Chapelle Robotics Heads to State! Our Chapelle Robotics Team is headed to the Louisiana V5RC High School State Championship, sponsored by Venture Global! The championship will take place February 26–27, 2026, at the Louisiana Region 5 STEM Center at Lake Charles Boston Academy of Learning.  This prestigious, invitation‑only event brings together the top 40 VEX V5 high school robotics teams in Louisiana to celebrate their accomplishments and compete in the 2025–2026 VEX V5 Robotics Competition. We are incredibly proud that our team has earned a spot among the state’s best! How the Competition Works 🔹 Two Days of Action Day 1: Robot inspections and qualifying matches Day 2: Skills challenges, additional qualifying rounds, alliance selections, and the final championship matches 🔹 Match Format Each match features four teams at a time. Two teams form an alliance and compete against another two‑team alliance. Working together, alliances score points by driving their robots to complete game‑specific tasks — such as moving game pieces, scoring goals, and strategically positioning their robots on the field. 🔹 The Goal Teams compete to earn high rankings during the qualifying rounds. Top‑ranked teams then select alliance partners for the elimination finals — where collaboration, strategy, innovation, and engineering excellence truly shine. Qualifying for State is an incredible achievement and a testament to the countless hours our students have dedicated to designing, building, programming, and refining their robots. We are so proud of their hard work, teamwork, and perseverance. Good luck to our Robotics Team as they represent Chapelle at the State Championship! 💚🤖

March 3, 2026 in the Chapelle Cafeteria This meeting will cover college application information and concerns for parents of students about to enter their Junior year. Public Louisiana college/university requirements, taking the ACT, TOPS, and other college application issues will also be discussed.

Kindness Week: Passport to Kindness February 24-27 Each day is a new destination! Students will complete acts of kindness and collect passport stamps throughout the week. Students who complete their passports will earn a future dress-down pass (date TBD). Our final destination is Kindness Fest on Friday. All Week — Caught Being Kind Teachers and seniors will give kindness pins to students caught demonstrating acts of kindness. Each teacher will receive 4 pins, and seniors will receive 2 pins. Tuesday (2/24) — Passport Launch Kindness Passports Distributed: Students receive passports and begin collecting stamps for completing daily acts of kindness. Kind Messages to Peers: Students will be randomly paired in S Period to write encouraging messages to one another. Messages will be reviewed and delivered Thursday. Wednesday (2/25) — Spread Positivity Mirror Messages: Uplifting affirmations posted on bathroom mirrors around campus. Sidewalk Chalk Messages: Students share positive messages and inspirational quotes along the cafeteria walkway. Thursday (2/26) — Celebrate Others Kindness Recognition Form: A schoolwide Google Form will allow students to anonymously recognize or “hype up” classmates, faculty, or staff. Shoutouts will be announced over the loudspeaker throughout the day. Peer Messages Delivered: Students receive their kind messages during S Period.  Friday (2/27) — Kindness Fest Hosted by Student Council with activities including: Face painting by NAHS members Karaoke/music Obstacle course (Sponsored by STUCO) 360 Photo Booth, Dippin’ Dots (for purchase) Friendship bracelet making Yard games (Connect 4 and Jenga)

Challenge will take place on March 20th at 6pm at Archbishop Rummel High School. Challenge t-shirts and tickets will be sold on GoFans . Challenge T-Shirts sold from Feb 23 - March 3 Challenge Tickets sold from Feb 23 - March 20 at 3:30pm Student Challenge Ticket and T-shirt: $15 Student Challenge Ticket: $10 Faculty/Staff Challenge T-shirt: $10 Purchased t-shirts will be handed out the week of Challenge. You will be able to wear the t-shirt to school on March 20th, the day of Challenge. There will not be physical Challenge tickets handed out. You will need to show us your ticket via GoFans in order to get in. We will NOT accept screenshots. Please refer to the Handbook or see Ms. Smith for any questions regarding dress code.