CONGRATULATIONS BAND MEMBERS! Congratulations to the following students who participated in the District Solo/Small Ensemble Festival at Jackson High School. Colin Menz - Trumpet Solo - 1 rating, "Exemplary" (State qualified); Eli Morgan - Trombone Solo - 2 rating, "Outstanding"; Keira Biggs - Clarinet Solo - 3 rating, "Satisfactory".
FIRST ANNUAL SCIENCE SHOWCASE (GRADES 7-12) ON MARCH 6 -- The First Annual Science Showcase is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the High School Activity Center. See the projects that the 7th-12th grades have been working on. This is open to the public. Beta Club will be selling popcorn, candy, and drinks. Awards will be presented at 7:45 pm.
CONGRATULATIONS CHAFFEE ELEMENTARY JUNIOR BETA! Congratulations to our ELEMENTARY Junior Beta members who placed at the State Beta Convention and qualified for the National Beta Convention: 1ST PLACE LIVING LITERATURE - Hayden McFerron, Priscilla Halbert, Nicholas Powderly, Beckam Stroder, Kai Proffer; 3RD PLACE - APPAREL DESIGN - Adelaide Woodward; 5TH PLACE - JEWELRY - Marli Sadler; 3RD PLACE – POTTERY - Jadyn Dumey; 5TH PLACE - RECYCLED ART - Nicholas Powderly; 3RD PLACE - QUILLING - Wes Moser; 2ND PLACE - PERFORMING ARTS SOLO - Wes Moser; 5TH PLACE - ACADEMIC SCIENCE - Brysen McFarlen; 4TH PLACE - ACADEMIC SOCIAL STUDIES - Lailah Phillips.
BOOKS ARE FUN / BOOK BLAST KICK-OFF -- Attention CES Adventurers! Our Chaffee Elementary Book Blast started today (Monday, March 4). We will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries and ensure that all of our students have books. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map sent home with the students to embark on an epic quest to earn exciting prizes and books. Your child can receive awesome prizes just for entering 10+ Friends and Family! Start by clicking “Begin Registration” and be sure to follow the process until complete. For more details, see the Treasure Map your student received at school or your email from the school. If you invite 10+ friends and family members, you can earn 3 awesome prizes and a chance to win one of four Treasure Chests or an iPad! Visit http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/ChaffeeES63740 and unlock treasure. It takes just 7 minutes TONIGHT!
CONGRATULATIONS SENIOR BETA MEMBERS -- Congratulations to our Senior Beta members who placed at the State Beta Convention! They qualified for Nationals in June! Eli Nix - 1st Place Recyclable Art - Division II; Eli Nix - 2nd Place - Three Dimensional Design; Julie Myers - 5th Place- Onsite Painting Division II;
Marissa Minks - 4th Place- Black and White Photography.
REMINDER -- WINTER SPORTS BANQUET (MARCH 4) – Reminder that the Winter Sports Banquet will be on Monday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the HS Activity Center. The menu will be Mac N’ Cheese Bar (with toppings), Salad, and Red Lobster Biscuits. $10.00 for guests. Athletes and coaches eat free. The Booster Club is asking for Booster Club members and/or parents to help bring desserts. There will be a Booster Club meeting after the banquet.
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK (MARCH 4-8, 2024) -- National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. This special observance during the first week of March celebrates the national School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day. Thank you to all of our Chaffee school cafeteria employees who are providing our students a healthy start with School Breakfast! #NSBW24
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TWO ACADEMIC ALL-STATE CHEERLEADERS! Congratulations to Larissa Hanback and Brooklyn Reischman who are Academic All-State Cheerleaders!
Congratulations to the following Chaffee High School students who were inducted into the NTHS (National Technical Honor Society) on February 29 at CTC (Cape Career and Technology Center): Eli Glueck - EMT-B; Madison Pobst - Pre-Nursing; Brianna Hulvey - Health Occupations; Mason Hampton - EMT-B; Craig Hanlon - Electrical Trades.
ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR (MARCH 4-8) -- The CES Book Fair will be on March 4-8 in the former Elementary Computer Lab. All purchases through the Book Fair benefit our school. Thanks for supporting our kids! Happy reading! MARCH 5 (TUESDAY) Book Fair Preview – Students will preview the Book Fair with their class from 12:45-3:00 pm. MARCH 6 (WEDNESDAY) Book Fair Preview – Students will preview the Book Fair with their class from 8:00 am-3:00 pm. MARCH 7 (THURSDAY) Book Fair Sales – Student shopping will be from 8:00 am-3:00 pm. Parents and families may shop after school from 3:00-6:30 pm. MARCH 8 (FRIDAY) Final Book Fair Sales – Final shopping from 7:30-8:30 am. Shop online during March 4-17 to support our school. Twenty-five percent (25%) of every online purchase during the Book Fair directly benefits our school!! Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/chaffeeelem2
REMINDER – IT IS DR. SEUSS WEEK AT CES THIS WEEK (MARCH 4-8)!! Just a reminder that this week is Dr. Seuss Week at CES! MONDAY – “One Fish, Two Fish” – Wear something red or blue! TUESDAY – “The Cat in the Hat” / “Thing One & Thing Two” – Wear your favorite hat or twin with your bestie! WEDNESDAY – “Wacky Wednesday” – Get wacky! Wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched! THURSDAY – “Green Eggs and Ham” – Wear something green! FRIDAY – “I Am Not Going to Get Up Today” – Wear your pajamas!
JR/SR HIGH ENROLLMENT CARDS AND CTC APPLICATIONS DEADLINE -- All enrollment cards and CTC applications are due no later than Thursday, February 29. Please turn in to Mrs. Shy's office or give to your LA teacher.
