Good Luck this Friday and Saturday to our Charger Wrestlers who are headed out to Hays to compete in the 2025 KSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Wrestling will begin at 9:00 a.m. on both days.
Girl Qualifiers include: Alayna Collins, Callie Collins, Tairyn Blocker, Keagan Maupin, Brooklyn Shields, Ma'Kiah Collins, and Alyanna Barrager
Boy Qualifiers: Reyce Booe, Brogan Miller, Chisholm Miller, Cooper Smith, Mason Bruggman, Caleb Slane, and Aiden Ecret
Safe Travels and Go Chargers!

Cherryvale Basketball moves into Sub-State Bracket play this week. We wish all athletes luck this week as they begin battling for a title to bring home.
Lady Chargers play @ HOME on Thursday vs. Anderson County 7:00 p.m.
Charger Men play @ Caney on Friday vs. Caney 7:00 p.m.


Activities and Athletic Schedule Update

Dear Parents and Patrons,
Due to road conditions still poor for travel in the morning and the extremely cold windchills called for Thursday morning, USD 447 schools will be closed on Thursday, February 20th. We are prioritizing the safety of our students and staff during these hazardous weather conditions. Please stay safe and warm as we continue to allow for conditions to improve and windchills to improve. .

USD 447 Family:
Reminder that USD 447 Schools remain closed Wednesday February 19th due to snow and extremely cold temperatures. Stay safe and warm everyone!
USD 447 Parents and Patrons,
Due to the forecast for the accumulation of heavy snow and extremely cold temperatures, we are informing you that all USD 447 schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 18th, and Wednesday, February 19th.
The safety for our students and staff during these hazardous weather conditions remains priority. Campuses will be closed with no school or activities. Please take all necessary precautions to stay safe and warm these next two days.
We will keep you updated with any further information updates. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Stay safe and warm!

Rossville - The Lady Charger Wrestling Team is the 2025 Regional Runner Up! The lady chargers successfully qualified seven girls to participate in the state tournament in Hays! State Qualifiers include: Alyanna Barrager, Callie Collins, Alayna Collins, Ma'Kiah Collins, Tairyn Blocker, Brooklyn Shields, and Keagan Maupin. Congratulations to the entire team wrestlers, managers, and coaches! Best of luck at state! GO CHARGERS!!!
Last night five Charger band members represented CHS in the 2025 Dale Casteel Symphony of Winds. This honor band comprising 75 band students selected from across the region gathered to rehearse during the day and perform a wonderful concert in the evening for those lucky to be in attendance. Congratulations to Aubrey Bennett, Johnathan Conner, Kinsey Cook, Tatiana Hopkins, and Lizzy Landes for being a part of the honor band and representing CHS! Go Chargers!!!
Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom
announcements in the Cherryvale USD 447 app! With the
addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better.
Parents/guardians check your email or sms with instructions to sign
up and access new features.

Due to the timing of the snowstorm, we have made the decision to cancel school for tomorrow, February 12th for all USD 447 Schools.
The weather conditions are expected to worsen between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. For the safety of our students and staff, it is best to keep everyone at home. Stay warm and safe!

Chetopa Ks - the Thayer MS Boys team capped off an undefeated season with a second consecutive Mineral Belt League championship for 2025. The Flyers defeated St. Paul 49-20 in today's championship game. Congratulations!


Erie KS - It was a great night of wrestling for both Charger wrestling squads. After a hard fought night of action, the boys and girls teams won the 2024-25 Tri-Valley League Wrestling Titles! Congratulations and best of luck as both teams prepare for regional wresting.
Go Chargers!
Due to illnesses, the JV girls basketball game scheduled tonight at 4:00 against Erie, is now starting at 4:15 and will be 3 quarters.

Congratulations to all 2025 Band, Basketball, and Cheer Seniors! With 14 Seniors, there were too many pictures to post in one posting! All Senior night pictures may be found in the yearbook photo drive at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-BRSyvd_jy7iYmdoUgXJUgRYK3VSOsdX
GO CHARGERS!


Congratulations to the Lady Chargers for winning the War on 54 Mid-Season Basketball tournament in Iola. Harmony John and Kadynce Forman made All Tournament First Team and Tatum Marchant who made All Tournament Second Team.

JV games scheduled for tonight, 1/31/25, against Bluestem are canceled. Order of play for tonight's games will be 6:00 Varsity girls followed by Varsity Boys.
Senior Night will begin at the conclusion of the Varsity Girls game.

January is school board appreciation month in Kansas.
To our USD 447 Board members , thank you for your service to our students, staff and community!

Out of over 200 entries from area 5th & 6th-grade students, the following students from LC were selected winners:
5th Grade
1st Place NataLee Barney
2nd Place Brooklyn Killingsworth
3rd Place Ava Myers
6th Grade
1st Place Ari Hosier



