A huge round of applause to 7th grader Will Cucksey and senior Mariah Farrell for taking home the top prizes in our Veterans Day writing contest! The writing contest was sponsored by the Mecosta Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Students were invited to write an essay, poem or letter on the following topic: Reflection the freedoms you value most and how they are protected by veterans’ sacrifices.
Here are their winning pieces for you to enjoy!
Happy Veterans Day!
Today our Middle School and High School students honored and gave thanks to those who bravely served our country. Our Middle School Honor Society hosted a special Veterans Day breakfast and ceremony attended by many local veterans and active-duty military personnel. Students read passages recognizing the branches of the military and shared a video about the history and significance of Veterans Day. The high school band performed throughout the ceremony, including a moving rendition of Taps as we held a moment of silence for those who gave their lives for their country.
A special addition to this year’s ceremony was a writing contest sponsored by the Mecosta Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Students were invited to write a letter, essay, or poem on the topic: Reflect on the freedoms you value most and how they are protected by veterans sacrifices. First-place winner was 7th-grader Will Cucksey, who won a $100 prize for his letter to veterans. Senior Mariah Farrell wrote “A Thank You Poem” and won the second-place $50 cash prize. The awards were presented by Bev Rothenberger, Regent for the Mecosta Chapter of the NSDAR.
A special thank you to everyone who helped to make today’s program a success! Thank you to the veterans who were able to join us today, to our Middle School Honor Society for putting on today’s program, our local Honor Guard for presenting the flags during the ceremony, the Mecosta Chapter of the NSDAR for sponsoring our writing contest, and the Warrior Marching Band for today’s performances.
Most importantly, THANK YOU to all our nation’s veterans. Thank you for your service, your strength, and your sacrifices. You are appreciated beyond words.
To see all the photos from today's event, please click here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xGMVxjVkuWNnj1wS7
Here is the Middle School's Weekly Update for our first week of tri 2! https://secure.smore.com/n/tkzyb
Don't miss out on the memories! 2024-25 yearbooks are available for pre-order online. Visit www.yearbookforever.com and search for Chippewa Hills.
High School yearbooks are $45 each. Middle School yearbooks are $25 each.
While we don't have an exact delivery date, yearbooks are typically delivered to the school early in the fall.
Order yours today!
Save the date!
Our Middle School Honor Society will be running the Hot Cocoa Bar at the Canadian Lakes Castle on Saturday, December 7 from 5:30-8:30 PM for Century 21 White House Realty’s Nights of Lights! Musical shows that evening will be at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30. Students will be serving hot cocoa with a variety of toppings, and baked goods will also be available for purchase.
All proceeds will go toward our Middle School’s participation at the CMU Hoops for Hunger game, which is a school-wide fundraiser benefiting the Greater Lansing Food Bank.
We hope you’ll join us December 7!
Our Middle School & High School Veterans Day Celebration is on Monday! Please show your support by wearing your red, white & blue as we honor our veterans for their service to our country.
As a reminder, Monday’s celebration begins with a Veterans Breakfast at 9:30 AM in the Middle School Cafeteria. Our program will begin at 10:15 in the Middle School gym with all our middle school and high school students.
All veterans and active-duty military personnel are welcome and encouraged to attend! We hope you’ll join us!
Winter sports schedules are ready!
Download the 2024-25 season schedule for all our middle and high school winter sports teams. Schedules can be found on the Athletics section of our website here: https://www.chsd.us/o/ch-athletics/page/winterschedules
Schedules are also available in the CHSD app in the Documents folder of the Athletics section.
Please note that schedules are subject to change and we will update these documents as changes occur.
Just a reminder that tomorrow is picture retake day for the Middle School! If your student is doing retakes, please send them with their original photos to return. Additional order forms are available in the office.
Our Middle School and High School Veterans Day Celebration is next week! All veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend! For breakfast planning purposes, please RSVP to Candy Recker in the Middle School office at 989-967-2200.
Also, if you would like to include a photo of a veteran in our program slideshow, please email the photo to Bob O’Neil at roneil@chsd.us.
We hope you’ll join us next week!
Here is the Middle School's Weekly Update: https://secure.smore.com/n/hkgvy
Gourd big, or gourd home!
