The Chester girls' track team took second in the Rocky Bridges Invitational on May 20 in Chester. The Chester boys placed third. The Chester girls racked up 201 points. Murphysboro...

The CHS flag team was officially canceled on May 19. Due to the lack of participants, Mr. Colonel, head sponsor, and head coach Lisha Gaertner reluctantly agreed to terminate...

The Chester High School Class of 2021 graduated on May 16. There were 88 students in the graduating class. Valedictorians were Kailey Hall, Melody Colonel and Alison...

Brenda Coop's successful tenure as director of Chester High School's Drama Department came to a close Saturday night with the final performance of Shrek: The Musical. Photographer...

Local GSA puts cups on the fence spelling out “BYE ‘21” in reference to the graduating seniors of 2021. The Seniors' last day was May 14. For more information regarding...

Chester High School held presentations over two days to honor scholarship recipients form the Class of 2021. In lieu of a traditional awards program, scholarships were...

The Chester High School Music Department held its spring concert May 11. Performing were Jazz Band, Sound Affect, the concert choir and concert band. Seniors were honored...

Several Chester High School students placed in the recent Illinois SkillsUSA State Competition. Brock Vasquez placed second in welding, with Jacob Werner, fourth; Bradley...

As we all know, there are multiple faculty members leaving Chester High School at the end of this school year. Mrs. Coop is retiring after many years at CHS while Mr. and...

The Chester High School Girls' Track Team won the Black Diamond Conference championship at the meet May 5 at Carmi. Josie Kattenbraker took first in the long jump and 300...