Congratulations Grade 8

On June 14th, the Class of 2023 celebrated the culmination of their efforts at Cedar Hill Prep’s 8th Grade graduation. It was a bittersweet moment for our graduates, parents, teachers, and all who attended to see the class bid farewell to their ‘home away from home.’

The ceremony was a moving, uplifting celebration of lifelong friendships, hard work, and achievements for the 17 young men and women who will continue onto the private and public high schools of their choice. It was very meaningful to have three keynote speakers and alumni from the classes of 2015 and 2019 – Chase Johnson, Agni Rajinikanth, and Nia Goodloe-Pierre – deliver inspirational speeches to our graduates!

Our most sincere congratulations and best wishes for future success go to the following graduates as they embark on their new journeys into high school: Rishabh, Reina, Jasmine, Basava, Sharon, Narayan, Ananya, Mahadev, Siana, Montunrayo, Shameek, Dhruv, Tanivi, Anaya, Angelina, Jacob, and Gabriel. We are so proud of you!

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Grades 5 - 7 Awards

June 12th was a night to remember for all CHP Middle School students. We enjoyed the awards ceremony where family, staff, and students cheered on all recipients. The awards were given for outstanding work in a wide range of achievements such as academics, sports, and citizenship.

Thank you to all who attended and a huge thank you to all of our bright, accomplished students in the CHP family!

Middle School Science Fair Awards

The Middle School Science Fair spanned a total of four months during the school year. In December, students proposed their project ideas to develop into an experiment. Once the topics were approved, the budding young scientists began their research phase! In the early stages of experimentation, the students did a lot of troubleshooting to ensure minimal errors. All their hard work culminated in the Science Fair where the students presented their projects to judges during the day and to the CHP community at night. The projects were so impressive and the fair was a huge success!

The winners of the 2022-2023 CHP Science Fair are as follows:

5th grade

1st: Vishnu Badhan

2nd: Lily Trotta

3rd: Nico Garofalo

6th grade

1st: Meghana Indupuru

2nd: Demetria Rott

3rd: Grace Liu

7th Grade

1st: Ethan Sanbeg; Ayan Joshi

2nd: Sophia Lai

3rd: Aryan Cherukuri

8th Grade

1st: Motunrayo Odukoya

2nd: Anaya Raju

3rd: Sharon Kim

Mummification

Sixth graders “wrapped up” their unit on Ancient Egypt in SS class by mummifying a classmate. After two rolls of toilet paper later, lots of gems, Ms. Kennedy’s best makeup, salt, oils, chanting (along with giggles), and fake tears, our beloved Anya was mummified! She was a beautiful Egyptian and we named her Anyapatra after Cleopatra!

Grade 5 Test Gravity

Students in grade 5 ended the year by testing gravity on raw eggs. We even got Principal Seeley involved! He climbed up a tall ladder and launched each egg device from the top of the middle school building to see if the eggs would survive the fall! Some did while others did not. Even in our failed designs, we succeeded because we learned what does not work and evaluated why. It was a great way to end the school year!

Grade 6 Astronauts

The last days of the school year are here, but they are far from over. In Grade 6, students are still preparing to be astronauts by testing how gravity works on the blood flow in their bodies. One way they’ve been experimenting is to measure the circumference of their legs before and after elevating them for 5 minutes. This has turned out to be quite the experimental experience!

Math Mart

During the last week of school, our 7th Grade students along with some 8th graders brought their knowledge about percentages, discounts, mark-up, and profit into the real world. This year, they were also challenged to incorporate an element of environmental sustainability such as serving biodegradable products or providing discounts for customers who brought in their own eating utensils.

They were vendors at “Math Mart”, a marketplace of goods and services, where students were serving fresh waffles, crepes, quesadillas, grilled cheese sandwiches, Ramen noodles, freshly popped popcorn, Boba teas, and more! They sold homemade candles and beaded necklaces and bracelets. They also had dumplings, edible slime, and face painting!

From understanding supply and demand to competition and pricing, the kids learned several key entrepreneurial lessons. They worked hard, but also made real profits!

Grade 8 Trip

On June 8th, the eighth grade enjoyed their overnight trip at Camelback Resort and Indoor Water Park. They thoroughly enjoyed the water slides, wave pool, lazy river, and surf simulator. Later that night, everyone enjoyed a competitive game of laser tag and arcade games. But they didn’t only focus on “fun” activities -- the students also enjoyed challenging themselves and each other with an impromptu workout session at the gym! The next morning, they had a delicious breakfast and spent some more time at the waterpark.

Everyone had a great experience bonding and making lasting memories!

Cedar Hill Prep Students Advanced to the National Finals in Arlington VA!

Cedar Hill Prep School congratulates its twelve students who participated in the National Finals of the International Academic Competitions from June 1st – June 4th. Having advanced from the Regional Competitions to the 2023 National Championships of the National History Bee, International Geography Bee, National Science Bee, and US Academic Bee, these CHP students were thrilled to have an opportunity to join over 1800 students from around the U.S. at this next level of competition.

Congratulations to Samarth Dakhera, Shivad Desai, Vihaan Patel, & Yajur Subramaniam (4th graders), Vishnu Badhan (5th grade), Meghana Indupuru (6th grade), Shray Chandwani, Revant Jear, Ayan Joshi, Sahith Mangu, & Aakash Mehta (7th graders), and Narayan Lekhi (8th grader) for their terrific participation in these buzzer-based 4-day competitions where many of them competed in more than one Bee!

These 12 competitors supported one another throughout and were so happy to rally as Samarth, Yajur, and Meghana became Quarterfinalists in their respective competitions, then followed by Yajur becoming a Semi-finalist in the U.S. Academic Bee!

CHP is so proud of the motivation, effort, and sportsmanship that these 12 students put forth! Congratulations to all!