Chireno ISD

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The wait is over!! Our Lady Owls begin their season tonight at 5:00 on the home court as they square off against the Lady Tigers from Teneha. We hope you will make plans to join us and get loud inside the Chireno HS gymnasium! The boys' team will scrimmage tomorrow in the early afternoon at Central Heights. Tip off is set for 1:30 pm. This scrimmage was originally scheduled to be at Huntington HS but was moved earlier in the week. This is the first scrimmage for the Owls with the second one set to be played in Woden Monday night at 8:00 pm.

Congratulations to Brett Rushing on a fantastic finish this morning at the UIL 1A State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock! With a time of 18 minutes flat, Brett crossed the line in 25th place out of 150 total runners. We are so proud of you, Brett!!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We hope you will be able to join us at 6:00 this evening for our Meet the Owls festivities. The girls’ and boys’ basketball programs will be on display along our the 21-22 cheerleading squad. Come and show your support for our student athletes as we begin another journey toward a dominating season!

Join us as we celebrate those who have served our country. November 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm in the Chireno Gym.

Congratulations to our UIL Congress team who competed yesterday in Hallsville at the Regional level. Macey Muirhead, Raeleigh Wilson, and Summer Myers (all freshmen) did an outstanding job. Sophomore Zach Johnston finished in 5th place while junior Kailey Sowell brought home the Regional championship in congressional debate. Kailey will now represent Chireno at the state competition in January at UT Austin. Congrats to these competitors as well as coach Kimberly Sloane for another fantastic performance from Chireno High School in UIL Academic competition!

Come out to our Fall Carnival! We are having a blast! We are here until 9pm! Live auction at 8:15!! You can also jail your favorite coach or administrator!

Meet the Owls! Come out and support your Basketball and Cheer Programs Thursday November 4th at 6:00 pm! Concession Stand will be open!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We have a Cross Country State Qualifier!! Congratulations to Brett Rushing on his 11th place finish at the Regional Cross Country meet on the campus of Texas A&M Corpus Christi this afternoon! For the second straight year, he will represent the Chireno Owls' Cross Country program in Round Rock at the state meet on November 5. Along with Rushing, Chireno was well represented at Regionals by Hannah Smith and Keith Patton, who each had a strong showing and could be back next year vying for regional titles in 2022. Congrats to Brett, Hannah, Keith, and Coach Zeinko for all the hard work and dedication they put in over the course of the season!

In an effort to keep you all informed about a question regarding the viewing of news clips daily, we would like to share the following information. Students in 6th grade ONLY are shown clips regarding worldwide, current news topics as they are related to the World Cultures study at that grade level. Mr. Norman and Mrs. Goode both show the clips in the early morning and they are accessed from CNN-10, a school/student aged platform. This platform has been found to be the most unbiased and school appropriate resource for current events. The site contains no ads and only current news event clips are viewed. You may view clips from the site at: https://www.cnn.com/cnn10 . If after visiting the site, you would like to have your child opt out of this viewing, we encourage you to contact any one of the following people: Jack Norman jack.norman@chirenoisd.org, Hollye Goode hollye.goode@chirenoisd.org, or Larry Cupit larry.cupit@chirenoisd.org

Join us for the 2021 Fall Carnival!

