Chillicothe R-II School District - Home of the Hornets

Chillicothe High School FCCLA members attended the Missouri FCCLA State Leadership Conference March 15–17 in Springfield, Missouri , where they represented CHS with pride through ...

Chillicothe High School band students recently earned outstanding recognition at the MSHSAA North West District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival , held March 21 in St. Joe . Many ...

Three Chillicothe High School artists have a special reason to celebrate. This year, our students entered the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest , hosted through the VF...

The Virginia Wall Foundation met on Wednesday, April 8, and approved several Chillicothe R-II requests that will support student learning and strengthen resources across our distr...

This week, learning truly came to life as Mrs. Chambers, in partnership with Maggie Moore from the Lillian DesMaries Youth Library, hosted Spanish Immersion Days for students. Du...

Amber Scott and Cody Glenn Named This Month’s “Sliced Bread” Award Winners Chillicothe School District is proud to recognize Amber Scott and Cody Glenn as this month’s Sliced Bre...

The Chillicothe Education Foundation is helping bring new learning opportunities to classrooms across the district through its 2026 Spring Mini Grants. This spring, the Foundation...

Saturday, 30 members of the Chillicothe 7th and 8th grade bands participated in the Gallatin Solo/Ensemble Festival and represented our district with excellence. Two students earn...

Five student artists were recognized for their outstanding work after being selected for the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art’s St. Joseph High School Regional Exhibition . The exhibi...

Each month, Chillicothe School District recognizes staff members who go above and beyond—those who make our buildings stronger, our days smoother, and our students’ experiences be...

Chillicothe R-II is very fortunate to have amazing teachers on our staff and we’re thrilled to announce that a few of our outstanding educators will be recognized by Learning Forw...

On Saturday, January 31, Chillicothe Elementary fifth graders traveled to Carrollton to compete in the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) Math Contest—and they came...

Today, the Chillicothe Elementary fourth grade team, fifth grade team, and gifted classroom were honored to receive the $1000 John Moses Lange STEM grant from the Gifted Associati...

Chillicothe R-II School District is proud to recognize three outstanding team members as our “Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread” award recipients—our monthly celebration of staff...

The Chillicothe School District, in partnership with the Chillicothe Education Foundation, proudly recognized the 2025 Teacher of the Year and Beacon Award winners— Carla Kelly ...

Thirty-one times Sue Bachman has watched the name of a student appear on a Missouri HiSET certificate—quiet victories that never light up a stadium scoreboard but forever change a...

In a heartfelt recognition of excellence within our educational community, we are thrilled to proclaim that Keri Rodenberg and Anthony Hinnen are the "Best Thing Since Sliced Brea...

The Chillicothe High School Marching Hornets are gearing up for an exciting Thanksgiving Day performance in Orlando, and they have been working diligently to ensure they are ready...

The Chillicothe R-II School District is excited to announce the nominees for the prestigious 2025 Teacher of the Year and Beacon Award. These awards recognize the outstanding cont...

The Chillicothe School District is proud to announce the outstanding achievements of our talented students in the All-District Band and All-District Jazz Band auditions held at Ce...