News & Announcements
Parent Survey Winners Posted...
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 4 days ago on 08/16/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Thanks to all of the Chavez families that returned the mail-in surveys sent home last month. We have held the drawing for the Target gift cards—the results are below.
Bruce Preparatory
Survey Numbers 101035, 100756, and 100148.
Capitol Hill
Survey Numbers 100071, 100262, 100868, 100007, and 100262
Parkside
Survey Numbers 100516, 100511, 100413, 100446, 100432, 100618, 100847, 100750, and 100157
Please call (202) 547-3975 by September 5, 2008 to claim your card.
Our new home.
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 63 days ago on 06/17/08
tags: homeoffice, prep
Chavez Prep is now located at 3220 16th Street NW, between Lamont Street and Park Road, right across the street from the Sacred Heart church in the heart of Columbia Heights. Our new building was the home of E.W. Stokes Public Charter School for many years. We are excited to be located in such a central location of Northwest DC.
Our contact information remains the same. You can reach us by phone at 202.723.3975 or by FAX at 202.723.3976.
Our teachers are already hard at work planning for the school year, which begins on August 25. We have parent sessions scheduled for Thursday, August 14 and Thursday, August 21 from 5:00-7:00. Please plan on coming to one of these important events and to see our 2008-2009 location.
Graduation 2008!
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 75 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Capitol Hill
Graduation will be held on June 12, 2008 at 6:00 pm at the Lincoln Theatre. Kasmin Holt, a Chavez Alumna (2004) and Smith College graduate (2008) is the speaker. Graduates should arrive at the theatre between 3:00-3:30 PM for rehearsal. Doors open to the public at 5:00 PM
Parkside
Graduation will be held on June 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm at the Parkside Gymnasium. Graduates should report at 4:45pm.
The guest speaker will be Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee) a renowned African-American author, educator, and poet. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa and served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963. A proponent of independent Black institutions, Mr. Madhubuti is the founder, publisher, and chairman of the board of Third World Press (1967), co-founder of the Institute of Positive Education/New Concept School (1969), and co-founder of Betty Shabazz International Charter School (1998) in Chicago, Illinois. He is also a founder and board member of the National Association of Black Book Publishers, a founder and chairman of the board of The International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent, founder and director of the National Black Writers Retreat. Currently, he is the Distinguished University Professor, founder and director emeritus of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing and director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Chicago State University.
Prom 2008
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 75 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Capitol Hill
Prom will be on Friday, June 6th, form 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Summer School
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 75 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Capitol Hill
Summer school will be held for all grades 9-11, from July 7th-25th.
Two sessions will be given: Morning Session from 8:00-12:00 and Afternoon Session from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
All students are expected to come in for the morning session, and some may be required to come in for the afternoon session as well. It all depends on whether or not they need to recover one or two credits, in English and math.
Some students will attend DCPS schools to make up-credits in Science, History or Foreign Language. Parents should have received information about who qualifies for DCPS summer school. For questions, contact Mr. Lizardi at (202) 547-3424.
End of the Year Trips
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 75 days ago on 06/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Capitol Hill
Senior Trip
Every year, the senior class takes a senior trip, as their last experience together, before embarking on the rest of their lives. This year, the senior class will be going to the Bahamas from June 20-24, 2008.
King’s Dominion Trip
We’ll be going to King’s Dominion on Thursday, June 26th, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.