As we head into the second half of the school year, we want to make sure families have all important dates on their radar.
Our 2025-26 District Calendar has not changed from the start of the year and includes scheduled breaks, early-release days, and key events (like Spring Break! 😎).
🔗 Download a printable copy of the District Calendar here: https://www.chsd.us/page/calendar
Our 2025-26 District Calendar has not changed from the start of the year and includes scheduled breaks, early-release days, and key events (like Spring Break! 😎).
🔗 Download a printable copy of the District Calendar here: https://www.chsd.us/page/calendar
🚌 Join Our Transportation Team!
We’re currently hiring Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors to help safely transport our Warriors to and from school each day.
Bus Drivers play a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable transportation. A valid CDL license is required, and paid training is provided.
Bus Monitors support our drivers by helping ensure safe routes, monitoring student behavior, and addressing student safety needs while on the bus.
If you’re looking for meaningful work and want to make a difference in students’ daily routines, we’d love to have you on our team.
Full job descriptions are available online: https://www.chsd.us/o/chsd/page/employment
We'd love to have you on our team! Apply today!
We’re currently hiring Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors to help safely transport our Warriors to and from school each day.
Bus Drivers play a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable transportation. A valid CDL license is required, and paid training is provided.
Bus Monitors support our drivers by helping ensure safe routes, monitoring student behavior, and addressing student safety needs while on the bus.
If you’re looking for meaningful work and want to make a difference in students’ daily routines, we’d love to have you on our team.
Full job descriptions are available online: https://www.chsd.us/o/chsd/page/employment
We'd love to have you on our team! Apply today!
📢 Now Hiring: Evening Custodian
We’re looking for a 5-hour evening custodian to join our team at Mecosta Elementary! Our custodial staff plays a vital role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming school environment for our Warriors.
If you’re looking for meaningful work and a great team, this could be the opportunity for you.
Full job description available online here: https://www.chsd.us/o/chsd/page/employment
Apply today and join our team!
We’re looking for a 5-hour evening custodian to join our team at Mecosta Elementary! Our custodial staff plays a vital role in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming school environment for our Warriors.
If you’re looking for meaningful work and a great team, this could be the opportunity for you.
Full job description available online here: https://www.chsd.us/o/chsd/page/employment
Apply today and join our team!
🎉 Exciting News for Chippewa Hills Agriculture! 🌾
Chippewa Hills is proud to share that we are one of just 11 schools statewide to receive a Glassbrook Grant from the Michigan FFA Foundation!
For more than 30 years, Glassbrook Grants have supported schools across Michigan by helping bring agriculture, food, and natural resources education to life for K–12 students through hands-on learning opportunities.
Our agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, Ms. Spry, applied for the grant, which will be used to purchase new fencing, gates, and materials for our Ag barn, enhancing real-world learning experiences for our students.
Congratulations, Ms. Spry, and thank you to the Michigan FFA Foundation for investing in Chippewa Hills and supporting agricultural education!
Chippewa Hills is proud to share that we are one of just 11 schools statewide to receive a Glassbrook Grant from the Michigan FFA Foundation!
For more than 30 years, Glassbrook Grants have supported schools across Michigan by helping bring agriculture, food, and natural resources education to life for K–12 students through hands-on learning opportunities.
Our agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, Ms. Spry, applied for the grant, which will be used to purchase new fencing, gates, and materials for our Ag barn, enhancing real-world learning experiences for our students.
Congratulations, Ms. Spry, and thank you to the Michigan FFA Foundation for investing in Chippewa Hills and supporting agricultural education!
Our January Board of Education meeting is tonight at 6 PM in the High School Media Center.
🎉⚾ Congratulations, Coach Wright! ⚾🎉
Warrior Nation, please join us in congratulating Coach Ben Wright, who was inducted into the Michigan Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame today!
This well-deserved honor recognizes Coach Wright’s years of dedication, leadership, and lasting impact on our Warrior athletes.
A true Warrior legacy. Congratulations on this incredible honor, Ben!
Chippewa Hills Schools will be under a 3-hour delay today, January 8. The Little Warriors program will open at their usual hours. All other school operations and transportation will begin 3 hours later than usual.
Chippewa Hills Schools will be closed today, January 7, due to road conditions. Little Warriors is also closed. Be safe, Warriors!
Chippewa Hills Schools are closed today, January 6, due to inclement weather. The Little Warriors program is closed as well. Stay safe, Warriors!
