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Attention Seniors and Juniors! Tickets are now on sale for Prom 2025: Masquerade! Tickets are $45 each for the CHHS Prom, which is at the Chapel Hill Sheraton on Saturday, May 31, 7-11pm. Tickets are limited -- they are on sale through Monday, May 12, or as long supplies last. To purchase tickets, go to k12paymentcenter.com. Make sure you are on the CHHS page and select PROM 2025. Please list the name of each person who will be using a ticket you purchase. To enter the Prom venue, you will need to present an ID that matches the name entered in k12paymentcenter. If you are planning to bring a guest to Prom who is not a CHHS senior or junior, you must complete this outside guest form. Please print the form, complete it, and submit it to Mr. Schrader in Room C-208 or Mr. Kroll in Room C-213 by 4pm on Friday, May 17.

Parents and Guardians,

Online Yearbook Sales have officially closed, we have sold 93% of our allocated yearbook order. Yearbooks will be distributed to students on Monday, May 19th through their 1st period classes. The 50 or so books we have left to sell will be made available at lunch on Yearbook Day for $90.00. Your student can bring cash or check (made out to CHHS) to room C226 and the books will be sold on a first come first serve basis. If you have any questions please contact Tom Stanfa at tstanfa@chccs.k12.nc.us.

Parents and Guardians,

We are in the home stretch of finishing up the 2025 edition of the CHHS Hillife Yearbook. If you are interested in creating and purchasing a Senior Tribute Ad for your graduating senior, you have two weeks until advertising orders close on March 21st. Don't wait until the last minute -- go to www.yearbookordercenter.com, use the code 15298 to find our school, then follow the steps to create and purchase an ad.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me at tstanfa@chccs.k12.nc.us

Sincerely,

Tom Stanfa

Yearbook Advisor

Chapel Hill High School

2026 Seniors Parents and Guardians, Let’s kick this year off right!! CADY is our school’s exclusive senior photographer and school pictures are going to be a little different this year. In order for your child to be in their senior yearbook, you must have their portrait taken with them. This is a very busy year so ideally, you’ll book your CADY session this summer. Don’t worry though, CADY specializes in senior portraits with several different session options to fit every need. Their state-of-the-art studios have endless scene options, changing rooms, and a professional staff. Their weekend schedules fill up fast, so book early to secure your spot! Get your photos for your family, grad announcements, senior yearbook ads, and more.

Remember — Book early! Don’t let your senior get left out of the yearbook.

Visit cady.com/schedule to book now.

More information about booking your session can be found in the Senior Portrait Booking Flyer.

cady.com/schedule.

Rave your hands in the air for Project Graduation

TIGER/WILDCAT/JAGUAR Families of ALL CLASSES

Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools' Project Graduation 2025 is June 14, and we’re encouraging ALL families—freshman, sophomore, junior, AND senior—to electrify the night and make this celebration unforgettable for this year’s senior class!

What is Project Graduation?

It’s an all-night, neon-themed party, thrown at UNC's Student Center, honoring our CHCCS 2025 graduates with games, music, prizes, scholarships and food—all in a safe, substance-free environment.

How Can You Help 2025 Seniors Shine Bright?

Volunteer your time to help with planning or event-night logistics. We need our whole community, and ~222 volunteers for maximum illumination. Even if your kiddo isn’t graduating this year, when you donate or participate now, you’re paying it forward, ensuring the community will be there when your family is celebrating at a future commencement. The sign-up deadline is May 14, so we're more eager than ever to get volunteers committed and assigned as early as possible. Volunteer now for your favorite activity.

Donate so we can throw a rave of a lifetime. Project Graduation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, through which half of the $71k party budget goes to prizes, gift cards and SCHOLARSHIPS to our amazing seniors.

Spread the word. Share this message with friends, neighbors and local businesses across our community to show CHCCS graduates how excited we are for them. Every contribution makes a difference, and by supporting now, you're helping build a tradition your own student will enjoy one day. Together, we can create memories that glow forever.

Ready to get involved?

Volunteer Donate

Let’s make Project Graduation 2025 our brightest night yet!

With GLOWitude,

The Project Graduation Team

Website: https://projectgraduationchccs.org

Instagram: @projectgraduationchccs

Facebook: CHCCS Project Graduation

Address for checks: Project Graduation of Chapel Hill-Carrboro; PO Box 17043, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7043

Graduating seniors are invited to submit an optional slide for the senior slideshow, displayed on the jumbotron before and after the graduation ceremony at the Dean Smith Center. The slideshow will also be posted on the CHCCS Graduation website. CLICK HERE for more information and guidelines on how to participate. Email your slide to Julia Royal via Google Slides by May 18, 2025.

Come to our spring practices on May 10th and 17th from 12-3:30, no experience necessary. Just show up and have fun!

For more details, feel free to check out our rising-freshman slideshow.

