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The Student News Site of Chester High School

The Sting

The Student News Site of Chester High School

The Sting

Sophomores Get Creative with Literary “Quilt” Projects
CHS Installs New Signs
CHS Writers Sweep SWIC Poetry Competition
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2025-2026 Dance Team
2025-2026 Dance Team
Hayden Cartwright, Sting Reporter • April 14, 2025

The CHS Dance Team held its tryouts April 1st through the 4th. This year's tryouts consisted of a short mini routine danced to "Breakin' Dishes" by Rihanna, as well as an 8-count sideline dance to "Pon de Replay," also...

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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...

The Age of Adulting

The Age of Adulting

May 21, 2025

Have you ever wondered why your teenager struggles with getting their homework done or even waking up...

The Addams Family Show Week

The Addams Family Show Week

March 26, 2025

The Addams Family Musical was the show choice for the 2025 CHS Theater Department production. This musical...

Poetry Out Loud: Regional Competition

Poetry Out Loud: Regional Competition

February 14, 2025

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, two CHS students competed in the Poetry Out Loud Regional competition....

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Albums of the Week #36
Elizabeth Wilson, Editor • May 18, 2025

Album #1: Skeletá by Ghost Favorite Song: Peacefield Notes: "Skeletá" is your basic Ghost album, as they don't try anything new, which was something I was hoping for here. It's a good album, but...

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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,...

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“Exigency; Or, The Holiday Without” by Revolution Chaput
Revolution Chaput, student writer • May 9, 2025

Revolution Chaput has done it again with yet another poetry win! "I think art is our most valuable tool in communicating, and I enjoy indulging...

Will Welge (2nd Place) and Jason Sibley (1st Place) at the SWIC Poetry Competition reception in Red Bud
CHS Writers Sweep SWIC Poetry Competition
Hayden Gibbs, student writer • April 29, 2025

Creative Writing and Writers’ Circle students from Chester High School participated in this year’s Southwestern Illinois College poetry competition....

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“Jerry, the Completely Normal Guy” by Brodie Mattingly
Brodie Mattingly, Student Writer • April 15, 2025

Brodie Mattingly's poem "Jerry, the Completely Normal Guy" was a hit at the CHS Writers' Circle April meeting. Judging is blind — meaning judges...

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“Thorns” by Jason Sibley
Jason Sibley, student writer • April 15, 2025

Jason Sibley is at it again with his THIRD 1st-Place win! Students in the CHS Writers' Circle selected Jason's poem "Thorns" as the winner...

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CHS Students and Staff Win at Chester Public Library’s Poetry Competition
Angelynna Carmona, student writer • April 10, 2025

Three students from Chester High School won the Chesters Public library Poetry Competition. The winners in order include Nico DeGuzman in first...

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“Fallen” by Nico DeGuzman
Nico DeGuzman, student • March 13, 2025

Nico DeGuzman's poem "fallen" has taken the second-place title for March's round of the CHS Poem of the Month! Nico De Guzman is an artist...

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...

Art Club members posing for a group photo
Art Club Visits St. Louis Art Museums
Emily Gruenewald, Sting Reporter • May 13, 2025

The CHS Art Club took a field trip to two different art museums in St Louis on Friday, May 2. The first museum was The Contemporary Art Museum,...

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...

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...