Looking for a Social Studies Teacher for the upcoming school year 👨🏫
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting volunteers for a First Responder Training August 3rd at Chester Grade School.
Volunteers will serve as victims/survivors in scenarios in various roles. They may be asked to walk/run and provided they are comfortable, serve as injured, which could include being carried. Volunteers will be in the presence of a certified trainer at all times.
The event runs from 12pm to 4pm, and volunteers are invited to lunch at Chester Grade School (provided by the Sheriff’s Office). A liability waiver must be completed (provided by the training group). Those under 18 years of age must have the form signed by a parent or guardian.
Contact Randolph County Sheriff’s Office (618) 826-5484 ext.502, please leave a message if interested.
Online registration is now open for both returning and new students in grades Kindergarten through 12th via your TeacherEase parent portal!
*For returning families, kindly log in to your Teacherease account to complete your child’s registration.
https://www.teacherease.com/common/login.aspx
*If you are a new family looking to enroll your child, please click on this link and follow the provided instructions .
https://www.teacherease.com/NewFamilyRegistration.aspx?refid=dbc8f6ec-e28a-4d1f-9004-9b4d612345a3
*Online registration for Early Childhood and PreK will be available soon. Families will receive an email notification once their child has been added.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR BOTH SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 9TH.
Should you have any questions or experience any difficulties, please contact your child’s school office for assistance.
Thank you! We are excited to support your child’s educational journey this school year!
Attention CCUSD #139 Returning and New families! The online registration process will begin tomorrow, July 24th, at 10:00 AM on our Teacherease portal. Keep an eye out for further details on how to log in and complete your child's registration!
CGS SOFTBALL 🥎 INFORMATION>>>
🔸 Softball tryouts for grades 6th-8th grade girls will be 7/25 and 7/26 from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Field 3.
CGS BASEBALL ⚾️ INFORMATION>>>
Upcoming dates for any 6th-8th grade boys:
🔸Open Fields 7/23 and 7/25 from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Field 1
🔸Tryouts will be held on 7/29, 7/30, and 7/31 from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Field 1
🔸Regular practice begins 8/1 from 4:00pm-6:00pm on Field 1
Vacancies for the new school year 👀
CGS: CROSS COUNTRY OPEN PRACTICE
Cross Country Open Practice 6th-8th
July 30-August 2
August 5-August 9
CGS 8:00am-9:15am
🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♂️ Track Coach needed for the 2025 Spring Season
W.O. Smith Field comes alive as YellowJackets and Terriers scrimmage
Former Chester coach Bryan Lee returns to CHS with Terrier Football team for friendly evening of high school football vs CHS Coach Billy Belton and YellowJackets
BY JIM BEERS
Chester High School’s W.O. Smith football field came alive Monday July 15 for a two-hour friendly football scrimmage between the Chester YellowJackets and the Carbondale Terriers.
The event featured a 1-hour period of 7-on-7 football scrimmages from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. followed by a second 1-hour period of 11-on-11 scrimmages between the YellowJackets and the Terriers from 8-9 p.m.
The Chester Football program is led by Head Coach Billy Belton, while the Carbondale Football Terriers are led by former Chester coach, Bran Lee.
It was a hot, steamy, humid night at W.O. Smith Field, but the action was friendly and limited to light contact between the two Southern Illinois teams that elected to get some mid-summer experience against teams that are not seen during the regular season.
The varsity teams scrimmaged on the north end of the field while the YellowJacket freshman team worked out on the south end of the field. Carbondale did not bring freshmen to the event. This year’s CHS freshman squad features 20-plus players which allows for inner-squad scrimmages.
Head Coach Billy Belton said, “Our freshman squad is one of the biggest in years. That allows them to scrimmage against each other. Overall as a whole, the 2024 YellowJacket program has roughly eight more players than last season. That is encouraging!”
The varsity teams from Chester and Carbondale had a friendly evening of running offensive and defensive plays. Throughout the two-hour event, players from both teams were very cordial and exchanged friendly comments and even joked and shared laughter from time-to-time.
When a tackle was made or a pass play was broken-up, players from each side of the ball slapped hands and even congratulated each other on a successful execution. Good sportsmanship and professionalism was demonstrated by both the YellowJackets and the Terriers.
At the end of the scrimmage, both teams were treated to a delicious and well-deserved dinner of grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, chips, and ice cold beverages. The CHS administration and football program co-sponsored the meal. CHS Principal, Jeremy Blechle and his wife Meagan served as both cooks and servers for the evening.
Overall the event was a huge success with both teams able to see where they stood at the mid-point of summer workouts. Both Chester and Carbondale had some really great plays on offense and both offenses were able to execute well at times to stop the offensive attacks.
Even though the freshmen did not fully scrimmage, they had an opportunity to get on the high school field and see what it was going to be like once the regular season begins in several weeks. It was an evening of fun and learning for the rookie YellowJacket players!
The YellowJackets open their 2024 season Friday August 30 at DuQuoin High School against the Indians. The home opener for CHS will be the following week, Friday September 6 at W.O. Smith Field when the Jackets host the Pinckneyville Panthers.
Both DuQuoin and Pinckneyville are former River-to-River Conference Mississippi Division foes when all three teams competed in the same conference. The Indians and Panthers are still members of the River-to-River Conference and the YellowJackets are in the Cahokia Conference in the Illinois Division.
Jim Beers Photos
CGS: 2024-2025 CLASSROOM SUPPLY LISTS for the upcoming school year have been added to the CGS portion of the district website. Additionally listed below is a direct link to the documents: English Version: https://5il.co/2rcs1 Spanish Version: https://5il.co/2rcs3
***Notice for 5th Grade Physical Education Students:
SHOES are the only requirement for 5th Grade PE class. We apologize for the confusion.
CGS: DUE TO THE WEATHER, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL OPEN FIELDS ARE CANCELED FOR TODAY, 7/16/24 ⚾️🥎
CHS: FRESHMEN ACADEMY REMINDER
CHS Freshmen Academy is coming up August 12th from 10:00am-2:00pm
The event is a fantastic opportunity for our incoming class of 2028 to get acclimated to our facility, administration, staff and daily processes. Students who attended the event in the past report how much it helped answer questions, eased first day transition, and started their shared experience in a positive way. Students may be signed up during online registration. Don’t miss out!
Dear Chester CUSD 139 Parents and Students:
Welcome to the 2024 -25 school year. Online registration will begin Wednesday, July 24th. In-person registration will be held at both schools on Wednesday, August 7th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday, August 8th, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Please review the General Bulletin https://5il.co/1bzlg for detailed information.
Great opportunity for High School students 16 years and older. 😄
CGS: SOFTBALL 7/9/24
Softball open fields are canceled for today. 🥎
🍎✏ Employment Opportunities for the new school year 👀
CGS: BASEBALL 7/9/24
Baseball open fields are canceled for today.
7th/8th grade boys basketball open gym for Wednesday, July 10th is canceled. Coach Mike will see the boys next Monday!🏀🏀🏀
CGS & CHS: STUDENT SCHEDULES & ONLINE REGISTRATION (CORRECTION)
Student schedules will be released through TeacherEase, Wednesday, July 24th, the same day that Online Registrations opens. In-person registration will be held Wednesday, August 7th from 9am-3pm and Thursday, August 8th from 1pm-7pm.