We're showing appreciation for Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This site has something for everyone! If you have questions or want to share a resource, please email Mrs. Lehr, Mrs. Hartman, or Mrs. Lallinger.

CHHS AAPI Website

In order to show appreciation for National Jewish American Heritage Month, we've curated a number of resources about Jewish Americans. This site has something for everyone! If you have questions or want to share a resource, please email Mrs. Lehr, Mrs. Hartman, or Mrs. Lallinger.

CHHS National Jewish American Website

The 2025 SENIOR AWARDS CEREMONY will take place on Tuesday, May 20th at 10:45 AM in Hanes Auditorium. All senior students and parents/guardians are welcome to attend this event. During the ceremony, a small number of awards will be presented on-stage. All other awards/recognitions are listed in the ceremony program. Students receiving an on-stage recognition will be contacted by their counselor. The CHHS PTSA will sponsor a luncheon for all seniors and program participants following the ceremony.

All scholarship/awards information must be self-reported for acknowledgement in the awards program by completing the Senior Awards Google Form by Thursday, May 15th. If you have been contacted by a college and/or community representative who would like to make a presentation at our awards ceremony, please direct them to contact Julia Royal at jroyal@chccs.k12.nc.us for arrangements.

- CHHS Student Services Team

Attention Chapel Hill High School Senior Student-Athletes and Families!

We are excited to invite all of our senior student-athletes & families to join us for a special evening as we celebrate your incredible accomplishments!

Date: Wednesday, May 28th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Chapel Hill High School Gymnasium

We will kick off with Senior Awards, Signing Recognition, and Big 8 Honors. Afterward, families and athletes will have the opportunity to walk the halls for our Senior Walk and pick up your student’s athletic banner!

Following the Senior Walk, join us in the lobby for a small social with music and refreshments as we celebrate this amazing chapter together.

We look forward to seeing everyone and making this a night to remember!
#TigerPride #SeniorCelebration #CHHS

AP Exams will start on May 5. Please review this newsletter for important information regarding the AP testing session, including information about the testing location, arrival times, attendance policies, what to bring, and more.

Attention graduating seniors and those who love them: Click here to get all your crucial questions about graduation answered. June 14 is closer than you think!

There's also an attachment below if that's easier for you to access.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools requires a graduation fee of $20 from each student participating in the ceremony. This fee covers the cost of diploma printing, diploma covers, and ceremony decor. This fee must be paid online via the K12 Payment Center (see link on CHHS Website) by June 2, 2025. Make sure the payment is made under CHHS to ensure proper processing.

*Please contact your counselor and/or social worker if you have a hardship and need assistance with a cap and gown or the graduation fee.

The 23rd Annual North Carolina Japanese Language Speech Contest For High School Students was held on Saturday, March 22. Thank you very much for all your support. Here are the results:

Level 2

3rd place -- Lydia Repass -- Chapel Hill High School

Level 3

1st place -- Ava Baumgartner -- Chapel Hill High School

When you see these students, make sure you tell them how smart they are!

The Science and Research Summer Program (SRSP) of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will resume its service to local high school students this summer. We are asking for your help in identifying young people who might benefit from this kind of experience.

SRSP is a 4-week summer research day program, it runs from 6/23 to 7/18, it will give high school students hands-on research experience by working on research projects with NCCU science professors in many disciplines. The program is supported by the CREST center and PREM (NSF support) and URC center (NASA support) and is open to students the summer between their junior and senior year of high school. Students are selected from high schools in North Carolina to be involved in this summer research program. It is expected that this experience will have a positive effect on student interest in careers in science technology engineering and math disciplines.

Please share this information with your students. The application can be found on our website SRSP2025.

Mr. Wasson's new young-adult novel is about to hit the shelves! You can pre-order a copy here! Congratulations, Mr. Wasson!

The following is a description of the novel:

As the grandson of a late, great action star, Lionel Honeycutt III knows all about heroics. Not that any of Grandpa’s genes were passed down to him; Lionel is solidly a Background Character in the social hierarchy of his high school. But when a fire at a pet store has Lionel cast as the brave teen who helped everyone escape, Lionel can finally live up to the family name.

Honestly, though…Lionel isn’t sure he did any saving, despite smoky security footage that shows someone who could be him ushering victims to safety. But Lionel blacked out before he even exited the store. He keeps this minor detail to himself as everyone else—from social media influencers to his longtime crush—heralds him a hero.

As Lionel's popularity grows, so does his anxiety about his sorta-lie. Between reporters wanting to interview him about the incident, catching feelings for his longtime rival, and an anonymous source who somehow knows more about the incident than Lionel would like, Lionel starts to wonder if the truth will really set him free...or cost him everything.

We’re excited to invite all seniors to participate in the upcoming Graduation Parade at your elementary school!

