ON THE HILL

Principal - Mr. Adam Tomco (8th Grade/Seniors) EMAIL

Asst. Principal - Mrs. Heather Rundo(Fresh-Juniors M-Z) EMAIL

Asst. Principal - Mr. Edward Yeomans (Fresh-Juniors A-L) EMAIL

Athletic Director - Mr. Doug Higham EMAIL

ATTENDANCE LINE: 440.285.4052

Website: www.chardonschools.org

Address: 151 Chardon Avenue

Main Office Phone Number: 440.285.4057

CHS Community,

Not much to say when we only have two days of school this week! Despite the short week, I have a few important updates below.

Several of you reached out concerning "Blizzard Bags." I was not anticipating three consecutive calamity days so quickly, but because we hit our sixth calamity day, we assigned "Blizzard Bags."

To answer the most common question: Your child has one week to complete the activity. Please also note that should we have another calamity day in the near future, teachers will assign Blizzard Bags again.

Positive Note from a Referee shared from Mr. Higham:

Good morning Doug

Those ladies at your scorers table were so very nice and so very fun. Refereeing is the only hobby I have left with my work schedule at the funeral home and people like that make my day, so please let them know I thought they were amazing.

Both coaches were great too - more calls were blown that went against your coach and he was so very understanding knowing what South was basically playing with a freshman squad. Most coaches would explode and he was very kind to us all night. And finally, but in this day and age most importantly, all the kids were very polite and respectful as usual for your school.

Thanks for making my night enjoyable and thank you for the drinks at halftime. Officiating at Chardon has always been a place I enjoy being assigned to work. (Now if we could just get you a new building)

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Our final conference night of the year is February 12. If your student has not made satisfactory progress in a course, please prioritize scheduling a conference with their teacher for that evening. The link to conference sign up is posted below.

Stay warm,

Mr. Tomco

Student Council will be selling carnations for $1 each during all lunch periods from February 4 through February 11. Carnations purchased will be delivered on February 12 during 3rd period. This is a great opportunity to send a thoughtful message to friends or classmates—don’t miss out!

CHS After Prom & PTO needs your help!

Concessions: As we finish off our concession fundraising for the year, we still have slots to fill for Boys Basketball Concessions and Girls Basketball Concessions. Volunteer slots are typically 2 hours or less.

Jr/Sr After Prom: Planning for our May 9 After Prom event is underway! We still have sub-committees in need of chair people. Here is the sign-up to join our planning team. Time commitments vary. Contact Lori Kilpeck at lkilpeck@yahoo.com or 440-479-8513 with questions.

Scholarships: CHS After Prom & PTO awards three scholarships annually to deserving graduating seniors. We are in need of three non-senior parents to evaluate scholarship applications (typically in the late-March timeframe). Contact Maureen Liechty at liechty6@roadrunner.com if you can help.

2026-27 CHS After Prom & PTO Open Positions: We are working to fill open chair positions for next year including the president of the CHS After Prom & PTO organization. Open positions are detailed on our website. Contact Michelle Fisher at 216-401-8943 or chardonafterprom@gmail.com for more information.

Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 10 at 7:00 pm in the CHS Media Center. Please join us to learn more about the many ways to get involved with our organization to benefit CHS students and staff! Our main topic of discussion will be the Junior/Senior After Prom event. Hope to see you there!

Get ready to bend and snap in style! Legally Blonde: The Musical t-shirts are officially on sale, and they’re so much better than last season’s fashion.

If you’re part of the cast or crew, supporting someone in the show, love the theatre, or love the color pink, we invite you to click this link to buy your t-shirt!

For any questions, please contact Mrs. Downs at melissa.downs@chardonschools.org.

T-Shirt Sale Information:

Start: Friday, 1/23/2026 at 7:00 a.m.