The Piney Woods Fair was a huge success for many of students as they showed off their projects and animals. Chireno ISD couldn't be more proud of their hard work and preparation as they brought home numerous awards. Results are listed below: Market Rabbit Division; Alaina Goodwin (11th place), Jessie Durrett (Grand Champion) Market Broiler Division: Paisley Ferguson (22nd place), Kinley Brown (13th Place), Cutter Brown (10th place) Market Hog Division: Macey Muirhead (2nd in class, 6th place overall) Market Goat Division: Cutter Brown (2nd in class, 7th place overall), Kinley Brown (Reserve Champion Showmanship, Grand Champion) Floral Design Competition: Kinley Brown, Alaina Goodwin, Morgan Anthony (Red Ribbons), Annemarie Williams & Syanna Allen (Blue Ribbons) Ag Mechanics Division: Colton Smith (Blue Ribbon with Apoxi Table); Payton Pearson, Brendon Hight, Dakota Wolf, Hayden Nichols, Risten Cook, Payden Smithhart, Sean Fitzgerald, Riley Patton, Riley Jo Copeland, and Dylan Lunsford (1st in class with Shop Table) Dylan Lunsford, Risten Cook, Riley Patton, Riley Jo Copeland, Austin Fields, and Brendon Hight (Blue Ribbon with Bushhog) Dylan Lunsford (Blue Ribbon for Water Trough) Alicia Mitchell, Payden Smithhart, Sean Fitzgerald, Dakota Wolf, Hayden Nichols, Omar Ramirez, and Barrett Bennefield (Blue Ribbon with Metal Swing) Payton Pearson, Payden Smithhart, Levi Norsworthy, and Sean Fitzgerald (Blue Ribbon with Wood Rack) Riley Patton, Dakota Wolf, and Eli Jeffcoat (Red Ribbon with Wood Rack) Caden Patton, Levi Norsworthy, Ryan Curtis, Barrett Bennefield, Dylan Wells, Shaden Babbs, and Alicia Mitchell (Red Ribbon with Dear Stand) And a special thanks to Chireno's Piney Woods Fair Ambassadors for all their hard work: Macey Muirhead, Raleigh Wilson, Shaden Babbs, and Addison Babbs! Congratulations to all of our students and sponsors for another successful showing at the Piney Woods Fair!

Chireno Elementary is proud to recognize the participants in the Pineywoods Fair Art competition last week. Pictured here is (top row, left to right) Trey Montgomery, 4th place; Hannah Jeffcoat 2nd place; Noah Lopez, participant; Wade Canterberry, participant; (bottom row, left to right) Emilie Welch, 1st place; Coleman Roberts, 3rd place; and Lexi Moore, 5th place. Congratulations to each of you and for representing Chireno well! We are proud of your artwork!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It was a great day out on the course for both Junior High and High School divisions at the District 28-A Cross Country meet! Our junior high boys brought home the district championship with Garrett Sanford leading the way with a 1st place finish followed by Dal Pinner (4th Place), Tate Johnson (6th Place), Benji Blount (7th Place), and Mason Fountain (9th Place). Shea Laskoskie brought home the individual championship title in the junior high girls division, and Alex Lozoya (7th place) and Eli Jeffcoat (5th Place) both finished strong in the junior varsity division. Our varsity squads represented our school well with Hannah Smith finishing in 7th place to lead the Lady Owls' charge. On the boys' side, lone senior Brett Rushing paced the Owls in a 2nd place finish with Keith Patton finishing a couple spots behind in 4th place. Hannah Smith, Brett Rushing, and Keith Patton will now represent Chireno at Texas A&M Corpus Christi as regional qualifiers. Congratulations to all of our runners along with Coach Zienko for another outstanding cross country season. Good luck at Regionals!

If you have children who are students and you want them to have the flu shot you can sign them up using this link: https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-flu-vaccine-form?School=Chireno%20ISD

Congratulations to Garrett Sanford, who captured 8th place at the Lufkin Junior High Cross Country meet on Wednesday! This was a meet that featured several 4A, 5A, and a few 6A schools so the completion was fierce out on the course. Congrats to all of our athletes who competed hard and represented our school so well yesterday.

Chireno FFA at the Texas State Fair!

Attention all Chireno Owl parents: CISD has made a recent change to the school calendar. For the month of October, student holidays will be Monday, Oct. 11, as well as the following Thursday and Friday (Oct. 14 & 15). By moving these dates, CISD will be better positioned to accommodate both FFA and FCCLA organizational activities for the Nacogdoches County Fair. Please note, that Thursday, Oct. 14 will be a district faculty and staff planning day. The only days students will be required to attend school during that week will be Tuesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Congratulations to Cason Mancill and Hayden Zahn on their sixth place finish in the Deep East Texas fishing series opener! Big bass don’t have a chance when these guys are on the water.

There will be a SHAC meeting Wednesday, September 29th at 8:30 in the nurse's office. Parents and the community are invited to attend. Please RSVP with the nurse by Tuesday, September 28th at 936-362-2132 ext 108 or email chasity.butler@chirenoisd.org. Agenda will include Covid procedure plans, new health curriculum offered to JH/HS students, and new offerings in the cafeteria.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The Martinsville Pirates and Lady Pirates come to town this evening for Chireno's final home stand of the 2021 Junior High basketball season! The ladies will tip things off at 5:00 pm and the boys will play immediately afterward. We hope you can join us and support our junior high teams one last time on the home court for this season.