May 9th - Interims

May 10th - Junior/Senior Prom

May 14th - Schools Closed for Staff and Students. Election Day.

May 17th - Asynchronous (Online) day for students. PD day for Staff. Half Day for Students & Staff.

May 22nd - Graduation Rehearsal & Senior Awards

May 23rd - Graduation Rehearsal & Senior Picnic

May 24th - Last Day for Seniors

May 27th - Schools Closed for Staff and Students. Memorial Day.

June 3rd - Graduation at SECU 10am. Asynchronous (online) for 9th-11th grade students.

Interims mark the midway point of Quarter 4. The grades students get this quarter and on their final exams can directly impact their ability to earn the credit for the year. Please log into your student's FOCUS account as well as their schoology to check their progress.

BCPS encourages families to set up daily or weekly “Parent Digest” notifications from Schoology to monitor your student’s activity in each class. Directions for setting up notifications can be found here.

FOCUS and Schoology are the tools BCPS has for students and parents to stay up to date on student grades, attendance, schedules and allows access to online report cards. It is important for families to not wait for the report cards to check in about grades, you can check daily or weekly. Information about Accessing FOCUS is below.

Please reach out if you need support getting linked to FOCUS: https://forms.gle/SttEsf8QMLijKRCp6

CHS is offering afternoon academic help sessions for all students (must register below) to support them in achieving their goals in Q4. Help sessions will be 3:00-4:30 on Tuesdays (activity bus provided, leaves at 4:30pm) and Thursdays (students will need their own transportation).

Dates of Sessions:

• Tuesday May 7th
• Thursday May 9th
• Thursday May 16th
• Tuesday May 21st
• Thursday May 23rd
• Tuesday May 28th
• Thursday May 30th
• Tuesday June 4th
• Thursday June 6th

Be sure to use your student's BCPS google account to register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3cPDSRs_g0GOdLONSDpa_ZI6ePR9339NmdG7vkpehFJUNlE4SjQyRlU1SDY1SEwzODlFSzQ4VEdZSC4u&origin=QRCode

BCPS has purchased a new tool to help connect families and teachers more directly. Teachers can text the primary contact in focus and it will translate to the contact's native language, automatically. We hope this will help increase two way communication with all families and improve student achievement.

Download for Iphone App Store here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/families-talkingpoints/id1320244591

The Maryland State Department of Education conducts an annual survey aimed at gathering feedback from parents about their children's school and the level of involvement they have in their education. The survey is open to all parents and is intended to help improve the quality of special education services. Surveys were mailed to families on February 12 and can be submitted either online or via mail. The deadline for submitting the survey is Friday, May 24.

We cannot say thank you enough to our Teachers! The work that you do does not go unnoticed. While not everyone can see the after school hours you put in with planning, grading, collaborating or supporting our students in extracurriculars but we do! We appreciate you for the love and energy you give to our Chesapeake students each day!

Congrats to Coach Acab, Ms. Solorzano, Ms. Dyke and Mr. Fleming who are our Teacher of the Quarter Winners!

Now Hiring for the 2024/25 school year.

Please check out the BCPS Senior Profile of one of CHS' Senior Bayhawks, Evalyne Okowa. Evalyne is a co-enrolled student with Chesapeake and Soller Point High school. She is headed to Hampton University in the Fall where she will be working toward her goal of becoming a Medical Malpractice Lawyer to mitigate the disparities in health care.

Link to article: Graduating senior profile: Evalyne Okowa, Chesapeake High School by Team BCPS - Team BCPS - Exposure

Please encourage your students to be present, on time and give their best efforts for testing.

Testing Windows (Each teacher will have an testing schedule throughout the following dates):

• English 10 - April 8th -12th
• American Government - May 2nd-7th
• Living Systems - May 8th-13th
• Algebra 1 - May 15th-21st

Passes will be in students' period 1 classes on their assigned test day with specific information about location. Remember, if students have an afternoon exam to have transportation set up as those tests run after dismissal. Any questions about AP Exams should be directed to Ms. Ganley (jganley@bcps.org) in the counseling office.

The 2024 AP® Exam administration starts Monday. Make sure your student knows about all the free resources in AP Classroom they can use to review material, check their understanding, and get quick feedback on their areas of strength and where they need more practice.

Collegeboard has released a brand-new batch of AP Daily: Practice Sessions. These videos are focused on practicing free-response and multiple-choice questions for the AP courses that offer them. Last year’s videos are still available too. AP Daily: Practice Sessions are 15 minutes each.

