📺 This morning, Lisa Kerry and Laura Lerf from our Department of Family and Community Engagement were featured on Coast Live, and shared exciting details about our upcoming Get on the Bus event that will be held tomorrow, July 31, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Chesapeake Conference Center! 🚌 Get on the Bus provides an opportunity for students and families to gear up for the upcoming school year. Families can enroll their children, receive free physicals, immunizations, school supplies and much more! 🔗 View more details about Get on the Bus here: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=40341020
✨ Post and pictures provided by the Department of Communications Interns: Amelia Goodwin and Morgan McCray
✨ Post and pictures provided by the Department of Communications Interns: Amelia Goodwin and Morgan McCray
DCMS's Pop In and Chill community event was a huge success🎉💜!
Pictured left to right: Mr. Thomas Smith (8th grade Asst. Principal), Mrs. LaTricia Davenport (Principal), Pastor Wise, Mrs. Tracy Reynolds (6th grade Asst. Principal), and Dr. Karitta Page (7th grade Asst. Principal).
Pastor Wise is from First Baptist Church South Hill in Deep Creek! Thank you for coming out to support our community!
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Pictured left to right: Mr. Thomas Smith (8th grade Asst. Principal), Mrs. LaTricia Davenport (Principal), Pastor Wise, Mrs. Tracy Reynolds (6th grade Asst. Principal), and Dr. Karitta Page (7th grade Asst. Principal).
Pastor Wise is from First Baptist Church South Hill in Deep Creek! Thank you for coming out to support our community!
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Meet the Principals! A Deep Creek Middle School Community Welcome Event for all DCMS families and businesses! Tuesday, July 22 from 2-4pm at the DCMS Bus Ramp. Enter the drive thru on the bus ramp from Shell Road. Call the main office for more information 757-558-5321!
Families! It's time to GET ON THE BUS! 🚌
Get ready for the 2025-2026 school year and join us for this free event on July 31st at the Chesapeake Conference Center.
📃 Enroll your child for school and update residency information
🏥Free school/sport physicals and immunizations
🎒 Free school supplies, community resources, games, and giveaways
For more information and to register for immunizations and physicals, please visit cpschools.com/gotb
PURPLE PALOOZA! Sign-up on our website in the NEWS section!
For: Rising 6th Graders
When: Tuesday, August 12th
Drop Off: 8:30am - 9am and Pick up: 1:15pm
Rising DCMS 6™ graders are invited to tour the school and participate in activities that will help them become familiar with being a middle school student! A light breakfast snack and a pizza lunch will be served. Sign-up on our website!
For: Rising 6th Graders
When: Tuesday, August 12th
Drop Off: 8:30am - 9am and Pick up: 1:15pm
Rising DCMS 6™ graders are invited to tour the school and participate in activities that will help them become familiar with being a middle school student! A light breakfast snack and a pizza lunch will be served. Sign-up on our website!
🎉 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! 🎓
🍽️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
We aren't ready😭! Just a few more minutes with our eighth graders! We are so proud of you 🎉 and can't wait to hear about your high school careers. 💜
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Our 8th graders had an amazing time at the dance on Friday! 💃🕺 Thanks to everyone who helped make it a night to remember!
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🎧 As we close out Season 2 of Amplified: The Chesapeake Public Schools Podcast, we highlight three remarkable student-athletes from Grassfield High, Great Bridge High, and Oscar Smith High!🎙 Sophie Rambo, Caleb Neal, and Jaden Dabbs reflect on how they’ve achieved state and national honors in track, wrestling, and football, all while maintaining academic focus and leadership. Their insights into discipline, resilience, and time management offer valuable lessons for educators, families, and future student-athletes. 🔊 Tune in at https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified or wherever you get your podcasts!
We’re so proud of our students who were recognized at the Chesapeake Clean and Green Contest award ceremony on May 20th at City Hall! 🌿🏆
Congratulations to our middle school winners:
🥈 Weslee Wheeler – 2nd Place
🥉 Madeline Wahab – 3rd Place
🏅 Eden Short – Honorable Mention
Check out a few photos from this inspiring event!
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🌱 Leadership Hornets are getting their community garden planted! 🌼🪴 Thank you Chesapeake Master Gardeners and Healthy Chesapeake for donating the plants! 🙌💚🌿
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☀️💲The Virginia SUN bucks program assists families with the cost of groceries during summer break when school is not in session. It is a one-time benefit of $120 to each school-age child that meets the program requirements.
To learn more about these benefits or to apply, visit: https://www.cpschools.com/page/ebt
Look what we hatched this week? Our Science 7 students got to see FIVE baby chicks hatch during class. They are so cute! 😊
Congratulations! 🎉 Laila Wiggins and Katie Lewis who were recognized by Project Green Schools at the US Capitol for their efforts to beautify the DCM’s courtyards and promote environmental friendly initiatives. 🌎🌳
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🏫💬You are invited to attend the Gifted Advisory Committee Meeting to help advocate in the interest of gifted students. These meetings are open to the public.
💻For more information, visit our website: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/advisory-committees-gifted-education
✨🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week Recap 🍎✨
What an incredible week celebrating our amazing educators! 💛 Each day was filled with love, gratitude, and some seriously delicious food, all thanks to the generosity of our wonderful community partners.
🙏 Thank you to:
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated (Chesapeake Chapter) for hosting a fantastic Pizza Plus lunch on Tuesday.
The Good Wife Eats N Things Catering for an unforgettable brunch on Wednesday.
The Mount Chesapeake for treating our staff to a tasty Jason’s Deli lunch on Thursday.
Chili’s on Taylor Road and Chick-fil-A on Portsmouth Blvd for your continued support and generosity.
And, of course, thank you to our dedicated admin, office staff, and local churches for providing breakfast on Monday, lunch on Friday, and spreading so much love throughout the week.💜
Every act of kindness reminded our teachers just how appreciated they are. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! 💜
8th Grade Dance
The school will provide masks.
Do not arrive to the dance masked.
Theme: Masquerade Ball, June 13 6-8pm
Tickets are $10 by June 3rd.
Happy National School Nurse Day to the heart of our health team — Nurse Duggan! Your care, compassion, and dedication make a difference every single day. Thank you for keeping our students safe, healthy, and supported. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet
Wahoo! 🎉💜 We are so proud of our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Reynolds, who earned the Power of the Peake honor! She is dedicated to our sixth graders and does an amazing job!
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