Chireno ISD

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to our Cross Country Regional Qualifiers who will move on to compete in Huntsville on October 24 for a chance to advance to State! Our advancing runners each placed high enough in today's district meet to advance. They are Jasmine Ramirez (6th place), Garrett Sanford (4th place), Dal Pinner (5th place), and Ace Turner (10th place). These athletes and our entire Cross Country program represented our school extremely well today. Way to go, Chireno Owls and Lady Owls!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to our JH basketball teams on a great season! Our girls’ team took the consolation prize with a victory over Douglass in their final zone tournament. Our boys took third with their win over Slocum in their tournament. The future of Chireno basketball looks bright!

FAFSA has now opened. Financial Aid Application Graduation Requirement State law requires all students enrolled in grade 12 to submit a financial aid application to graduate. Financial aid applications inform postsecondary institutions’ decisions about student eligibility for federal, state, and institutional funds. Seniors are working with the counselor to create their FSA ID's this week. Attached is a video that walks you through the FAFSA application step by step. Should a parent/guardian need help completing the FAFSA, please contact Sandi Pinner to set up a time to visit. For Married and Remarried: https://youtu.be/q5uSzVxoeFw For Divorced, Separated, & Widowed Parents: https://youtu.be/CtFb3luqO9o

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our Junior High basketball squads will be in action on the home court one final time Tuesday evening beginning at 5:00 pm. We will host Zavalla in a 2 game homestand before our boys and girls' teams end the regular season in their annual zone tournament this weekend in Wells. Good luck to our players and coaches as they wrap up another successful season!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's Game Day Thursday! We hope you can make the short trip to Broaddus to support our girls and boys junior high teams as they take on the Bulldogs. There will only be 2 games this evening with our ladies tipping things off at 5:00 pm. The boys will get underway immediately following the conclusion of the first game. Good luck to our players and coaches!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Tomorrow night's junior high basketball games at Wells will consist of three games beginning at 5:00 pm with the JH boys' B Team game. The girls' team will play immediately following the conclusion of the first game. The boys' A Team will round out the evening and will begin approximately ten minutes after the conclusion of the girls' game. We hope to see you there!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: This is a reminder that tonight's Junior High basketball games with Martinsville will begin at 5:00 pm. There will only be two games. Good luck to our girls and boys' teams as they get the season started!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The new school year is here and so is the beginning of Chireno Junior High Basketball! We hope you will join us Tuesday, August 23, as our JH girls and boys teams will host Martinsville beginning at 5:00 pm. We hope to see you there!!

CISD Cafeteria News: The USDA waiver that helped provide free meals to all CISD students for the past two years has expired. The meal costs for the 2022-2023 school year are as follows: Breakfast- PK-12th: $1.50 Lunch- PK-6th: $2.10 7th-12th: $2.25 CISD families are encouraged to complete the application for reduced/free meals. You may access the application at https://www.chirenoisd.org/ under the "cafeteria" tab. Contact Amber Evans at amber.evans@chirenoisd.org with any questions.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to Addison Babbs, Alaina Goodwin, Jessica Durrett, and Morgan Collier for being selected to the TGCA All-State Softball Team! These ladies are outstanding softball players and teammates…and they led by example everyday. Fantastic job, ladies!!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: After an outstanding softball season that saw our Lady Owls advance to the State Semifinals, quite a few of our young ladies were rewarded with the following well-deserved district 23-2A accolades recently. Congratulations Lady Owls!! District MVP: Morgan Collier Co-MVP Catcher: Jessica Durrett MVP Utility Player: Alaina Goodwin (SS/Pitcher) Newcomer of the Year: Addison Higginbotham 1st Team All-District: Addison Babbs (3rd base), Payton Johnson (1st Base), Dacey Coleman (Right Field), Morgan Anthony (Left Field) 2nd Team All-District: Kinley Brown (2nd Base) Honorable Mention: Alexia Kolb, Zoey Spencer, Eden Morris

