Chilhowie Elementary School

News & Announcements

PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident

Please see the attached file on the PowerSchool cybersecurity incident.

PowerSchool to Offer Credit Monitoring/Identity Protection Services

PowerSchool has announced it will offer credit monitoring and identity protection services to everyone whose data was downloaded in the December 2024 PowerSchool security breach. See the full story for details.

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CES Virtual Learning Days

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Schools dismiss Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 1:00pm for Christmas break.

School will resume for students on Monday, January 6, 2025. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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CES School Spelling Bee

The CES school spelling bee was held on Friday, December 13. Click this news heading to see the winners.

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Pennies to Play

During the week of November 11-15, CES classrooms will be participating in a friendly competition to see which class can bring in the most coins. The winner will receive extra recess time and a popcorn party! All money collected will go towards playground improvements. Click this news heading for more information.

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Schools closed November 4 & 5

Smyth County Schools will be closed on November 4 and November 5, 2024, for election day. School will resume at normal time on November 6.

Emergency Drills

Chilhowie Elementary School will conduct emergency drills during the 2024-2025 school year as required by the Code of Virginia.

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Title I Fright Night - October 29 from 5:30-7:00pm

Join us on Tuesday, October 29 for the Title I Fright Night and Pac Meeting. Please arrive early to sign in and get your station information. After signing in, everyone will go to the gym for the welcome and short PAC meeting. Then families will visit 11 different stations including Halloween stories, spooky science experiments, and sweet treats, to name a few! All students must be accompanied by an adult.

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Fall Picture Retakes - October 29, 2024

If you missed it the first go round, let's try this again! Comb your hair, choose your outfit, and put on your best smile for fall school picture retakes on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Please be on time for school as the photographer will start early and we want everyone to have their picture taken for the yearbook.

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