Chippewa Hills Middle School

As we prepare for the winter-weather season ahead, we want to make sure you’re always in the loop regarding weather-related closures and delays. Here’s how we notify the Warrior community about school closures: 1. CHSD App & Website: Check our app and/or website for the latest updates on closures or delays. We’ll post notifications and updates as soon as decisions are made. 2. Text Alerts, Phone Calls & Emails: We’ll send out notifications via our school messaging system. Please ensure your contact information is up-to-date! 3. Social Media: We’ll post all closure and delay announcements to our school Facebook accounts, so be sure to follow us. 4. Local TV & Radio: Tune in to these local stations for broadcasted school closures – TV 9&10, Fox 33, NBC 25/Fox 66, ABC 12, ABC 7&4, WNEM TV 5, Fox 17, Wood TV 8, WZZM 13 – and radio stations 102.3 and 100.9 Y102-WYBR, 95.3 WCFX, 105.3 WCZY, 94.5 WCEN. We understand how important it is to stay informed, and we’re committed to keeping you updated quickly and efficiently! For more details regarding all our communications channels, visit the District Communications page on our website here: https://www.chsd.us/page/district-communications

Our Lost-and-Found at the Middle School is overflowing! Do you see anything that belongs to your student? Please feel free to comment on a picture and/or encourage your student to pick it up. Any items left unclaimed by Wednesday 11/27/24 will be moved to our Warrior Closet or donated.

Here is the Middle School's Weekly Update: https://secure.smore.com/n/4w6k2

REMINDER: No school on Friday, November 15 for Safety Day!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo for our Veterans Day slideshow! Here is the finished video we played during Monday’s Veterans Day Ceremony. Thank you to all of our hometown heroes for their service to our country! https://youtu.be/DJXiIbPMiKM

Are your kiddos wondering what’s on the lunch menu today? We’ve got you covered. Just pull up the school’s lunch menu right in the CHSD app to see what’s cookin! Our school’s daily lunch menu is easily found in the district app under the Dining section for each building. Today’s menu will automatically be featured, but you can scroll through the dates to see the meals planned for the rest of the month. If you prefer a paper copy, you can download our monthly lunch menus online here: https://www.chsd.us/page/food-service Easy peasy!

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!

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.

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.

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!