All videos will be posted on YouTube and in AP Classroom and can be watched on demand at any time.

All classes collect dues each year to support yearly class events and to prepare for prom and senior year events. Each student is expected to pay $15 per year they attend CHS. This money is going directly to their class fund to reduce costs to students for thing like prom and other CHS events. Links to make payment can be found below.

Class Dues Payment Link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/EI584-VAR19

Class Advisors' emails:

Donald Stepney - dstepney@bcps.org

Courtney Rohde - crohde@bcps.org

Please reach out to advisors with any Class Specific Questions.

All seniors are required to fill out the Graduation Survey linked in their Naviance account. See your counselor with any questions.

May 6th will be the last day for ticket sales. Students must have paid their class dues $15/year @ CHS and be in good standing for graduation to purchase. Also, please note that NO ONE will be admitted after 8:00pm to the event. Please plan accordingly.

May 10th - Junior/Senior Prom

May 18th - SPARC Saturday Work Session for Seniors (8:30am-11:30am)

May 22nd - Graduation Rehearsal (period 1) & Senior Awards *Cap and Gown Distributed*

May 23rd - Graduation Rehearsal (period 1) & Senior Picnic *Graduation Tickets Distributed - 8 per student*

May 24th - Last Day for Seniors

June 3rd - Graduation SECU Area, 10am. Student must arrive no later than 8:30am.

A letter with additional information about graduation will be forthcoming, for immediate questions please reach out to our Graduation Coordinator, Doug Lalia, dlalia@bcps.org or 443-809-6329.

Class Dues Payment Link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/EI584-VAR23

Class Advisors' emails:

Tara Funkhouser - tfunkhouser@bcps.org

Jennifer Dyke - Jdyke@bcps.org

Please reach out to advisors with any Class Specific Questions.

Class Dues Payment Link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/EI584-227

Our Class dues drive is happening NOW!!

All students that pay their dues for the year ($15) will be entered to win a 2 pack of Hershey Park Tickets! 2 winners will be selected. Use the QR Code or link above to pay online or see Ms. Miller or Ms. Ganley in Counseling with cash/check.

Class Advisors' emails:

Jillian Ganley - jganley@bcps.org

Sarah Miller - smiller18@bcps.org

Please reach out to advisors with any Class Specific Questions.

Save yourself the trouble of cooking dinner and support the Class of 2026 at Pizza Johns from 5-8pm on June 4th. Our class will receive 15% of sales. Please show the flyer below so we get credit!

Class Dues Payment Link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/EI584-228

Class Advisors' emails:

Shaun Downey - sdowney2@bcps.org

Lindsay Withrow - lwithrow@bcps.org

Please reach out to advisors with any Class Specific Questions.

It's finally time to review your results from your "Career Interest Inventory." On Tuesday, May 21st from 5pm - 6pm you and your parents / guardians are encourage to come and explore what career path might be best for you. This will be a great opportunity for all to take part in an active approach in your future career possibilities. Please use the link below to RSVP and we hope to see you there!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4CAFAF2CA6FF2-49463816-9thgrade

Any Questions about this event, please contact Mr. Scalice, nscalice@bcps.org

Kudos to Sr. Jay, Diversity Club and all our participating Bayhawk students & teachers for an awesome inaugural "Trip Around the World: Diversity Celebration" . It was wonderful to see our halls filled with the beautiful cultures that make up our school population. We think this event will surely become one of our favorite traditions.

Multiple classes worked on Earth Day focused projects during 4th period on Monday, April 22nd. Math researched the statistics surrounding single use items (like plastic, glass, cardboard). Social Studies and AVID wrote letters to local politicians and the school board about sustainability opportunities (like recycling and using recyclable materials more prevalently) in our school and community as well as other issues they are concerned about. PE and Tech made personalized reusable shopping bags. Art put their creativity to good use and helped begin a community rock garden that we will be sharing with Sandalwood Elementary. Ms. Shires class taught us all about compost! Our creative writing and SPARC students helped create signs for Mental Health Awareness week. AVID 10 helped with Teacher Appreciation week prep and our NHS students performed a Campus Clean up on April 18th. It was so great to see our students working so hard on a common goal to improve and support the community around them.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uFcCiLRfB29KvkTq6

