Chireno ISD

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Happy Friday! The updated 2023-2024 high school basketball schedule is now available.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Good luck to our boys' and girls' junior high teams as they travel to Leggett this afternoon. There will only be two games with our Lady Owls tipping things off at 5:00 PM. Our junior high and high school cross country runners had yet another dominant showing yesterday at the West Sabine Cross Country Invitational Meet. In the high school boys' varsity division, five of our runners finished in the top 20, while we also had medalists in the JV boys' and junior high girls' divisions. Lastly, Chireno ISD will release another high school basketball schedule tomorrow. Due to some scheduling conflicts within district 24-2A that affected a few games in December, the district schedule needed to be altered to reflect those needed changes. So, be on the lookout for the release of the new basketball schedule here on the Chireno Owls Sports Wire.

From Chireno ISD: For Immediate Press Release: At approximately 3:30 pm this afternoon, one of our school buses was struck from behind by another vehicle while stopped and with its red flashers activated. This occurred on County Road 392. Thankfully, all students who were still on the bus, the bus driver, and the driver of the vehicle were not injured. Parents of the students on the bus were notified immediately and were able to come to the scene and take their children home. Chireno ISD would like to thank all who quickly came to the scene to check on all involved, who directed traffic, as well as law enforcement that arrived so quickly.

Juniors: You are now eligible to order your Balfour Graduation Ring. Click on the link below to start your amazing journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYBhFmRNWHE Click on the link below to order your Graduation Ring. https://www.balfour.com/shop/jewelry/rings/high-school-class-rings?smi=70631 Juniors go by the counselors office today to pick up your FREE ring sizer. Please feel free to contact our local Balfour Office at 903-757-6595 or John.Barbe@balfour-rep.com with any questions.

Hey, Senior Parents! I am updating scholarships as they come across my desk. Your students have access to them through Google classroom and the smore linked below. In order to access them, they will need to use their school email/google account. I update the smore as new scholarships come through, so keep the link handy! Also, if you would like to be added as a parent in the Senior Google Classroom, send me an email. Thanks! Mrs. Pinner https://www.smore.com/7v5cf

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's game day! Good luck to our junior high basketball teams as they entertain the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs from Broaddus on the home court this evening. The 'B' team girls will tip things off at 5:00 pm followed by the 'A' team girls and then the 'A' team boys. This will be the final home game of the junior high season.

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From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Good luck to our Mighty Owls and Lady Owls Cross Country runners as they travel to Brookeland for their first meet of the year! High School and Junior High athletes will be in action this afternoon beginning at 1:00 pm. Tomorrow Evening, our boys' and girls' junior high basketball teams will be in action as they travel back to Brookeland for 3 games. The B team boys will tip off at 5:00 pm followed by the A team girls and A team boys.

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From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's game day! We hope you can join us this afternoon for the first home junior high games of the season. There will be 4 games this evening beginning at 5:00 pm as A and B teams will be in action for both the girls' and boys' programs. We will host the Pirates and Lady Pirates from Wells. Good luck to our players and coaches!

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From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We hope you can join us in Martinsville tomorrow afternoon as we kick off a new school year of athletic competition! Our girls' and boys' junior high basketball teams will make their 2023 debut as they travel a few miles up Hwy 95 to take on our neighbors to the north. Our ladies will begin with a 5:00 pm tip off while our boys' squad will get underway immediately following the girls' game. Good luck to our players and coaches!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Good luck to Cason Mancill and Barrett Bennefield as they compete at the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors in Anderson, South Carolina! The tournament runs from July 23-29. They will be competing on the largest stage for high school anglers in the world. This week-long event will host a little over 300 boats of the top teams of the nation representing Chireno High School from the Southeast Texas Tournament Series. To get to this stage, both Cason and Barrett worked tirelessly through weather of all kinds to achieve the success they have earned and have always represented our school with character and class. Good luck, guys!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: This is a reminder to our athletes that the gym will be closed this week for voluntary workouts. Athletes are encouraged to check with their coach for any weight room or conditioning activities that could be planned.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Beginning Monday, July 10, Coach Graves will be conducting voluntary workouts for our Junior High basketball players in the mornings from 9:00-10:00. These workouts will take place Monday through Thursday.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Beginning next week on July 10, Coach Turner will be conducting voluntary workouts for our junior high and high school girls every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning. The junior high sessions will go from 9:00-10:00 while the high school ladies will workout from 10:00-12:00.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Coach Bleile will be offering opportunities for voluntary summer conditioning and weightlifting on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 7-9 am. This is open to athletes entering grades 7-12 beginning this week. Basketball players are welcome to attend if they choose. However, please be advised that our basketball coaches will begin their program's voluntary summer workouts in a few of weeks when the gym becomes available.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Second to none! Congratulations to senior Whitley Johnson - The 2023 UIL 2A LD Debate State Champion!!

Texas Senate Bill 9 Information for Parents & Guardians According to Texas Senate Bill 9, Chireno ISD is required to provide instruction relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking. With guidance from the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), the Board of Trustees has approved the curriculum that will be used to teach each of these topics and has determined the grade level(s) that will receive instruction on each of these topics. As a parent/guardian, you have the right to preview the curriculum(s) at any time. Before a student may be provided with instruction related to child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking, Chireno ISD must obtain written consent from the student’s parent/guardian. Please note: not all topics are covered at every grade level. Below is a link to the Google Form in order to opt in or out for the presentation using Play It Safe Curriculum. You can preview the curriculum at https://www.playitsafe.org/curriculum_gradelevels.php. Presentations will take place May 17th - 24th. Please complete the google form at this link: https://forms.gle/xpemWNhWvfMZy1GK6 Paper copies will also go home with students on Monday.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to our Mighty Owls baseball team on a great season. Just as they have all season, these young men battled all the way to the end last night at Nacogdoches Dragon Field in the loss to Joaquin. The future is bright for our baseball program. Thank you to our outgoing seniors who have certainly done their part to help elevate our baseball program over the last four years.