🎉 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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!





Mrs. Barnhart and her Latin students took a field trip to the Chrysler last Tuesday and had an amazing time! We are grateful for the Chrysler museum's partnership which is made this opportunity available to our students.


Nutrition & Wellness class spent the last two Wednesday classes after SOLs in blind taste testing, trying 15 different food or drink items like Spam, Chai, and tuna. Crowd favorite was Harry Potter Butter Beer Goldfish while the biggest loser was fermented red cabbage and apples.







The public speaking students made their final visit to Southeastern Elementary last week. It was a full circle moment as the high school students, many of whom are seniors, read stories, orchestrated classroom games, and even got to participate in recess.







🥼AP Science Survivor Challenge 3! Build the tallest tower of noodles that holds a marshmallow for 5 seconds!
🎉 AP Chem block 3 for the win!!!!





🥼AP Science Survivor Challenge 2 was all about team building! Players had to get their partner across a mine field blindfolded in 1 minute.
🎉 AP Chem block 3 is currently winning! Stay tuned for challenge 3!





Students in Mrs. Laumann's Intro2culinary recently held their flip-flop rice krispies competition along with their first “Cookie Thursday” of the year! They learned about the conversion of recipes as well as public relations skills in business production!









👏 We’re proud to congratulate seven of our exceptional seniors who each received a $2,000 scholarship from the Cavalier Auto Group.
🎓 Dane Cunningham - Deep Creek HS
🎓Colby Dominek- Great Bridge High
🎓Ian Shickley - Grassfield High School Sadie Larson - Hickory High School
🎓Paige Ratcliff - Indian River High
🎓Hailey Ward - Western Branch High School
🎓Tina Pan - Oscar Smith High
We appreciate your support of our students and your continued partnership with the Chesapeake Public Schools Educational Foundation. #CPSCelebrates
Hey Hawks! Yearbooks are here!! Please see our amazing yearbook staff during your lunch on Friday!

☀️💲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

AP Science Survivor Challenge! 🧪 The first big challenge was filtering dirty water to get it as clean as possible! AP Chem and AP Bio! Stay tuned for further challenges. Each teammate tie dyed their own “buff.”



Seniors! 🎓 Please check out the latest edition of the Hawk Talk for important information and deadlines!! See your Class Canvas page or the website for access! Let the countdown begin!! 🎉

