Did you know that ONE bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquito-sized insects in a single night? They're also nighttime pollinators helping over 300 species of plants grow, contributing a $23 billion value to the US Agricultural Economy.
The Natural Resources class constructed a bat house to be utilized on USD 401 grounds - combining classroom work with real life applications.
The seventh grade made roller coaster learning about potential energy turning into kinetic energy. We also studied inertia and Newton's :Laws of Motion
There will be NO after school program tomorrow, April 19, 2023.
The Chase/Raymond Music Program scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2023, starting at 7:00 PM will be for students in Preschool through 3rd grade only.
The Kats traveled to Cottonwood Hills for a tournament Thursday. Garrett Brady finished 3rd in the varsity meet. Layden Hinderliter finished 1st in the JV for the second week in a row!! Go Kats
Important Events: Chase High School Graduation for the Class of 2023. 2 p.m. Saturday May 13 Chase High School Gym.
Mitch Light Retirement Reception 3 p.m. Saturday May 13 Chase Grade School Cafeteria. Mr. Light has devoted 37 years of his life to the students and families of USD 401 and we want to celebrate his deeds and accomplishments, please join us following the Chase High School Class of 2023 Graduation.
Chase Grade School Kindergarten Round-up is Monday, April 17 at 6:00 PM in the CGS lunchroom. This short meeting is for parents and their children that will be 5 before August 31, 2023.
The FACs class put their sewing skills to the test and completed their very own DIY rice heating pads.
Kindergarten Round-up at Chase Grade School will be Monday, April 17 at 6:00 PM in the CGS Lunchroom. All parents and their children that will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2023 are encouraged to join us for a short informative meeting.
Brag on the Chase FFA kids! The coaches and all of us are SO Proud of each of them!
Yesterday they had their district livestock judging contest and placed 11th out of 30 teams.
Last Week they Judged 12 Classes and gave 4 sets of reasons! On Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and swine. Breeding and Markets for both species plus bulls.
Chase had their annual Chase Golf Meet. Garrett Brady took 6th and qualified for state! Freshman Laydn Hinderliter won the JV meet!! Great day for the Kats!!
Details for the Raymond Junior High Track at Wilson is attached. The BRIDGE SOUTH of WILSON is CLOSED. You will need to go to Ellsworth and take old 40 back to Wilson.
Calling ALL Sophomore/Junior/Senior Parents!
Schedule should be attached for the RJH track meet at Ellinwood today.
Schedule for the RJH track at Ellinwood today.
The Chase HS Forensics team traveled to McPherson to compete in the 2023 McPherson McPheeters Invitational with entries in Duet Acting and Informative Speaking. The Dynamic Duo of Summer Bates and Wren Higgins broke into finals with impressive performances and gave their best performance ever in that final round earning a narrow edge over the leading team and taking a First Place finish! They both qualify for State Championships! This is Wren's second time qualifying for State this year, qualifying earlier in the season with her Dramatic Interpretation piece. Kaiya Higgins narrowly missed breaking into finals with her Informative speech about Emotional Support Animals. We look forward to her continued efforts this month leading up to Regionals. Big thanks to Evy Hoyt for volunteering to come along and judge! It's a GREAT day to be a Kat!!!
Today our K-3rd students got to hang out with some of the Rice County EMTs. This included a story, a tour of the ambulance, and LOTS of answered questions!
Today, some of our students competed in the NPL Powerlifting Tournament. Lifters were Cassie, Aurelia, Walon, Jersey (3rd in squat), & Kaiden (1st in Power-clean). Izzy and Abbey were fabulous spotters and supporters!!
They represented Chase well!
Request from Mr. Light:
We need practice balls for golf. If anyone has some they would like to donate we would be very grateful!
Thanks
The following students traveled to Osborne today to receive their awards for placing in their league. League art is more competitive than other art shows at the highschool level, as works of art must be original. From left to right: Kinsey Wood - 2nd place in Ink, Falyn Spangler - Honorable mention in mixed media, Maudie Bowen - 1st place in mixed media, Summer Bates - 1st place in acrylic painting, and Isabella Antuna - 3rd place and honorable mention in acrylic painting. Excellent job ladies!
