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Our schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in observance of Independence Day, and on Friday, July 4, 2025, for summer hours.

📅 View our full calendar on our website: https://www.cpschools.com/events, and we invite you to download our mobile app for notifications and more at https://www.cpschools.com/page/mobile-app.

🎉 The celebration continues for the Class of 2025! We proudly watched our graduates cross the stage on June 16-18, 2025, at the Chartway Arena, and we’re reliving those incredible moments together! 👉 📽️ View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVx3wKIYL4 and join us in celebrating every smile, every hug, and every cap tossed in the air, honoring the achievements of our newest alumni! 🎓

🎓 There’s still time to apply! Chesapeake Career Center has spots open for 2025-2026! ✅ Multiple courses still available ✅ Easy online application ⏰ Deadline: August 1st at 4PM Don't miss out on hands-on career training! Apply now ⬇️ https://www.cpschools.com/o/ccc/page/application-page

📚 REMINDER: Kindergarten Registration is OPEN! 📚 Don't forget to secure your child's spot for 2025-2026! Haven't registered yet? No worries - it's not too late! ➡️ Get your kindergartner enrolled today! https://www.cpschools.com/kindergarten

🍽️Chesapeake Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge on a first come, first serve basis. 💻 Please visit our website for more information including locations, meal service times, and application requirements: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2256195

🎓 The Hickory High School Hawks Class of 2025 has shown up, contributed, and lived the Hickory experience to the fullest. Now, it’s time to spread your wings and SOAR beyond the nest. We can’t wait to see how high you’ll fly. 🦅 #Classof2025 #CPSCelebrates #EmpowerCPS 📸 Relive the celebration with photos, slideshows, and more at www.cpschools.com/graduation.

🎓 Indian River High School Braves Class of 2025, your time has come! 🎉 With every challenge faced and every goal achieved, you showed what it means to RISE, with humility, courage, and purpose! 💙🤍 We couldn’t be prouder of this graduating class and the legacy you leave behind. #Classof2025 #CPSCelebrates #EmpowerCPS 📸 Visit www.cpschools.com/graduation to relive the celebration with photos, slideshows, and more!

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🪶🩵 LYNDEY BROWN is Indian River High School’s 2025 Valedictorian. She will attend the College of William & Mary as a Monroe Scholar. She will major in Biology on the Pre-Med Track. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? The best class I took in high school was public speaking. It prepared me beyond taking a test. It taught me social skills that I will carry with me forever. ------------------------------------ If you could give a shout out to a member of the faculty or staff at a Chesapeake Public School, who would it be and what would you say? Dr.Shabazz has made a huge impact in my educational growth. He is someone that gives good advice mentally, physically, and educationally. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🪶🩵 RYLAN WILLIAMS is Indian River High School's 2025 Salutatorian. #Classof2025 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛VEDANT DIXIT is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Valedictorian. He will attend the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? I always put my health first and I never got less than 8 hours of sleep. ------------------------------------ If you could give a shout out to a member of the faculty or staff at a Chesapeake Public School, who would it be and what would you say? Thank you Mrs. Foss for everything you done for the IB program. From IBLC, to IB grad, to guiding us through the EE, you are truly appreciated. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 ALEC EMOND is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. He will attend the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? The best class I took in highschool was AP art history. It essentially combined my favorite subject with art, which I knew virtually nothing about. The teacher kept the class entertaining and the curriculum was intriguing. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. Enjoy your senior year while it lasts, and make sure you participate in as much as you can before it’s over. Do every spirit day and go to every event because before you know it you’ll be graduating too. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 AMARI SYKES is Western Branch High School’s SCA President. #Classof2025 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 CINDY ZHENG is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. She will attend the University of Virginia to major in psychology with a planned minor in economics. ------------------------------------ Who had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? My grandparents. They immigrated from China with almost nothing. They worked long hours, barely spoke the language, and never asked for anything. Watching them live that way made it impossible for me to slack off in school. I knew what they gave up, and I wasn’t going to waste it. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? Theory of Knowledge was easily the best class I took. We questioned everything, argued about random topics, and somehow got to watch movies for it. It didn’t feel forced, just genuinely interesting. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

