This week's schedule of events. Go Lions!
3 days ago, Brett Diel
Week of October 5
Looking ahead , Lions!

Here are a couple of important October dates to mark on your calendar.

October 12-16: Fall Break- No School
October 21: 1-hr Early Dismissal
5 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Looking ahead for October
CHS is proud of this group and how they exhibit our LEAD Green Standards (Consistency, Kindness, Respect, and Positivity). These students are recognized by their classmates through our nomination process and approved by their teachers.

Our Round 2 Verifications Go Out To:
Hillary Stewart, Molly Stock, Evie Sparks, Kayleigh Paskevich, Aubrey Hefferman, Tindall Atkins, Ethan Swartz, Emerson Dixon, Adam Williams, and Madelynn West
5 days ago, SARAH TYNER
2nd Round LEAD Verifications
Keeping children safe takes all of us.

Earlier this month, every Carterville CUSD #5 employee participated in training focused on sexual abuse awareness, prevention, and recognizing the warning signs of grooming. We followed that training with a presentation open to parents and our broader community.

Since then, several families have asked about the training and the information that was shared. We thought others in our community might benefit from hearing more about it as well.

One of the most important messages was this: children should have positive relationships with caring adults — while also knowing how to recognize inappropriate boundaries, secrecy, isolation, and other warning signs, and knowing that it's always okay to speak up.

Our work will continue as we strengthen age-appropriate education for students and provide families with information and resources to help keep children safe.

For families who want to learn more, Safer, Smarter Families offers resources for parents and caregivers at https://safersmarterfamilies.org/.
6 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Keeping Students Safe
Welcome to October! Please review this month’s CHS Newsletter, featuring important upcoming dates, school updates, and information on fall events.
6 days ago, SARAH TYNER
October Newsletter
Congratulations to our National Merit Scholarship Commended Students for being recognized for their outstanding scholastic talent! The National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards this honor to students scoring in the top 3–4% nationwide on the PSAT/NMSQT. Carterville High School is proud to recognize our very own Megan Harrell and Catherine Chyzhyk!
7 days ago, SARAH TYNER
Commended Students for the National Merit Scholarship Program
Just a friendly reminder to take a quick look at your student's lunch account balance.

If your student has been eating breakfast and/or lunch at school, now is great time to check their balance and add funds if needed. Keeping accounts up to date helps our food service program continue to run smoothly.

You can check you student's balance or make a payment through your Skyward Family Access account.
7 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Carterville CUSD No. 5 Reminder: Wednesday, September 30, is a 1-hr early dismissal for all buildings. Buses and Latchkey will run immediately following dismissal.
9 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
1-hr Early Dismissal

Congratulations to junior Baillie Sims on being named the CHS Student of the Month for September! Way to go, Baillie!

11 days ago, SARAH TYNER
September Student of the Month
Carterville CUSD No. 5 Parents and Guardians:
Please know that school email addresses will never be used to advertise or sell personal items. If you receive one of these emails, it is fake. We ask you to please delete the email immediately, do not click any links, and do not reply or contact the email address provided.
12 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Carterville Lions Logo
Congratulations to our PBIS Hat Day Winners, Max Silva and Hunter Mays!
12 days ago, SARAH TYNER
PBIS Hat Day
Interested in becoming a substitute teacher? ROE #21 is hosting a Subs for Subs Training in October!

Learn more about becoming a substitute teacher, get help with licensing, and complete the required training.

Register here: https://www.roe21.org/event/subs-for-subs-training-14/
13 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Subs for Subs Event
Join us tomorrow for Football Friday! Show your school spirit by wearing your best Carterville gear or orange and blue.

Randomly selected students and staff who are caught wearing their school spirit will earn a prize!
13 days ago, SARAH TYNER
Football Friday Post
Congratulations to our PBIS Downtown Dip gift card winners! Two students from each class were randomly selected for having zero referrals for skipping academic support.

Shoutout to Kennedy Diel, Dakota Gee, Anne Popit, Drake Helton, Nicholas Luna, Kaylee Work, Garrett Taylor, and Sam Hornik!

Our next PBIS focus is on tardiness. Check out the flyer for more details!
16 days ago, SARAH TYNER
PBIS Gift Card Winners
PBIS Tardy Focus
Teen Skills meets every Saturday at Cambria Park for hands-on activities, community projects, leadership skills, and plenty of fun along the way!
16 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Light Up Cambria
Teen Skills
Unified PE brings our students together every day to build connections through sports and fun.

This semester, Mrs. Emrick’s 8th-hour PE class paired up with Mrs. Miller’s class to launch our new Unified PE program. Whether playing class favorites like sharks and minnows or taking center stage at the Homecoming pep session to lead the entire student body in the Cha Cha Slide, these student pairs have shown us what true inclusion looks like.

Thank you to our amazing students and staff for making this experience so special!
16 days ago, SARAH TYNER
Unified PE
This week's schedule of events. Go Lions!
17 days ago, Brett Diel
Week of September 21
It’s almost Football Friday! Reminding all families that tomorrow is a Teacher In-Service Day, so there will be no school for students.

Enjoy the day off, and come out to cheer on the Lions tomorrow night! See you at the game!
20 days ago, SARAH TYNER
Football Friday Post
Please note that the starting location for today's Homecoming Parade has moved to Carterville Junior High School (instead of Christian Covenant Church).

The parade will start promptly at 1:00 PM. Due to the warm weather, we encourage all participants and spectators to stay hydrated and take extra heat precautions!
20 days ago, SARAH TYNER
Homecoming Parade Post
Looking ahead this week!

Just a quick reminder that Wednesday, September 16 will be a 1-hr early dismissal for all buildings.

There will also be no student attendance on Friday, September 18.

Have a great week, Lions!
23 days ago, Kelli Sheraden
Reminder