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The CHS Writers’ Announce Monthly Poetry Competition Winners
Chester Public Library – Creative Writing Circle
Creative Writing Circle
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Zain Al-Jassim escapes pocket to complete a pass
Chester Improves to 7-0 After Offensive Explosion
Brenden Malley, Sports Reporter • October 17, 2024

The Chester Yellow Jackets have improved their record to 7-0 after a very dominant win at Dupo with the score being 48-14. The offense came out scoring in their first three drives, this started with a 65-yard bomb from Quarter...

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Teacher of the Month
Teacher of the Month - August
Elizabeth Wilson, Editor • September 10, 2024

Teacher of the Month
Teacher of the Month - March
Elizabeth Wilson, Jr. Editor • March 31, 2024

Cartoon by Chelse Mathis on the Propel Ban
Snacks Ban Lifted
Hannah Stueve, Sting Reporter • November 15, 2023

CHS principal, Mr. Blechle, announced a new ban, on Tuesday, November 7th, during 5th hour. He stated that there is no more eating or drinking...

Mothman Graduates
Mothman Graduates
May 9, 2023

cartoon by Julia Nicole Venus
Nightmare Zoo
Julia Nicole Venus, Sting Reporter • May 5, 2023

World Teacher’s Day

World Teacher’s Day

October 4, 2024

Each year, World Teachers Day falls around the beginning of the school year or the start of a new semester....

Senior To Senior

October 3, 2024

It is easy to assume that each senior participant would agree and encourage seniors to stay motivated...

New and Improved Homecoming Week

New and Improved Homecoming Week

September 13, 2024

This year’s Homecoming at CHS is unlike any other that has been done before. During Homecoming week...

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The Eras of Taylor Swift: A Look Into The CHS Marching Band’s Show
Natalie Guethle, Sting Reporter • October 17, 2024

The Chester High School Marching Band is doing the show titled “The Eras of Taylor Swift” by Creative Marching Solutions. The show includes songs called Shake It Off, Me! And I Knew You Were Trouble. Taylor...

Ms. Renfroe's dog, Kaylee
Pet of the Week - Kaylee
October 16, 2024
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Graveyard
Graveyard
Aaliyah Berkbuegler October 15, 2024

Throughout the graveyard, silence fills. Sounds of the past leave us with chills. Under the moonlight, shadows are creeping. Some may say...

Purgatory
Purgatory
Jason Sibley October 15, 2024

She sits, waiting, for her captors to come. She does not fight, merely accepts, powerless, hopeless. As she sits in a white room, devoid...

CHS Poetry Competition
CHS Poetry Competition
Isabel Smith, Associate Editor • October 2, 2024

The CHS Creative Writers’ Circle and The Sting presents the CHS Poetry Competition! Any CHS student, faculty, admin, or alumnus can enter....

CHS Students Win SWIC Poetry Contest
CHS Students Win SWIC Poetry Contest
Elizabeth Wilson, Jr. Editor • April 25, 2024

Two Chester High School students, Brooklyn Webb and Tia Martinez, won both first and second place in SWIC's annual poetry writing contest. Brooklyn...

Somber Storms
Somber Storms
Chance Murphy February 21, 2024

The air trickles like a majestic waterfall Rain falling like a dancer Prancing and prancing toward the ground Forever dancing to the earth Smiles...

The Sunny Filter
Summer Valleroy February 20, 2024

I used to see the world in a sunny filter Yet now it seems that it has faded It’s not the same as it used to be Everything seems...

The Life Cycle
The Life Cycle
Brook Webb February 10, 2024

The world spins, a carousel of life and death. An unending cycle. A newborns cry echoes in the dawn, a life ignited, a flame in the darkness....

Mechanics and Agriculture Construction Attend Manufacturing Day at SWIC
Mechanics and Agriculture Construction Attend Manufacturing Day at SWIC
Raven Rinderer, Sting Reporter • October 17, 2024

Seven students traveled to Southwestern Illinois College in Granite City on Friday October 4th, to participate in Manufacturing Day. On arrival,...

Spanish class Celebrates Spanish Week
Spanish class Celebrates Spanish Week
Jack Kennedy, Sting Reporter • October 10, 2024

Senora Zeiger’s classes brought in homemade food or drinks to celebrate Spanish week Friday, Sept. 12. The assignment was only for extra credit,...

Ms. Renfroe's dog, Kaylee
Pet of the Week - Kaylee
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • October 16, 2024

Meet Kaylee, Ms. Renfroe’s dog. She is a 4-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She has 2 other sisters, who are 6-year-old black labs. Even...

Ms. Martinez's dog, Karlos
Pet of the Week - Karlos
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • October 1, 2024

Meet Ms. Martinez’s 4-year-old dog, Karlos. He has an unforgettable personality and loves to go everywhere with his family. He lives...

Pepper, the puppy!
Pet of the Week - Pepper
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • September 16, 2024

Meet Pepper, Ms. Holly’s dog. Pepper was adopted from the human society in Cape. She is a terrier mix. They also think there is a bit...

Raven's pet cat, Kitty
Pet of the Week - Kitty
Hannah Hoskin, Sting Reporter • September 9, 2024

This is Kitty, Raven's cat. She is the silliest cat Raven knows. She is very cuddly to her, but to everyone else, she is vicious. She likes...