Congratulations to the Chopticon Bocce team for going undefeated in their tournament against Leonardtown High School and Great Mills High School.  Members of the Bocce team include Shelby Boyer, Arielle Gray, Dylan Donnells, Kyle Russell, Angelica Ringgold, Katie Dubinski, Damian Espinosa, and Dai'quan Brooks.  Great job on a successful season! 

Yearbooks go on sale on Monday, May 14th in the school bank or in room A115.

Yearbooks are $85 plus MD state sales tax.

A limited number are avaliable, when they are sold out, no more will be available.

Junior Chyanne Hillyard received the Award for Excellence in the Arts at the Kennedy Center NSAL awards ceremony.  She was one of thirty-three students in the greater D.C. area to receive recognition.  Christopher Cullins, Mary Beth Pappaconstaninou, and Sarah Sindelar received certificates of merit in visual arts.  All of the students were recognized at an event at the Terrace Theatre in the Kennedy Center.

The Chamber Strings and the Symphonic Band both earned "I" superior ratings at the state assessments.  The Concert Band received a rating of excellent and the String Orchestra earned an overall excellent rating with a near perfect score in site reading.

The Chopticon choirs received "I" superior ratings on site reading at the state choral festival.  The Chorale received a score of "II" excellent overall and the Divas and Peace Pipers both received scores of "I" superior overall.

May 22 - 8:15 A.M - Senior Awards Assembly

              held in auditorium, parking in bus loop after morning bell

June 5 - 8:15 A.M. - Junior Awars Assembly 

              held in auditorium, parking in bus loop after morning bell

June 6 - 8:00 A.M. - Freshman Awards Assembly             

          - 9:15 A.M. - Sophomore Awards Assembly

The Chopticon chapter of Best Buddies has been named Best Buddies Chapter of the Year.  The organization will now be eligible for national recognition.  Since 1995, Best Buddies High Schools has paired students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in one-to-one friendships with high school students.  All participants find this to be a valuable experience with many opportunities to develop leadership skills. 

Ms. Cherith Reidenbaker was selected as a SMECO Outstanding Mathematics Teacher.  Ms. Reidenbaker teaches AP statistics, algebra, and geometry at Chopticon.  She also volunteers as a tutor for the FLOW mentoring program working with fourth and fifth grade students at Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School.  Ms. Reidenbaker established Chopticon as a testing center for the SAT and ACT exams and serves as the school liaison with the testing agencies.  She is active in her community by supporting Habitat for Humanity and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.