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Gabe Steele qualified for state in the high jump, finishing fourth in the sectional.
Steele, Caron Qualify For State
May 21, 2023

Two Chester High School athletes qualified for this week's Class 1A State Boys' Track Meet after advancing from the Nashville Sectional on May 19. Lannin Caron returns to state in the pole vault after clearing 3.04 meters...

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Jacob Handel, Chelsea August and Briley Miles were co-valedictorians and Trace Fricke salutatorian.
Class of 2023 Graduates
May 21, 2023

Seventy members of the Chester High School Class of 2023 received their degrees during commencement exercises May 21. Addresses were given by...

Swing choir performs Dancing Queen during the spring concert.
Spring Concert Swan Song For Seniors
Haley Hoskin, Associate Editor • May 11, 2023

Chester High School music department had their concert May 9th. Concert Choir, Swing Choir, Jazz band, and Concert band all performed. The...

Mothman Graduates
Mothman Graduates
May 9, 2023

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

Its good to be the queen.
It's Good To Be The Queen
April 25, 2023

Experiencing Taylor Swift -- Nashville Era
Experiencing Taylor Swift -- Nashville Era
May 9, 2023

Personal Experience On Saturday, May 6, my mom and I left the house at 6 a.m. and headed to Nashville, Tennessee, to see Taylor Swift perform in the Eras Tour. It took around four hours to arrive at our...

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TJ Lyons & Will Welge
Lyons, Welge Win Poetry Contest
Cesar Marquez, Sting Reporter • April 19, 2023

“Share the wonder and power of your poetry.” Two Chester students won top honors in the Southwestern Illinois College Poetry Contest. The...

My Feminine Rage
My Feminine Rage
Julia Nicole Venus, Sting Reporter • March 17, 2023

I want to scream. I want to scream. I want to SCREAM. Until my lungs are filled with emptiness, I want to scream. To escape the nothingness,...

Death Is A Whistle in the Wind
Death Is A Whistle in the Wind
Ace Smith, Editor • February 27, 2023

I heard his whistle outside my bedroom window As I laid down in my coffin covered in wool The tune echoed it’s melancholy melody And then...

Unmourned Constellation
Unmourned Constellation
Ace Smith, Editor • November 22, 2022

No one to remember my name, I’m forever a John Doe A grave unmourned, a song unsung My life is nothing but a memory to which it belongs to...

My Pen is Mightier than the Sword but not your Camera
My Pen is Mightier than the Sword but not your Camera
Julia Nicole Venus, Sting Reporter • September 21, 2022

I’ve wrote poems for years on forgotten scraps of paper, but I finally lent them to other eyes. Initially they were well liked and granted...

The Horse in the Backwards Alley
The Horse in the Backwards Alley
Ace Smith, Associate Editor • September 16, 2022

Prance like a horse in the backwards alley You perform for only the reflection in the mirror The gift maybe the time in the future But the...

These Are Just My Thoughts
These Are Just My Thoughts
Cesar Marquez, Sting Reporter • September 1, 2022

(He made me a “villain”) (But I can prove it’s not true) (He became a “victim”) (But it’s all just a ruse) (“He’s a liar!”...

Senior Spotlight -- Ace Smith
Senior Spotlight -- Ace Smith
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Dylan McLelland
Senior Spotlight -- Dylan McLelland
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Payton Res
Senior Spotlight -- Payton Res
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Abby Hicks
Senior Spotlight -- Abby Hicks
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Koby Jany
Senior Spotlight -- Koby Jany
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Tre Morgan
Senior Spotlight -- Tre Morgan
May 10, 2023

Senior Spotlight -- Tulsa Addison
Senior Spotlight -- Tulsa Addison
Isaiah Roth, Sting Reporter • May 8, 2023

Camden Ward -- Updated Car of the Week
Camden Ward -- Updated Car of the Week
Clayton Andrews, Sting Sports Editor • April 6, 2023

This vehicle is updated from a story originally run in October 2022. Owner- Camden Ward (9) Year- 2002 Make and Model- Dodge 2,500 Cummins Mileage-...

Car of the Week -- Jon August
Car of the Week -- Jon August
Clayton Andrews, Sting Reporter • October 28, 2022

Owner- Jon August (Chelsea August’s Dad) Name for the Car/Truck- The Ranger Year- 2020 Make and Model- Ford Ranger Mileage- 5,000...

Pet of the Week -- Chiquilin
Pet of the Week -- Chiquilin
Kaci Trost, Sting Reporter • April 24, 2023

Chiquilin (AKA Chicken Wing) Chiquilin belongs to Cesar Marquez (12). Chicken Wing pees on people’s legs and falls asleep on Cesar’s...

Pet Of The Week - Shade
Pet Of The Week - Shade
Kaci Trost, Sting Reporter • March 30, 2023

Pet of the Week Shade Shade belongs to Tulsa Addison (12). He's a Great Dane, St. Bernard, and a St. Pyrenees. He's very cuddly...

Pet of the Week -- Jamie
Pet of the Week -- Jamie
Kaci Trost, Sting Reporter • March 23, 2023

Jamie belongs to Kaci Trost (11). He likes to bite your hand and aggressively attack cat wands. To have your pet featured in Pet of the Week,...

Pet of the Week -- Chimichanga
Pet of the Week -- Chimichanga
Kaci Trost, Sting Reporter • March 7, 2023

Pet of the Week Chimichanga Chimichanga is a Chinchilla who belongs to Clayton Andrews (12). She likes to take dust baths and roll around...

Callie Davis
Callie Davis
Isaiah Roth January 17, 2023

Southern LaChance
Southern LaChance
Isaiah Roth January 17, 2023

Madi Stauffer
Madi Stauffer
Isaiah Roth January 17, 2023

Maggie Caby
Maggie Caby
Isaiah Roth January 17, 2023

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