April 20, 2026
Charlottesville High School student Emmet Leclere has been named one of the top finishers in the third annual New York Times Student Photo Essay Contest. Leclere, a 16-year-old sophomore at CHS, wa...
April 15, 2026
The first two battery-powered electric school buses have been added to Charlottesville’s City Schools’ pupil transportation fleet, marking an important step forward in the City of Charlottesville’s...
April 15, 2026
Reminder: Due to a recently announced Special Election in the Commonwealth of Virginia, there will be no school for students on Tuesday, April 21. The day will be a Teacher Workday for staff, with ...
April 13, 2026
Dear Charlottesville City Schools community,This Thursday, April 16, the School Board will be holding a work session on the topic of School Resource Officers (SRO) in Charlottesville City Schools a...
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Meet the Principal
Dr. Summerlyn Thompson holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia, along with a doctorate from Virginia Tech. Previously the longtime principal of Johnson Elementary, she became principal of Walker in 2023.