Friday, April 26th was a day to celebrate not only our Spring Sport Athletes but our Quarter 3 Honor Roll Recipients and Student Bayhawks of the Quarter. For Honor Roll, students had a great time connecting with peers, play games outside and were recognized for their academic achievements with a CHS Honor Roll Croc Charm. Later that day, the whole school congregated in the gym to cheer on our Spring Athletes as they transition into playoffs this week. It was nice to celebrate as we entered into the last quarter of the school year.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uRvNvBi1HMhNk7MD8

May 1st is the national deadline for 4 year college decisions. CHS and BCPS like to take this day to celebrate all of our seniors and their post high school plans! We can't wait to see all the great things our Bayhawks do in the future. From attending a 4 year college or university to attending CCBC for an Associates Degree to heading into the world of work via trade school or employment at places like the airport, port, Amazon, our Bayhawks' futures are BRIGHT!

Here is a small list of some of the schools our Bayhawks will be flying to:

• Morgan
• Towson
• Stevenson
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• Delaware State University
• West Virginia University
• Norfolk State
• CCBC
• University of the Arts
• Hampton
• and many more!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3qfwSfVp8KpbeicU7

CHS Students were well represented at the BCPS Film Showcase and the CTE Awards ceremony. Pictured in the photo are Brian A, Akera W, Akilah D, Hibba L, & Hailey H. Not pictured but honored were Kimora R, Tajiana C, Rasheed A, Kayana D, Jada M.

Abigail E and Amacia R were also spotlighted at the BCPStc Film Showcase. Both are senior interns with @bcpstv and an active part of our Televideo Program. Their creative minds help create segments for CHS’s BNN show daily and various shorts and content for BCPStv! We are so excited that they both plan to continue their education at 4 year schools next year. Amaica will be attending the University of the Arts and Abigail will be attending Towson University! We wish them the best of luck and know they will continue to make CHS proud!

Each May, our School to Career Program hosts a breakfast to thank our community partners that employ our senior interns and work placement students. We are so blessed to have so many opportunities for our students to gain real world experiences around careers and the world of work. Thank you to all of groups that have worked with our Bayhawks this year and we hope to add more in the future!

1 in 4 people live with a mental health condition. Use this month as a time to reflect on your progress on your mental health journey and use it as a time to grow and learn new resources and information. This month is also a time to increase awareness and decrease the stigma surrounding mental health. We hope the resources below will help anyone in need. All month long we will be sharing resources on the CHS Hub and our @bayhawkpepsquad Instagram to support mental health and increase awareness about resources available to better support the needs of our students.

Additional Mental Health Supports can also always be found in the Mental Health Resources section farther down in the newsletter.

Tickets for the Musical can be purchased at TicketSpicket, but do not go on sale until May 6th. Purchases open up 10 days prior to the show. We can't wait to see all the hard work our students have put in.

All students that wish to play a fall sport must have a 2.0 unweighted GPA, with no more than 1 E, on their Quarter 4 report card for the 23/24 school year.

To calculate your GPA for athletic eligibility:

1. Each of your Letter Grades are turned into number values: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, E=0

2. Add all of your grade number values together and divide by the number of classes you have.

Example:

Letter Grades - B, C, A, B, D, C, C, C

GPA Calculations - 3+2+4+3+1+2+2+2= 19

19/8=2.375 GPA

*Remember that for Sports, you cannot have 2 E's even if the GPA calculations equal 2.0+

Fall Sport tryouts will be August 14th-17th. More information about registration will be sent out this summer. Students will have to register on FOCUS and have an up to date (expires after 365 days) physical on file if they want to try out. Please reach out to our Athletic Director, Shaun Downey, sdowney2@bcps.org if you have any questions regarding Fall Sports or tryouts.

Fall Sports:

• Football (JV & Varsity)
• Soccer (girls and boys)
• Allied Soccer
• Cheerleading
• Volleyball (JV & Varsity)

All students can visit our Nurse Practitioner onsite, here at CHS, on Wednesdays (8:30 am - 2:45 pm) and Thursdays mornings (8:00 to 11:30 am) as long as they have filled out paperwork for the Wellness Program. The Baltimore County Department of Health has placed wellness centers throughout the county at various schools to provide extended health care to their community of students. The Nurse Practitioner can provide sports physicals, wellness physicals, treats acute illnesses (such as flu, strep, ear infections, skin issues, and more) as well as prescribe necessary prescription medications, administer immunizations, help co-manage chronic health problems (such as asthma, diabetes and other health conditions) with your child’s doctor if needed. The Nurse Practitioner can see your student during the school day (Wednesday/Thursdays), saving you transportation time and money.