🧡 School Board Appreciation Month 💙
January is School Board Appreciation Month, and we are proud to recognize and thank the dedicated members of the Chippewa Hills Board of Education.
Our Board of Education is made up of volunteers who generously give their time, energy, and leadership to serve our students, staff, families, and community. Their work often happens behind the scenes, but their impact is felt every day across our district.
Please join us in thanking our Board members for their commitment to Chippewa Hills:
🔹 Dr. Sherry Anderson
🔹 Amanda Cornell, Treasurer
🔹 Brenda Donley, Vice President
🔹 Julia Ezell, Secretary
🔹 Tony Gibson, President
🔹 Lionel MacKenzie
🔹 Brian Simon
Thank you for your dedication, thoughtful leadership, and continued service to our schools. We are grateful for all you do!
January is School Board Appreciation Month, and we are proud to recognize and thank the dedicated members of the Chippewa Hills Board of Education.
Our Board of Education is made up of volunteers who generously give their time, energy, and leadership to serve our students, staff, families, and community. Their work often happens behind the scenes, but their impact is felt every day across our district.
Please join us in thanking our Board members for their commitment to Chippewa Hills:
🔹 Dr. Sherry Anderson
🔹 Amanda Cornell, Treasurer
🔹 Brenda Donley, Vice President
🔹 Julia Ezell, Secretary
🔹 Tony Gibson, President
🔹 Lionel MacKenzie
🔹 Brian Simon
Thank you for your dedication, thoughtful leadership, and continued service to our schools. We are grateful for all you do!
🎉 Welcome back, Warriors! 🎉
We hope you had a fantastic Holiday Break. School resumes tomorrow, January 5. Let’s start the new year strong! 🙌
We hope you had a fantastic Holiday Break. School resumes tomorrow, January 5. Let’s start the new year strong! 🙌
✨ Happy New Year, Warriors! ✨
As we welcome a new year, we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community who make Chippewa Hills such a special place. We look forward to continued learning, growth, and shared successes in the year ahead.
Wishing you a healthy, happy, and hopeful New Year. ❤️💙
As we welcome a new year, we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community who make Chippewa Hills such a special place. We look forward to continued learning, growth, and shared successes in the year ahead.
Wishing you a healthy, happy, and hopeful New Year. ❤️💙
🎄 Merry Christmas from our Warrior family to yours! 🎄
We wish our students, families, staff, and community a day filled with joy, peace, and special moments together. Thank you for being such an important part of our Warrior family. May your Christmas Day be full of laughter, love, and all the little moments that make this holiday truly magical. ❤️💙
We wish our students, families, staff, and community a day filled with joy, peace, and special moments together. Thank you for being such an important part of our Warrior family. May your Christmas Day be full of laughter, love, and all the little moments that make this holiday truly magical. ❤️💙
🎄 Looks like the Grinch stole our Tree Walk… again! 🥺
Due to slippery trail conditions from this week’s weather, the Lighted Tree Walk is canceled for this evening.
But don’t worry—we’ve still got some festive cheer to share! Swipe through for a few snapshots of this year’s decorated trees.
A huge thank you to all the groups who decorated a piece of our trail and to all the folks who joined us last weekend for this year’s inaugural event! We can’t wait to see you all next year for another magical stroll through the lights! ✨
Due to slippery trail conditions from this week’s weather, the Lighted Tree Walk is canceled for this evening.
But don’t worry—we’ve still got some festive cheer to share! Swipe through for a few snapshots of this year’s decorated trees.
A huge thank you to all the groups who decorated a piece of our trail and to all the folks who joined us last weekend for this year’s inaugural event! We can’t wait to see you all next year for another magical stroll through the lights! ✨
Holiday Break is here!
Wishing all our students, staff, and families a season full of joy, love, and laughter. Have a wonderful Holiday Break and we’ll see you back at school on Monday, January 5!
Wishing all our students, staff, and families a season full of joy, love, and laughter. Have a wonderful Holiday Break and we’ll see you back at school on Monday, January 5!
🤼♂️ Throwback Thursday: Remembering Joe Loren, the Heart Behind a Warrior Wrestling Tradition 🤼♂️
Legacies aren’t measured in years — they’re measured in impact.
Joe Loren was a Chippewa Hills wrestler who graduated in 2001. After graduation, Joe gave back to the program he loved, returning as an assistant coach for Warrior Wrestling. He poured his heart into helping athletes grow, strengthening the program, and carrying forward the Warrior spirit.
