Telling his story to inspire Chelmsford students to be agents of change and kindness

South Row Elementary School third- and fourth-graders giddily sat cross-legged on the floor waiting for a presentation Friday morning. They had read R.J. Palacio's book "Wonder," which tells the story of a boy with facial difference. Auggie Pullman's character was ostracized and at times felt invisible because of his differences. The story students read as they flipped through the pages of "Wonder" came to life Friday as Sam Drazin told his personal story which, at times, was similar to Auggie's. Drazin grew up with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a rare disorder impacting his hearing and development of his facial bones. Read more.

CHS Theatre Guild Presents

Fiddler on the Roof

November 15, 16 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. in

The Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center

Use the link here to purchase tickets now!

2018-2019  Information 

 2018-2019 Transportation Flyer

 Please click HERE to register and pay for transportation for the 2018-2019 school year. In order to calculate the most effective and efficient bus routes all riders must be registered through our registration and payment portal.

You will need to provide your child's First Name, Last Name and LASID (student ID) to register them in the portal. You can find your child's student ID in the X2 Family Portal. Just click FAMILY in the top tab (just below your name on the left side of the screen), and a list of every child associated with your family will be displayed. Please note if you have existing and incoming students you may need to adjust the filter (looks like a funnel), and choose "all records". Simply click on the name of the child, and you will see a field for student ID (on the left side of the page just under your child's name). The ID generally begins with 5500. You will need the entire number for the registration/payment process.

Please note, each child is registered separately in the MCC portal. Please be sure to register each child that will be using transportation. 

 If you are new to the district and do not yet have a X2 Family Portal account, you will recieve a communication from the Transportation Department regarding registration.

On November 18, over 1100 music students from public and private schools across the Northeastern part of Massachusetts auditioned for the 2018 Northeast Senior District Music Ensembles. Out of this group, approximately 450 students from grades nine through twelve were selected to participate in this prestigious Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) event, 17 of which were from Chelmsford High School. These students will perform at a concert in Wakefield, MA on Saturday, January 13.

In addition to having these 17 students accepted into Senior Districts, students who received a score in the top 50% of their area were eligible to audition for the MMEA All-State Ensembles. This year, 10 band, chorus, and orchestra students received All-State recommendations!

“We are so proud of the commitment of the students who auditioned and were accepted into this festival. Students work for years to be able to perform and succeed at this level, and participating in this event is a real honor for them, as well as for our district as a whole, ” commented Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator Christina Whittlesey.

The following CHS students have been selected to participate in the following Northeast Senior District Music Ensembles (students with All-State audition recommendations have an asterisk next to their names) :

Moira Andrews, CHS Band*
Chase Boles, CHS Chorus
Emily Bruce, CHS Band
Gina Castellano, CHS Chorus*
Lora Coggins, CHS Chorus
Melanie Foo, CHS Orchestra*
Kevin Hamilton, CHS Chorus*
Lily Hoyt, CHS Orchestra*
Erick Lee, CHS Band*
Andrea Loew, CHS Chorus
Taylor McCormick, CHS Orchestra
Krystal Qiao, CHS Orchestra
Edward Rigney, CHS Band
Delaney Schiefen, CHS Chorus*
Sam Segal, CHS Chorus*
Josh Timmins, CHS Chorus*
Elaine Tsui, CHS Orchestra*


The CPS Music Directors work diligently to develop students’ skills, and to facilitate student participation in the Senior District Festival.

The CHS Ensemble Directors are:
Kate Comeau, Orchestra
Amanda Roeder, Chorus
Matthew Sexauer, Band

Special thanks to the Chelmsford Friends of Music! This parent group covers registration costs for students accepted to the festival.

For more information on the Chelmsford Fine and Performing Arts Program, please contact Department Coordinator Christina Whittlesey at whittleseyc@chelmsford.k12.ma.us