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Student parking information is now available. Visit the Western Branch High School website for more information including the student parking application, parking regulations, and dates to pick up parking permits.

📺 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

Mark your calendars to join us for our Orientation & Open House on Thursday, August 28, at 4:30 p.m. This event is for new and returning students and families. You will receive important updates for the upcoming school year and have the opportunity to meet teachers for the fall semester.

Join us in welcoming our new principal, Mr. John Close, back to Bruin Nation! Mr. Close rejoins us from Jolliff Middle School. He previously served Western Branch High School as an assistant principal from 2013-2022.

Congratulations to our Bruins who made the VHSL Class 6 All-State Girls Soccer Team! Way to go, Jayda and Sasha! ⚽

🎉 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 🎓 💙🐻💛 AMARI SYKES is Western Branch High School’s SCA President. #Classof2025 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 JAYDEN MORSE is Western Branch High School’s 2025 Salutatorian. She will attend Virginia Tech to Major in Engineering with Biomedical Intent. ------------------------------------ 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? Mrs. Stiltner — Her welcoming nature, kindness, and intelligence has pushed me to want to be like her! She was my first teacher at WBHS and has made an everlasting impact in my life.. ------------------------------------ What's something you're looking forward to that might surprise people? I’m looking forward to being less focused on my academic standing—in the most positive way. I want college to be a time of self discovery along with my studies, instead of solely focusing on my studies! #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 TREMAYIA DOTSON is the Senior Class President at Western Branch High School. She will attend Carnegie Mellon University. ------------------------------------ What did you accomplish in high school that you are most proud of? I’m most proud of how I balanced it all and still managed to grow as an individual. Being class president, performing on stage, keeping up with schoolwork, still showing up for people around me, AND being a person who is very much type B wasn’t easy. There were plenty of late nights and MANY close calls, but I did it. I kept going, and I never lost myself in the process. ------------------------------------ What's something you're looking forward to that might surprise people? Leaving Virginia. A lot of my family and friends have lived here their whole lives and have never really experienced life outside of its borders. I’m excited to step out of that, start a new life somewhere else, and really learn more about myself, the world, what I like, and who I want to be. It’s scary, but it’s also freeing and I’m ready for it. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

Attention, Bruins! The bell schedule has been adjusted for Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17, to allow for early release. Check out the schedule!

🎓 Senior Spotlight 🎓 💙🐻💛 COLE BUTLER is Western Branch High School’s 2025 Valedictorian. He will attend Virginia Tech to study ocean engineering. ------------------------------------ Please share your best advice for the rising senior class. Take your setbacks in stride and keep moving forward. ------------------------------------ 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? Mr. Yowell, for being an amazing Latin teacher who always went the extra mile to help us succeed. #Classof2025! 🎓 #CPSCelebrates

🎉 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!

Attention, Bruins! Yearbooks will be distributed for seniors on Wednesday, June 11, during all lunches from the school store, the Bruin Exchange. Underclassmen can pick up their yearbooks during lunches starting on Thursday, June 12. There is also a limited supply of books still for sale ($110); you can purchase at the Bruin Exchange in cash or with card!

🎧 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!

Check out the days for upcoming Culminating Assessments!

👏 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