Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Auditorium Remodel - The New Seats Arrived

Volunteers and staff remove old seats

The last few chairs to remove

The old seats are out

Note the green walls and old sound tiles on the wall & ceiling

Students carrying the old seats out

Concrete floor work complete, painting of walls begins

The seats arrive on 1/29

The first section installed 1/29

The second section installed 1/30

Monday, January 28, 2019

Andy Pope Named District VI Athletic Director of the Year!

Andy Pope has been named the 2019 District VI Athletic Director of the Year by the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NSIAAA).

Andy Pope
A letter to Mr. Pope from Greg Lamberty, the NSIAAA President Elect from Bennington High School stated, "You were nominated by your colleagues from across the state because of your performance as an athletic administrator and your dedication to the youth of your community and the State of Nebraska."

Andy Pope has been a teacher and coach in Chadron Public Schools since 1984 and was hired as the Activities Director in 2010.  

Mr. Pope will be recognized and receive his award at a banquet to be held at Wilderness Ridge Country Club in Lincoln, NE on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Chadron Schools Adds Mental Health Provider

We are excited to offer mental well-being support for our students with the new addition of Dana Tewahade as our district's School Mental Health Provider!

Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) grants promote youth mental health awareness among schools and communities and improve connections to services for school-age youth. Chadron Public Schools was one of three Nebraska schools recently awarded the Project AWARE grant.

Mrs. Dana Tewahade will serve students Pre-K through 12th grade. She is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.  In addition to counseling, Mrs. Tewahade will provide training and education in mental health awareness for school staff, students, parents and community members. 

“I am thrilled to be able to promote awareness, provide direct counseling services and get our students connected with our community resources to support their mental well-being. ” commented Tewahade.  “It is an exciting opportunity to help strengthen our schools and community through education and destigmatization.”


Dana S. Tewahade
M.A., L.M.H.P., L.P.C.
Licensed Mental Health Practitioner
Licensed Professional Counselor

School Mental Health Provider 
for Chadron Public Schools
Educational Service Unit #13

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Auditorium Lighting and Sound System Fundraiser

Help us raise money for a new Auditorium light and sound system ...and promote public schools in style at the same time!  #GoCardsNation

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Chadron Schools Band Fundraiser - Order Ribs!



On January 26th the Chadron Schools band will be doing their annual rib fundraiser.

Orders for the fundraiser can be made January 14th through January 21st. Orders can be placed by contacting current 6-12 band students or by calling Joe Rischling at 430-3595.  A rack of ribs will cost $25 and a half rack of ribs will cost $15. The ribs will be cooked and distributed at Assumption Arena on January 26th. All orders must be prepaid with checks made out to “Chadron Band Parents.”  

Money from the fundraiser will be used for equipment, music, travel expenses, meal expenses, summer music camps, and senior band scholarships.  Thank you for your support of the Chadron band program.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Families Financially Impacted by Federal Shutdown

If your family is impacted financially (even temporarily) by the partial government shut down, we encourage you to complete an updated lunch application to check for qualification for free/reduced lunches. Call or stop in the Chadron Public Schools Central Office 432-0700.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Get Your Own NE Loves Public Schools/Chadron Public Schools T-Shirt



Fall 2018 Academic All-State Recipients

Congratulation to our Fall Activities participants selected for Academic All-State! NSAA Article
Each year the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity.
The NSAA and the NCPA are proud to recognize all of the 2,575 award winners of the 2018 Fall NCPA Academic All-State Award.
Chadron Academic All-State Recipients - Fall 2018 
    • Boys Cross Country - Patrick Rust
    • Girls Cross Country - Anabel Gardner, Savanna Sayaloune
    • Football - Levi Glines, Cole Madsen
    • Girls Golf - Madeline Pelton
    • Play Production - Abigail Hyer, Claire Margetts
    • Softball - Trysha Brierly, Micah Stouffer
    • Volleyball - Carstyn Hageman, Haley Mahr