Columbia Heights Public Schools

Monday, May 26:

• No School
• No Mini Adventures
• No Adventure Club
• CHPS District Offices Closed

Columbia Heights Public Schools is excited to announce that our CHPS Employee of the Year for 2024-2025 is Jason Kuhlman, our Valley View Elementary Principal!

After school on Tuesday, Valley View staff, district administration, and other Hylanders from around the district got together to surprise Jason with the announcement and celebrate him being named Employee of the Year.

Jason has been with CHPS since 2019, when he was hired to take on the principal role at Valley View! Staff at his school have described him as a true leader, a caring individual, an understanding boss, a tireless advocate for students and staff and, to quote a teacher who has been in the district since 2001, "He is, hands down, the very best principal that I have ever worked under." Jason truly embodies the CHPS mission of creating worlds of opportunity for each and every learner.

CHPS is so thankful to have him as a part of our Hylander family. Congratulations Jason! Very well deserved!

Good luck to our Synchronized Swimming Team as they compete in the 2025 Minnesota Synchronized Swimming State Invitational today and tomorrow at the University of Minnesota!

• Short Duo - Simone and Sage
• Short Trio - Simone, Liliam and Sage

• Exhibition Round:
• Long Solo - Ada
• Long Duet - Ada and Liliam
• Short Teams - "Glam" Routine
• Extended Teams - "Dreams" Routine

Congratulations to our CHHS students who will be continuing their athletic careers after they graduate this June! Friday morning, CHHS held our Declaration of Intent Signing Celebration for these four students!

LaRon Collins and David Daniels will be continuing their football careers at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa, Ignacio Alvarez Matamoros will be continuing his soccer career at Dordt University in Iowa, and Niko Leon will be continuing his football career at Hamline University in Minnesota!

Congratulations to all of these student athletes! We are so excited for your continued athletic careers and can’t wait to cheer you on!

Sunday, May 18th, was National Speech-Language Pathologist Day!

CHPS joined the nation in recognizing our dedicated professionals who assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders, empowering children to effectively communicate their thoughts and feelings.

Thank you to Tiffany Park, Angela Brown, Lydselle Barreto, Anna Winchester, Leah Ambrose, Callie Adams, Analuna Brambila and Samantha Alexon (not pictured) for all you do!

Saturday, May 31st, will be the CHPS 11th Annual Community Powwow to honor our students! The CHPS American Indian Parent Advisory Council and CHPS American Indian Educator, Yolanda Dorr-Slowey have planned a fun celebration for our students who will be receiving academic awards and an Eagle Feather Ceremony for graduating seniors.

The doors for this free event will open at 3:00 p.m. and go until 8:00 p.m. in the CHHS Main Gym. Grand Entry will be at 3:00 p.m., and Trickster Tacos will be available starting at 5:00 p.m. (free for the first 300 people).

Dancers can participate in the Men's "Northern" Traditional or Women's Jingle Special, along with many other activities throughout the afternoon and evening.

Please come join us for this wonderful event of music and dancing, and help us celebrate our CHPS Native American students and families!

Last night, CHPS help a graduation for our “Clases Para Padres” students. This was a class run by CHPS Cultural Liaison Leueen Saavedra and her husband Orlando Rodriguez. This class teaches Spanish-Speaking parents about the American education system, along with lessons on how to prepare their children for their futures, learn what resources are available from the school and the community, and tips on how to handle their money and time-management. The class finished with a graduation celebration for the 39 people who completed the class. Superintendent Zena Stenvik and Assistant Superintendent Bondo Nyembwe attended to speak with the participants and their families about this class and how grateful we are to have such a diverse school community with active and involved families.

There are so many fun events and important activities these last few weeks of school!

Finish out the school year strong by showing up on time every day!

Come join us for a trip to the Guthrie Theater without the worry of driving to Downtown Minneapolis and finding parking! Once tickets are purchased, we cannot refund them due to seat reservation expenses. Transportation is provided and is factored into the price of the ticket to cover bus costs. The bus will leave the CHPS District Office at noon on July 30, 2025. Please arrive by 11:45 a.m. The bus will return to CHPS around 4:30 p.m.

Important notice: participants will need to use steep steps to get into the bus, and there is a little bit of a walk to get into the theater from the bus drop-off in front of the building.

Tickets MUST be purchased by May 29, 2025!

There are still some spots left for Summer 2025 Adventure Club!!

Summer Adventure Club is for children entering Kindergarten through Fifth Grade in the Fall of 2025. Summer dates are June 16th-August 21st, Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (closed on June 19 and June 30-July 4). AC is located in the CHPS Family Center.

Register here or call 763-528-4517 to register and pay over the phone.

All of our Spring Sports Teams competing in their Sections Tournaments:

• Frights Softball Team in the Section 4AA Tournament
• Boys Tennis in the 4AA Individual Section Tournament today at Harding HS and Eastview Rec Center
• PCM Baseball Team in the Section 5AAAA Tournament starting on May 27th.
• Boys Volleyball in the Section 5A Tournament starting on May 27th.
• Track & Field in the Section 4AA Tournament May 28 and 30 at St Anthony Village High School

Come to the info meeting this Friday, the 23rd, after-school in Ms. Sini’s room, room 195.

Check out our Summer Youth Offerings!

Come out and support our Spring Sports and Activities - Full schedule can be found here

Sports Physical for all Athletics
Every athlete participating in school-year sports must have a physical on file with the Activities Office. Student Athletes cannot register for the upcoming season without a sports physical on file. Sports physicals are valid for three years. 24-25 Sports Physical Form

More information can be found at the CHPS Activities Website or contact the Activities Office at 763-528-4511

There are many wonderful activities for students through our CH Rec Dept and Library!

Please go to the CH Recreation website or call their office at 763-706-3730.

Click Here for the Columbia Heights Library Website.

Are you looking for a job in education or within a school district? Check out the CHPS job site to find the right fit for you!

Visit the site here!

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