End: Friday, 2/06/2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Short Sleeve Price: $10.50 + processing fee

Long Sleeve Price: $15.00 + processing fee

COMING SOON: Show Ticket Sales

Show dates and times:

February 26th-28th at 7:00 PM

March 1st at 2:00 PM

at Park Auditorium

**Ticket sales will begin Friday, February 13, 2026**

Remaining Ski Opportunities at Peek’ N Peak:

* TRIP 4: Saturday, February 7, 2026

*TRIP 5: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Ski Opportunity at Holiday Valley:

* Saturday, March 7, 2026

Just like last year, participation in this club allows for very flexible options ... students can sign up for all five trips or just one trip. No experience is necessary to participate. In fact, new for this season will be an all-inclusive option with weekly lessons for the student looking to learn to ski/snowboard. These trips are open to all students at the high school (grades 8-12). Pricing and registration forms have been updated and can be found by clicking the link above (SKI CLUB REGISTRATION FORMS). If you have any questions, please email Alison Fisher at alison.fisher@chardonschools.org or contact her at 285-4057 (x 1718).

The CHS Scholarship One Application, will be released on Feb. 2, 2026. It is our one

stop shop for applications to local scholarships such as Munson & Park PTO, Chardon

Alumni and more. The application can be found on the Class of 2026 Google

Classroom along with the supplements that may be required. All applications and

supplements will be due no later than Feb. 20, 2026 by 3pm. Only applications with

all components will be considered. Please review each scholarship’s requirements

carefully and only apply for scholarships for which you meet the requirements. If you

have any questions, please contact the CHS Counseling Department.

CHS Scholarship One Application - CLICK HERE

To use Google Form:

• Must be logged in under your Chardon School’s account

To complete Supplements CLICK HERE:

• Files can be found in Google Classroom (links are also available on the application)

• Make a copy of the file
• Save file as (your first initial, last name)2026

Best of luck to all of our applying seniors!

Karin Hillman

School Counselor, Class of 2028

Scholarship Night Coordinator

Chardon High School

karin.hillman@chardonschools.org

Brandi Giddings

CHS Guidance Secretary

brandi.giddings@chardonschools.org

AUBURN

Auburn applications are now available for students to complete. All Auburn applications should be submitted no later than Tuesday, February 10th in order to have the best chance at being placed in their 1st choice program. All students have an equal opportunity of program placement as long as they apply by this date. Applications can be found on Auburn's website HERE. Please note - Auburn has recently moved their website so the link in previous On the Hill communications no longer works.

IMPORTANT COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS (CCP) PRESENTATION:

For anyone interested in taking college credit courses either on campus at CHS, on a college campus (ex. Lakeland, Kent, Lake Erie) or online through a college, please plan on attending our information meeting on Thursday, February 12th at 6:00 pm in the CMS LGIR. This meeting is especially important for any student interested in taking college credit courses (CCP) for the first time. Both student and parent should plan on attending if possible.

ACT TEST PREP SEMINAR

Chardon High School will be hosting an ACT test preparation seminar on Thursday, February 5th, from 8:00 am to 2:40 p.m. at Chardon High School. Students will have the opportunity to learn specific testing & time management strategies to help them score their highest on the ACT-all geared toward increasing their chances for admission & scholarship aid to their colleges of choice. This six-hour session is presented by Next Level Prep, a company known for its subject matter experts in test preparation & college admissions. We highly recommend this seminar for our 10th and 11th grade students who will take the ACT at Chardon on March 12th.

Because we are hosting the seminar, the price for our students is $119 each, which also includes a comprehensive workbook, online testing access after the seminar, & free call-in tutoring.

Register online using a credit card for payment at https://nlpamerica.com/product/chardon-hs-act-seminar-february-5-2026/

Students participating in ACT Test Prep will be and excused absence but will still be required to complete work missed that day.

I am so excited that you can join us Thursday to talk about our once-in-a-lifetime travel experience to Costa Rica in Summer 2027! This amazing opportunity is open to ALL CHS Students. As a reminder, our meeting details are below. If you can no longer make it, please let me know!

Meeting details:

Date: February 03

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Chardon High School, Room 200

During the meeting, we will review all the details about this opportunity, including the itinerary, dates, the cost of this trip and EF’s risk-free enrollment period. I will also be opening enrollment at the meeting, so you will have the chance to be one of the first to sign up. If you haven’t already, feel free to browse EF’s website to get answers to common parent questions beforehand.

If you know someone else who should attend, please have them register using this link: https://rsvp.eftours.com/s8rnmyu

See you Thursday!

Señora Niedzwiecki

February 10: After Prom Meeting

February 12: Parent/Teacher Conference Night, CCP Informational Night 6:00 PM - CMS - LGIR

February 13: No School for Students, Teacher PD Day

February 16: No School

March 12: ACT/PSAT Testing