Ms. Spry’s Middle School Ag students had a fun pumpkin activity for Halloween yesterday! They learned about Michigan pumpkin facts and different pumpkin varieties, and held a Pumpkin Roll to measure who could roll the pumpkin the farthest.
Thank you for planning these fun and engaging activities for our students, Ms. Spry! You’re the pick of the pumpkin patch!
Our Middle School Honor Society students volunteered to help at the Weidman Elementary Warrior Party on Friday! They played carnival games and had some Halloween fun with the younger children! Many of these students also volunteered to run games at Weidman’s carnival that evening.
Thank you to Weidman Elementary for inviting our students to participate!
Have you received our text message tests?
All Chippewa Hills parents and guardians with a valid cell phone number should receive the text messages from the district. We’ve done 3 tests with text messages during our initial roll-out in October. If you are still not receiving our text messages, we’ve outlined a few troubleshooting tips to help ensure messages are being delivered to you.
You can view the troubleshooting tips on our website here: https://www.chsd.us/o/chsd/page/text-troubleshooting
Text troubleshooting can also be accessed through the CHSD app by going to the Documents tab under the District page.
Today is our Fall Orchestra Concert! Join us at 7 PM in the High School Auditorium for performances from both our Middle School and High School Orchestras!
Here is the Middle School's Weekly Update: https://secure.smore.com/n/8nt03
Save the date! Our Middle School Honor Society is hosting a Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, November 11. All veterans and active-duty military personnel are welcome and encouraged to attend! We’ll begin with a veterans breakfast in the Middle School cafeteria at 9:30 AM. Our assembly program will begin at 10:15 AM with all our Middle School and High School students.
⭐ Middle School and High School students may invite a special veteran to attend and can join their guest for breakfast before the assembly.
For breakfast planning, please RSVP to Candy Recker by calling the Middle School Office at 989-967-2200 or email crecker@chsd.us. Please RSVP by November 7.
⭐ During the ceremony we’ll play a slideshow featuring pictures of veterans and active-duty military from our community or who are special to our students. To submit a picture, please email your photo and a description of the individual (name, military branch, years of service) to Bob O’Neil at roneil@chsd.us by November 4.
⭐ The Mecosta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring a writing contest for our Middle and High School students. Students are invited to write an essay, poem or letter on the following topic: Reflect on the freedoms you value most and how they are protected by veterans’ sacrifices.
The first-place winner will receive a $100 cash prize and second-place will receive $50. Both winners will be invited to read their essay at the Veterans Day Assembly. Entries are due to the Middle or High School offices by noon on November 4.
We hope you’ll join us for this special celebration as we honor who served!
We are so excited to announce our participation in the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools program through Project Healthy Schools this year! This program will be implemented at Chippewa Hills Middle School with leadership from our Wellness Champion, Ty Schafer!
By the end of the year, students will be motivated to exercise more, eat healthier, and spend less time watching TV and playing video games!
Learn more about the program at www.projecthealthyschools.org and follow Project Healthy School on social media at https://www.facebook.com/projecthealthyschools or @projecthealthyschools
Did you get the text? Our second test for text message alerts went out at noon today. Parents, if you did NOT receive the text, please update your cell phone information by calling your child’s school or filling out this form: https://chsd.us/forms/text-alerts-parent-cell-phone-information.
We have one more test scheduled for next Wednesday, October 30 at 12 PM. This allows all our Warrior families time to update their cell phone information with the school if needed.
After our October rollout, text message alerts will only be used for urgent communications like school closures and delays, power outages, emergency cancellations, building lockdowns, etc.
If you want to be ensure you're able to receive district texts, please update your cell phone number with the school by Tuesday, October 29 so you can receive the final test message on October 30.
Our Chippewa Hills Fall Orchestra Concert is next Tuesday, October 29 at 7 PM in the High School Auditorium. Please join us to see performances from both our Middle School and High School Orchestra students!
Looking for a particular form on our website? You can find most school documents and forms in one place on our website, under the District Documents & Forms page. This page contains new student enrollment forms, yearly acknowledgement forms and notices, medication forms, athletics forms and more! You can access this page from our District homepage under District > District Documents & Forms.
https://www.chsd.us/page/district-documents-forms
It's also in the CHSD Warriors app! All district documents and forms can be downloaded within the app, under the District page > Documents > Documents & Forms.
