CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAFFEE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (CIA) STUDENTS -- Congratulations to the Chaffee Industrial Arts (CIA) students for placing 3rd, as a school, during the 22nd Annual MoDOT Bridge Contest at Southeast Missouri State University, on November 12th. There were just under 250 student bridges from 30 schools from the southeastern/southern part of Missouri. 1st place - St. Genevieve / 2nd place - Perryville Career & Technology Center / 3rd place - Chaffee Industrial Arts
CONGRATULATIONS MRS. JESSICA SWINFORD! Congratulations to Mrs. Jessica Swinford for being recognized as Chaffee VFW Teacher of the Year!
CONGRATULATIONS TO JUNIOR CARLYANNE COSSOU ON THE CHS SOFTBALL RECORDS THAT SHE BROKE THIS YEAR! Pitching: Single Season Winning % - .933 - Previous record of .818 was held by Reese Van Pelt. Career Strikeouts - 336 - Previous record of 227 was held by Reese Van Pelt. Career Wins – 45 - Previous record of 41 was held by Reese Van Pelt. Hitting: Single Season Triples – 9 - Previous record of 4 was held by Adrienne Eichhorn and Julia Sutterfield. Single Season Batting Average - .533 - Previous record of .514 was held by Sydney Walker. Single Season O.P.S % - 1.519 - Previous record of 1.503 was held by Carlie Milz. Congrats Carlyanne on your Softball accomplishments!
THIS WEEK IN CHS ATHLETICS (NOVEMBER 17-21) – NOVEMBER 17 (MONDAY): Junior High Boys Basketball vs Oran (Home) 5:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 18 (TUESDAY): BASKETBALL PICTURE DAY: Basketball Picture Day for individual sports photos, team photos, and Senior banners will be on Tuesday, November 18th. 1:00 JH Girls Basketball ~ 1:20 HS Girls Basketball ~ 1:40 JH Boys Basketball ~ 2:00 HS Boys Basketball. * A bus will pick up participating 6th grade basketball players at the Elementary and St. Ambrose. NOVEMBER 18 (TUESDAY) - GAMES: Junior High Boys Basketball vs Scott City (Home) 5:00 p.m. //// HS Girls Basketball – Jamboree - (at Cape Central) 5:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 19 (WEDNESDAY): HS Boys Basketball – Jamboree – (at Perryville) 5:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 20 (THURSDAY): Junior High Boys Basketball – Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament (at Chaffee) 4:00 p.m.-7th Grade-Chaffee vs Scott City. 5:15 p.m.-8th Grade - Scott City vs East Prairie. 6:30 p.m.–8th Grade–Chaffee vs Scott Central. 7:45 p.m.-7th Grade–Kelly vs Oran. NOVEMBER 21 (FRIDAY): Junior High Boys Basketball – Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament (at Chaffee) Championship Games - Teams and Times TBD.
BASKETBALL PICTURE DAY ON NOVEMBER 18 -- Basketball Picture Day for individual sports photos, team photos, and Senior banners will be on Tuesday, November 18th. Schedule: 1:00 JH Girls Basketball ~ 1:20 HS Girls Basketball ~ 1:40 JH Boys Basketball ~ 2:00 HS Boys Basketball. A bus will pick up participating 6th grade basketball players at the Elementary and St. Ambrose.
CES AND JR/SR HIGH PROGRESS REPORTS -- Parents/Guardians, Please check your student’s grades for their current Progress Report in your TeacherEase Parent Portal. We will not be sending home printed Progress Reports.
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS SCOTT MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT -- The Junior High Boys Basketball Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament will begin on Saturday, November 15th, at Chaffee. Chaffee 8th Grade Red Devils will play Kelly at 9:00 a.m. Chaffee 7th Grade Red Devils will play Scott County Central at 10:15 a.m. There are five other games that follow our games on Saturday. The Scott Mississippi Conference Tournament brackets can be found on the school website athletics page and also on our high school and athletics Facebook pages. Good Luck Red Devils!!
CONGRATULATIONS 2025 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ALL-DISTRICT BAND AND ALL-DISTRICT JAZZ BAND! Congratulations to the following students who made the 2025 Southeast Missouri All-District Band and All-District Jazz Band. These talented Chaffee Junior and Senior High music students competed with over 450 students from across Southeast Missouri for a spot in the All-District Band! JUNIOR HIGH ALL-DISTRICT BAND: Rheagen Emmons: 12th Chair Clarinet; Bear Butcher: 5th Chair Trumpet. HIGH SCHOOL ALL-DISTRICT BAND: Brandon Turner: 14th Chair Clarinet; Keira Biggs: 18th Chair Clarinet; Eve O'Neal: 1st Chair Trumpet; Jacob Myers: 5th Chair Euphonium. ALL-DISTRICT JAZZ BAND: Jackson Allen: 2nd Alto Saxophone. The Southeast Missouri All-District Concert will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Central High School. The Southeast Missouri All-District Jazz Band Concert will be held sometime in January or February.
