Boil Water Order For the ENTIRE City of Chester and all Chester water customers.. This will include CGS & CHS for Thursday March 16 & Friday March 17. Bottles of water will be available at both buildings during the boil order. Please see flyer from the City of Chester on their Facebook page and online Chester139.com.

Parents of students receiving special services -- Parent Survey -->https://forms.gle/gvm7MXut266SETEe8

Spring picture day for CHS is scheduled for March 27th during the school day. All winter and spring sports pictures will be taken on this day, Please remember to bring your uniforms to school.

Four of our CHS students participated in Senator Terri Bryant's Youth Advisory Council at the State Capitol in Springfield today! What a memorable experience 👏🧡🖤

🍎 Check it out! ⛳
-Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
-High School Boys Golf Coach


Tickets are on sale now at CHS and will be available at the door during each performance!!!!
An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe
presented by CHS Theater Department
Jeurgen's Gym - doors open one hour early
Thursday, March 16 at 7:00
Friday, March 17 at 7:00
Saturday, March 18 at 1:00
Saturday, March 18 at 7:00

Don't forget, CGS!!!! Tomorrow, March 9th is Spring Picture Day!!! 😃📸

✨ Contact the Chester Grade School at 618-826-2354 with any questions 📞


🔊 Don't forget ‼
MARK YOUR CALENDARS ✔📆
There is 👉 NO SCHOOL Monday, MARCH 13th 👈 due to a teacher institute day 🍎

Tomorrow kicks off Read Across America Week at CGS!! And guess what....PJ's on a Monday!! Wooooot woooooooot!! ❤️💙📚

Checkout this Yellow Jacket apparel for Track and Field!! You can wear it for CHS or CGS!!! Gooooo Jackets!!!
https://chesterhstrackfield2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/
🥶 Chester FFA braved the cold and hosted a drive your tractor to school day to end National FFA week! 🚜 Thank you to the Mott's for letting us start off from one location, Chester PD for escorting us and making sure we arrived safely, and CHS admin for helping us arrange everything for today!! 🥰






🛑 STOP 🛑 (collaborate and listen 🎶 😎)
We know you are tired 😴
We know you are busy 🥴
We know your time is limited ⏱
But we also know your child's education is important to you 🖤🧡
So share your thoughts on the effectiveness of your school! 🏫
PLEASE...TAKE THE TIME TO TELL US ➡ https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/ ⬅

‼ATTENTION CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FAMILIES‼
Tomorrow, February 24th, the ❌ BUS LANE WILL BE CLOSED ❌ All pick-up and drop-off will take place on Swanwick Street (in front of Stinger Statue) 🚌

Please read the attached letter

Chester CUSD 139: In collaboration with the City of Chester Police, Sparta Police, Steeleville Police, and Jackson County Sheriff Department, a routine K9 search is being conducted at Chester CUSD. The buildings will be under a soft lockdown, and nobody will be allowed to enter or exit the buildings until the search is completed. Thank you for your cooperation.

The 5/6th grade girls basketball home game for today, February 22nd has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. All away games for today are still on to be played. Go Jr Jackets!

👩🌾 NATIONAL FFA WEEK 👨🌾
Part of the goal of National FFA Week is to help educate and raise awareness about what Agriculture is and what it does for us. This week Ms. Millburg's Intro to Ag students took some time and explained what Agriculture is, what the value of Agriculture Education is, and gave some examples of Agriculture in our own community! 🚜🌽🐔🐄🥰



CHS SOFTBALL:
CHS Softball will have a parent meeting following tryouts on Monday, February 27th. Parents are welcome to attend tryouts also, but the meeting is expected to begin at 5:45PM. Location will be announced later. One parent or guardian is required to attend a coaches/parents meeting prior their player participating in a game. If the 27th does not work with your schedule, please contact me for an alternate date. This Try-out is open to any girl who is attending CHS. Even if you haven't attended an open gym/field practice and still want to try out, you are more then welcome to come.
Thank you.
Coach Ryan

BASEBALL:
There will be a mandatory student/parent meeting Sunday, February 26, at 6:00 PM in the CHS cafeteria for all those interested in playing baseball during the spring 2023 season. Practice will begin on Monday, February 27 at Cohen Field in Chester at 4:00. Student-athletes must have an updated Physical on file to participate in any team workout. Any questions please contact Coach Wente via email at: jacobwente@chester139.com.

