Chireno ISD

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to the graduates of Chireno High School's Class of 2024! This is an outstanding group of young men and women and we wish them all the best in their future.

Chireno High School is sad to report that it has learned of the death of one of its former students, Alexis “Alex” Lozoya, from his family. Alex, an 18 year old former student, died May 23, 2024. He was a resident of Chireno. Funeral arrangements are not available at this time. The school counselor, Mrs. Pinner, is available tomorrow, May 24, should any student wish to talk about Alex’s death. Please keep the family in your prayers as they deal with this difficult situation. Community resources available: National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255 National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663 Burke Center Lufkin - 1-800-392-8345 Chireno High School lamenta informarles que nos hemos enterado del fallecimiento de uno de nuestros ex alumnos, Alexis “Alex” Losoya, de 18 años de edad, falleció el día 23 de Mayo del 2024. Alex residía en Chireno. Los servicios fúnebres no están disponibles en este momento. La consejera de la escuela Señora Pinner estará dispuesta el día de mañana 24 de Mayo para los estudiantes que quieran hablar con ella sobre la muerte de Alex. Por favor mantengan a la familia de Alex en sus oraciones para estos momentos tan difíciles que están pasando. 1. Línea de Suicidio 1-800-273-8255 2. Línea de Crisis Juvenil. 1-800-448-4663 3. Burke Center Lufkin 1-800-392-8345.

Seniors and Senior Parents: Senior Walk on Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 8 am.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We kick off the final week of the 2023-2024 school year with our annual Senior Scholarship and Cord Presentations this evening at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. All are invited to attend as our young men and women will be receiving their earned awards and scholarships. Congratulations to another outstanding class of seniors!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Once again, Chireno High School was well represented at the state level of the UIL Academic Meet on the campus of UT Austin this week! Senior Trevin King placed 6th in Informative Speaking; Senior Colton Theriot brought home a silver medal placing 2nd in Computer Applications; and Freshman Brielle Theriot claimed a bronze medal placing 3rd in Editorial Writing. Congratulations to these students along with UIL sponsor Kim Sloane on these outstanding performances!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We are proud to announce that Chireno had several players from our softball and baseball teams earn district honors for their play during their season! The following athletes received recognition: District 24-2A Softball District Honors: 1st Team All-District - Payton Johnson, Kenley Purvis, Tatum Turner; 2nd Team All-District - Lacie Boulet, Addison Higginbotham; Honorable Mention - Ireland Linge District 24-2A Baseball District Honors: Co-Defensive MVP - Landon Nash; 1st Team All-District - Camden Nichols, Garrett Sanford; 2nd Team All-District - Caden Higginbotham, Keith Patton; Honorable Mention - Tate Johnson, Benji Blount

Parents of 10th and 11th graders: There will be an informational meeting about dual credit @ 6 and an informational meeting for Junior parents at 6:30 on May 9th in the cafeteria.

Congratulations to Bailey Barrett and Avery Copeland on a successful year of L. O. T. Crew. They were honored today at SFASU during the L. O. T. Crew Convocation.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our Mighty Owls left it all on the field today but came up short in the best-of-three series against Joaquin. These games were the lasts for seniors Shaden Babbs and Keith Patton. These young men poured their hearts into our baseball program during their fours years in high school and gave Coach Bleile all they had in every game. Congratulations to all of our players and coaches on an outstanding season!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Game 1: Chireno Owls: 6 Joaquin Rams: 5 Way to go, Mighty Owls!! Game 2 is Saturday at Shelbyville HS. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 am.

Congratulations to seniors Payton Johnson and Colton Theriot. They were both awarded a $1000 scholarship at the Nacogdoches Fredonia Rotary Club Meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Fredonia Hotel Ballroom.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The start of Friday night's baseball game in Shelbyville against Joaquin has been moved up an hour to 5:00 pm. As a reminder, this is Game 1 of a best-of-three series with games 2 & 3 taking place on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am in Shelbyville. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Let's go, Mighty Owls!!

ATTN PARENTS, the 7th/8th grade Parent Meeting has been RESCHEDULED: Attention parents of our current 7th & 8th graders Chireno ISD will have a Parent Night on Monday, May 6, 2024 to learn more about student course selections for the upcoming school year. Students and parents will be given information from our CTE programs to aid in the selection of elective courses for 8th and 9th grade. Instructors and current students from our CTE programs will be on hand to offer guidance and information.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: This is a reminder that athletic physicals are this Friday morning. Athletes who are going into 7th, 9th, and 11th grades are required to have physicals. Coach Zienko needs physical forms filled out and returned to her by tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to Briley Sargent and Shea Laskoskie as they claimed the 24-2A district championship in girls' doubles yesterday at the district tennis meet in Nacogdoches! They will now move on to Regionals on May 10-11 at the Franklin High School Tennis Center. Also, congratulations to the following students who advanced to the State UIL Academic meet UT Austin on May 13-15: Trevin King - Regional 3rd place (Informative Speaking); Brielle Theriot - Regional Champion (Editorial Writing); Colton Theriot - Regional Champion (Computer Applications)!

From Chireno ISD: For Immediate Press Release: Chireno ISD will be closed today due to a lack of water supply to the school. Melrose Water will be working to repair the problem throughout the day. Currently, CISD is planning to resume classes tomorrow at regular time. District tennis will take place today at Nacogdoches High School.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our Mighty Owls will battle the Joaquin Rams in bi-district play in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, May 3, at 6:00 pm. Game 2 will get underway the next morning at 10:00 am. If a third game is necessary, it will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the second game. All games will be played at Shelbyville High School. Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for students. The playoff journey begins!

Attention parents of our current 7th & 8th graders Chireno ISD will have a Parent Night on Thursday, May 2, 2024 to learn more about student course selections for the upcoming school year. Students and parents will be given information from our CTE programs to aid in the selection of elective courses for 8th and 9th grade. Instructors and current students from our CTE programs will be on hand to offer guidance and information.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Good luck to our Mighty Owls baseball team as they travel to West Sabine this afternoon to take on the Tigers in the final game of the regular season. First pitch is slated for 6:00 pm. Our young men have cemented second place in district 24-2A and will play the winner of tonight's Gary/Joaquin game in the first round of the playoffs next week. Chireno ISD will announce playoff game information when it becomes available.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's a beautiful day for baseball! We hope you will make plans to be at the Chireno baseball field as our Mighty Owls host the West Sabine Tigers in the final home game of the season tonight at 6:00 pm. Our young men are coming off a walk off victory against Colmesneil this past Friday evening and are looking to carry that momentum into another great match up against the current district number one seeded team. This is the final week of the regular season and our boys will be in action tomorrow afternoon in San Augustine and again on Friday afternoon in West Sabine. All games this week are scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm. Playoff time will start soon and when game times and locations become available, we will share that information as soon as possible.