Throughout the month of February, Chesapeake Career Center will celebrate and honor African Americans who are the innovators and leaders that made an impact in the field of Career and Technical Education. Check out our social media for a daily spotlight:

Twitter - @cpkcareercenter

Instagram - @chesapeake_careercenter

Facebook - @chesapekecareercenter1967

Career and Technical Education, or CTE, is education that directly prepares students for high-wage, high-demand careers. CTE covers many different fields, including health care, information technology, advanced manufacturing, industry and trades, hospitality and management and many more career clusters. CTE encompasses many different types of education, from theory taught during classroom learning to laboratory settings, to certification programs to work-based learning opportunities outside the classroom. At CCC we have 17 specialized CTE Courses with three more onboarding next year. Please click HERE for more information on the specific course offerings taught at CCC.

We appreciate the continued support of the Chesapeake Public Schools School Board.

Apply HERE to be considered for the 2023-2024 school year.

2nd semester begins

Fan Friday - wear your favorite college team apparel

Nation School Counseling Week

Football Friday - weary your favorite professional team jersey

Show your LOVE for CCC. Wear pink, red, or hearts to school

Random Acts of Kindness Day - Show a random act of kindness to someone else...hold a door open, take up someone's trash at lunch, pay for the car behind you in the drive thru line, etc.

Show your love for the other hartt - Carhartt. Wear your favorite Carhartt or work gear.

Presidents Day - all school buildings closed

Flannel Friday - wear your favorite flannel to school

This is an exciting time to be involved in Career and Technical Education! We are preparing today's students for tomorrow's careers. Check out the presentation about the future of CCC by clicking here Career Academies of Chesapeake.

Chesapeake Career Center is excited to announce that three new programs will be added for the 2023-2024 school year: Building Trades, Medical Lab Technician, and Precision Machining, bringing our total program offerings to nineteen! Building Trades and Medical Lab Tech will be taught on the CCC campus and Precision Machining will be a dual enrolled course taught on the TCC Campus. These additional courses will allow up to 90 more students to obtain industry credentials and the training needed to enter the workforce upon completion of the program. To find out more about all of our programs, click here.

Thank you to our incredible School Counselor, Ms. LaRhonda Brinkley. Stop by her office and let her know how much you appreciate her dedication and service to the Cyclone students and staff!!

Our Counseling Director, Ms. Brinkley, is available to students by appointment or email. Please stop by the main office, call 547-0134, or email larhonda.brinkley@cpschools.com for assistance.

Thank you to our community partner, Buffalow Family and Friends, for their investment in our school, especially our Cosmetology Students. Twice a month, students from the Cosmetology program volunteer their services to community members. Students gain valuable experience in customer services, hair cuts, and chemical processes. All services are free to the community. If you would like to donate to this program, please contact Dr. Kitchens at 757-547-0134. To find out more information about Buffalow Family and Friends, click here.

If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming one of our Community Partners, please let us know. Levels of participation could entail providing guest speakers, mentoring, or making much-needed financial and equipment donations. An explanation of our partnership levels is provided here.

We are always excited to host tours, but the best guests are future Cyclones. Over the next month, we will welcome students from Chesapeake Center for Student Success and the Freshmen Seminar program from all seven High Schools.

It takes the collective effort of all of us to ensure that we all remain safe. One of the most effective ways to do that is to report anything that could affect the safety of our students and staff. Many threats are dealt with before they can come to fruition because of individuals willing to report directly to a trusted adult. That is strongly encouraged. We also encourage families to have discussions with their children about the seriousness of and consequences for these actions.

There are other ways that these safety concerns can be reported. CPS offers QuickTip, a way to anonymously report any safety concerns. The icon can be found on our webpages. The CrimeLine icon is also available on our webpages and that platform can be used to report concerns directly to the police department. You will also see the K-12 “Let’s Talk” icon on the CPS homepage and on many other CPS webpages. Clicking that will take you to another platform for registering concerns and asking questions. Non-pressing messages can be left here and they will be addressed by appropriate administrators. More information can be found on the CPS website. Of course, in any emergency situation, please call 911.