Tragically, Joe passed away in December 2002 following a car accident. Though his life was far too short, his impact on Chippewa Hills Wrestling has lived on in a powerful and lasting way.
In Joe’s memory, our wrestling program hosts the annual Joe Loren Wrestling Invitational each December — a tradition built on dedication, heart, and community. What began as a tribute has grown into one of the largest and most respected wrestling meets in the area.
🏆 This Saturday, December 20, the Joe Loren Invitational returns at 9 AM in the Middle School gym, welcoming teams from 24 schools. It’s an incredible, high-energy event and a true celebration of Warrior Wrestling.
The tradition has grown so much that it inspired an entire second day of competition:
🤼♀️ The Lady Warriors Wrestling Invitational takes place Sunday, December 21 at 9 AM, also in the Middle School gym — making it a huge two-day weekend for our wrestling program.
Joe’s legacy lives on in every match wrestled, every athlete supported, and every crowd that fills the gym. What started with one Warrior’s love for the sport has become something truly special. We share Joe’s story so newer generations of Warriors can understand the heart behind this tradition.
We invite our community to come out, cheer loud, and help us honor Joe Loren — and the powerful tradition he helped inspire. ❤️💙
❄️ Hot Cocoa Time! ❄️
Our Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society will be running the Hot Cocoa Bar at the Canadian Lakes Castle this Friday, December 19 from 5:30-8:00 PM for Century 21 White House Realty’s Nights of Lights! In addition to hot cocoa, students will be selling homemade baked goodies and crafts to enjoy as well!
Proceeds from the Hot Cocoa Bar will go toward our Middle School’s participation at the CMU Hoops for Hunger game, a school-wide fundraiser benefiting the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen.
We hope you’ll come out to enjoy Nights of Lights this weekend and stop by to support our Middle Schoolers at the Hot Cocoa Bar!
Our Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society will be running the Hot Cocoa Bar at the Canadian Lakes Castle this Friday, December 19 from 5:30-8:00 PM for Century 21 White House Realty’s Nights of Lights! In addition to hot cocoa, students will be selling homemade baked goodies and crafts to enjoy as well!
Proceeds from the Hot Cocoa Bar will go toward our Middle School’s participation at the CMU Hoops for Hunger game, a school-wide fundraiser benefiting the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen.
We hope you’ll come out to enjoy Nights of Lights this weekend and stop by to support our Middle Schoolers at the Hot Cocoa Bar!
🎭 Join Us for the 7th Grade Play! 🎭
Our 7th grade students proudly present "The Epic of Gilgamesh!" This performance brings to life the ancient story they studied in Mr. Boyle’s classroom while learning about Ancient Mesopotamia.
The play will be on Thursday, December 18 at 6 PM in the High School Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Our 7th graders have worked incredibly hard—practicing after school and even during lunch—to prepare for this performance. We hope you’ll come out to support them and enjoy an evening of learning and storytelling brought to the stage! ✨
Our 7th grade students proudly present "The Epic of Gilgamesh!" This performance brings to life the ancient story they studied in Mr. Boyle’s classroom while learning about Ancient Mesopotamia.
The play will be on Thursday, December 18 at 6 PM in the High School Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Our 7th graders have worked incredibly hard—practicing after school and even during lunch—to prepare for this performance. We hope you’ll come out to support them and enjoy an evening of learning and storytelling brought to the stage! ✨
🎶 Holiday Concert Reminders! 🎶
Tonight!
Join us for a beautiful Orchestra Holiday Concert tonight at 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium. Our students have been working hard and always put on a truly special holiday performance—you won’t want to miss it!
Tomorrow Night – Wednesday, 12/17
We’re excited to welcome families to the Mecosta Elementary Christmas Concert, also held in the High School Auditorium. Performance times are:
🔹 Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 6:00 PM
🔹 2nd & 3rd Grade: 6:45 PM
🔹 4th Grade: 7:30 PM
We hope you’ll join us to celebrate the season and enjoy these wonderful student performances! 🎄
Tonight!
Join us for a beautiful Orchestra Holiday Concert tonight at 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium. Our students have been working hard and always put on a truly special holiday performance—you won’t want to miss it!