February 26, 2024
Dear Chaffee Community,
The Chaffee School District is a learning community committed to creating an excellent place for students to learn, teachers to teach, staff to work, and families and residents to know students are receiving high-quality, personalized learning experiences that ensure their readiness for the rigors of their career, college, and life-choices.
To build on this commitment, the school district frequently gathers input from our students, staff, and residents to inform our progress on district goals, help inform our decisions, and ensure continuous improvement. Collecting data points from our residents allows us to recognize the excellent work that many in the district accomplish daily while also listening to you to identify improvement opportunities so we can continue to provide a school district you are proud to support.
At this time, we are providing you an opportunity to give your feedback by completing a survey. Survey results are anonymous and confidential; names will not be collected.
The survey opens Monday February 26, 2024.and closes Friday March 8, 2024.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey at this link:
• http://tinyurl.com/chaffeecommunity
The survey results will be shared with our district’s continuous improvement team to measure and develop goals that align with our district’s strategic plan.
Your input is valuable, and we appreciate hearing from you! Thank you in advance for your feedback and your commitment to our success.
Sincerely,
Shawn Nix, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Chaffee R-2 Schools
CHS RED DEVILS SIDELINE STORE HAS NOW ADDED CARHARTT! Red Devil and Carhartt Fans - Now you can shop the hardest working gear out there at your CHS Red Devils BSN SPORTS Sideline Store. Legendary jackets, tees, hoodies and hats -- built with classic Carhartt durability, comfort and craftsmanship. Head to the Sideline Store and design your gear now. SHOP NOW: http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/missouri/chaffee/chaffee-schools
CONGRATULATIONS CHAFFEE WEIGHTLIFTING -- On February 21, Coach Powderly and Coach Altermatt took a group of our weightlifting athletes to Dexter to compete in a weightlifting competition. Following are the results of those that placed top 5 in their division (JV or V) for their specific lifts. JERAMEY KILBURN - 1st (Power Clean), 3rd (Deadlift), 4th (Squat, Bench); HAYDEN HELD - 2nd (Squat), 3rd (Bench, Power Clean); KEVIN HERNANDEZ - 4th (Deadlift), 5th (Bench); GAVIN PERRY - 5th (Squat, Bench); LOGAN HORTON - 1st (Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Power Clean); JACOB VANDEVEN - 2nd (Squat, Power Clean), 3rd (Bench, Deadlift); LEYTON HANBACK - 1st (Deadlift); ADAM SWINFORD - 1st (Power Clean); LEVI MCKINNIE - 1st (Deadlift), 2nd (Squat, Bench, Power Clean); CONNOR MARTIN - 2nd (Deadlift), 5th (Bench); DILLAN MOSLEY - 2nd (Squat, Bench); SHELTON SIMMONS - 2nd (Bench); JORDAN ESSNER - 2nd (Bench); CARSON CLOVER - 1st (Squat, Deadlift); CARTER COSSOU - 1st (Bench)
CONGRATULATIONS CHS STUDENT COUNCIL -- Please join us in celebrating the Chaffee Chamber of Commerce's latest spotlight -- Chaffee High School Student Council! Chaffee StuCo is a school organization whose purpose is to provide students the opportunity to participate in the leadership and aid in the development of their school, community, and region, in conjunction with our Southeast District and our State Association MASC. Student Council has been around a long time, and the current advisors are Mrs. Morgan Swinford (4 years) and Mrs. Anna Knutson (1 year). Current Officers are President Larissa Hanback, Vice-President Brooklyn Reischman, Secretary Carson Spies, Treasurer Zoe Bentley, and Historian Reese VanPelt. StuCo is composed of 5 officers and 5 class representatives from each grade 9-12. CHS StuCo strives to be student leaders and positive role models within their school and community. Their main goal is to be a student led organization that makes a difference in Chaffee School District, as well as the community of Chaffee. They do numerous community service projects and participate in local events. They love helping out in any way that they can, working together to get things done and make things happen all while making a positive impact on others. Over the course of the last two years, they have been recognized in many ways for their hard work in the community. Last year they helped our local VFW, raising $3000 by fundraising. They support Special Olympics, raising over $15,000 the last two years and being awarded the Golden Plunger award both years and recognized as being a Champion of SOMO (Special Olympics Missouri). They have also helped out the Chaffee Community Care Portal. The CHS StuCo is always looking for ways to help out in our community so please reach out to Mrs. Swinford or Mrs. Knutson. They appreciate the support they get from the school and community. The Chaffee Chamber of Commerce appreciates the CHS StuCo and their wonderful advisors. These kids are the next generation of leaders!
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK -- Join us in celebrating Public Schools Week (February 26-March 1)! Teachers and staff at public schools across Missouri are working hard every day to provide all students access to opportunities to learn and grow – and ultimately find their chosen path to success. #PSW24
SPRING SPORTS PRACTICES BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 26 -- All Spring sports practices (HS Baseball, HS Track, JH Track) will begin on Monday, February 26. All athletes must have a physical on file to participate. Contact Coach Aaron Horrell, Athletic Director, at aaron.horrell@chaffeer2.org if you have questions.
REMINDER – ELEMENTARY SPRING PICTURE DAY -- CES Picture Day (Spring Pictures and Kindergarten Graduation Pictures) for Chaffee Elementary is scheduled for Thursday, February 22. Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day. Order online at INTER-STATE.COM/ORDER. This event's Order Code is 85145ET.
BLOOD DRIVE ON FEBRUARY 21 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL -- FBLA and Beta Club are sponsoring a Blood Drive on Wednesday, February 21, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. in the High School Activity Center. Students who are interested in giving blood should see Mr. Westrich. The community can visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to schedule an appointment or just walk in if appointments are available. All units collected will help to save lives and also help Chaffee High School students earn scholarships.
