🎙️ 🎧 Listen today to our latest podcast episode that shares the story of how our academies help “make dreams come true” for our students!✨ https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified
You will hear from Cadence Weaver, a Chesapeake Virtual Academy student, and Dr. Kelli Jordan, Supervisor of Chesapeake Virtual Academy, about the successes in virtual learning. 💻 Then, journey through our high school academies with Dr. Shonda Windham, Director of College and Career Readiness, and Mrs. Meredith Strahan, Governor's STEM Academy Coordinator. 🚀
🌐 For more on all of our academy options, visit cpschools.com.
🔊 Don’t forget to subscribe or follow "Amplified: The Chesapeake Public Schools Podcast,” on your favorite podcast platforms, where we share the stories behind our story!
Let's celebrate our FALL and WINTER sports tomorrow with a Pep Walk and Spirit Day! Show us your Bruin Pride with your Blue and Gold! See you tomorrow!
Special Thanks to our WBM PTSA for hosting this DELICIOUS Apple Bar yesterday! Our teachers and staff were treated to some Sweet Treats to remind them they are the CORE of our school! We love our teachers, and our Parents! Thank You PTSA!
This week our SCA was hard at work. From Kindness Notes for World Kindness Day, to our Fall Summit. From Crazy Hat Day to raise money for CHKD to Preparing for our first ever PEP WALK! These Student Leaders have been hard at work!
Another day of GREAT NEWS for the WBMS Chorus!! We have been notified that Andrew Burnell has earned placement into the American Choral Directors Association’s Southern Region Honor Choir! There were over 1,700 auditions from across the 11 states in our region! He will travel to Louisville, KN in February to sing in the honor choir! #CooksKids
Congratulations to our cast of Little Mermaid Jr. Well see you UNDER THE SEA in MARCH!
🌟 It’s time to celebrate Bruce Rogers, a technology teacher and Teacher of the Year Finalist! 🍎⚙ Bruce graduated from Old Dominion University in Business Management and the Career Switcher Program. As a former Harris Teeter Store Director and North Region Financial Facilitator, Bruce incorporates his previous work experiences into the classroom. He creates a learning environment that connects theoretical knowledge with practical situations, fostering a deeper understanding and engaging atmosphere. Bruce's teaching journey actually began with 3 years of substitute teaching, in which he covered 31 different CPS schools! His all-time favorite quote is from Nelson Mandela: "I never lose... I either win or learn." Fun Facts: ✔ He has six children and three grandchildren. ❤ ✔ He absolutely loves the movies. He has written 4 books about movies, created a website on movie reviews that gets over 2 million views a month, and has been featured on various podcasts and radio shows. 📽 ✔ He sponsors the Broadcast Club, and Morning Announcements Club, and was the STEM Club Sponsor for four years.🎙🔧
After over 110 auditions, the callbacks are in! We can't wait to see these students tomorrow after school. This is not the final cast list. Final cast list will be posted on Friday morning. We can't wait to see you under the sea! 🧜🏻♀️🦀🐚🐠
Celebrate GIS with us!
We invite students to complete a virtual scavenger hunt using GIS technology. Students who complete the challenge by Nov. 29, 2023, can enter to win a prize.
You can find the link to the scavenger hunts here: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/planning
CRAZY HAT DAY!
Wear your wackiest and craziest Hats on Friday November 17th buy making a donation of $1 or more to the Heavenly Hats Project. Donations will go to buy hats and wigs for the Childhood Cancer Wing at CHKD. Get your Wristbands during homeroom THIS WEEK!
Don’t be a “poor unfortunate soul” by missing out on auditions THIS WEEK! The musical is open to ALL WBM students regardless of experience. No preparation is required — we will teach you everything that you need to know! Just fill out this audition form and we will see you there!
Our schools and offices are closed today in observance of Veterans Day.
Thank you to everyone in our Chesapeake Public Schools family and community that has served our country. We are grateful for your service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸
Boys basketball tryouts will take place next week! 🏀⛹️♂️
For more information please email Coach Brown at Aaron.brown@cpschools.com
Exciting news in Bruin Country!!! 34 of our WBMS Concert Choir members were selected as delegates for the 2024 District Choir!!! Two students were also selected as alternates!!! Congratulations!!! 🎶🎶#CooksKids
Middle and high school families are invited to join us for a forum about the fentanyl epidemic on November 29, 2023, at Great Bridge Middle School at 6:00 p.m. In partnership with the Chesapeake Police Department, we will discuss the growing epidemic and how you can support your child. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSNotMyKid
Thank You to our friends at Horace Mann for hosting a yummy teacher breakfast this morning!
Congratulations to our October Bruin Ambassadors, Mrs Clendenin and Mrs Leschinskey. We love watching you Forge the PATH!
🧜🏻♀️🦀 Musical Auditions are NEXT WEEK! 🐚🐠 And we need YOU! Fill out a permission form and read all the details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PwbRTGcSfY7KPuBs0Y2B9VY87acohYAaKlDb4EQI3Uc/edit?usp=sharing We'll see you then!
This week we celebrate #SchoolPsychWeek and the amazing work that our School Psychologists do to support our students and families! Help us celebrate, recognize, and thank our psychologists for all that they do for our community. You help us all grow together! 🌷🌱 #CPSCelebrates
📅 Upcoming Calendar Reminders:
- November 7: Election Day/Teacher Workday (Schools are closed for all students.)
- November 10: Veterans’ Day Observed (All schools and offices are closed.)
- November 22-24: Thanksgiving Holiday (All schools and offices are closed.)
We encourage you to download our app to easily access both district and school-level events and add them directly to your personal calendar: https://www.cpschools.com/page/mobile-app
