Your first week of 8th grade can usually be nerve-wracking. You never know what could happen. Here at Chapelle, we ensure that your first week as an 8th grader is enjoyable, educational, and feels like a fresh start for all of our chipmunks. 

  In order to live up to these expectations, we have so many exciting events happening on campus!  First, we like to start the first day off with an assembly. At this assembly, we revealed the STUCO theme (this year it was “Krewe De Stuco”). We also like to recognize everything our chipmunks did over the summer. For example, students volunteered to help children in Belize. We also play line dance songs in the gym so everyone has fun before classes! As an 8th grader, this will help you start your day with an open mind and an exciting sensation. After all of the fun in the morning, we run through our classes. At the end of the day, we hold a Chapelle/Rummel BBQ! This is a great opportunity to get to know people from other schools and eat some delicious food complimentary to our amazing cafeteria Krewe. We always have a theme that students can use their creativity to plan outfits!

             The rest of the week is the time when you can start to get to know the school. 

This is the time to bond with your classmates and form relationships with your teachers. If any 8th graders feel lost or stressed, any upperclassmen and teachers can help them figure out their schedules. At Chapelle, we are there for anyone who needs any sort of assistance. Toward the end of the week, we hold a mass where our Seniors, 8th graders, and transfer students,  get recognized. One of the best things about 8th grade is your big sis. A big sis will pin their little sis, and a transfer buddy will pin a transfer student at this mass. The pin says “Deus Providebit” (God will provide), which is our school motto. This is known as a very special moment for our 8th graders, as well as seniors and transfer buddies. Another special moment that is shared with the whole school, is when the seniors sing their Senior Song for the first time. As an 8th grader, seeing your big sis having a bittersweet moment with her class, makes you look forward to all of the memories you will make at Chapelle. 

                       Now, for the last day of the week, we have so many exciting things planned for our chipmunks! One major event is the Back To School Pep Rally!  At this pep rally, we have performances from the Hi-Steppers, Chapellettes, and cheer team! We also play games that are so much fun. Being an 8th grader and going to your first ever real Chapelle pep rally, really makes you feel like you have chosen the right place. That same night, we hold the Chapelle Back To

School Dance!  This is such a fun event where new students can get to know even more people and make even more friends.  There is always a theme to the Back To School Dance. For example, this year's theme was sportsman's paradise where everyone came in their school-appropriate hunting/fishing attire!  The theme changes every year, which makes it so much fun to see everyone's creativity! 

                     A message that we would give to our 8th graders, is to cherish every single moment here at Chapelle. As an 8th grader, you don’t realize that these 5 years will go by so fast. You will make so many amazing memories and meet people who will be your lifelong friends. We suggest that you make the most of these years because they go by very quickly. The years will pass by, but the memories you make here last forever. We know that you will achieve so much with your years at Chapelle. Chapelle will always be your forever home. Lastly, we would like to say, welcome to the Chapelle family.