FBLA Qualifies Two for Nationals!

The Chadron High Future Business Leaders of America attended the annual State Leadership Conference in Kearney, NE on April 11-13. To start the conference, students were motivated as they listened to the keynote speaker, John Beede and attended a variety of workshops. But most importantly, Chadron students competed amongst all class levels in many different business competitions. This conference was attended by over 2,000 students and advisors this year. Although Chadron FBLA traveled only 13 members to the state competition this year, they brought home several honors. 

Award Winners:

JT Obando - 2nd Place out of 67 (National Qualifier), UX Design

Aiden Vinton - 4th Place out of 246 (National Qualifier), Advertising

JT Obando, Billy Hy, Creighton Ryan - 7th out of 61, Sports Entertainment Management

Bennett Fisher - 10th out of 247, Job Interview

Demaris Kelso - Honorable Mention Top 4%, Job Interview

Jaelyn Brown - Honorable Mention Top 4%, Organizational Leadership

Jaedyn Peterson - 6th Place, Management Information Systems

Thomas Smith - Honorable Mention Top 4%, Business Calculations

Creighton Ryan - 8th Place, Computer Applications

Jayden Tidyman - Honorable Mention Top 4%, Public Speaking

Alivia Long - Who's Who in Nebraska FBLA

Chadron Chapter - Sweepstakes Award

All-State Quality Member: Alivia Long, Demaris Kelso, Talon Jelinek, Jaedyn Peterson, Tobin Rust, Creighton Ryan, Thomas Smith

Front Row: Jaelyn Brown, Demaris Kelso, Alivia Long, Jayden Tidyman
Back Row: Billy Hy, Talon Jelinek, Thomas Smith, Aiden Vinton, JT Obando, Tobin Rust, Jaedyn Peterson, Creighton Ryan, Bennett Fisher

Morgan Repeats as State FCCLA Champion!

Chadron FCCLA had a great State Leadership Conference with all 4 students competing and qualifying for nationals! The results are as follows:

Morgan Schommer - 1st Place - State Champion! - Fashion Design - Level 3 (Morgan was last year's state champion in this event also)

Kenzie Pourier and Kaylee Sprock - 2nd Place - State Runner-Up - Chapter Service Project - Portfolio - Level 3

Chelsea Stephens - 2nd Place - State Runner-Up - Sustainability Project - Level 2

Jadyn, Emilynn, Morgan, Kaylee, Chelsea, Kenzie

Morgan Schommer, State Champion

Kaylee Sprock & Kenzie Pourier, State Runner-Up

Chelsea Stephens, State Runner-Up

FFA Team Wins State Contest!

27 members competed last week in Lincoln in 14 different contests with over 7,500 attending. 

STATE CHAMPIONS! Agribusiness Management Team competed against 96 other teams. Gabe Tidyman 2nd, Jace Lien 7th, Bryson Bickel & Jadyn Tidyman tied for 17th out of 377 students.

State Runner-Up! Ag Mechanics Team competed against 58 other teams. Cody Kahl 3rd, Conner Diers 21st out of 232 students. Other team members include Jack Price and Matt Lien.

Top Individual Results: 3rd Gabe Tidyman - TIG Welding,  6th: Jack O’Brien - Environmental & Natural Resources, 7th Jace Lien - Biotechnology

State Champion Agribusiness Management Team!

State Runner Up Ag Mechanics Team

CHS Science Club Competes at First Science Olympiad

Chadron High School Science club competed at the Ogallala Science Olympiad. This is Chadron's first Science Olympiad for our newest club! Congratulations to the CHS Science Club and Jeri Ann Lyon, CHS Science teacher and club sponsor!

- 🥇 Hina Hinman, 1st place Forensics
- 🥈 Sammi Brodrick and Hina Hinman, 2nd place Fermi Questions
- 🥉 Emmerson Landreth and Lillie Uhing, 3rd place Write it, Do it

Also competing were Eliana Uhing and Lucy Rischling in Forestry, Sammi Brodrick in Anatomy and Physiology and Lillie Uhing and Emmerson Landreth in Towers.

Emmerson, Lucy, Eliana, Lillie, Sammi & Hina

Incoming 9th Grade Scheduling Informational Video

Mrs. Watson shares class scheduling information in this 23 minute video. This may be especially helpful for incoming freshmen or other new students to Chadron High School.

