Middle and high school families are invited to a family forum about the fentanyl epidemic on March 27 at Western Branch Middle. In partnership with Chesapeake Police, we will discuss the epidemic and how to support your child. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSNotMyKid
🔊 New Podcast Episode Alert!🎧 https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified 🛡️ Safety within our schools takes center stage as we sit down with Dr. Penny Schultz, Assistant Director of Safety and Security, and Matt Hamel, Commonwealth's Attorney, to discuss the strategies and dedication driving our local School Safety Task Force. Discover how collaborative efforts across city departments are creating a safe and secure environment for our schools. Gain insight into proactive school security measures and the role you help play in school safety. Your voice matters, and we extend an invitation to contribute your perspective at the upcoming School Safety Forums! 👉 Visit https://www.cpschools.com/page/safety-and-security for more information regarding the upcoming forums. 🗣️ Join us in this pivotal conversation, because when it comes to our children's future, every voice can make a world of difference.
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
🎨 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. 🎉
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
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!
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! 🎨
🎉 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! 🎉
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
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! 📚
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!
