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A Fond Farewell: Chester Celebrates Six Retiring Teachers
SADD Dress Up Week and Winners: Suicide Prevention
CHS Class of 2027 selling spirit blankets
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CHS Players Of The Week
CHS Players Of The Week
Jack Kennedy, Sting Reporter • October 3, 2025

This week’s practice player is Hayden Haslett. Haslett is a Sophomore at Chester High School. He has been playing football for both of his high school years, his position is on the defensive and offensive line. Coaches...

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CHS Music Department Holds Annual Spring Concert
CHS Music Department Holds Annual Spring Concert
Elizabeth Wilson, Editor • May 20, 2025

Chester High School's very own music department held their annual Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 6. This concert consisted of a concert and...

Six CHS Teachers Receive Tenure
Six CHS Teachers Receive Tenure
April 16, 2025

The Chester District 139 held a board meeting on April 10 that covered several key issues, including teacher tenure and administrative contracts. Six...

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CHS Annouces 2025 Homecoming Court

CHS Annouces 2025 Homecoming Court

October 3, 2025

Next week is finally Homecoming! A google form was sent out to students so that they could vote on who...

What Is The NHS, and How Do I Join?

What Is The NHS, and How Do I Join?

September 29, 2025

NHS, also known as the National Honor Society, is a group of students with a GPA of at least 3.2, active...

CHS Welcomes New Staff

CHS Welcomes New Staff

September 12, 2025

We have some new teachers and staff here at CHS! In order to introduce these teachers so we know a little...

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Album of the Week #7
Elizabeth Wilson, Sting Editor • October 3, 2025

Album #1: I Can Be Your Mother by Sofia Isella Favorite Song: "Unattractive" Notes: This was a suggestion from fellow Sting writer Megan Zimmer! Sofia Isella writes about important topics throughout...

Pet Of The Week - Ace
Pet Of The Week – Ace
October 3, 2025
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Album Of The Week #6
September 29, 2025
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The House
The House
Kylie Eggemeyer, Sting Reporter • September 29, 2025

The house is full of lights And there, I will be there waiting for you Every second, I dream of you For I; could no longer feel the warmth...

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“Why Hasn’t It?”
Savannah Heathington, Poet • September 26, 2025
They say it is supposed to get better, so why hasn’t it?
see Miss Hodge, Rev Chaput, or Brodie Mattingly for more info!
Introducing the NEW “Creative Quarterly” Competition and Publication
Revolution Chaput, Writers' Circle President • September 22, 2025

The CHS Writers’ Circle is launching NEW quarterly competitions for a variety of creative works! These include stories, essays, screenplays…...

Notice
Notice
Kylie Eggemeyer, Sting Reporter • September 18, 2025

Notice… Have you noticed me yet? Or, do you not know of my existence? Notice.. Does that sound familiar to you? Or, are you too afraid...

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CHS Writers’ Circle Monthly Poetry Competition
The Writers' Circle, student club • August 26, 2025

The CHS Poem of the Month challenge is back again for the 2025-26 school year! Students, staff, and alumni are all invited to enter one original...

See Miss Hodge for a copy!
Creative Writing students publish “Best of” Anthology
Hailey Yankey, student writer • August 20, 2025

Last semester, students in Miss Hodge’s elective class collected their best work to form a booklet. This will be the beginning of a new anthology...

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“I Have a Question for You” by Jason Sibley
Jason Sibley, student writer • May 9, 2025

Jason Sibley has had an incredible run in his series of wins for the Poem of the Month competition. According to the poet, "I am a writer,...

Beyond Books: Chester High Students Learn Life Skills Through SEL Lessons
Beyond Books: Chester High Students Learn Life Skills Through SEL Lessons
Megan Zimmer, Sting Reporter • October 3, 2025

SEL has returned to Chester High School! SEL, or Social Emotional Learning, is a process where youth and young adults learn how to deal with...

CHS Students Stand "Filled with Awe" at See You At The Pole 2025
CHS Students Stand “Filled with Awe” at See You At The Pole 2025
Maci Ahring, Sting Reporter • September 29, 2025

See You At The Pole (SYATP) is a global event that is held on the same time and day all over the world! This is an event where students join...

Pet Of The Week - Ace
Pet Of The Week – Ace
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • October 3, 2025

Meet Ace! Ace belongs to Mr. Colonel. He is a border collie mix and was adopted from the Randolph County Humane Society in April of 2021. He...

Here is Peanut!
Pet of the Week – Peanut
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • January 14, 2025

Peanut is freshman Alyssa Stehl's  Shih-Tzu. Peanut is around the age of five. Peanut enjoys rolling around in the grass and loves to...

Cleo
Pet of the Week – Lasagna & Cleo
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • November 3, 2024

Junior Elizabeth Wilson has two Guinea Pigs named Lasagna and Cleo. Lasagna is all brown with a white stomach and Cleo is brown with a white...

Pet of the Week - Mr. Mister
Pet of the Week – Mr. Mister
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • October 28, 2024

His name is Mr. Mister. His current place of residence is a terrarium in Mr. Conley's room. He enjoys eating wax worms and digging in the...