Parental consent is required for your student to receive health care from the Wellness Center, and when needed, an appointment will be scheduled during the school day. Please complete and return the wellness application packet on the forms page and return to any staff member in the Nurse’s Health Suite if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity.

If you have any questions about the wellness program or any medical concerns in general please contact Nurse Kisser at akisser@bcps.org

We as a school are helping promote health habits for the community. Below you will find a list of resources in both English and Spanish that will help explain what a healthy plate looks like, the dangers of energy drink, information about Cannabis and much more!

The Healthy Monday Community Health Package is a 6-week series designed to help users of all ages and ability levels engage in healthy behaviors as a group.

Check out more information on ways to get active, cook healthy recipes and engage in positive mental health practices by clicking the picture below.

All community members are welcome!

CCBC Catonsville and BCPS are teaming up for a Vocational Career Expo! Students have been given permissions slips for a field trip to this event for the daytime session but you are welcome to visit the evening event, open to the public 5-7pm.

All community members are welcome!!

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is available Thursday, June 20 to Friday, August 16 (Closed - July 4 - Independence Day)

Various Programs will be provided with food and a list will be provided at a future date.

Must be at least 16 years of age to apply! Click the poster below to apply.

Open to students in the class of 2025 and class of 2026. Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Application is below.

Any student looking for summer work, please consider registering for opportunities with the Baltimore County Youth Summer Work Program. Click the flyer for more information.

If your student (anyone under 18) is trying to get a job, they will need a work permit. Once a student accepts a job offer, they must complete a work permit and enter their place of employment and personal contact information. They then print the form and take it to their place of work to keep on file.

Work permits are found online at: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/ChildWorkPermit/web/content/Home.aspx

See the flyer below for more information.

Chesapeake High School opened the Care Closet this year to support CHS students.

The following items are available:

• Food (non perishable items from MD food bank)
• School Supplies
• Clothing
• Hygiene Products

To schedule an appointment please contact:

Ms Roberts, our School Social Worker, at 443-809-0315 or via email,mroberts10@bcps.org or Mr. Reece, our School Community Facilitator, at 443-809-6509 or via email, preece@bcps.org

Below is a resource to various programs throughout Baltimore County. Health care, mental health, food resources, housing and utility, judicial and legal services and much more.

The benefits of a BCPL Library card are priceless! You can borrow print, audio and online materials as well as access SAT and ACT prep materials through their website. Now BCPS and BCPL have a partnership to make things even easier!

Baltimore County today released a new web tool displaying community partner food distribution sites across the County.

Developed by Baltimore County’s BCSTAT team, the Food Pantry Locator web tool includes detailed information about community food access locations. Residents should enter an address or select "Use my location" and adjust the distance slider to view food pantries near them; selecting a pantry's entry in the list will reveal contact information, hours of operation, and special instructions.

Please read through this article for more information about the program and other food assistance resources: Baltimore County Releases New Food Pantry Locator (baltimorecountymd.gov)

Community Assistance Network’s Community Choice Pantry provides a one-week supplement of healthy food to low- income-eligible, Baltimore County residents based on USDA food pyramid guidelines. Food is distributed to our neighbors based on household size. Larger families can expect to receive a supplement that adequately addresses the needs of their family.

Learn more about the program and verification steps here: https://www.canconnects.org/food-pantry

As a result of Baltimore County's participation in the CEP Program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to students, all families are eligible to receive a discount of $30 per month off your internet bill. Please visit GetInternet.Gov to apply and/or ask questions.

https://getinternet.gov/apply?ln=RW5nbGlzaA%3D%3D

The Baltimore County Public Schools Mobile ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Welcome Center provides English language proficiency assessment and enrollment services to new BCPS multilingual learners. To bring its services closer to students and families across the county, the Mobile ESOL Welcome Center will be stationed at schools across the county, every Tuesday.

• First Tuesday of every month – Halstead Academy, 1111 Halstead Rd., Baltimore 21234

• Second Tuesday of every month – Cockeysville Middle School, 10401 Greenside Dr., Cockeysville 21030

• Third Tuesday of every month – Holabird STEM Middle School, 1701 Delvale Ave., Dundalk 21222

• Fourth Tuesday of every month – Reisterstown Elementary School, 223 Walgrove Rd., Reisterstown 21136

Newly arrived families can make appointments to be seen at the Mobile ESOL Welcome Center by calling 443-809-6752.

