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📺 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

🎉 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

🍽️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.

This is the new Announcement Board that Mr. Sarver’s Construction students made after partnering with Mr. Gardner, our SSO, on ways to improve communication regarding bus changes at our Bus Ramp!

🎓 Full circle moment! Our graduates took a walk down memory lane today, visiting their former elementary & middle schools. The halls they once walked as students were filled with cheers, high-fives, and inspiration for the next generation. #OnceAHawkAlwaysAHawk #InspireTheFuture

Hawks in Mrs. Farnham's Honors Biology dissected frogs to look at the body systems!

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Chesapeake Rotary Scholarship recipients from across our schools. These exceptional seniors have been honored for their academic achievement, leadership, service, and career readiness. 👏Thank you to the Chesapeake Rotary Club for its continued partnership and investment in our students’ futures. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding young leaders: Chesapeake Career Center: Kayla Kennedy, Nevaeh Labora Aniya Howard; Deep Creek High School: David Riddick Jr.; Grassfield High School: Montgomery Ellis Brown; Great Bridge High School: Colby Dominek; Hickory High School: Jada Belfield; Indian River High School: Lyndey Brown; Oscar Smith High School: Alex Emond; Western Branch High School: Amari Sykes!

Thank you to Heather Hollon and Jennifer Morganthaler for donating to the cafeteria furniture fund. There is still time to donate to help us reach our goal. We currently have close to $40,000, but need an additional $35,000 more to purchase new cafeteria furniture. Use the QR code to donate!

🎉 Congratulations to 5 of our Teachers for Tomorrow students who were awarded guaranteed contracts with Chesapeake Public Schools after college graduation!

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 🩵🪽🩶 MAIA PAULITZ is Hickory High School’s Class of 2025 Salutatorian. She will attend University Virginia to major in Computer Science. ------------------------------------ Share your best advice for the rising senior class. It's totally normal to be nervous about taking on things that you think you might not be ready for or things other people say you can't handle, but the experiences you are scared about are the ones that make you grow and learn the most. Remember, you cannot accomplish what you assume you cannot do, so step outside of your comfort zone and see how far you can go! ------------------------------------ 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? Shout out to Patrick Lesley! Mr. Lesley is more than just a great chemistry teacher-- he genuinely cares about his students. He is always there to offer a listening ear or some tried and true advice, and I am forever grateful for all of his help. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

Last Friday DECA club and marketing students had the awesome opportunity to help out with Butts Road Primary’s field day! It was a day full of fun, laughter, and community spirit. Our students brought the energy, cheered on the kids, and made sure everyone had a fantastic time!

🎓Seniors, the last few days are finally here! Check out the information above and make sure to complete these task in order to get your graduation tickets next week!

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 🩵🪽🩶 LYNLEY MCGREGOR is the SCA President at Hickory High School. She will attend the Honors College at Stephan F. Austin State University to double major in Chemistry and Mathematics. ------------------------------------ Who had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? My mom. She is my best friend. I love her so much! She taught me not only the things I didn't understand at school, but how to be a good person and to love life. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. High school has so many opportunities and open doors. Please take them! You will meet some of the best people you know and you will see not only your best friends become better people but yourself as well. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

Public Speaking’s own Big Z created a surprise awards ceremony for the class - a fantastic way to end of the school year for the seniors!

AP Biology students celebrated the end of the year by going to the zoo! They explored the animals and learned about a few of the animal ambassadors up close!

🎧 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!

Mr. Siler’s CTE engineering students had the opportunity to compare their rollercoaster design with Busch garden engineers. Fun educational day for our Hawks!