Click this link:

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Senior Class Graduation Themes

 Class of 2024

Graduation Date: May 11, 2024

10:00 am

Chadron High School Gymnasium

Class Colors: Black, Red & Silver

Class Flower: Peppermint Carnation

Class Song: "Good Old Days" by Macklemore

Class Motto: "What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."  by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Early Dismissal on April 11th - HS Annual Testing Day

As done in years past, Chadron High School will have an early dismissal on April 11th to accommodate for our day of testing.  Students will have lunch available by 12:30 and are dismissed for the afternoon at the lunch break.   We will have some students completing tests after the lunch break due to unlimited time on tests and accommodated testing for some students. 

Make-Up testing has been scheduled which includes: April 18 - ACT, April 23-24 for freshman MAP.

Activity practices will begin at normal scheduled times.

Student Schedule - April 11th

Seniors

7:55             Senior Day @ Auditorium

        Guest Speaker Schedule TBD

12:20 Dismiss following lunch

Juniors   **Must have chromebooks fully charged**

(Absent students will make-up test on Thursday, April 18th)

7:55 Report to rooms for instructions

8:05 Test 1 - English (45 minutes) - no break following

8:50         Test 2 - Math (5 min directions, 60 min test)

10:00 15 minute Morning Break 

10:15 Test 3 - Reading (5 min directions, 35 minute test) - no break

10:55 Test 4 - Science (5 min directions, 35 minute test)

11:35 5 minute break

11:40 Test 5 - Writing (5 min directions, 40 minute test)

12:25 Lunch/Dismissal

Sophomores

7:55 Report to rooms for instructions

8:10 Review John Baylor Test Taking Tips for English/Reading

8:20 Test 1 - English (5 min instructions, 30 minute test time)

8:55 5 minute break

9:00 Review John Baylor Test Taking Tips for Math

9:10 Test 2 - Math (5 min instructions, 40 minute test time)

9:55         15 minute Morning Break

10:10 Test 3 - Reading (5 min directions, 30 minute test) - no break

10:50 Test 4 - Science (5 min directions, 30 minute test)

11:25 5 minute break

11:30 Test 5 - Writing (5 min directions, 40 minute test)

12:25 Lunch/Dismissal

Freshman **Must have chromebooks fully charged**

*Tests are not timed so students can finish tests after breaks if needed

(Absent students will be rescheduled for testing, TBD)

7:55 Report to rooms

8:00 Test 1 - Reading - no break

9:15 Test 2 - Science

10:00 15 minute Morning Break

10:15 Test 3 -  Math - no break

11:30 Test 4 - Language Usage

12:30 Lunch/Dismissal

National Honor Society Inducts New Members

 Congratulations to the newest members of the Chadron High School National Honor Society inducted Monday, March 18th.

New Inductees

Seniors: Demi Ferguson, Ashlyn Morrison, Aubrey Milburn, Alivia Long, Austin Taylor.

Juniors: Emilynn O'Donnell, Averielle Sager, Talon Jelinek, Owen Wess, Jace Lien, Bryson Bickel, Eliana Uhing, Jodean Chesley, Brayden Landreth, Jadyn Tidyman, Hazel Anderson-Beguin.

Officers: Emily McCoy - President, Kenzie Pourier - Vice President, Meradith Rhembrandt - Secretary, Kaylee Sprock - Treasurer.

Members at Large: Claire Ferguson, Jaliegh McCartney, Lauren Fia Rasmussen, Demaris Kelso, Maci Rutledge, Grace Pyle, Meradith Rhembrandt, Gabriel Tidyman, Broc Berry, Kyndall Carnahan.

National Honor Society

Video - Mrs. Watson Reviews Scheduling CHS Courses

Click Here to Access Mrs. Watson's Video About Scheduling

2024 Summer Driver Education - July 15-18

2024 Chadron Brochure
Register online 

Classes will be held at Chadron:
Classes: July 15-18 | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 12:30pm to 2:30
(Must attend both times)

The Nebraska Safety Center 2024 Summer driver education class schedule for our area is attached. Students are welcome to register for any classes offered. Registration is open and classes will fill rapidly. The website to register is:  www.unk.edu/dred. Please contact the Driver Education Program Director (listed below) if you have questions or need clarification.

