Second Semester Begins Jan. 5th

I hope everyone had a great break!  Teachers will return on January 4th for inservice training. 

Students will return on Thursday, January 5th for the beginning of the second semester with their new class schedules.

See you all soon!

Andy Pope Attains NIAAA Certified Athletic Administrator

 

(December 21, 2016)

Contact:

Mike Blackburn

mblackburn@niaaa.org

317-587-1450

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Andy Pope, Activity Director at Chadron High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator.

To earn this distinction, Mr. Pope has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate's educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Andy Pope is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 10,000 individual members.  It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of high school athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum.

CHS Lip Dub 2016!

Thank you to Mrs. Paopao and all of the students and staff that helped create this fun video of CHS!  

Click on link below to view: 2016 CHS Lip Dub (Music credit: 'Can't stop the feeling' by Justin Timberlake)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Chadron HS ACT Scores - Highest In Four Years!

2016 CHS ACT Overview

When looking at this data, an important piece to interpret is the number (or percent) of graduates who have taken an ACT. Again, Nebraska ranks very high with 88% of 2016 graduates that have taken an ACT compared to Eastern states that might have as few as 10-30%.  As you can imagine, if a school (or state) has, say 50% of graduates take the ACT, chances are that they are high performing students. Whereas a state like Colorado, that is one of several states where 100% of graduates take the ACT, will typically have a lower overall average.

With that said, Chadron High School consistently has about 95% of graduating seniors that voluntarily taken the ACT.  This past year was no different. Here's a summary of our data with comparisons to trends from past years that I've managed to find. Click here for Nebraska's Key Findings

2015 National Average:    20.8

2015 Nebraska Average:   21.4

2015 Chadron Average:  21.2

Chadron High School Historical Trend of ACT Composite Averages

• 2016  21.2
• 2015  20.4
• 2014  20.8
• 2013   22.7
• 2012   21.4
• 2011   21.9
• 2010   22.8
• 2009   20.6
• 2008   21.3
• 2007   20.6
• 2006   21.9
• 2005   20.2
• 2004   21.5
• 2003   21.0
• 2002   22.3

Demographics are changing.

• CHS Demographic History (Percentages)

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Black/African American	2	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	3	4	4	2	2
White	83	86	89	75	79
Hispanic/Latino	2	2	2	6	0
Asian	1	1	1	2	6
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	2	2	2	8	4
Two or More Races	5	2	0	4	9
Prefer Not To Respond	2	2	0	2	0

Percent Of Students Meeting All Four Benchmarks (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science):

• CHS   26%
• State   28%

For parents or students specifically interested in ACT preparation, I'd encourage you to visit with our guidance office for materials and to utilize some of the many online test prep materials including the ACT Online Prep.

CHS Senior, Brenna Hawthorn Wins NARD State Poster Contest

Brenna and CHS Art Teacher Mrs. Bird

Brenna Hawthorn's poster won the State Level of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts 

Poster Contest.  The Theme was “We All Need Trees!” 

She will receive her Prize directly from the NARD office in Lincoln. Her poster advanced to the National Level competition, so Best of Luck to her!

Keep up the extraordinary work, Brenna. 

You are a very talented individual !

Thanks to the Nebraska Game and Parks and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies for the gift of the Bird Identification Book.