Tomorrow Night – Wednesday, 12/17
We’re excited to welcome families to the Mecosta Elementary Christmas Concert, also held in the High School Auditorium. Performance times are:
🔹 Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 6:00 PM
🔹 2nd & 3rd Grade: 6:45 PM
🔹 4th Grade: 7:30 PM
We hope you’ll join us to celebrate the season and enjoy these wonderful student performances! 🎄
🐾❤️ Meet Murphy & Louie, Our CH Service Dogs! 💙🐾
If you’ve ever walked through our High School or Middle School hallways, there’s a good chance you’ve run into one of our four-legged staff members! Meet Murphy and Louie, our beloved therapy dogs who bring comfort, calm, and plenty of smiles to our students and staff every day. Murphy lives with Mrs. Bloss, our High School Counselor, and Louie is the pup of Mrs. Newman, our Superintendent.
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🐕 Murphy
Murphy is a 7-year-old Golden Retriever who has been at CH for 6 amazing years. His job is to love on people when they need it most. While he typically focuses on students, Murph will also seek out adults who need some extra “Golden Glitter” (aka Murphy fur) in their life. His basic obedience training and naturally calm, gentle personality make him perfect for the job. He likes going new places to meet new and different people.
Fun Facts:
• Favorite snack? Cheese. Always cheese.
• Favorite activities: Hanging out with his friends and taking strategic naps.
• Calm, cool, and collected since about 6 months old — though he still gets the zoomies and cannot resist a red laser.
• Murphy is more of a Golden Catcher than Golden Retriever. He’ll only catch one specific type of ball. The rest? He lets bounce right off his head.
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🐶 Louie
Louie is a 3½-year-old Mini Goldendoodle, now in his third year at Chip Hills. Louie’s job is to bring comfort and smiles to our students and staff. He’s a trained therapy dog, ready to stay calm and safe, and support anyone who needs a little extra care. Louie gets sad during school breaks when the hallways are empty — he’s always looking for his student friends and absolutely loves when school is back in session!
Fun Facts:
• A certified connoisseur of cheese, peanut butter, and yogurt.
• Loves greeting every human he sees — and occasionally becoming a hallway speed bump.
• Louie has tons of personality: he’s a dramatic sigher, side-eye expert, bathroom and kitchen escort, velcro sleeper, and loves playing with the loudest squawking rubber chicken imaginable.
• Student favorites: Every morning, Mr. Gagne’s students stop by the office to say good morning to Louie. Some Mecosta students lovingly call him “Bluey” instead of Louie.
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These two bring joy, comfort, and connection to our school community every single day. We love having them as part of the Warrior family! 🐾💙❤️
If you’ve ever walked through our High School or Middle School hallways, there’s a good chance you’ve run into one of our four-legged staff members! Meet Murphy and Louie, our beloved therapy dogs who bring comfort, calm, and plenty of smiles to our students and staff every day. Murphy lives with Mrs. Bloss, our High School Counselor, and Louie is the pup of Mrs. Newman, our Superintendent.
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🐕 Murphy
Murphy is a 7-year-old Golden Retriever who has been at CH for 6 amazing years. His job is to love on people when they need it most. While he typically focuses on students, Murph will also seek out adults who need some extra “Golden Glitter” (aka Murphy fur) in their life. His basic obedience training and naturally calm, gentle personality make him perfect for the job. He likes going new places to meet new and different people.
Fun Facts:
• Favorite snack? Cheese. Always cheese.
• Favorite activities: Hanging out with his friends and taking strategic naps.
• Calm, cool, and collected since about 6 months old — though he still gets the zoomies and cannot resist a red laser.
• Murphy is more of a Golden Catcher than Golden Retriever. He’ll only catch one specific type of ball. The rest? He lets bounce right off his head.
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🐶 Louie
Louie is a 3½-year-old Mini Goldendoodle, now in his third year at Chip Hills. Louie’s job is to bring comfort and smiles to our students and staff. He’s a trained therapy dog, ready to stay calm and safe, and support anyone who needs a little extra care. Louie gets sad during school breaks when the hallways are empty — he’s always looking for his student friends and absolutely loves when school is back in session!
Fun Facts:
• A certified connoisseur of cheese, peanut butter, and yogurt.
• Loves greeting every human he sees — and occasionally becoming a hallway speed bump.
• Louie has tons of personality: he’s a dramatic sigher, side-eye expert, bathroom and kitchen escort, velcro sleeper, and loves playing with the loudest squawking rubber chicken imaginable.
• Student favorites: Every morning, Mr. Gagne’s students stop by the office to say good morning to Louie. Some Mecosta students lovingly call him “Bluey” instead of Louie.
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These two bring joy, comfort, and connection to our school community every single day. We love having them as part of the Warrior family! 🐾💙❤️