☀️ Beginning this week, our district is operating on a 4-day week. Schools and administrative offices will have extended service hours Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be closed on Fridays. In addition, we will be closed this Thursday, July 19, 2025. 🗓️ We will resume our regular schedule on Monday, August 25, 2025. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.cpschools.com/events?filter_ids=466766&view=list-all

💜🐝🤍 RUTVI SHETH is Deep Creek High School’s 2025 Valedictorian. She will attend Elmira College & Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine ( 2+4 BS/DO Program). ------------------------------------ Who had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? My dad has been my #1 supporter throughout my entire 4 years. He helped me when I was defeated at times and gave me opportunities that I thought would never be possible. His wise words and advice helped me be successful! I owe a huge part of my success to him! Thank you!! ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? I am most proud of getting 2nd place in the Bioengineering category with my research of making a custom fit CPAP Mask for patients with Sleep Apnea. A huge thank you goes to my professor I worked with at ODU, Dr. Audette. He helped so much with getting me resources and helping with the execution of this project! #Classof2025 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 JAYDEN MORSE is Western Branch High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. She will attend Virginia Tech to Major in Engineering with Biomedical Intent. ------------------------------------ If you could give a shout out to a member of the faculty or staff at a Chesapeake Public School, who would it be and what would you say? Mrs. Stiltner — Her welcoming nature, kindness, and intelligence has pushed me to want to be like her! She was my first teacher at WBHS and has made an everlasting impact in my life.. ------------------------------------ What's something you're looking forward to that might surprise people? I’m looking forward to being less focused on my academic standing—in the most positive way. I want college to be a time of self discovery along with my studies, instead of solely focusing on my studies! #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 With pride in their hearts and ambition in their stride, the Great Bridge Wildcats Class of 2025 has carried on the Wildcat tradition. 💚🐾😺 Your journey is just beginning, but your legacy is already felt. #Classof2025 #EmpowerCPS #CPSCelebrates 📸 Relive the big day with photos, slideshows, and more: 👉 www.cpschools.com/graduation

💜🐝🤍 JACK BARTISH is the Senior Class President at Deep Creek High School. He will attend Old Dominion University to study Mechanical Engineering. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. Life will get busy, just remember these moments are temporary. Do what you need to enjoy things while maximizing your future. ------------------------------------ Who else had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? My friends. I'd like them to know I appreciate each and every one of them for contributing to the great high school experience I had. #Classof2025 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 TREMAYIA DOTSON is the Senior Class President at Western Branch High School. She will attend Carnegie Mellon University. ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? I’m most proud of how I balanced it all and still managed to grow as an individual. Being class president, performing on stage, keeping up with schoolwork, still showing up for people around me, AND being a person who is very much type B wasn’t easy. There were plenty of late nights and MANY close calls, but I did it. I kept going, and I never lost myself in the process. ------------------------------------ What's something you're looking forward to that might surprise people? Leaving Virginia. A lot of my family and friends have lived here their whole lives and have never really experienced life outside of its borders. I’m excited to step out of that, start a new life somewhere else, and really learn more about myself, the world, what I like, and who I want to be. It’s scary, but it’s also freeing and I’m ready for it. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💜🐝🤍 ARAV PATEL is Deep Creek High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. He will attend Virginia Tech to study Industrial and Systems Engineering. ------------------------------------ If you could give a shout out to a member of the faculty or staff at a Chesapeake Public School, who would it be and what would you say? Mrs. Sosunova deserves a huge thank you from me. She might be retired now and enjoying life to the fullest, but her AP Calculus class is still one of my favorites. Class always felt welcoming and never too serious because of her lilting Russian accent and the way she included small "jokes" into her lessons. Every day felt worth showing up for because of her. She’ll always be one of the people who made these years feel like more than just school. ------------------------------------ Who else had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? Without a doubt, my parents had the biggest impact on my high school years. As an only child, I didn’t have older siblings to bank on, so every step I took, they were right beside me: sometimes leading, sometimes quietly holding me up when I didn’t even know I needed it. They are truly the epitome for me. If they see this, I just want them to know that every good thing I am becoming started with them. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates