Blue Demon Bulletin

March 4 - 5 - Writing SOL - 11th Grade Students

March 7 - End of Q3

March 10 - 14 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

March 18, 19, and 20 - "CLUE" Dinner Theatre in Auditorium (6:00 pm)

March 24 - ASVAB Testing

March 24 - 28 - Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conference Week

March 25 - Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conference Night (3:30 - 6:30 pm)

March 25 - DE Information Night in the Auditorium (6:00 pm)

March 26 - Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOL

The end of our third quarter will be on Friday, March 7. Please remind your students that all assignments will need to be submitted by that date in order to be counted in their first quarter grade! If you are unsure of your child's progress in their classes, please feel free to log into PowerSchool for the most up to date information.

If you are having difficulty logging into PowerSchool, please call the CHS Main Office and our staff can assist you.

Montgomery County Public Schools is in the process of selecting new textbooks for adoption for 6-12 English Language Arts.

Teachers and administrators are in the process of reviewing textbooks that are aligned to Virginia Standards of Learning.

Please review the attached document for additional information related to the new textbook selection process.

MCPS Textbook Review for ELA (link)

MCPS Virtual School Program Registration is OPEN!!! If you would like to register your student for the MCPS Virtual School Program for the 2025-26 school year, please do so at MCPS VSP 2025-2026 Sign-Up Form

The deadline for registration is April 4, 2025.

For additional information about VSP, please call the CHS Counseling Office at 540-382-5186 to speak to your student's grade level school counselor.

If your student would like to register for summer courses through VVA that is not a course they have previously taken or been unsuccessful in, please fill out the Google Form below:

New Summer School Courses (courses not previously taken by your student)

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the CHS Counseling Office at 540-382-5186 to speak to your student's grade level counselor.

It is with great excitement that we would like to share the date, time, and location of the CHS Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025. We have been given the tremendous opportunity again by MCPS and Virginia Tech to hold our 2025 graduation ceremony at Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus.

The date of graduation will be on Saturday, May 24 at 8:30 am. The shift to VT again this year will allow us to have unlimited admittance of family members and friends for our graduates, significant parking opportunities, and a space that will not be affected by the change if inclement weather should arise.

In the coming weeks, we will provide additional specific details related to the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2025. We understand there will be questions related to the venue and the day of the ceremony. We will work to adequately answer those questions and ensure we have a positive, impactful, and celebratory day for the Class of 2025!

Please take an opportunity to review some important items for the Class of 2025 below:

Scholarship Information (link)

Class of 2025 Class Meeting - Scroll to Slide 31 (link)

Class of 2025 Senior Information (link)

Class of 2025 Newsletter (link)

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 16 - Jostens Graduation Order Delivery to CHS

May 24 - Graduation (8:30 am at Cassell Coliseum)

CHS Blue Demon Drama and CHS Culinary Arts are pleased to present a murder mystery dinner theater. The ever-popular movie and board game CLUE has been adapted for the stage, and it is coming to CHS March 18-20!

Will it be Colonel Mustard in the Study with the lead pipe? Or perhaps it will be Mrs White in the Library with the rope? Could it be Miss Scarlet in the Conservatory with the candlestick? The only way to find out is to BE THERE!

See the attached flyer for all of the details, including how to make your reservations. We hope to have you at our table and in our audience!

CHS will be offering the ASVAB Career and Exploration Test on March 24, 2025. This will only be available to 10th - 12th grades. If your student would like to participate in this test, they can sign up in the CHS Counseling Office.

CHS will hold Parent/Teacher Conference Night on Tuesday, March 25 from 3:30 - 6:30 pm. If you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teachers, please call the CHS Counseling Office at 540-382-5186 to select a time.

If you are unable to meet on March 25, please feel to contact your child's teachers during the week of March 24 - 28 to set up a Google Meet, phone call, or in person meeting to discuss your child's progress in their classes.

If you would like to learn more about DE classes offered at CHS, please join us on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:00 pm in the Auditorium.

The CHS Prom will take place in the CHS Cafeteria from 7:00 - 11:00 pm on Saturday, April 12, 2025. This year's theme is "A NIGHT IN ATLANTIS."

ONLY Juniors and Seniors are allowed to purchase tickets for the CHS Prom and the cost of the tickets are $20.00 a piece. Ticket sales will take place during lunch from March 29 - April 9.

There will be free food, drinks, and great music available! We look forward to seeing you there!

The CHS After Prom will take place at the NRV Super Bowl from 11:30 pm - 2:00 am on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Admission is FREE!!! There will be snacks, unlimited bowling, unlimited laser tag, and raffles available throughout the night. Arcade games will be available, but this will be at each individual's own expense.

This event is available to seniors, juniors, and any date that is brought to the CHS Prom. Each person will need a completed permission form that they will receive when they purchase their prom tickets. These will be made available when prom tickets are sold in April and will be due back by April 10, 2025.

The CHS PTSA is excited to invite you to join us for the CHS After Prom Party on April 12 at the NRV Superbowl! This will be a fun and safe celebration for our teens after their prom night, and we would love for you to be a part of it!

We are looking for volunteers to help make this event a success. We hope you can lend a hand during the event because your support will make a difference!

To sign up or learn more about how you can get involved, please click the link below or feel free to reach out with any questions:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4EACAF2BA4FB6-55226514-chsptsa

Thank you for helping us create a memorable and safe experience for the students! We look forward to your participation.

If you would like to stay abreast of our 2025 Spring Sports calendar, please explore the River Ridge District website at www.riverridgedistrictva.org. Once you have entered the website, click on "Christiansburg" and you will have access to our entire Spring sport calendar.

We are excited to offer Spring sports passes for the upcoming Spring season. These will be on sale March 3 - 7 in Coach Hunter's Office during school lunch hours (10:25 am - 12:25 pm). You can also visit the CHS Main Office and request to purchase passes. Please make checks out to Christiansburg High School. Go Big Blue!

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Mike Hunter (mikehunter@mcps.org).

Please take an opportunity to review the attached letter from Dr. Bragen that was sent out to families on February 20, 2025 related to maintain a safe, supportive, and high quality learning environment for our students.

Code of Conduct Letter from Dr. Bragen (link)

The new cell phone policy has had positive impacts for our school and students, such as enhancing the learning environment and minimizing distractions throughout the school day. Please continue to discuss and review these expectations with your child as we prepare to begin our final nine weeks of the school year.

Please take an opportunity to review Policy 7-3.3 to ensure both you and your student have a strong understanding of the new expectations for cell phone use and possessing a cell phone. It is equally important to note that a student can possess a cell phone, but it must be "OFF AND AWAY" during the school day (class time, transitions, lunch, etc.) The policy also addresses that other connected devices, such as earbuds and smart watches, are also held to the same expectations.

1st Offense:

Cell phone will be confiscated and can be picked up in the Main Office at the end of the school day by the student. Students will not be released early to pick up their phone.

2nd Offense:

Cell phone will be confiscated and will need to be picked up by a parent/guardian in the Main Office.

3rd Offense:

Cell phone will be confiscated and will need to be picked up by the parent/guardian in the Main Office. Progressive disciplinary action can be taken at this time and a meeting with the parent/guardian will be necessary.

* Should a student refuse to turn in their cell phone or other electronic devices, this will lead to immediate disciplinary consequences.

Please review the attached flier for additional details:

Cell Phone Expectations (link)