From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Christmas Programs, Christmas Parties, Early School Release, and high school basketball...ah, yes...the sweet overtones of the holiday season! Tomorrow evening, our Lady Owls will host Colmesneil in their first game of district play. Tip off is scheduled for 5:00 pm. Our boys however, have had a slight change in plans for their games. Originally scheduled to begin play in Mt. Enterprise at 5:00 pm, the JV will now begin playing there at 2:30 pm with the varsity boys beginning immediately after.
For Monday, December 19, the varsity boys are still scheduled to host Zavalla at 5:00 pm. For Tuesday, December 20, Our Lady Owls will travel to play Woden beginning at 6:00 pm. The boys' teams will travel to Wells. These games were originally scheduled to begin play at 5:00 but will now be played at 12:00 pm.
Parents,
This is a friendly reminder about district events tomorrow, December 16. The elementary Christmas Program starring our PreK through 6th grade will begin promptly at 9:00 am in the gym. Following the program, parents will be able to sign their child out in the gym should they choose to take their child with them. Car riders will be dismissed at 11:50 am. Chireno ISD will early release at 12:00 pm for all remaining students. Shortly after, the buses will depart the campus to begin taking students home. Students will return to school to begin the spring semester bright and early on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. We here at CISD wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Congratulations to our Lady Owls for bringing home the championship trophy from the Gary Tournament this past weekend as they defeated the Woden Lady Eagles in yet another classic matchup! Our varsity boys went 3-1 in the same tournament and captured 5th place in a bracket that included several bigger schools. Their final game of the tournament saw them come from 20 points down in the 3rd quarter to defeat Redwater 54-51. Congrats to both teams as they played some great basketball this past weekend! Neither team will play tonight. The boys were originally scheduled to travel to Martinsville to take on the Pirates but the game has now been cancelled. The JV and Varsity Mighty Owls will go on the road this Friday to play Mt. Enterprise with the first game tipping off at 5:00 pm. Our Lady Owls will host Colmesneil this Friday in the first game of district play. That game is slated to begin at 5:00 pm.
For Immediate Press Release: Chireno ISD will be closed today due to a lack of water service to the school. Melrose Water is aware of the problem and will be working diligently to restore water to the school as quickly as possible. As of now, CISD is planning to return to school tomorrow at our regular time.
To all Chireno parents and stakeholders: We want to make you aware that Chireno ISD was contacted by Nacogdoches County Sheriff Jason Bridges this afternoon about an online threat that was made against schools in Nacogdoches County. Chireno ISD was not explicitly mentioned in this threat. As a precaution however, CISD administration took proactive steps to safeguard our students, faculty, and staff during school dismissal time this afternoon. We also had two officers from the Precinct 4 Constable's office as well as a highway patrol officer stationed on campus during this time. Chireno ISD would like to thank all Nacogdoches County law enforcement agencies and officers who responded so quickly to our campus and other schools in the county to help ensure the safety of students and school staff.
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's game night! Good luck to our Lady Owls as they travel to Lufkin for tonight's 6:00 pm match up against Pineywoods Community Academy! Our boys' teams have the night off. Both varsity teams will be in action this weekend as they play in the Zavalla tournament beginning on Thursday.
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our Lady Owls pulled out a close one this morning in Cushing by a score of 63-60. Congratulations to those ladies, Coach Turner, and Coach Mayhugh! They will be back in action tomorrow at noon on the home court as they host Timpson.
Our boys will get things underway this evening at home against Central with the JV boys starting at 5:00. The varsity will play immediately afterward. Tomorrow they will travel to Bullard for a 4:00 pm tip. Please be advised that tickets in Bullard will not be sold at the gate. Instead, they should be purchased through the Bullard ISD website. Go to the Athletics page and purchase your online tickets from there.
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: It's game day! Good luck to our Lady Owls as they travel to Shelbyville this afternoon for a 5:00 match up. Our varsity boys will also be in action on the road against the Nacogdoches JV. Tip off is slated for 5:00 pm as well. Good luck to all of our coaches and players!
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our boys varsity team will began to ramp up into the season with a series of 3 scrimmages this evening in Huntington beginning at 5:25 pm. They will be playing 20 minute halves against Broaddus, Nacogdoches, and Huntington. Meanwhile, our Lady Owls get their season underway tonight as they will travel to Slocum for a 6:00 pm tip off. Good luck to our players and coaches! High school basketball season is here!!
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Excitement is in the air! We hope you can join us tonight at 6:00 for our annual Meet the Owls celebration and pep rally! Ag Backers will be serving food to go along with the evening’s festivities. Coaches for both the Lady Owls and Mighty Owls will introduce our players and preview the upcoming season. We’ll also get a chance to meet our 2022-2023 cheerleaders and mascot. It’s going to be another great season. Let’s get it started!
Calling all Chireno Owls!! Rainy weather will not stop our junior class from hosting this year’s Chireno Fall Carnival. Festivities will begin at 6:00 pm and will be located inside the high school gym. Bingo, food, and the annual auction (slated to begin at approximately 8:30) will be inside the cafeteria while the haunted house will be located inside the elementary gym. There will be no shortage of prizes, candy, treats, and fun, so please plan to come and support our junior class. There’s something for everyone at this year’s Fall Carnival! We hope to see you there!
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Good luck to our Regional Cross Country Qualifiers as they compete today in Huntsville for a chance to advance to State! Our qualifiers are Jasmine Ramirez, Ace Turner, Dal Pinner, and Garrett Sanford. We are so proud to have these outstanding students represent our school. Let’s go Chireno!!
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!!