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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

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛VEDANT DIXIT is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Valedictorian. He will attend the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? I always put my health first and I never got less than 8 hours of sleep. ------------------------------------ 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? Thank you Mrs. Foss for everything you done for the IB program. From IBLC, to IB grad, to guiding us through the EE, you are truly appreciated. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 ALEC EMOND is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. He will attend the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? The best class I took in highschool was AP art history. It essentially combined my favorite subject with art, which I knew virtually nothing about. The teacher kept the class entertaining and the curriculum was intriguing. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. Enjoy your senior year while it lasts, and make sure you participate in as much as you can before it’s over. Do every spirit day and go to every event because before you know it you’ll be graduating too. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 CINDY ZHENG is Oscar Smith High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. She will attend the University of Virginia to major in psychology with a planned minor in economics. ------------------------------------ Who had the biggest impact on your experience in high school, and what would you like them to know? My grandparents. They immigrated from China with almost nothing. They worked long hours, barely spoke the language, and never asked for anything. Watching them live that way made it impossible for me to slack off in school. I knew what they gave up, and I wasn’t going to waste it. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? Theory of Knowledge was easily the best class I took. We questioned everything, argued about random topics, and somehow got to watch movies for it. It didn’t feel forced, just genuinely interesting. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

Congrats to our #Staffulty Huddle Award recipients!! Each was honored by a colleague for going above and beyond last week at #Smith. Our final Huddle of the year, but a new #Smith tradition has been cemented!!

Our Special Awards Ceremony was amazing! Students cheered and supported one another as individuals were recognized for excellence in, and out of, the classroom.

🎉 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!

@OscarSmithHigh EL tigers celebrated record-level Seal of Biliteracy recipients, ACCESS for ELs exits, and graduates today! 🏅🌎🎓@biliteracyseal, @WIDA_UW #Sawyer

@OscarSmithHigh EL tigers celebrated record-level Seal of Biliteracy recipients, ACCESS for ELs exits, and graduates today! 🏅🌎🎓@biliteracyseal, @WIDA_UW #Sawyer

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 Sophia Dortch is Oscar Smith High School’s SCA President. She will attend the University of Virginia. ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? One of my proudest accomplishments in high school was serving as SCA President for two consecutive years while balancing multiple responsibilities. Alongside my role as President, I served as the Historian on the state Advisory Board for the Virginia Student Councils Association (VSCA), held two jobs, participated in several clubs, and maintained a position in the top ten of my graduating class. This achievement means so much to me because I entered high school with a strong desire to grow as a leader. Being elected and trusted to lead not once, but twice, validated the hard work I put into the organization and my efforts to be a positive role model for my peers. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. My best advice for the rising senior class is to live in the moment and enjoy it while you can! Senior year flies by so you should make as many memories as you can with your friends because before you know it you'll be graduating. So dress up for the spirit days, go to the football games, and have fun at homecoming because one day you will miss these simple things. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

Please take a minute to check out the #Smith Virtual Art Show! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17jLnYcBRfYLfz99PQQjTFdRVmR1gAexaacnHDqrnH6Y/edit?usp=sharing

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐯💛 AYANNA COLEMAN is Oscar Smith High School’s Senior Class President. She will be joining the Virginia Army National Guard. ------------------------------------ Share your best advice for the rising senior class. It’s okay to procrastinate just know not to complain about a full plate when your goal was to eat. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? The best class I took in high school was public speaking. This was my favorite class because the assignments were always so fun and Mrs. Amerson is the best. #Classof2025! 🎓#CPSCelebrates ------------------------------------ Share your best advice for the rising senior class. It’s okay to procrastinate just know not to complain about a full plate when your goal was to eat. ------------------------------------ What is the best class you took in high school and why? The best class I took in high school was public speaking. This was my favorite class because the assignments were always so fun and Mrs. Amerson is the best. #Classof2025! 🎓#CPSCelebrates

#Smith ⚽️⚽️⚽️ Marco Hernandez was selected as a 1st Team All Region Defender. Bruce Thornton was selected as a 2nd Team All Region Midfielder Ruben Villalobos-Flores was selected as a 2nd Team All Region Defender Coaching staff was voted Regional Coaching Staff of the Year!!

Shout out to the amazing teachers who have put together a fantastic production of A Chorus Line. Shows tonight and tomorrow!! Tickets on sale now!! https://gofan.co/app/school/VA12896

We have a HIT!!! Don't miss the Friday and Saturday showings!! https://t.co/t7vpPjDCjl

These lovely ladies are all celebrating birthdays this week!!