☀️🍕Lunch just got an upgrade! Our middle schoolers are soaking up the sun and good vibes out in the courtyard on our brand-new picnic tables! 🪑🌳

We are celebrating Reading Month this week! 📚✨ “Reading Brightens Our Day” ☀️🌈 Wear your brightest colors to school! 🎨👕

🏆 Huge congratulations to Korbin Korhonen for taking 1st place in his weight class at the CMSL Citywide Wrestling Tournament! 💪🔥 Way to dominate the mat! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

Our 8th graders enjoyed a special treat today! 🍎✨ Dr. Phil Campbell (aka PC) and Jostens Renaissance 🎓🌟 brought an inspiring session on leadership and putting others first. 💡🙌 #ItsAGreatDayTobeAHornet

We wrapped up Reading Month with Cozy Up With a Good Book! 📚🛌✨ Students got comfy in their PJs 😴📖 and enjoyed their favorite books. What a great way to celebrate the joy of reading! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

We have heard so many great things about the 8th Grade Washington D.C. field trip from last Thursday 🇺🇸🚌✨ Way to go, Hornets! You did a wonderful job representing us 👏🙌 We hope you learned a lot! 📚 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

Help us wish our assistant principals a HAPPY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK! We love Dr. Page, Dr. Cheeks, and Mrs. Reynolds! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

It has been a busy field trip season at DCMS. 🎉 Last week and this week, our 7th graders visited Colonial Williamsburg! Looks like a blast! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

Purple Up! We celebrated The Month of the Military Child today by wearing our purple. 💜🎉 Thank you to all of the military families who sacrifice so much for our freedom! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

It’s one of our favorite days of the year! 💜🎉 Our Month of the Military Child cookout! 🍔🌭 We had so much fun meeting our military families 🇺🇸 and thanking them for their service 🙏 and being part of our community 🫶. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Aliijah Murry was honored at the 17th Annual Black Male Achievement and Scholarship Awards Breakfast, hosted by the New Chesapeake Men for Progress Educational Foundation this past Saturday at the Chesapeake Conference Center.

During Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9), let's honor the educators who plant seeds of knowledge! Send a thank you note that will brighten their day at cpschools.com/article/2176065. Your message may be featured on our platforms! #CPSTAW25 🌷

Happy National School Nurse Day to the heart of our health team — Nurse Duggan! Your care, compassion, and dedication make a difference every single day. Thank you for keeping our students safe, healthy, and supported. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

Congratulations! 🎉 Laila Wiggins and Katie Lewis who were recognized by Project Green Schools at the US Capitol for their efforts to beautify the DCM’s courtyards and promote environmental friendly initiatives. 🌎🌳 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

Look what we hatched this week? Our Science 7 students got to see FIVE baby chicks hatch during class. They are so cute! 😊

☀️💲The Virginia SUN bucks program helps families with the cost of groceries during summer break when school is not in session. It is a one-time benefit to each school-age child that meets the requirements. To learn more and apply, visit: cpschools.com/page/ebt

🌱 Leadership Hornets are getting their community garden planted! 🌼🪴 Thank you Chesapeake Master Gardeners and Healthy Chesapeake for donating the plants! 🙌💚🌿 #ItsAGreatToBeAHornet

We’re so proud of our students who were recognized at the Chesapeake Clean and Green Contest award ceremony at City Hall! 🌿🏆 Congratulations to our middle school winners: 🥈 Weslee Wheeler – 2nd Place 🥉 Madeline Wahab – 3rd Place 🏅 Eden Short – Honorable Mention

We aren't ready😭! Just a few more minutes with our eighth graders! We are so proud of you 🎉 and can't wait to hear about your high school careers. 💜 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAHornet

🍽️Chesapeake Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Please visit our website for more information including locations, service times, and requirements: cpschools.com/article/2256195