Community Service Award

Community service volunteer forms are due by Friday, April 14^th to the counseling office. See Ms. Shakara Jones, counseling administrative assistant, to pick up a form. NOTE: Service hours are not required to graduate in the DCSD.

9^th grade students must verify 20 hours of service and 10^th-12^th grade students must verify 30 hours of service to be eligible for the Bulldog Service Award.  Work that raises money for student’s expenses or club/social functions is not allowable for service hours. Service work should provide a service to the school or community. Forms are due the Friday after Spring Break!!  No exceptions!!  

NOTE: Volunteer or community service hours are not a requirement for graduation in the DeKalb County School District. 

Reminder...the dual enrollment deadline is Friday, April 14, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. This is a firm deadline. If students have not completed all required steps by this date, they will not be approved for dual enrollment for the summer or fall semester. 

Summer Opportunities

Parents, looking for things for your student to do this summer? Be sure to check out the summer opportunities website for updates weekly.

https://sites.google.com/dekalbschoolsga.org/summer-opps/home

Senior Exit Survey

All seniors must complete the 2023 Senior Exit Survey located in Naviance. This is a requirement to be cleared for graduation or pick up cap & gowns.  The deadline for completion is April 28, 2023. 

Scholarship Tracking

Help us tally the total amount of scholarship dollars offered to the class of 2023!

Submit copies of your scholarship offers/emails to Ms. Huffman in the counseling office by May 5, 2023. 

You can email a copy of your letter to Ms. Huffman at sheila_huffman@dekalbschoolsga.org or drop off a hard copy to her in the counseling office. We want to know about every scholarship offered, no matter the amount.  Just indicate if you accepted the scholarship or declined it. 

We will announce the total amount earned during Senior Honors on May 16th. Go Graduates!

NOTE: You do not have to include the HOPE or Zell Miller scholarship information. 

Chamblee High School PTSA Scholarship Application is Open!

CHS PTSA will award a total of $4000 in scholarship aid to five graduating CHS students. 

Deadline for submission is Friday April 14, 2023

https://forms.gle/cwR6JYgTgb5o2UJT7

Volunteers Needed for Senior Celebration 2023

To ALL Chamblee High School Family and Friends - PLEASE SIGN UP to help The Class of 2023 celebrate their last weeks at Chamblee High School 💛💙 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44ACA922AAF94-senior

Please check your student’s grades in all classes.  We are halfway the semester and for our parents of seniors - a few weeks from graduation. Please reach out to your teacher if you have any questions or concerns.

Read the latest Principal's Post. 

Please bookmark the following site: https://bit.ly/3bCmequ

Games for Change is excited to announce that the 2023 G4C Student Challenge competition is now open for submissions! Middle and high school students (grades 5-12) from all across the country can submit their original social impact games for the chance to win awesome prizes like games, technology, and more! The National Champion will also receive a $10,000 scholarship, generously provided by Take-Two Interactive.

Applications for the Beyond School Walls Mentoring Program are now open for the 2023-2024 school year. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta partners with Chamblee High School each year to connect students with adult mentors at Cox Enterprises. 

Students will take monthly field trips during the school day to Cox Enterprises to meet with their big brother or big sister. All rising 9th-11th grade students are welcome to apply. 

Ready to Apply? Click here to sign up.

6th Annual Hanley Family Scholarship

The Hanley Family Scholarship will be a one-time $1,000.00 scholarship to a student at CCHS who will attend a 4-year accredited University or College beginning in the Fall of 2023. The applicants must:

-          Have no less than a 3.0 (weighted) Cumulative GPA

-          Be a senior student in the graduating class of 2023

-          Include a scan of at least one acceptance letter

-          Include a copy of your high school transcript

-          Submit a 500-word (type-written) essay about their favorite book and what it means to them (include your full name and cumulative GPA on this document)

Applications are due April 14th. Send email titled “ Hanley Family Scholarship Application” with essay, transcript, and acceptance letter scan as attachments to jameswhanley17@gmail.com, pamela_hanley@yahoo.com,  & michelle.e.hanley@gmail.com

In just a few short months, we hope to see each of you crossing the stage at graduation! However, prior to that glorious day, we need all seniors to take care of some counseling business to ensure you are cleared for graduation.

1. Complete all of the tasks that have been assigned to you in Naviance.
2. Continue to search for scholarships!
3. Submit your college applications as soon as possible! 
4. If there are colleges on your Colleges I'm Applying To list that you are no longer applying to, email your counselor so that we can remove those colleges from your list.
5. Pass your classes. All of them. Please don't asssume that grades in electives don't matter. They do.  
6. Pay your senior dues and order your cap & gown. See the senior sponsors or the senior class website if you have any questions about this.

If you have questions, please contact your assigned counselor directly. 

Need Help?

We know that change isn't always easy. Add uncertainty and disappointment to that change and sometimes it may feel a bit overwhelming or even scary. If you (parents or students) need to speak with someone, please don't hesitate to reach out to the professionals for help.

CDC developed a website: Stress and Coping - Need Help? Know Someone Who Does?

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Spanish version:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety-sp.html

National Suicide Prevention Line 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Press 1 for English and 2 for Spanish.

GA Crisis & Access Line 1-800-715-4255

Crisis Text Number-use this number if you can't talk freely and/or would prefer to text with someone. Text 741-741 for help.

DeKalb Behavioral Health Line (404) 294-0499

Chamblee HS PTSA

3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road

Chamblee GA 30341