
Congrats to this year's DESE-sponsored "Grow Your Own" scholarship recipients, who each received $1,250 toward the cost of tuition for the spring semester. The scholarship is given to qualified, non-certificated R-II staff who are studying to be a teacher. Keep up the good work!


Join us in saluting our dedicated Chillicothe R-II Staff members for their 5 years of service! We appreciate you and thank you for all you do!


Good afternoon, Hornet family! Please join us in thanking our staff members who have provided 15 years of dedicated service to our students!


Let's give a shout-out to our 10-year staff members for their years of service! You are appreciated!


These amazing staff members have served the Chillicothe R-II School District for 25 years! We thank them for their dedication to our students!


These three staff members have given 30 years of service to the Chillicothe R-II School District! Help us thank them for their time and dedication in helping our students succeed!


Hello, Hornet Family! Congratulations to Shelley Hayen, who was named this year's Teacher of the Year this morning! To view the video about all of the nominees, please click on the following link: https://youtu.be/AvolBECsAKI


Hello, Hornet Family! Congratulations to Shelley Hayen, who was named this year's Teacher of the Year this morning! To view the video about all of the nominees, please click on the following link: https://youtu.be/IZu75vJFfkU


Good afternoon, everyone! Check out this video about the nominees for the Chillicothe R-II School District's 2023-24 Beacon Award! Congratulations to this year's winner, Cinda Figg! https://youtu.be/n7ZABmop7m8


Chillicothe R-II Schools will dismiss classes early on Friday, Dec. 15th for the holiday break. School will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. From all of us at Chillicothe R-II, we wish everyone a safe and blessed holiday break!


Several elementary school students visited the new storage building this (Thursday) afternoon at the Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium, to try out sample school furniture under consideration for the new CES expansion project. Their expertise is very much appreciated!





Here is a list of Holiday resources should you or someone you know need access this Holiday season!


Work is progressing at Chillicothe Elementary School and we're so excited to show you the latest aerial pictures of the project taken last week! We can't wait to welcome our elementary students into the building next year for the first day of school!

Chillicothe R-II Schools will not have classes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (Nov. 22-24), due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will resume Monday, Nov. 20th.


In observance of Veteran's Day, tomorrow (Saturday), the Chillicothe R-II School District would like to thank our nation's veterans for their service and sacrifice!


Setting goals and exceeding them is what we do! We are Goal Getters!



Field School students are working super hard...Check out this week's Hornet High Five students!



Field School would like to recognize our Artists of the Month! These student's Art will hang at the Cultural Corner during the month of November. Go by and check out the creative pieces these talented students have on display!



Field School celebrated Veteran's Day a little early with cinnamon rolls, coffee, and a warm welcome for our family members who have served by land, by air, or by sea! Thank you Veterans for your service to our country!











Mrs. Howe's class celebrated Mercy Watson with a Birthday Bash! The classroom was full of excitement as students had toast while they voted for their favorite Mercy Watson story! Learning can be fun! Thank you #KateDicamillo for wonderful literature!









