News & Announcements
Enrolling at Chavez
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 65 days ago on 03/04/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Applying to Cesar Chavez Charter Schools
We are accepting applications for the 2008-2009 school year. The application period will begin October 29, 2007 and end March 11, 2008. If there are more students applying than spaces available, we will conduct a public lottery on March 12, 2008. Letters will be mailed on March 18, 2008—no phone calls, please.
- Chavez Capitol Hill is now accepting grades 9 and 10
- Chavez Parkside is now accepting grades 6 through 10
- Chavez Prep is now accepting grades 6, 7, and 8.
(mark “Chavez Columbia Heights” on the application)
Please note that Chavez does not enroll students in 11th and 12th grades.
Cesar Chavez is a public school free of charge serving students who reside in the District of Columbia. We do not discriminate against anyone because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Download the Student Application
Please complete the application below and mail or bring them to Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools, Attn: Home Office – 709 12th Street SE.
- Student Application
Microsoft Word Version: (English | Spanish)
- Student Application
Adobe Acrobat Version: (English | Spanish)
Open House Schedule
Chavez Capitol Hill
Open House: Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00pm
Shadow Days: First Tuesday in March, April, & May Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Prep
Open Houses: Thursday, Feb. 21, March 20, and April 17 at 5:00pm
Shadow Days: Tuesdays 8:00 – 10:00am Call Campus to RSVP
Chavez Parkside
Open House: Saturday, February 23 at 10:00am
Shadow Days: 9:30 – 10:30am Call Campus to RSVP
An open house is a presentation at one of our schools.
A shadow day permits you to see what a school day is like for our students.
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools Recruitment Fair March 29th
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 58 days ago on 03/11/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice, parkside, prep
Find out all of the great things that Chavez has to offer at the:
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools
2008 Annual Charter School Recruitment Fair
Saturday, March 29 10:00am – 4:00pm
Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th Street, NW
www.dcpcsa.org
Ise Lyfe visits Parkside
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 59 days ago on 03/11/08
tags: homeoffice, parkside
One of the nation’s premier spoken word Emcees, Ise Lyfe, from Oakland California, delivered a powerful spoken word workshop with forty high school students in honor of our Black History Month celebration on February 29th 2008. Fusing the art of Spoken Word and Hip Hop, Ise Lyfe has opened for Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, KRS-ONE, Saul Williams, Dead Prez, Ben Harper and more. The 25 year old has also been a featured poet on Russell Simmon’s HBO Def Poetry Jam and was hailed as one of the Bay Area’s Top 25 under 35.
The scholars were incredibly engaged and learned a lot from the workshop. They created many personal free writes and learned a lot about a variety of social issues including education, power, drugs, race, stereotypes, diversity, the media, poverty, misogyny, patriarchy, homophobia, racism, police brutality, youth violence, and the parallel lives of Tupac and Malcolm X. Many scholars shared their personal stories and their poetry, and it was a very moving day.
Each scholar had about 5 minutes to free write to each of the prompts in bold below throughout the day. At the very end, scholars raised their hands and shared sections or words of their own pieces, and everything was copied down onto the board. Each word or phrase from this group poem is from a different scholar who shared a fragment of their piece.
Therefore, the poem represents fragmented pieces, thoughts, and words, from about 20 people, and yet, when compiled, also seems to hold together strongly.
Group Free Write: Spoken Word From Ise Lyfe and Chavez Scholars
They see young, black, doing what we can.
Another female destined to be
another statistic.
Naive.
Someone dying,
but I got a lot to live for.
My father was 21 when he died.
I am that.
Nobody can tell me different,
a black girl.
Critically acclaimed higher heights,
Intelligent.
I wrote a force, a torch, a flame,
My hair coarse.
Surpassing Others.
I am Smarter than the Average Bear Because
I’m free,
Not boxed.
My choice,
Not a zoo but I wake up to a zoo every day.
I am not a bear.
My people now regaining insight,
I am my Mother’s child,
No whore,
somebody important,
that grew up,
still a baby in the eyes of,
The Street took me in.
Peace and Love.
I am my own obstacle.
Capitol Hill February Achievements
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 64 days ago on 03/05/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice
2008 Science Fair (February 20, 2008)
Science Fair Winners Thanks to the Science department for a wonder first annual Science Fair. Our students did a great job and there was much excitement throughout the school over the event. It was great to see a number of parents present for the event.
1st Place Jamal Farmer – Tooth Decay
2nd Place Nia Caracciolo – Rusted Metals
3rd Place Liset Sandoval – Chemical Reactions
4th Place Maria Ventura-Lopez – Emotions and Heartrate
5th Place Jordan Johnson – Rockets
6th Place Adriane Hicks – How does the amount of soil affect plant growth?
