Principal's Weekly Message
Dear CHS Families and Students,
Over the past couple of weeks, we celebrated our senior class. On Wednesday, June 4th, we held our annual Senior Awards Night, where various awards, scholarships, and the valedictorian and salutatorian were announced. The week culminated with our 2025 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 7th. Below are links with photos and highlights from all of the Senior Celebrations. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors and their families!
June marked the beginning of Pride Month—a time to recognize the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community and to support ongoing efforts toward equality. Happy Pride Month to all of our LGBTQIA+ students, families, and staff!
Please see below for more details and highlights from CHS.
Thank you, and have a great summer.
Alan Beausoleil
CHS Interim Principal
617-466-5072 (Office)
Early College Celebration
On Thursday, June 4th, 2025, Chelsea High School, students and their families from the Chelsea Public Schools Early College Program gathered for an evening of celebration! Members of the Class of 2025 who have taken early college courses with Bunker Hill Community College have an impressive list of accolades this year including:
The Class of 2025 completed over 1,203 Early College credits!
229 students earned Early College credits
105 Seniors earned a spot on the Dean’s List (3.0 GPA or higher)
35 Seniors earned 12+ credits; 3 seniors earned over 20 credits!
The celebratory event recognized CPS’ Early College Scholars who completed at least 12 college credits. Each member of the Class of 2025 received an early college stole at the ceremony, which they will adorn at Graduation this weekend.
Congratulations to all! Check out more about the ceremony here: https://secure.smore.com/n/v7ha3
Senior Awards Night at CHS
An evening to remember at Chelsea High School . Members of the Class of 2025 gathered with their families, teachers and school staff to celebrate Senior Awards Night!
The night began with dinner for students and families, included a speech from Class of 2010 alumna Johanna Mateo and featured the bestowing of class medals and special awards.
A special congratulations to the Class of 2025's Valedictorian Holly Hatleberg and Salutatorian Angelina Agostini! These two students received their stoles last night and will speak on Saturday at Commencement!
More photos from Awards Night are available click the blue button above "Senior Awards Night".
Peace Pennant
As part of our ongoing response to the challenges our community has faced this year, both inside and out of school, SEL Team at Chelsea High School led a "Peace Pennant" activity. Students made pennant flags affirming their commitment to creating and supporting inclusivity and nonviolence at CHS and in the community. The flags have been displayed in the CHS cafeteria, and we will continue to add more over the next week.
Multi-Lingual Education Celebrates
The Seal of Biliteracy celebration was held last week at CHS, honoring students who have demonstrated proficiency in two or more languages. The Seal of Biliteracy is a prestigious award granted to high school graduates who achieve a high level of fluency in multiple languages. Recipients typically receive a gold seal on their diploma or transcript, symbolizing their achievement. This distinction not only recognizes their linguistic skills but also serves as a valuable asset in college admissions, career opportunities, and global engagement. At CHS, students from diverse cultural backgrounds who met the award’s rigorous criteria were celebrated for their exceptional accomplishments.
Check Out Our Interactive Reading Workshop Poster!
Arlene Velleman’s 5th-period Reading Workshop class at CHS has spent the past three weeks creating an interactive poster that showcases everything they've learned since January.
By scanning the QR codes on the poster, you can access engaging YouTube videos that review key topics from class.
If you’re at CHS, stop by the wall across from room R2017 to scan, watch, and enjoy the work of our talented students!
School counselors will be registering students for Summer School Credit Recovery Edgenuity courses after final grades are posted on June 17. If students have questions please refer them to their school counselor or reach out to Pamela Kessaris (kessarisp@chelseaschools.com).
Seniors: Seniors will be allowed to take 2.5 classes in summer school if they received at least a 45 in that class.
Underclassmen: Students will be allowed to take 2 classes in summer school if they received at least a 45 in that class.
Congratulations to Casa Unida students, Elias R, Jay V, Mr Graz, Buildings & Grounds, Charlie G, Krystal M, and everyone who was involved in one way or another to make this event a success!
Fantastic group effort! And as always, the pictures are worth a thousand words.
Have a wonderful summer!
Yasmine
Yasmine Hung (she/ella) | Youth Prevention Coordinator
Healthy Chelsea Coalition | MGH Equity and Community Health
Notice of Searches
We are writing to let you know in advance that out of an abundance of caution, school administration may at times conduct random searches when students arrive at school. We will be using handheld wand metal detector scanners during random searches. Providing a safe and secure learning environment is a top priority. These searches will help us maintain a safe school and an environment where students are free to focus on learning. As a part of our commitment to keeping our school community safe, we will continue to administer random searches.