Superintendent's Weekly Updates

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• District Updates
• Athletic Department Updates
• Early Learning Center Updates
• Hooks School Updates
• Wright Middle School Updates
• Chelsea High School Updates
• Chelsea Opportunity Academy Updates
• Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy Updates
• Messages From Our Community Partners

Congratulations to Early Learning Center Curriculum Coach Lori Loussedes, this year's Butterfly Award recipient. Over her 24-year career at CPS, she has been adept at both teaching content and making the learning fun for students. Her impact on the school community extends from the classroom to her support of her colleagues. She runs the ELC's Spirit Committee to bring joy to the entire school and created initiatives like Monday Motivation to keep morale high.

Lori embodies the work of Carolyn Arond, who the Buttery Award is in memory of. Throughout her professional career in Chelsea, Carolyn believed in creating a welcoming, safe, and nurturing environment for her students. She was an innovative teacher, and was supportive of her colleagues and among their biggest cheerleader.

Congratulations, Lori!

Congratulations to our two Name Strength and Story awardees, Kathryn Anderson and Veronica Dyer-Medina!

Kathryn Anderson was recognized for being a steadfast advocate for Chelsea's immigrant students and families, ensuring that they feel seen, supported, and protected in Chelsea Public Schools. Her work represents what it means to know our students by name, strength, and story.

Veronica Dyer-Medina was recognized for her extraordinary commitment to Chelsea Public Schools and the heart she brings to the school district every day. Through her work, she ensures that our students, families, staff and community members are seen, celebrated, and connected.

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We had an amazing day on Monday welcoming on Pre-K and Kindergarten students to school on the first day!

Movement is an essential part of learning. Taking care of our bodies helps support our minds, focus, and overall well-being.

First grade is off to a great start at the ELC!

Caminos K in room 347 worked together to make a class/group drawing to practice sharing and teamwork after reading“David’s Drawings” / “Los Dibujos de David”

Students in grade 1 have been working hard on counting and organizing data, as well as adding numbers up to ten through some fun games and activities such as Number Race!

Our students are showing bravery and confidence by coming to the front of the class to share and explain the strategies they used to solve math problems. We are learning that mathematicians don’t just find an answer—they explain their thinking, listen to others, and learn from different strategies. So proud of our brave mathematicians.

5th graders were able to learn about band at WSTA from Mr. Thomas and understand what each instrument is. Thank you!

5th graders at WSTA got to explore their new library and get new books to read at home or in school during independent reading time!

During the first week of August, the Chelsea High School Family Liaison Team hosted a week-long Working Together Series to introduce new 9th Grade Families to CHS! These sessions included guest speakers such as CHS Administrators, Early College staff, School Counseling staff and the CHS Graduation Coach.

They even started a Time Capsule for the Class of 2030 where parents and guardians wrote wishes for their child's Graduation.

Chelsea Opportunity Academy continued its tradition of hosting “Culture Days” during the first two days of school—a mix of community-building, orientation to new coursework, and welcoming new students. Highlights included a scavenger hunt across Chelsea and our annual Crew bridge-building contest, with prizes for the strongest, tallest, and best-looking bridges. These activities gave students opportunities to reconnect, build relationships, and begin the year as a community. Meanwhile, our team continued interviewing and registering new students, welcoming them into COA’s flexible, personalized pathway to graduation.

We’ve had an amazing start to the school year at Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy! Our Panthers have jumped right back into the school community with energy, creativity, and plenty of fun. From sharing stories about their summers and welcoming back our teachers to friendly competitions and creating skits about what it means to be a CVLA student, we’ve been making the most of our time together virtually!

We were also excited to welcome some of our recently graduated Panthers back to CVLA this summer. As they prepare to begin their college journeys, it was wonderful to see that they’re still part of the CVLA family. Once a Panther, always a Panther!

We’re looking forward to all the learning, connections, and exciting moments this new school year will bring!

Join the Chelsea community for Chelsea Day on Saturday, September 12, from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Broadway at Beacon Street!

Chelsea Day is an afternoon to celebrate everything that makes our community special. Bring the whole family and enjoy live music, food, games, family activities, fireworks and more!

The 26th annual Kiwanis Track & Field Day is on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Mary C. Burke Complex! Registration is now open for all Chelsea students K-12. This is a free event with races, contests, prizes, raffles, food, ice cream, and more!

To register online, please click here.

For more information, visit www.chelseakiwanisclub.org.

The City of Chelsea and GreenRoots will host a community meeting about the City's ongoing efforts to replace toxic lead water pipes across Chelsea on Thursday, September 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chelsea Senior Center, located at 10 Riley Way. Dinner, childcare, and interpretation will be provided.

Residents can attend to learn how to get your pipes verified and replaced for FREE!

The Chelsea Public Library is gearing up for its FOURTH Annual Teen Takeover on Friday, September 25th from 3pm-6pm.! We will be dedicating the Library space to teens and tweens, limiting regular library services and staying open an hour past our regular closing!

Featuring:
•Henna Art by Wicked Good Henna
•Open Game play with One Up Games - Your favorite community game room set up, including Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Virtual Reality and more!
•FREE Pizza and popcorn on us!
•Crafty activities
•and more!

If you want to give us a heads up that you're coming so we can plan our supplies, and so we can send you a reminder - fill out this link: https://bit.ly/TeenTakeOver

We hope to see you there! Stay tuned for more information!