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Chapelfield Elementary
280 Chapelfield Road
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Phone: (614) 478-5575
Fax: (614) 413-3586
School Hours
8:05 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Student Absence
(614) 478-5575
School Nurse
Alexandra Marinelli RN, BSN, CPN, CLC
Nicole Miller
Principal
Jen Couch
Assistant Principal
Stephanie Gilzow
Secretary
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![Two young girls smile while working on a colorful craft project at a table covered with a world flag tablecloth in a school gym.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240567/gahannaschoolsorg/yled5kt0rtptkbkmtwpc/CFCultureThumb.jpg","width":1280}])
Highlights from Chapelfield's Culture and Community Night.
![Person in a safety vest speaks with a school bus driver wearing a cowboy hat and bandana during a bus inspection or training event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747080021/gahannaschoolsorg/ovj3haajcgku77rc1ch8/IMG_2990.jpg","width":2200}])
GJPS school bus drivers accept the challenge at Road-E-O.
![Group of students and an adult standing on a stage in front of a black curtain, smiling for a photo during a recognition event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747075626/gahannaschoolsorg/dfb4ep7aecp21d1ewtvx/RobbMcCormickPhotography250of368.jpg","width":1379}])
GLHS students share Global Studies Projects
![Boy dressed like Jack Hanna with stuffed monkey and parrot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240846/gahannaschoolsorg/jl5qmjscam4gjgy9riyj/LEWaxThumb.jpg","width":1280}])
Highlights from Lincoln Elementary's Wax Museum.
![Poster for the 2025 GLHS Visual Art Exhibit featuring a painting of a dog in space with Earth and the moon in the background. Exhibit runs April 21–May 1 at Clark Hall, 2nd Floor. Opening reception and awards on Tuesday, April 22 from 6–8 p.m.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747240271/gahannaschoolsorg/dxlbebxokkg8hest0zmz/ArtShow25Thumb.jpg","width":1280}])
GLHS artists showcase their work.
![A group of smiling students and an adult pose in front of a blue wall holding Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council T-shirts.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747239961/gahannaschoolsorg/ooiaxgrbbkza7msmfpwb/SSAC.jpg","width":1280}])
SSAC plants trees in area parks.
![New circular light fixtures installed in the hallway at Jefferson Elementary, with a school pride poster and bright blue lockers visible.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745264373/gahannaschoolsorg/gkht1slgktrzbdpya8a1/JELights.jpg","width":1450}])
GJPS Ops Team Hard at Work.
![Portrait of Kris Fuller with text announcing him as the new Middle School South Principal, next to the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools logo on a blue background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745259951/gahannaschoolsorg/hrlnulopwowiilgyiea1/MSSPrincipal.jpg","width":1450}])
New 2025-26 principal for Middle School South.
![Members of a U.S. Army band perform for students in a classroom, playing various brass and woodwind instruments while students with their own instruments watch from the front row.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744656403/gahannaschoolsorg/bbhykkmpr3ill4fiwc7h/ArmyBand.jpg","width":1450}])
GLHS jazz students host U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors for special clinic.
![A display of student-made circuit projects in a school library, featuring creative dioramas made from shoeboxes. One project in the foreground includes a hand-drawn scene with a vampire and a bat, surrounded by green textured materials, designed to light up using circuits.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743101730/gahannaschoolsorg/dk5gfmhq5onxhdup1nal/Circuits.jpg","width":1458}])
Bright ideas were flowing at Middle School South.
![A group of students wearing "Operation Education" shirts gathers for a photo at an awards ceremony, celebrating their participation in an educational event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743101120/gahannaschoolsorg/vkpw83hubrnbdzgnya3s/Teachers.jpg","width":1458}])
Five GLHS students earn awards at EdRising Conference.
![A group of DECA students dressed in blazers and red shirts proudly pose with their trophies after a successful competition.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743093768/gahannaschoolsorg/ekduwqbye1mcaqcwvqgp/DECA_2.jpg","width":1458}])
Entire DECA Team Qualifies for International Competition.
![Graphic with a blue and white design featuring the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools logo and the text “Advocating for Fair Funding” alongside an illustration of a school building. The words “State Funding Information” are displayed on the right side.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742913423/gahannaschoolsorg/q5uf8kw5evq2bgklpzbr/StateFunding_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742913423/gahannaschoolsorg/q5uf8kw5evq2bgklpzbr/StateFunding_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742913423/gahannaschoolsorg/q5uf8kw5evq2bgklpzbr/StateFunding_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742913423/gahannaschoolsorg/q5uf8kw5evq2bgklpzbr/StateFunding_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742913423/gahannaschoolsorg/q5uf8kw5evq2bgklpzbr/StateFunding_1.jpg","width":1458}])
Important information for GJPS about school funding.
![Two students hold certificates in front of colorful artwork displayed on a large screen. The district’s logo and slogan, “Inspiring Learners, Building Futures,” are featured on a blue background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741298204/gahannaschoolsorg/ouamedwrc3q3nghdysbb/YAMArt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741298204/gahannaschoolsorg/ouamedwrc3q3nghdysbb/YAMArt.jpg","width":350}])
Students showcased art at the Youth Art Month Art Exhibition.
![Lincoln Live Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741211766/gahannaschoolsorg/pbxttmpmzc9hidtgntue/LincolnLive.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741211766/gahannaschoolsorg/pbxttmpmzc9hidtgntue/LincolnLive.jpg","width":350}])
GLHS Lincoln Live celebrated World Language Day with a special broadcast.