7th Place 4-way tie
Darnisha Martin – Are you right sided or left sided?
Tanisha Tate – Which type of makeup attracts the most bacteria?
Jason Rubi – How does the number of megabytes affect the size of the burn on a CD?
Rene Velasquez – How does sun affect plant growth?
8th Place 2-way tie
Elida Guzman – Do plants grow better in water or soil?
Brittany Morris – Does using a different substance make a difference in plant height?
9th Place Jacquelin Sorto – Do boys or girls have a faster resting heart rate?
10th Place 2-way tie
Krittiyaporn Kaeo-Khao – Freezing Liquids
N’Dea Stewart – How well do disinfectants kill bacteria?
11th Place Karen Montesino – Anger Management
12th Place Greizel Guerrero – Temperature and Seeds
13th Place 2-way tie
LaQuita Liggins – Freezing Liquids
Aziza Kearse – Polymers
“We would like to say thank you to the entire Chavez Community for helping us make this science fair happen. We would especially like to thank the many parents who were able to donate refreshments, prizes and, most importantly, time to help and support their children. We would also like to thank Nancy Pile, Rebeka Fergusson-Lutz, David Krakow, Maurice Myers and Jill Clark for their help with our rubric, Tom Fenske for the use of his comfortable library during our many planning meetings, Bill day for his last-minute IT support and Mr. Pigford for his help with set-up. Finally, we would like to thank our terrific judges. We hope that you learned a lot from our students and enjoyed the fair!” - The Earth Science Teaching Team
AFFIRMATIONS ASSEMBLY and BLACK HISTORY BOWL (February 29, 2008)
Thanks to all who contributed to these important celebrations in our school. Also, thanks to all who made an effort during the month of February to emphasize contributions African-Americans have made to our country and to the world.
BOOK AWARDS (February 29, 2008)
This month’s book awards were presented to the following students, by their following peers:
- Bijan Tyson presented The Breadwinner to Jamila Weatherly
- Corey Johnson presented The Kiterunner to Krishaun Johnson
Congratulations to both students for receiving the book awards!
SPORTS – GIRLS’ SOCCER
Congratulations to the girls soccer team! In the January/February Issue of RISE Magazine, they were mentioned as having had an award winning season. They started their season with their first victory in Cesar Chavez girls’ soccer career history, in a 4-1 win over Roosevelt HS. The team continued to improve during the season and ended with a 1-2-2 record, and it will be an exciting group to watch next year.
PARAGUAY TRIP
Congratulations to the three students who are going to Paraguay with Ms. Anne Love this summer: Brenda Balcarel, Luz Flores, and Montel Yancy. They are going with a program called LearnServe through the Washington International School. They will be going with other teachers and students to work with local urban and rural communities on various projects. These include community building (creating gardens, painting, etc.), computer training for students and teachers, and environmental training. They will be going from June 20th-July 7th.
Here is a website that briefly describes what the program is all about:
http://cie-wis.org/lsp/
Parkside Alumna selected for Congressional Internship
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 65 days ago on 03/04/08
tags: homeoffice, parkside
Chavez Parkside Alumna, Adriana Gonzales Rodriquez (2007), was recently selected by the congressional office to do an internship with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office starting in January 2009. This is a highly competitive internship. Adriana is currently a freshman at Trinity in DC. Adriana was also the recipient of the Irasema Salcido Public Policy Scholarship last year for her commitment to the school’s vision – and this internship proves again that she is determined to lead and make a difference through public policy.
