To celebrate Reading in schools, Hawks from Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Garder's class went to Butts Road Primary to read to four kindergarten classes! All students enjoyed a literacy-rich experience! 📚 #hawkyeah #readingisfun #flyfearlessly
Personal Fitness 2 went to Universal Fitness to visit a local gym. Dawn from Universal showed the students how to use machines and equipment that are not available at the high school and the students enjoyed designing their own workout!
World Language students ended World Language Week with a fun Word Parade and World Language Trivia ✨ It was great to see the creativity and pride! #worldlanguages #leadwithlanguage
The School Safety Taskforce will host the first of two public forums on March 20th at Indian River High School to provide an update on school safety policies and procedures. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session for attendees. Learn more: http://cpschools.com/safety
🎨 March is VAEA Youth Art Month! Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts and recognizes art education as a viable factor in the total education curriculum that develops citizens of a global society. This year’s theme is “Dream in Art.” #VAartedYAM24 #CPSCelebrates #InspireCPS
To learn more about Youth Art Month and ways to celebrate, visit https://councilforarteducation.org/youth-art-month/ and http://www.vaea.org/youth-art-month.html. 🎉
Join us on March 14th at 6:30 p.m. for a webinar about Financial Planning for children with disabilities. Learn about guardianship and alternatives, ABLE accounts, and special needs trusts. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSFinancial2024
The Reality Store is coming back to Hickory! Hickory Family and Community, we need your help! Please consider signing up to volunteer for this event on Wednesday, April 17th! #life #FACS #realitystore
Hey Hawks, all AP students enrolled in Spring 2024 AP courses must register and pay for AP tests by March 7, 2024 #dontforget! #reminder #advancedplacement
The Forensics team competed at Super Regionals today. Congratulations to Ian Markley placed 3rd in Humorous Interpretation and Izabella Rainaldi who placed 3rd in Storytelling! Both students will head to the state competition in a few weeks! 🎉
We kick off Youth Art Month at Hickory with an amazing display in a local library! Our Visual Arts Students' art will be on display at Greenbrier Public Library through the end of March. The art will feature students from various levels of Visual Art Classes here at Hickory. Congratulations to our student artists! 🎨
Our very own Suzanne Hunt received the PTSA Statewide Reflections Award of Excellence for 🎥 Film Production with her piece titled My Hope, Our Future. We are very proud of her and her accomplishments! 🎉 Congratulations!
🎉 March marks the commencement of Women's History Month! Join us as we celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding contributions women have made to history, culture, and society. Explore the impactful insights into Women's History Month at https://womenshistorymonth.gov/ to learn about the diverse ways women have significantly influenced American history. #CPSCelebrates
Izabella, Scarlett, and Lucia Rainaldi spent their morning performing their children's story Forensics piece to the Hickory Elementary kindergarteners who enjoyed the wonderful performances. This helped further prepare them for this weekend's competition. Best of luck, Hawks! 🎉
We are hosting a virtual teacher recruitment fair for the 2024-2025 school year. Interviews will be held March 25-29. Please complete the online registration by March 11, 2024, to secure your spot: https://www.cpschools.com/article/1469176
We can't wait to meet you! 📚
Personal Fitness 2 enjoyed a workout today at CrossFit Krypton! Thanks to Ben Smith and his crew for allowing the students this amazing, unique opportunity. #hawkyeah #soaring #health #fitness
A team from the Culinary Arts II classes competed at NASA Langley today for the NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge! After months of research and recipe development, the students executed their recipe following strict dietary guidelines for astronauts in the microgravity environment. They presented in front of 10 chefs and NASA officials, and will find out in a few weeks if they advance to Houston. The students have worked hard and did an absolutely outstanding job!!
Each year the Access College Foundation has our College Commitment Day, a massive celebration filled with food, fun, scholarship giveaways, and much more for students who have been accepted into a 2-year, 4-year college!!!! This event will be on 4/23/24 at ODU from 930AM-130PM!!! Almost $40,000 in scholarships were given away at this event last year! We will have a pizza party when we get back to school!!
CRITERIA TO ATTEND!!!!!
To attend this event you must be in good standing with your teachers and you must have been accepted into at least one college and have filed your FAFSA!
Sign up by March 5th to guarantee your t-shirt size!! The last day to sign up will be April 14th!
See our website for more information and sign up!
To end Civilizations at 1500 unit, Mrs. Wilhelm’s honors World History II students built famous landmarks using only straws and paper. Creations were then judged by Ms. Powers and Mr. Decker for their structure’s accuracy. With a unanimous decision the Great Wall of China won. Check out these Hawks and their amazing creations!
AP Chemistry students in Mrs. Maudlins class experimentally determine the value of Ksp for Calcium Hydroxide! #handsonlearning #experimentation #hawkyeah #futurescientists
🎙 NEW podcast episode alert! 🎧Listen today at 👉 https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified or your favorite podcast platforms.
Christine Sperelakis-Babb, Coordinator of College Readiness, and Holly Desteli of Tidewater Community College guide us through a better understanding of our dual enrollment program. They share how dual enrollment not only accelerates academic achievement but also paints a clearer path for students stepping into higher education. Tune in as they unravel the benefits of dual enrollment, from earning college credits to gaining a head start on career-focused certificates. 🎓 #InspireCPS #CPSCelebrates #EmpowerCPS
