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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
These lovely ladies are all celebrating birthdays this week!!
Congrats to our #Staffulty Huddle Award Winners this week! Each was recognized by a fellow staff member for going above and beyond the call of duty!!!
☀️ Summer is almost here! What are your plans? Sleep? Work? Beach? Travel? 🏖️
Anthony Smith, Assistant Principal at Oscar Smith High, turned his 2024 summer trip to Ghana into something extraordinary. After meeting students at a local school with very little technology, he knew he had to help. 💻
📽️ Check out this inspiring video to see how he created lasting change for those students with a simple act of kindness and a little help from the community: https://youtu.be/UsU9wmazO4A
#InspireCPS #CPSCelebrates
Look who is on the latest Amplified podcast...none other than our very own Jaden Dabbs. Be sure to listen as he, and two other CPS student-athletes, discuss balancing school and Athletics!!
https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified
Live tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday only!! Don't miss out!
🎧 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!
It's the time of year again, the Senior Murals are going up around Smith!! Impressive work from our young artists!
Tickets are now available!!! A Chorus Line LIVE at Smith from 6/5-6/7!!
https://gofan.co/app/school/VA12896
Congrats to everyone who helped our Teachers for Tomorrow program have another amazing year!! Ms Pollard has a great support team to help her mentor our future teachers. Special thanks to our TOY, Mr Allen, for his inspiring words. Thanks to Chef Mills for the super food!
