If you have a son or daughter currently in 8th grade and live in the Chillicothe R-II School District, please see the following information about freshman enrollment nights for the 2026-27 school year at Chillicothe High School.

Good luck to our boys basketball team as we host Ewing Marion Kauffman today! Tip-off for the C Game starts at 4:30 PM. Come out and pack the stands—let’s cheer on our guys! #GoHornets #ChillicothePride #BoysBasketball

Good morning, Hornet Family! Just a heads up that our CHS Academic team will be competing against Marshall today, 02/10/26 at 4 PM at CHS. Come support our students and cheer them on! #Knowledge #ScholarBowl #BrainPower #QuizMasters #KnowledgeIsPower

Congratulations to Nora Schneider and Max Cranmer, CHS Students of the Week for the week of 1-26 through 1-30.
If you see them, please feel free to congratulate them for representing CHS in such a high manner.
Hornets on Top!
If you see them, please feel free to congratulate them for representing CHS in such a high manner.
Hornets on Top!


Good luck to our CHS Wrestling Hornets as they compete today in the MEC Varsity Tournament in Savannah! Bring the hustle, Hornets—we’re cheering you on!
CHS Girls JV Basketball has a split schedule today! Half the team stays home to play the Mid-Buchanan Dragons, while the other JV players head to the Lawson JV Tournament—tip-off there is at 5 PM. Come support our Hornets wherever you can!

Come out to Chillicothe High School today starting at 5 PM to cheer on our CHS Girls Basketball teams! 🏀 JV tips off at 5 PM, and after two quarters, Varsity starts at 5:30 PM. The CHS Hornets take on the Versailles Tigers—see you there!

Attention Hornet family: Due to an unexpected power outage, the District's phones are offline at this time.
Mark your calendar! The CHS Fine Arts Department will present the 58th Annual Celebrity Concert—Feb. 12 at 7 PM at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The event will feature the CHS Symphonic Band & Jazz Ensemble, guest antiphonal brass, and a special clarinet solo!

Support our Hornet Wrestlers at the Benton High School Wrestling Tournament in St. Joseph! Girls begin today at 3 PM, and boys compete tomorrow at 9 AM at the St. Joseph Civic Center. Let’s cheer them on—Go Hornets!

Calling All Choraliers alumni and parents!
POPS CONCERT! Featuring Choraliers
Thu, Feb. 20 • 7:00 PM
With Hornet Harmony, Chilli Grooves Fundraiser, soloists & small acts—plus sweet treats! From The Archies to Maroon 5 “Sugar”!
First rehearsal: Feb. 3, 5:30 PM (HS choir room).
POPS CONCERT! Featuring Choraliers
Thu, Feb. 20 • 7:00 PM
With Hornet Harmony, Chilli Grooves Fundraiser, soloists & small acts—plus sweet treats! From The Archies to Maroon 5 “Sugar”!
First rehearsal: Feb. 3, 5:30 PM (HS choir room).

CHS 9th Grade Basketball is on the road! The Hornets take on Marshall on 01/29/2026 at 5 PM at Marshall. Come out and support our Hornets!

Congratulations to Jaiden Rodenberg and Jaydin Kohl, CHS Students of the Week for the week of 1-19 through 1-23.
If you see them, please feel free to congratulate them for representing CHS in such a high manner.
Hornets on Top!
If you see them, please feel free to congratulate them for representing CHS in such a high manner.
Hornets on Top!


Congratulations to Elise Reid, she was the R.A.K.E. award winner for today. She was identified as doing the following;
Elise Reid- A student on crutches was leaving the office, and Elise ran over and opened the door for the student.
If you see Elise in the hallways, feel free to congratulate her on showing high character.
Elise Reid- A student on crutches was leaving the office, and Elise ran over and opened the door for the student.
If you see Elise in the hallways, feel free to congratulate her on showing high character.

Good luck to our CHS Varsity Girls Basketball team tonight as they take on Blue Springs South in the Grain Valley Eagle Invitational! Basketball Tournament! 🏀 Tip-off is at 7:00 PM—go Hornets!

CHS Boys Basketball is HOME tonight vs Marceline! 🏀 JV tips off at 6:00 PM, Varsity at 7:30 PM. Come out and support our Hornets!

Our CHS Varsity Girls Basketball team will be competing against Barstow today in the Grain Valley Basketball Tournament. Action starts at 5:30 PM. Good luck, Hornets!

Our CHS Boys Basketball teams are in action tomorrow (Thursday) night in Moberly. The Junior Varsity plays at 6 PM and the Varsity follows at 7:30 PM. Let's Go, Hornets!

Congratulations to Keeley Ward, she was the R.A.K.E. award winner for today. She was identified as doing the following;
Keeley Ward- Today, she volunteered to help a student on crutches by carrying her bags to her next class. What a smile she brought to the student's face!
If you see Keeley in the hallways, feel free to congratulate her on showing high character.
Keeley Ward- Today, she volunteered to help a student on crutches by carrying her bags to her next class. What a smile she brought to the student's face!
If you see Keeley in the hallways, feel free to congratulate her on showing high character.

Congratulations to Maicee Albrecht, she has signed her letter of intent to play college softball at Metro Community College.