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Final score: Hermleigh 2, Chireno 1. Our ladies and coaches brought it everyday and today was no different. They are fierce competitors and made this school and community so proud throughout the season. This team is certainly one for the ages. It is written.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: If you are planning to attend games at the state softball tournament, please be mindful the UIL has released the following stadium rules for all fans to follow: Clear Bag Policy: a clear bag policy is in place at McCombs Field. Approved bags include the following: bags that are clear plastic and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12"; or one-gallon clear re-sealable plastic storage bags; small clutch bags or purses do not have to be clear but cannot exceed 4.5" x 6.5". Facility/Stadium Rules: Only handmade noisemakers will be allowed. NO artificial noisemakers are allowed. Signs, flags, or banners are not permitted in the stadium. No signs, flags or banners of any size may be affixed to the facility. Items that can be held by one individual, reflect good sportsmanship, and do not block the view of others spectators are permitted. Programs: All programs for the 2022 state softball tournament are available digitally. No hard copies of the state softball program will be made available. Videotaping: No video or filming apparatus will be allowed in the stadium. Still cameras are allowed, however. Order forms for DVDs of softball games played will be available through the UIL website. Spectator Entrance: Spectators and fans may enter the stadium through gates 1, 3, & 4 Concessions: Concession stands will be open inside the stadium for the duration of all games. And finally, for those who wish to watch our Lady Owls play but cannot make the trip to Austin will have an opportunity to watch a live broadcast on the NFHS Network with a subscription. The link can be found at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: We have state softball ticket information! Tickets are now available to be purchased online at https://fevo.me/2022uilsoftball Online ticket sales will be available to fans of participating teams until 9:00 am Monday, May 30, at which time they will be made available to the public. There will be limited ticket sales available onsite, if tickets remain the day of the game. Tickets will be $15 plus fees a game / session for both students and adults. Children 2-years old and younger will be admitted free of charge. Should the Lady Owls win Tuesday against Hermleigh, tickets sales for the June 1 championship game will go on sale approximately three hours after the conclusion of the second semi-final game, which begins at 4:00 pm. The UIL has indicated that 10:00 pm would be the latest they would go onsale Tuesday night.

FFA/JR FFA Show Meeting! See below!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to the following baseball players, who helped lead our Mighty Owls to a district championship this year...well earned district accolades! Landon Nash - District MVP Sean Fitzgerald - Defensive MVP Omar Ramirez - 1st Team All-District Riley Copeland - 1st Team All-District Keith Patton - 1st Team All-District Hayden Nichols - 1st Team All-District Camden Sowell - 1st Team All-District Dylan Wells - 2nd Team All-District Riley Patton - 2nd Team All-District Brendon Hight - Honorable Mention Alen Villedas - Honorable Mention

Secondary Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, May 26th at 10:30 am following Elementary awards.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The UIL has spoken and has determined that our Lady Owls will be matched up against the Lady Cardinals from Hermleigh High School. Game time is set for 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 31, at Red and Charline McCombs Field on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Should our ladies win this state semi-final game, then they will play the following day at 4:00 pm for the state championship. Ticket information will be forthcoming.

Class of 2022 Senior Spotlight Annemarie Williams Annemarie plans on attending Texas A&M Corpus Christi for the freshman year and then Texas A&M University for the remaining years to study forensics. Her fondest memory from high school was dancing with the cheer team to a routine she choreographed. Annemarie's advice would be to not stress too much over the little things that in the end will not matter when you move on from high school. She also encourages students to get an emotional support puppy. Her most impactful educator was Mrs. Mancill.

Class of 2022 Senior Spotlight Autumn Wells Autumn Wells plans on entering the workforce upon graduation. Autumn's fondest memories from school was spending time with friends and making all the memories she will have forever. Her advice to future students would be to slow it down, your senior year goes by was faster than you think. Her educator of impact was Mrs Zienko.