SCHOOL BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - Elementary and Jr/Sr High School breakfast and lunch menus can be found on our school website (chaffeer2.org) or our school App. We have a new food service provider this year – Upper Crust Food Service. And just a reminder that both Chaffee Elementary School and Chaffee Jr/Sr High School students will receive free lunches for the 2025-2026 school year. **This does not eliminate current negative balances. Families are responsible for payment of any unpaid breakfast/lunch fees from previous school years. **Please note: Extra portions and Ala Carte items will continue to have charges.
REMINDER -- CES AND CHS STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE FREE LUNCHES FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR -- Both Chaffee Elementary School (CES) and Chaffee Jr/Sr High School students will receive free lunches for the 2025-2026 school year. Previously, only CES students ate free; however, with the new application cycle both buildings now will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). ** This does not eliminate current negative balances. Families are responsible for payment of any unpaid breakfast/lunch fees from previous school years. **Please note: Extra portions and Ala Carte items will continue to have charges.
REMINDER -- CHAFFEE R-2 BELL TO BELL – NO CELL (Missouri Law – Effective August 2025) -- Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, we will follow Missouri’s new law (Senate Bill 68) prohibiting cell phones and other personal communication devices bell to bell. This means that students may not use personal communication devices during the school day. This is a state law that applies to all public schools in Missouri; not just an exception at Chaffee R-2. This will be discussed in more detail in our student handbooks. Devices include: cell phones, smart watches, ear buds/headphones, tablets, personal laptops, gaming devices, and any device capable of messaging, accessing the internet, taking photos, or recording audio/video. When and Where: No personal electronic devices may be used from the beginning bell to the last bell of the school day. This law applies to ALL areas of the school: Classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, gym, and restrooms. There are some exceptions to the Missouri law and new policy. Exceptions for the devices will be for students who have specific educational or health needs such as in Individualized Education Plans or 504 plans under Federal law. For more information, please contact the office of your child’s building. This law and policy is being implemented to promote academic focus, reduce distractions, and create a safer and more productive learning environment for all students. We appreciate your support as we work together to follow this new state requirement, and we thank you for helping us reinforce this expectation at home.
ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AUGUST -- AUGUST 11 (MONDAY): Fall practices begin Monday, August 11th! Athletes must have a physical on record that is up to date to be able to practice on Day 1. If you are unsure if you have an up to date physical, please message our FB page. Your coaches will be in touch about the date and time of your first practice. Fall Handbook Meeting will be on Monday, August 11th, at 6:30 pm in the gym. This meeting will cover our handbook, new procedures and policies, and will allow players/parents to meet with their sports coaches for any fall or winter sports. Please make plans to attend. Students must have a handbook form signed and turned in before they can participate in a jamboree, game, or competition. **Our Handbook is digital this year & can be accessed with the QR code found on our Chaffee Red Devil Athletics Facebook page OR you can access our handbook, get the most up to date physical packet that you would need in the event you need a physical, and the MSHSAA annual participation form all on our school website: https://www.chaffeer2.org/page/students-handbook. AUGUST 18 (MONDAY): JH Football will start on Monday, August 18th! AUGUST 21 (THURSDAY) - Fall Sports Pictures and Senior Banner Pictures will be in the afternoon on Thursday August 21st. Teams taking pictures will be HS Softball, HS Cheer, JH Cheer, HS Cross Country, HS Band, and JH Football. Senior Banners for Fall Sports will be taken this day as well. *JH Girls Basketball will take pictures in November once their uniforms are in. AUGUST 25 (MONDAY): JH Girls Basketball will start on Monday, August 25th!
IMPORTANT ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR JULY!! July 21 and 22 (Monday & Tuesday) from 8:00-9:30 a.m. – Combine Days - Chaffee athletics “combine” days of summer weightlifting & conditioning -- Athletes will test in the bench press, 40, vertical, broad jump, 400, pro agility, and more. Time is from 8:00-9:30 a.m. on both mornings. /// July 22 (Tuesday) at 10:00 a.m. in the high school gym – Kick off for our athletic department discount card fundraiser -- This is for ALL athletes in grades 6-12 that will participate in a JH or a HS sport this year, and we need ALL athletes to show up! Cards are $20, and we will receive over 50% on sold cards. Money raised by each athlete will be added to the fundraiser accounts of the sports that they participate in. /// July 23 (Wednesday) from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. – District Enrollment Day – There will be an athletics table set up with the following: ~Physicals & MSHSAA annual paperwork ~Varsity Letters (Red C) ~Letter winner symbols & bars ~Pay for & pick up recent patch orders from our second semester order (BB, GBB, Cheer, Track, Baseball) ~Pick Up Fundraiser Cards (if you couldn’t make it at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday). /// July 29 (Tuesday) from 4:00-7:00 p.m. – “Blitz Day” for selling the discount cards -- All athletes need to be at school by 4:00 p.m. and will be divided into small groups to go throughout town to sell cards. Athletes will return to the gym when all cards are sold or at 7:00 pm. After the blitz period is over, there will be games & activities on campus, and all participants will be fed.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CARLYANNE COSSOU – SEMOBALL AWARDS -- GIRLS TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD AND FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD! Southeast Missouri’s top 200 high school athletes from 56 high schools were honored at the 2025 Annual Semoball Awards on July 18th for the 2024-25 sports season, and Chaffee Athletics were well represented! Congratulations to Carlyanne Cossou for receiving 2 awards at the Semoball Awards Ceremony. Carlyanne was a nominee for the Crader Distributing and local Stihl Dealers Softball Athlete of the Year; a nominee and WINNER of the Edwards Jones Girls Track Athlete of the Year Award; and a nominee and WINNER of the Mercy Female Athlete of the Year. Ty Atkins was a nominee for the My Daddy’s Cheesecake Football Defensive Player of the Year Award as a sophomore. Easton Fowler was a nominee for the Fresh Healthy Café Baseball Athlete of the Year capping off an outstanding senior season. We are also proud that Chaffee High School received 2nd place in the Semoball Cup Award. The Semoball Cup Award is a prestigious award given annually to the high school in Southeast Missouri that has the most successful athletic season and recognizes the overall athletic success and excellence of a school's athletic program. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN to these three CHS athletes on their Semoball recognition! And, congratulations to our CHS athletic program for 2nd place in the Semoball Cup Award and to all of our CHS athletes for their athletic successes during 2024-25!
