🎉🎨Congratulations to this year's Citywide Art Show winners! This year we swept the show with four amazing winners! Congratulations to:
Julia Siedlecki: first Place in 2D
Emmie Chapman: 3rd Place 2D
Madelyn Gregg: 3rd Place 3D
Kaydence Holland and Brayden Johnson: Honorable Mention 3D
Thank you to all of you who participated and for all who came out to see the show!
🎉 Huge congrats to our newly elected NHS Executive Committee!
PRESIDENT: Eshani Patel
VICE PRESIDENT: Chaewon Kang
TREASURER: Matthew Dewberry
RECORDING SECRETARY: Taylor Louka
SERVICE SECRETARY: Montgomery Brown
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Riley Cooke
Your dedication to scholarship, leadership, service, and character sets an inspiring example for us all. Looking forward to seeing the positive impact you'll make!
#NHS #Leadership #Excellence
It is Custodial Staff Recognition Week! 👏🎉
These important team members deliver outstanding services and support the operation of our buildings. They often work behind the scenes, so this is a great week to thank them publicly for all they do. #CPSCelebrates
🎉 Join us tonight for a special evening celebrating our retirees as they embark on their next adventure! 🌟 #CPSCelebrates
📅 Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Grassfield High School
👉🎥 The event will also be live-streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChesapeakePublicSchoolsVA
🥨🌟 Big shoutout to the NHS officers for the sweet surprise during Teacher Appreciation Week! Your thoughtfulness and the tasty pretzels made our day! Thank you for all you do! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #NHS
We value the insights and feedback from our parents and community members. This survey is your opportunity to share thoughts on various aspects of our schools.
🔗 Visit https://www.cpschools.com/surveys to complete the survey. Thank you for sharing your perspectives with us!
🎉 Mrs. Bellamy's Intro to Marketing and Marketing classes got creative for Teacher Appreciation Week! 📚 They've created magazine covers featuring their favorite teachers. Check them out on B Hall and show some love! ❤️👩🏫👨🏫 #TeacherAppreciationWeek
2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATE - EXTENDED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 📅
The School Board approved a change to the current school year calendar. As a result, all schools and offices will now be closed on Friday, May 24, 2024. To view our full calendar, please visit https://www.cpschools.com/events
🎉Exciting news! The school board has just approved the Friday before Memorial Day as a no school day for students and staff! 🇺🇸🌟 Enjoy the long weekend and take some time to relax and recharge. 🌞💆♂️ #MemorialDayWeekend #LongWeekend
🎉Our SCA left no #blankspaces this morning as we entered our #teacherappreciation Era with a yummy breakfast! Huge shout out to Grassfield Chic Fil A and 7-11 for their generous donations! ❤️🐻💙#gogrizzlies #thegrizzlyway
Please find the May Grizzly Growl via the following link:
https://secure.smore.com/n/c9kd1
🥇 May 6-10, 2024 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and our teachers are “Gold Medal Educators!” #CPSTAW24
👉 📝 Join us in “honoring our champions” in teaching by visiting https://www.cpschools.com/article/1579472. Once there, you can send a “gold medal message” to a teacher who has helped shape your (or your child’s) future or remind them of a gold-medal moment that mattered to you! The message will be delivered with care to your teacher and could also be featured on our website or social media channels! #CPSCelebrates #ElevateEducatorsVA
Between preparing healthy meals for students, adhering to nutrition standards, navigating food allergies, and offering service with a smile, our school nutrition professionals are true heroes. 🍕🌮🥛🍇
School Lunch Hero Day is a chance to showcase the difference school nutrition professionals make for every child who comes through the cafeteria. Please be sure to thank your favorite School Lunch Hero today! #CPSCelebrates
🎉On Saturday, April 27th our unarmed regulation, armed regulation, and inspection teams competed in the state drill meet at Atlee High School. This was our first time competing at the state level in 5 years. Excited to announce that our Armed Drill Team under the command of Cadet Liam Long, finished 3rd overall. (A total of 19 teams across the state competed).
🎉Additionally, our cadets placed 2nd (Cadet Olivia Rees) and 3rd (Cadet Levi Martz) in the basic knockout competition and 2nd (Cadet Lukas Beaudoin) in the advanced knockout competition. (Both the Basic & Advanced competitions start out with approximately 100 cadets from across the state).
💪Extremely proud of all the hard work the cadets put in this year!
🎉 Join us in celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We encourage you to take some time to honor the incredible culture, history, and contributions of Asian Pacific Americans throughout May. Learn more about Asian Pacific Heritage Month and Asian Pacific Virginians here: http://www.virginia.gov/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month
May is Jewish American Heritage Month!
This month offers all Americans an opportunity to celebrate and draw inspiration from Jewish Americans' contributions to the fabric of our nation’s history and culture. You can read more about the celebration in Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proclamation: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/proclamations/proclamation-list/jewish-american-heritage-month-2.html
Join us as we celebrate and honor the rich culture, traditions, contributions, and enduring legacy of Jewish Americans. #CPSCelebrates
Join us for our second School Safety Forum on Wed., May 22nd at Western Branch High School at 5:30 p.m. Representatives of the School Safety Taskforce (SSTF) will provide a brief update on policies and procedures followed by a Q&A session. Learn more: www.cpschools.com/safety
On Saturday, Indian River High School hosted Operation Military Families! Operation Military Families allowed for our district's military families to participate in information sessions and fun activities for students.
Throughout the evening, families were able to get complimentary family portraits taken by Lifetouch, enjoy performances by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Woodwind Quartet, eat a pizza dinner and learn about resources offered to military families in our area.
Special thanks to Captain Matt Frauenzimmer for taking the time to speak to our families and the Office of Family and Community Engagement for continuing their commitment to serving our community.
Today, our Physics students took learning to new heights with a thrilling field trip to Busch Gardens! 🎢🌟 Exploring the physics behind roller coasters and rides was an adventure like no other. From G-forces to kinetic energy, every twist and turn taught us something new! #PhysicsAdventures #BuschGardens #LearningIsFun
We are wrapping up National Student Leadership this week and are celebrating the MVPs of our schools for all they do to promote service, spirit, and community! #NSLW2024
Congratulations to four of our student councils who were recently named 2024 National Gold Councils of Excellence. 🥇
Western Branch Middle School was the only middle school in Virginia to earn the recognition. Western Branch High School received the award for the first time, and Grassfield High and Hickory High both earned the honor again this year.
Deep Creek High, Grassfield High, Hickory High, and Western Branch High were also recognized with the VSCA State Achievement Award.
In addition, Western Branch High received the VSCA Outstanding Service Project Award and had two students, Jayla Washington and Amari Sykes, elected to state VSCA officer positions.