CH Second Quarter Honor Roll
Posted by Mr. Rickenbrode 71 days ago on 02/27/08
tags: capitolhill, homeoffice
| Seniors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Honors | Honors | |||
| Cruz, Italo B. | 4.33 | Brown, Breyon | 3.47 | |
| Baptista, Jean C | 4.20 | Vera, Guadalupe | 3.33 | |
| Rivera, Jaqueline E. | 4.17 | Guinn, Katrina | 3.33 | |
| Duran, Nathan | 3.89 | Hailmicheal, Selena | 3.28 | |
| Pena, Maricela | 3.89 | Galvez, Miguel B. | 3.17 | |
| Gibson Jr., Tyrone Fostilla | 3.73 | Rodriguez, Jacqueline | 3.07 | |
| Hernandez, Sindy M | 3.72 | Fuentes, Jose A | 3.00 | |
| Graham, James L | 3.67 | Hernandez, Janet D. | 3.00 | |
| Mejia, Grizelda E. | 3.67 | Molina, Roxana | 3.00 | |
| Manning, Christina M | 3.50 | Pope, Rohnisha L | 3.00 | |
| Sanchez, Karen Y | 3.00 | |||
| Sanchez, Yesenia K. | 3.00 | |||
| Juniors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Honors | Honors | |||
| Brooks, Ayanna | 4.06 | Paz, Cecilia | 3.40 | |
| Flores, Luz E | 4.06 | Rucker, Angel L | 3.39 | |
| Blackwell, Devontez D | 4.00 | Harrod, Mariah M | 3.39 | |
| Liddell, Michael | 4.00 | Black, Bijan | 3.33 | |
| Ballard, AiJewel | 3.95 | Guinn, Kiana | 3.33 | |
| Middleton, Raekala R | 3.95 | Ruano, Cesar A | 3.28 | |
| Montesino, Hancy | 3.89 | Harris, Marque A | 3.28 | |
| Balcarcel, Brenda Leticia | 3.72 | Valentine, Alexis J | 3.22 | |
| Umana, Diana M | 3.72 | Harris, Pearl | 3.17 | |
| Johnson, Symone | 3.67 | Davis, Diamond Y. | 3.06 | |
| Berrios, Keybi | 3.61 | Greene, Jeryle | 3.00 | |
| Rogers, III,Allen T | 3.56 | Edmondson, Kevante | 3.00 | |
| Holland, Diamond Y | 3.50 | |||
| Lazo, Martha M. | 3.50 | |||
| Mejia, Fransheska J | 3.50 | |||
| Sophomores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Honors | Honors | |||
| Thompson, Nina | 4.00 | Nelson, Jwan | 3.33 | |
| Yancy, Montel | 4.00 | Shearin, Destiny | 3.33 | |
| Felix, Adacia | 3.95 | Strong, Alexis | 3.33 | |
| Maheda, Jose | 3.89 | Bullock, Briana | 3.28 | |
| Stewart-Young, Ashley | 3.89 | Cross, Denai | 3.28 | |
| Mejia, Karen L | 3.83 | Somerville, Jaztina | 3.28 | |
| Rivera, Leticia | 3.83 | Mondragon, Christian | 3.22 | |
| Johnson, Corey | 3.72 | Queen, Yvonne | 3.22 | |
| Guerrero, Ely Gustaro | 3.56 | Zelaya, Claudia Arely | 3.17 | |
| Carela, Joel | 3.50 | Diaz, Kimberly | 3.11 | |
| Green, Elizabeth | 3.06 | |||
| Dyson, Jaleel | 3.00 | |||
| Hawkins, Sage-Marie | 3.00 | |||
| Freshman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Honors | Honors | |||
| Ventura Lopez, Maria | 4 | Reyes, Roberto | 3.45 | |
| Montesino, Karen | 3.89 | Feimster, Jaleel | 3.39 | |
| Hicks, Adriane | 3.89 | Jefferson, Warren | 3.39 | |
| Velasquez, Rene Bladimir | 3.89 | Kaeo-Khao, Krittiyaporn | 3.39 | |
| Peterson, Cierra Aneisha | 3.83 | Tate, Tanisha | 3.39 | |
| Rubi, Jason Armando | 3.83 | Adair-Graham, Alexus | 3.33 | |
| Boykin, Marcus | 3.78 | Guerrero, Geizel | 3.33 | |
| Jones, Jasmyn Mariah | 3.72 | Caracciolo, Nia | 3.28 | |
| Guzman, Elida | 3.67 | Colvin, Kendall C.T. | 3.28 | |
| Perla, Walter | 3.67 | Guzman, Reina E | 3.28 | |
| Salley, Terik | 3.67 | Carroll, Kayla Jasmine | 3.22 | |
| Johnson, Lisa | 3.61 | Grate, Jareb Emanuel | 3.22 | |
| Williams, Rome | 3.61 | Johnson, Shanice Nichet | 3.17 | |
| Stewart, N’Dea | 3.56 | Rivera, Joel Enrique | 3.17 | |
| Bello, Kathya-Yaire | 3.5 | Roberson, Joshua | 3.17 | |
| Mackey, Tierra | 3.5 | Gould, Gabrielle | 3.11 | |
| Johnson, Jordan | 3.11 | |||
| Morris, Brittney | 3.11 | |||
| Roberson, Jasmine | 3.11 | |||
| Martin, Darneisha | 3.06 | |||
| Moreno, Magaly | 3.06 | |||
| Neal, Chardee’ | 3.06 | |||
| Settle, Jaquan | 3.06 | |||
| Smith, Brittnie LaVonya | 3.06 | |||
| Umana, Cesar Osmin | 3.06 | |||
| Guzman, Ruben | 3 | |||
| Lewis, Sharmaine A | 3 | |||
| Walker, Sade | 3 | |||
| Wilson, Jenay M | 3 | |||