
📢 Attention Multilingual Juniors and Seniors! It’s time to test to add the Seal of Biliteracy to your diploma. Contact Ms. Holly Sawyer and submit your intent to test to her in room 207 by April 17. 🗺️


♾ April is Autism Acceptance Month! 🌟 Join us as we celebrate the 5th year of the theme "Celebrate Differences." Let's come together to raise awareness, promote autism acceptance, and celebrate the unique differences of every individual. Together, we can foster inclusivity and connectedness, and support children with autism and their families. It's a time to honor their unique perspectives and help each child reach their full potential. 💙 #CelebrateDifferences #CPSCelebrates


Our annual Operation Military Families event will be held on Saturday, April 27th, at Indian River High! Take free family 📷's, enjoy a performance by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band Woodwind Quintet and dinner.
Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSMilitaryFamily2024


Congratulations to McKayla Tarescavage, a Junior in Ms McMillins' PIB English 10 class, on placing 2nd in the Elie Wiesel Writing Competition for her Senior Essay entitled "The Clock". Great work by McKayla and Ms McMillin!! #CPSCelebrates


Thanks to Ms Jones for providing a really cool picture of yesterday's eclipse as seen from #Smith #Eclipse2024


🌟 April marks National Arab American Heritage Month! Join us in honoring the rich history, culture, and immeasurable contributions of Arab Americans to our nation. It's a time to celebrate diversity, combat prejudice, and foster understanding. Join us in recognizing and appreciating the richness of Arab American heritage. #CPSCelebrates


Congrats to Ulysses Young, the Chesapeake Sports' Club Boys' Basketball Player of the Year!!


It's that time of year!! Order BEAUTIFUL Spring Annuals (begonias, impatiens & marigolds) from Bennett's Creek Nursery, in support of the OSHS Orchestra!! Order here: https://tinyurl.com/w78w2nvj

🇺🇸 Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Military Community and Family of Policy, April is designated the Month of the Military Child. It is a time to applaud military families and their children for the sacrifices and the challenges they overcome each day. Here in Virginia, we are proud to be home to the United States Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, United States Space Force, and The National Guard and Reserve families. #CPSCelebrates 💜 Don’t forget to wear purple on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in celebration of “Purple Up! For Military Kids” day. The day pays tribute to the sacrifices of the members of our military community and their families. 👉 Save the date for our annual Operation Military Families event! ❤🤍💙 It will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Indian River High School. We can’t wait to see you there! More details can be found here: https://www.cpschools.com/events?start_date=2024-04-01&end_date=2024-04-30&id=27097302


🔍 We are looking for citizens interested in applying to participate in one of our advisory committees! Each advisory committee works in one of the following areas: career and technical education, gifted education, school health, special education, and Title I programming. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. on May 1, 2024, to be considered.
🔗 Visit: https://tinyurl.com/4vp9whvk for more details and to apply!


Or final Assistant Principal Spotlight is Mr Anthony Smith. Did you know Mr Smith married his high school sweetheart and played football at Hampton U. where he won 3 Conference Championships and one SBN National Championship?!!! We are so glad to have him at #Smith! #APWeek24

Are you looking for a place to call home? Join us on April 10, 2024, to discuss the Family Self-Sufficiency Program with the Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority. We will also discuss budgeting your way to home ownership. 🏠
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/CPSHome2024


Today's Spotlight Assistant Principal is Mr Wellingthon Muñoz. Mr Muñoz is from the Dominican Republic, served in the Navy, and enjoys dancing to Latin music including salsa, bachata, and merengue?!! Thank you for all your Mr Muñoz!! #APWeek24


Ms Sawyer's #EL students explore #AI technology and facial anatomy as they write code that uses nuanced facial expressions through face recognition technology in @Scratch #ArtificialIntelligence




Mrs Amerson's Public Speaking Class had an Open Mic Poetry Reading. Fun and creative!!



Today's Spotlight Assistant Principal is Ms Tina Salmon. It's Ms Salmon's first year as an AP, but did you know she has worked at #Smith for 23 years, was Teacher of the Year in 2010, and sponsored the SCA for an amazing 16 years?!! Thank you for all you do!! #APWeek


#Smith's own Ny'Asia Walker won Youth of the Year for the Southside Boys and Girls Club. It's the highest honor that a club member can receive! She will now advance to the Regional level competition. Congrats, Ny'Asia!!


Today's Spotlight Assistant Principal is Ms Jessica Austin. Did you know Ms Austin was the City-Wide Middle School Teacher of the Year?!?! We thank her for all she does as the API at #Smith!! #APWeek24


Dr Lamont Ricks is our first Spotlight Assistant Principal. Did you know Dr Ricks is the author of 4 Amazon books: 21 Pillars of Power, Legacy of Manhood, The Grind Codes, and The Unwritten Rules of The Schoolhouse! Thank you for all you do to help #Smith run smoothly #APWeek24


Both the Select Treble Ensemble and The Varsity Chorale received Superior ratings at this year’s District Chorale assessment! What an amazing accomplishment for Ms Houston and her students!!

