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
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 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
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! 🎉
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
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! 🎨
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!
🎙 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
AP Chemistry students in Mrs. Maudlins class experimentally determine the value of Ksp for Calcium Hydroxide! #handsonlearning #experimentation #hawkyeah #futurescientists
Congratulations to the Hickory Forensics team for getting 3rd at regionals! ✨ 🥇Izabella Rainaldi got first place in storytelling, 🥉Lucia Rainaldi and Scarlett Rainaldi got third place in humorous duo interpretation, and 🥉Ian Markley got third place in humorous interpretation.
Congratulations to Madilyn Guilfoy and Meredith Graves both receiving Honree in the Hampton Roads Student Gallery. Madi's ceramic work titled "The Woman" and Meredith's painting titled "Silk" were selected. Both works on display at MOCA in Virginia Beach from Feburary 15-25th!
Mr and Miss Hickory representing tonight at the Miss Indian River Pageant 👑 #mmh #peakepride #pageantlife
Ms. Kerber’s and Mrs. Anderson’s classes had the opportunity to tour City Hall and learn about different types of career opportunities that the city of Chesapeake has to offer. #staylocal #peakeproud #hawkyeah #flyfearlessly
Parents are invited to join us on Feb. 27th to learn more about how students can stay safe online. In partnership with the Chesapeake Police Department, learn how to protect children from the dangers of social media. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSStayingSafeOnline
