Field School Principal Terria Cox greeted her students this (Wednesday) morning in true Thanksgiving Day spirit! Remember, Hornet family, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Wednesday), Thursday or Friday (Nov. 23-25) for Thanksgiving break. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to Hope Helton, she has signed a letter of intent to play softball at NCMC next year!
Congratulations to Shayden Hawkins on his acceptance into the Western International Band Clinic (WIBC) held in Seattle, Washington this weekend. Only a few students from four countries and thousands of applicants are selected. Way to go Shayden!
We were honored to have 60 special guests with us this morning at CHS! Thirty-one members of the Army, eleven members of the Air Force, eight members of the Navy, nine Marine veterans, and one Coast Guard member joined us for our annual Veteran's Day program.
Thank you to all veterans for your sacrifice and dedication to ensuring the liberties that we enjoy today.
Be sure to check out the video of our band and chior performing "Taps" as well as the songs for each branch of the military.
https://youtu.be/dM5bnVJQyWg
Congratulations to our nominees for this year's Chillicothe R-II Beacon Award, which is generously sponsored by the Chillicothe Education Foundation! Please share!!!
CHS Veterans Day Information:
All veterans are welcome to attend the Chillicothe High School salute to veterans ceremony on Veterans Day on November 11. The veteran attending will be served cinnamon rolls, donuts, and drinks from 8-8:30 am in the CHS PAC foyer with the ceremony to honor all veterans beginning at 8:30 am in the PAC. All veterans are encouraged and welcome to attend! If you are a veteran and are related to a CHS student or have ties to a CHS student, they may accompany you for breakfast before the ceremony.
34 members from Chillicothe High School Student Council and FCCLA spent their Saturday morning volunteering at the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Fast Lanes in Chillicothe.
Congratulations to our nominees for this year's Chillicothe R-II Teacher of the Year Award, which is generously sponsored by the Chillicothe Education Foundation! Please share!!!
Congratulations to Chillicothe High School softball player Kinlei Boley, she has signed a letter of intent to play college softball at Washburn University.
The CHS Players will be performing "Courage and Love: The George & Erika Mandler Story" this weekend at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. The production is written and directed by our very own Mrs. Lisa Rule and is suitable for middle school ages or older. Tickets are on sale at Community Press and the high school office. You may also purchase tickets at the gate before each showing. Be sure to come in time to check out the displays in the PAC entry. We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Mrs. Christy on being Chillicothe High School's 2022 Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to Officer Lewis on being Chillicothe High School's 2022 Beacon of the Year.
Thanks for all you do for CHS students!
All veterans are welcome to attend the Chillicothe High School salute to veterans ceremony on Veterans Day on November 11. The veteran attending will be served cinnamon rolls, donuts, and drinks from 8-8:30 am in the CHS PAC foyer with the ceremony to honor all veterans beginning at 8:30 am in the PAC. All veterans are encouraged and welcome to attend! If you are a veteran and are related to a CHS student or have ties to a CHS student, they may accompany you for breakfast before the ceremony.
This morning we will be sending off our cross country athletes who have qualified for the state meet. Tomorrow, the ladies will run at 11:15 and the boys at 12:00 at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia.
Congratulations to Lydia Gabrielson and Yoo Jung Lee for representing the girls team and to Luke Thompson, Cain Evans, Laik Graham, Austin Lyford, Alton Keller, Clayton Savage, and Carter Shipers on the boys side. The boys qualified enough to compete on the team side as well.
Hard work pays off again! Good luck runners; thank you for representing CHS at the highest level!
The team will be traveling through town at approximately 11 a.m. this morning if you are interested in lining Washington street and sending them off.
A big "Thank You" to the best party planner in all of the land in Mary Lou Wilhoit for providing a well-planned Halloween luncheon with spooky decorations for the Chillicothe High School staff to celebrate the holiday.
Allison Higgins and Kathryn Munoz participated in the 2022 Northwest District Choir this Saturday, October 29. They had the privilege of rehearsing and performing alongside 190 students from 30 different schools within the district under the expert leadership of Grammy nominated conductor Anthony Maglione from William Jewell. Additionally, after a second audition, HIggins received Honorable Mention to the 2023 Missouri All-State Choir.
Congratulations to the CHS softball team on finishing second in the state!
Congratulations to the Chillicothe High School softball team, with the 1-0 win over Bowling Green today they will play in the state title game tomorrow 10-29 vs. Fatima at 12:15 pm in Springfield, Missouri on the main field at the Cooper Softball Complex. You may purchase tickets for the state title game at the following link: https://www.mshsaa.org/CMSPages/Tickets.aspx
Hornets on Top!
The Chillicothe R-II Board of Education will meet on Monday, Oct. 31st at 7:30 AM for a special open meeting at the Administrative Offices. To view the agenda, click on the following link:
http://go.boarddocs.com/mo/chillicothe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CKKQE968E349
Congratulations to Jacob Carpenter, Will McCoy, Alijah Hibner, and Gabe Cassidy, they are the R.A.K.E. award winners for the past few days. They were identified as doing the following;
Jacob Carpenter -Jacob held the door open for several people entering the building today. It was freezing cold and it was such a kind gesture!
Will McCoy-Straightened and moved tables for teachers for Parent-Teacher conferences in the CHS gym without being asked.
Alijah Hibner-Without being asked, he folded a whole laundry basket full of clean towels and put them away!
Gabe Cassidy-Held the front door open this morning for a few staff members & students.
Just a friendly reminder....