CONGRATULATIONS LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL POST SEASON RECOGNITION HONORS! Congratulations to our Lady Devil softball players who received recognition for All-District, All-Region and All-State honors! Great job to them and to all of our Lady Devils who made this a fun and historic softball season! Jordynn Brown – All District, All Region (2nd Team) // Millie Carroll – All District, All Region, All State // Carlyanne Cossou – All District, All Region, All State // Paizleigh Graham – All District (2nd Team) // Jocelyn Hanlon – All District, All Region // Jersie Lynn – All District, All Region, All State (2nd Team) // Ashtyn Rhodes – All District (2nd Team) // Bailey Robertson – All District, All Region
THIS WEEK IN CHS ATHLETICS – NOVEMBER 10-15 -- November 10 (Monday): Junior High Boys Basketball vs Delta (Away) 6:00 p.m. November 11 (Tuesday): Junior High Boys Basketball vs Oak Ridge (Away) 5:30 p.m. November 12 (Wednesday): Junior High Boys Basketball vs Kelly (Away) 6:00 p.m. November 15 (Saturday): Junior High Boys Basketball – Scott-Mississippi Conference Tournament (at Chaffee). The Teams, Times, and Tournament Bracket will be listed after Tuesday’s Seed Meeting.
CROSS COUNTRY DISTRICT RESULTS -- Peyton Penrose finished her Cross Country season on Saturday, November 1st, at Arcadia Valley in the Class 2 District 1 meet. She finished in 62nd place (91 total runners) with a season and career PR time of 26:06. Her previous best was 27:10. Great job Peyton!
CONGRATULATIONS LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL ALL-SEMO CONFERENCE 2025! Millie Carroll - First Team All-Semo Conference; Carlyanne Cossou - First Team All-Semo Conference; Paizleigh Graham - Second Team All-Semo Conference; Jocelyn Hanlon - First Team All-Semo Conference; Jersie Lynn - First Team All-Semo Conference; Bailey Robertson - First Team All-Semo Conference. Congratulations and Great Job!
CHAFFEE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CITIZEN THANKSGIVING DINNER ON NOVEMBER 13 -- The annual Chaffee High School Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner will be on Thursday, November 13, in the High School Activity Center. Tickets are available from the High School office or the Chaffee Nutrition Center. Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. with carry outs beginning at 5:30 p.m. The dinner is free to all Chaffee Senior Citizens. Everyone attending must have a ticket to receive a meal.
VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY ON NOVEMBER 11 -- The annual Veterans Day Assembly will take place on Tuesday, November 11th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Chaffee High School gym. We would love to have all Veterans join us for breakfast from 8:00-8:45 a.m. on November 11th and then for our Veterans Day Assembly at 9:00 a.m. Both St. Ambrose and Chaffee Elementary (grades 3-6) will join us. The community is also invited to join us for the assembly at 9:00 a.m.
REMINDER -- POWDER PUFF, SENIOR MOMS TACKLE, AND MY JERSEY–YOUR IMPACT ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH!! The Powder Puff Football Game, Senior Moms Tackle, and My Jersey-Your Impact will be on Wednesday, November 5th, on the Chaffee High School Mark Whitaker Memorial football field. Senior Moms Tackle will be at 7:00 p.m., followed by My Jersey-Your Impact, and the evening will conclude with the Powder Puff game between the Junior and Senior girls. Admission is $1.00, and all proceeds go to Special Olympics. Any girls who are planning on playing in the Powder Puff game, please make sure you have a jersey. See Mrs. Swinford if you need one.
CHAFFEE R-2 SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE -- Emily Koenig has been employed as the new superintendent for the Chaffee R-II School District starting the 2026-2027 school year. Emily is currently employed as the principal of Perryville Primary Center for the Perry County School District #32. Emily has been employed in that district since 2000 as an elementary teacher, assistant high school principal and elementary principal. The Chaffee R-II Board interviewed three qualified candidates and chose Emily for the position. According to Board President, Steve Seyer, “Emily had the qualifications and skill set that we were looking for in a new superintendent. We look forward to her continuing to lead Chaffee R-II in a positive direction.” Emily shared that she is looking forward to joining the Chaffee R-II School District. She stated, “Dr. Nix and I are already working on a plan to collaborate and make the transition to the next school year as smooth and seamless as possible. I am excited to be a part of and lead the continued progress Dr. Nix established for the staff, students and families in Chaffee.“ Mrs. Koenig will assume her new role on July 1, 2026.
THIS WEEK IN CHS ATHLETICS (NOVEMBER 3-7) -- November 3 (Monday): CANCELLED - Junior High Boys Basketball vs Zalma (Away). November 4 (Tuesday): Junior High Boys Basketball vs Scott County Central (Home) 5:30 p.m. November 6 (Thursday): Junior High Boys Basketball vs East Prairie (Away) 6:00 p.m. November 7 (Friday): HS Varsity Football – District Semifinals (Class 3 District 1) vs Dexter (at Dexter) at 7:00 p.m. Good Luck SC/Chaffee Football!
REMINDER -- EARLY DISMISSAL DAY ON MONDAY -- Chaffee Elementary and Jr/Sr High School will have an Early Dismissal Day on Monday, November 3, 2025. All classes will be dismissed at 1:34 p.m.
END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2) -- Remember to “fall back” and set your clocks back 1 hour on Sunday, November 2nd, for the end of Daylight Saving Time.