By offering Talkspace’s digital modalities, like unlimited messaging therapy, we can extend support that students can access beyond school hours, year-round, at their convenience. Eligible students interested in therapy can sign up, take a brief assessment specific for teens, and get matched with a dedicated, licensed therapist. Once matched, therapy sessions take place on Talkspace’s secure and encrypted platform, accessible from the teens’ smartphones, tablets or computers. Teens can communicate with their therapists at any time with an unlimited number of private messages at no cost.

To be eligible for this program, teens must be enrolled in a BCPS high school and be over the age of 13 at the time of signup. Eligible teens can sign up for unlimited messaging therapy and gain access to Talkspace Go, a comprehensive teen mental health self-guided program.

Students can access this service by registering at talkspace.com/bcps and use the keyword: bcps

Check out these BCPS approved providers:

GIFTS Psych

The Children's Guild

Thrive Behavioral Health

BMORE Counseling

Key Point Health Services - Dundalk

Changing Lives at Home, Mental Health, INC.

GIFTS, Children's Guild and Thrive all meet with students within the CHS building weekly. You can reach out to your student's counselor for help with a referral if you are interested.

Administration:

Principal, Amy Tyler

Assistant Principal, Mrs. Kern - Last Names A-F

Assistant Principal, Ms. Furst - Last Names G-O

Assistant Principal, Mr. Belinda - Last Names P-Z

Counselors:

Ms. Withrow - Last Names A-D

Ms. Ganley - Last Names E-L

Ms. Miller - Last Names M-R

Ms. Bell - Last Names S-Z

Ms. Arrowood - College and Career Counselor (all grades)

Follow us on Instagram to keep up with all things CHS! @bayhawkpepsquad & @chesapeakehs_bcps

Schoology groups are created to share information outside of courses for specific groupings. AP Students, Graduation Cohorts, CHS Hub (School wide) , and various clubs all have different groups where they share info. To join groups once you have logged into Schoology, click Groups at the top, and then click the My Groups link on the top right corner, on the next page click join group on the right and enter the join code.

The CHS Hub is where all the School wide news, events, and information is posted. To join the CHS HUB on Schoology, use join code WMTMX-CXF6X.

Each Graduating Class also has their own group to discuss class events and class dues and fundraisers, The join codes for those are listed below in bold:

Seniors - Class of 2024: ZR5T-RT7V-JRM37

Juniors - Class of 2025: DX56-SDWD-6KQZB

Sophomores - Class of 2026: S4HF-SS5W-QF24W

Freshman - Class of 2027: MWBM-K6TF-HHGZ8

Student schedules rotate on an A day/B day schedule. If there is a snow day and we do not have school you just move to the next assigned day. Review the A/B calendar here: AB Day Calendar SY 2023-24.pdf (sharpschool.com)

All important dates, days off, report card distribution is listed here: 2023-24.pdf (sharpschool.com)

The Office of Transportation announced county-wide implementation of BusWhere, a location tracking software that allows subscribers to see bus locations in real time on a mobile phone or computer. Via the BusWhere app, subscribers may opt to receive notifications as the bus is approaching a designated bus stop or if there is a significant issue causing a delay.

On or about October 2, 2023, parents/guardians of record in FOCUS should have received an email invitation directly from BusWhere to create an account! If you didn't get that email or have questions or concerns, parents and school-based staff are encouraged to utilize BusWhere Assistance Request Form.

As shared during registration, all BPCS students must meet the same graduation requirements including a completer pathway. A list of graduation requirements is below and this month we are highlighting our School to Career Work-based Learning completer option.

Parents should work with their child to enter a Technology Support Request form. You will need your students ID number, Username and Password. Those can be found in FOCUS.

Contact information:

Phone: 443-809-4672

Available Monday - Friday 7:00am - 4:15pm

https://www.bcps.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=2828&pageId=66765365

The CHS website is a great resource for families. Informational Links about bus stops, the bell schedule, the handbook, monthly engagements calendars, and much more can all be found right on the main page of the website. There is also a tab for department contacts that have email contacts for all teachers and staff.

Check out the Website today: https://chesapeakehs.bcps.org/