This is a special opportunity to celebrate your journey and share your accomplishments with the younger students. It’s always a memorable experience for everyone involved!

If you're interested in joining the parade, please sign up using the Graduation Parade Sign Up Form. Let’s make this a moment to remember as you head into your next chapter!

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is inviting parents to complete a brief survey on special education. You can go to this link Parent Survey Information Flyer-English or view the flyer in the space below. Additional parent survey documents in various languages (including English) are available at Translated EC Parent Survey Documents.

Dear Parents and Students,

We are excited to invite you to an Enrollment Interest Meeting for Durham Tech’s College and Career Promise (CCP) Dual Enrollment Program! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to earn college credits while still in high school.

Important: All students interested in the program must attend a mandatory session.

Program Details:

• Current seniors can take classes this summer.
• Current juniors can take classes this summer and next school year.
• Current sophomores can take classes next school year.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the program and how it can benefit your academic and career goals!

Sign up for the meeting here:
Sign Up for the CCP Enrollment Interest Meeting

We look forward to seeing you there!

Free Peer Tutoring! If you're looking to receive free peer tutoring or if you want to join as a peer tutor, then Tutoring Club welcomes you!

Is being an academic weapon one of your resolutions? Need help with studying for tomorrow's math test? Want some help understanding your homework? Join Tutoring Club! Swing by room A-281 (Dr. Murchison’s room) on Tuesday during lunch. You can also join our Google Classroom (xlfbjaa) for updates! We have student tutors that help explain Math, English, Science, Languages, and History. We offer tutoring for all levels of classes, standard and honors, and even some AP courses. See below for the list of current subjects that we have tutors for; if you don't see a course listed that you're struggling with, please email jming@students.chccs.

Math: Math 1-3, Precalculus, AP Stat, and Calc AB/BC.

English: English 9, English 10, and AP Lang

History: World History, Civics, AP World, and AP Gov

Languages: Spanish 1-3, Spanish 4 (depending on the topic), and French 1-2

Science: Biology and Chemistry

Computer Science: AP CSP Robotics Focused and AP Computer Science A

Interested in becoming a peer tutor yourself? Complete this form: https://forms.gle/AqQ3qXLaC7AuqQov9

Get involved in helping the CHHS community support the families at Owen Middle School who have been affected by Hurricane Helene! Stop by our table during lunch in the A building atrium to learn more. Everyone is welcome to donate, so share with your family, friends, and community connections! Let’s help this school community recover and assist with their holiday season. Donate here: https://k12paymentcenter.com/Home/GuestDistrict

Hi Tigers!

Are you looking for volunteering opportunities? If so, submit an application for the Carrboro Youth Council!

We are a service-oriented group based out of the Town of Carrboro Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Resources Department dedicated to improving the community through service, town involvement, and recreational events. We are looking for dedicated leaders, helpers and organizers, volunteers and friends.

Email Galen Poythress (jpoythress@townofcarrboro.org) or Viola Ahmed (vmahmed@students.chccs.k12.nc.us) for the application or any questions!

College application season is in full swing! Please remember that transcripts must be requested through Naviance and paid for via the K12 Payment Center. Colleges and universities allow a grace period for supplemental materials, including transcripts, that extends beyond the application deadline.

Be sure to submit your application on time.

Due to an increase in student caseloads, transcript processing times have been extended.

There is no need to contact your counselor about your transcript. As long as you complete the steps outlined above, your transcript will be sent.

Thank you for your patience during this busy time!

Our school district has developed a district-wide policy for students regarding cell phones and other electronic devices. Here it is:

• All electronic devices are to be turned off/silenced and stored out of sight at the beginning of each class period, and they are to remain this way until the bell rings for class to be dismissed.

• This applies to Flex Block as well.

• Students may use the personal communication devices in the hallway during class change and during their lunch period.

• Electronic devices are to be turned off/silenced and stored out of sight when students are out of class during the instructional period.

Students who continue to have their phones out during instructional time will face consequences, including having their phones confiscated. Don't forget!

Looking for ways to connect outside of school? New entries added to the Enrichment list, so check it out! Enrichment
➡ Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics (SPINWIP)
➡UNC CHEOP Pre-College Expo
➡SAS courses
➡UNC-Chapel Hill CHEOP Pre-College Expo
➡Emory Pre-College
➡CIC Flex Workshop: Interview Prep
➡CIC Flex Workshop: Resume Writing
➡Student Volunteer Program (VA Medical Centers)
➡and more!
#CHHSCICEnrichmentTuesday

Find the latest enrichment opportunities and job postings from the CIC. Follow the CIC Instagram / Google Classroom for weekly updates. Visit the CIC website for resources.

Need a job? New items have been added to the Job Board, so check it out!

➡Summer Careers Academy
➡Orange County Living Wage
➡Fix-a-Latch
➡YMCA
➡and more!
#CHHSCICJobThursday