 

DeAnn Keith

Driver Education Program Coordinator

Nebraska Safety Center

UNK West Center E227, 1917 W 24^th St, Kearney, NE 68849

308-865-8562

A&P Students Disect Sheep Brain

(Submitted by CHS Sophomore, Brooklynn Hoffman)

Anatomy and Physiology Brain Dissection

Mr. Bradley’s Anatomy and Physiology classes were able to have the experience of conducting a brain section in class. The students worked in pairs for this lab, and did the dissection on a sheep brain. The chapters that the students are currently learning have to do with the nervous system, more specifically the central nervous system, or the brain and spinal cord. The students followed lab directions which told them in what order and where they should be cutting. This allowed the students to identify different parts of the brain. The picture below is a picture that was taken during the lab and shows the brain cut directly down the middle. They were able to see the outside layer called the dura mater, and the main inside parts like the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the longitudinal fissure. Some more specific parts of the brain that were able to be recognized were the pituitary gland, different ventricles, the arbor vitae, and the students were able to differentiate between white and gray matter. The pituitary gland is in charge of hormone release, ventricles allow communication between different parts of the brain, and the arbor vitae brings information in and out of the cerebellum. These are just a couple parts of the brain that the students identified. The picture above was also taken during the lab and shows the front of the brain, or the cerebrum, and the longitudinal fissure that splits the brain into right and left hemispheres. This hands-on experience was not only an especially effective way to learn the parts of the brain, but also a learning experience that was different from reading from the textbook or taking notes.

Chronic Absences Continues to Fall

 

For the past couple of years, we have talked about decreasing chronic absences. We have referred to chronic absences as simply missing two school days per month. 

Using that to estimate our current state of attendance, Chadron High School data shows a decrease of 75% in the number of students with chronic absences during the same time span one school year ago!

Congratulations to the students and families that support the importance of attending school every day!

~Mr. Mack, Chadron High School Principal

Steps To College - recorded session

If you missed the Steps to College Informational Session at parent-teacher conferences and are interested in quality information on how to plan, apply, and pay for college and how CHS specifically helps students transition after high school here is the pre-recorded session!  

STEPS TO COLLEGE INFORMATIONAL RECORDED SESSION

Loni Watson

9-12 School Counselor

Chadron High School

(308) 432-0725

CHS Parent/Teacher Conferences - Thursday, Feb. 8th 5:00-8:30

 

We'll have Parent/Teacher Conferences this Thursday (2/8) from 5:00-8:30. In addition, Mrs. Watson will host a 'Steps to College' presentation 5:30-6:00 in the HS Library. #GoCardsNation

Free Virtual K-12 Tutoring Program

Nebraska SMART has developed a temporary website, which allows parents to create an account and register their students for tutoring. 

Nebraska SMART is a free virtual tutoring program for students in grades K-12. Teacher education candidates from Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges remotely tutor students in Educational Service Units 1, 4, and 13 through an online tutoring platform. This program is made possible by a Nebraska Department of Education grant awarded to the Nebraska State College System to launch a rural tutoring program.

 

Nebraska SMART’s official launch date to tutor students in grades K-12 is February 5, 2024. Tutoring hours are 3:30-6:30 PM, Monday through Friday. 

 

The Nebraska SMART Video can be viewed for more information.

 

Parents who wish to gain access to tutoring must register their child(ren) by visiting www.nscs.edu/NebraskaSMART.

 

Parents must first create an account and register their child(ren). Once parents have created their account and added their child(ren), the student (or parent on their behalf) can schedule a tutoring appointment. Students can also join on-demand tutoring to be connected with the next available Tutor.

 

The Parent Guide provides steps for parents to register their child(ren), schedule a session, request on-demand tutoring, and more.

 

Students should provide homework for which they wish to receive help or topics that they would like to cover. When connected to a Tutor, students (or parents on their behalf) can share files with their Tutor. It is recommended that students (or parents on their behalf) have saved their homework to their computer prior to connecting to a Tutor.

 

The Nebraska SMART tutoring platform can be accessed via a laptop, desktop, or Chromebook. Please note that smartphones and some tablets are not currently supported by this platform. See below for Nebraska SMART’s technology requirements.

 

 

We look forward to serving your students through online tutoring!