
From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our Mighty Owls and Lady Owls continue their quests to remain undefeated in district play this evening at home against Chester. Varsity girls will tip things off at 5:00 with the boys playing immediately after. Both teams will finish off the week tomorrow evening at home in our annual Homecoming contests as we host Zavalla. The ladies will begin the night with a 6:00 pm tip off and the boys will follow. Per CISD protocol, fans will be temperature screened before entering the gym and masks are to be worn at all times.

CISD is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, January 27th. The community is invited to help fill time slots between 12:00 and 1:30. Thank you for giving the gift of life!


From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Tonight's match up with Burkeville will only consist of the varsity boys' game, which will tip off at 5:30 pm. Our Lady Owls will have the night off as their contest was cancelled. Both teams are still slated to host Chester this Thursday with the ladies' game beginning at 5:00 pm. Friday will be our Homecoming games against Zavalla with the first game scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Although no basketball games are scheduled for tomorrow or Saturday, we have solidified our basketball schedule for next week which includes 3 home games. Please note that our games scheduled to be played at High Island on Tuesday, Jan. 26, have been cancelled. Next weeks' games are as follows:
Monday, January 25 vs. Burkeville (5:30 pm)
Thursday, January 28 vs. Chester (5:00 pm)
Friday, January 29 vs. Zavalla (6:00 pm) * Homecoming*
Information regarding the Homecoming ceremony protocols will be forthcoming in the days ahead. All spectators must be temperature screened and must wear a mask a all times.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Both varsity basketball squads are back in action on the hardwood tonight as Leggett comes to town. The girls will tip off beginning at 6:00 pm with the boys' game to follow. Per Chireno ISD protocol, all fans entering the gym must be temperature screened and masks must be worn at all times. We are also planning to live stream these games in their entirety on the Chireno ISD facebook page.
Scheduling update: Chireno boys and girls varsity teams will host Burkeville next Monday, Jan. 25, beginning at 5:30 pm. These games were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 but were postponed.

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From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The boys' games against Shelbyville to be played Friday, January 22, have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. The girls' games with Grapeland slated for the following day have also been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Since these games were non-district match ups, Shelbyville, Grapeland, and Chireno have agreed it was in the best interest of safety for all players to forego these contests at this point in the basketball season.

Friendly Reminder:
There is no school for students on Friday, January 15th or Monday, January 18th. The 15th is a CISD in-service day for faculty and staff and the district is closed on the 18th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.


Both boys' and girls' teams continue their undefeated run through district play with victories over Goodrich! Lady Owls won 67-22. Boys get the win 51-35. Great job!!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Friday's home games against Chester have been postponed. Information regarding a rescheduled date will be forthcoming when information is available.

There will be a 2 hour delay for the start of school tomorrow, January the 12th due to hazardous road conditions related to winter weather.

For Immediate Press Release: Due to anticipated unsafe weather conditions forecast through mid-morning, Chireno ISD has cancelled classes for Monday, January 11. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but the safety of our students, staff, and bus drivers is of the utmost importance. On a related note, we hope you enjoy your time in the snow! Stay safe and stay warm!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Friday night's games with Burkeville have been cancelled. These games are expected to be rescheduled but no time table has been established as of yet. CISD will release information about a make up date when it becomes available.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Friday's 2 home games against Burkeville will now begin at 5:30 pm with the girls' varsity game and then immediately followed by the boys' varsity game. Both of these games will be live streamed on the Chireno ISD facebook page. Saturday's JV & Varsity girls' games are still slated to begin at 2:00 pm as the Teneha Lady Tigers come to town. Please remember that spectators must be temperature screened upon entry into the gym and must wear masks at all times. Good luck to both the boys and girls varsity teams as they travel to Zavalla this evening!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Tomorrow night's games scheduled at Zavalla will be played Thursday evening instead. The varsity girls' game will tip off at 6:00 pm with the varsity boys playing immediately afterward. These two games were moved due to a lack of availability of game officials.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Saturday's Lady Owls' JV and Varsity games with Hudson have been cancelled. Both the Owls and Lady Owls will resume district play next week against Zavalla on the road. Details for attending those games will be forthcoming.

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: The Dec. 29 girls' basketball games against Huntington have been cancelled. Until we see you next game, CISD would like to thank our fans for all of their support and encouragement shown to our athletes and cheerleaders. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

From the Chireno Owls Sports Wire: Our home games with High Island scheduled for Friday evening will begin at 4:30 pm. Our Lady Owls will play first followed by the boys' game. All fans must be temperature screened upon entry into the gym and must wear a mask at all times. Please note these games will be live streamed on the Chireno ISD facebook page.
Saturday, Dec. 19: Our Lady Owls will play Leggett on the road at noon. Leggett ISD has allotted 60 tickets for Chireno fans. All spectators in attendance must wear a mask.

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PreK had a great time at Breakfast with Santa this morning. We were happy to be able to tell Santa our Christmas wishes and have some holiday fun!

Friendly Reminder:
All students will dismiss at 12:37 on Friday, December 18th. This is an official early release day for students, faculty & staff. CISD wishes you all a very Merry Christmas!
