to play girls soccer in the fall. The Blanchard twins will play at Randolph-Macon and Wilson will play at Lynchburg College.

[Photo] Senior student-athletes commit, collegiate athletics

Amelia Keck, Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2023
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GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER Head Coach Michele Clark celebrates her 300th win with the team that pushed her over this precipice. This was a monumental landmark for her overall career as coach.

[Photo] Falcon girls varsity soccer Head Coach Clark celebrates 300th win

April 20, 2022
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) Capstone Program students compose the first Capstone program offered at the school. hold up the AP Capstone banner during their AP Research class, which they take in their second year of the Capstone curriculum. The school adopted the Capstone program two years ago and as graduation quickly approaches, the first class of students involved in the program were rewarded with the AP capstone banner.

[Photo] AP Capstone students complete second year, will become first graduates of program

January 27, 2020
RETIRED TEACHER CLAYE Rhea attends a Falcon Forum session to share her inspiring story as her former students light up in sight of her.

FALCON STAGE COMPANY members show off their talent during their performance. The show was titled "Every Novel You Ever Read in High School in 25 Minutes or Less", and the performers acted out popular book plot's that students read.

RETIRED TEACHER MRS. Rhea comes back to commemorate teachers who graduated from Cox. She led a game with the students that allowed them to guess who teachers were from their senior photos.

THEATER DIRECTOR MS. Machay introduces her Falcon Stage Company students by showing a video. The members worked hard for weeks in preparation for the event.

RETIRED TEACHER AND coach, Nancy Fowlkes, visits Cox during the "Tradition of Legacy" presentation. She was a Cox alumni and and active teacher in the community.

FORMER DENVER BRONCO skydiver Kenyon Salo stands on top of a ladder to encourage students to step out of their comfort zones. Salo was invited by Operation Smile to speak about spreading love and giving back to the community.

[Photo] Operation Smile's guest speaker Kenyon Salo inspires, motivates students

February 14, 2019
SCA STUDENTS SPONSOR an 'I Love Frank Dubbs' spirit week Monday, Feb. 11 - Friday, Feb. 15 as a lead in to the CHKD Love Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, Feb. 16. Students are asked to show their school spirit and dress up each day next week.

[Photo] Falcons love Frank ‘dubbs’, spirit week

Katherine Harriman, Student Life Editor
February 11, 2019
FRESHMEN ANNA MICHAUD and Lauren Hillier take JV Soccer picutures.

FALCON PRESS CONGRATULATES Ms. Carol Paradiso for winning Teacher of the Year!

[Photo] Teacher of the Year: Carol Paradiso

January 20, 2016
SENIOR JACQUEZ MCCLENON was awarded the game ball for leading the defensive line against Bayside last night.

Senior Jacquez McClenon: defensive dominance

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
October 6, 2015
SOPHOMORE MADDY STARK learns about New Earth Farm's sustainable farming practices during National Library Week.

[Photo] National Library Week goes green

Staff
April 8, 2014
KEY CLUB SPONSORS Judy Rea and Deb Erskine organize Angel Tree gifts.

[Photo] Angel Tree offers limbs to community

Adviser
December 2, 2014
SINGER/SONGWRITER TAYLOR Mathews performs his latest hits for studets at a school assembly.

[Photo] Got talent: Taylor Mathews does

Haley Needham and Bayli Cook
January 17, 2014
NOVELIST VINCENT SACHAR visited Journalism students to discuss writing.

[Photo] Novelist Vincent Sachar on the art of creative writing

Eri Reeves, Staff Writer
March 26, 2015
WIFE AND DAUGHTER watch and contribute to Sachars informational

JUNIOR CATALINA PEREZ recently won first place in the animal science category at the Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair.

Perez takes first at Tidewater Science & Technology Fair

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
March 19, 2015
KEY CLUB SPONSORS Judy Rea and Deb Erskine organize Angel Tree gifts.

JENNIFER LEE, TONY Class, and Wendy Matthis compile Thanksgiving baskets for distribution this week.

[Photo] Spreading holiday spirit

November 21, 2014
JENNIFER LEE, TONY Class, and Wendy Matthis compile Thanksgiving baskets for distribution this week.

[Photo] Spreading holiday spirit

Elaina Hitchcock, Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2014
SOPHOMORE KHALAN LABORN was recently selected to participate in the US Army All-American Combine.

US Army All-American Bowl selection : Khalan Laborn

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
November 10, 2014
SINGER/SONGWRITER TAYLOR Mathews performs his latest hits for studets at a school assembly.

SINGER/SONGWRITER, TAYLOR Mathews, performs his latest hits for studets at a school assembly.

FALCON PRESS PRESENTS its newest Editors-in-Chief, (L-R) sophomore Jessica Peck and seniors Lauren Harris, Elaina Hitchcock, and Bayli Cook.

Newspaper’s newest editors

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
July 28, 2014
SENIORS ROBYN MCNAMARA and Laura Papp celebrate a future teaching contract with VBCPS through Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow.

Future VBCPS teachers shine

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
May 14, 2014
MEMBERS OF THE JV Girls Soccer team take a time out to pose for the camera.

THE COMMUNITY GATHERS to remember Beach Pharmacy owner and Cox alum parent David Kilgore.

Forever in our hearts

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
April 23, 2014
ENGLISH 12 TEACHER Carol Paradiso poses as the Cat in the Hat.

[Photo] National english honor society children’s book drive

Drew Porter, Staff Writer
March 5, 2014
CIVIL WAR REENACTORS explain life as a soldier to students at the school.

[Photo] Learning becomes interactive: civil war soldiers visit

Staff Writer
December 19, 2013
BOWLING CLUB TEAM Wolfpack members Darian Taylor (12), Ross Clapham (12), Kemo Zatuut (12), Wyatt Waterfield (12), and Lauren Shepherd (10) hold tight to their 2nd place ranking in the Pinboys High School Bowling Tournament.

Bowling club

Erin Tonelson, Adviser
December 12, 2013
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