Believe and Achieve Times
Student and Parent Edition: February 6, 2023
National School Counselor Week!
Karen Moffett
Julie Roytan
Johanna Hess
Amy Snyder
Gretchen Arthur
James Moore
These individuals work extremely hard everyday! Our students are blessed to have dedicated and loving educators in their lives!
CHS Student Government Leaders need donations!
CHS Student Government Leaders need donations!
Student leaders from Chesterton, Morgan Township, Boone Grove, Portage, Washington, Wheeler, Kouts, and Valparaiso Schools will be meeting on Feb. 13, 2023 for the Porter Country Leadership Conference (PCLC).
The theme for this year's leadership conference is, "If you can connect people, you can create the future." One of the goals this year is to collect gently used puzzles, board games, or new coloring books along with crayons, markers, or colored pencils for several organizations in the Porter County area. These organizations include the Hilltop House, the Caring Place, local nursing homes, and the VA clinics.
This leadership conference is the only student government conference in the region. We are proud to be able to bring all of these schools and student leaders together to connect and make change.
Those community members who are interested in contributing to the effort, may drop donations off at the Chesterton High School Main Office at Entrance 1 from January 31-February, 10, 2023.
CHS Girls' Swimming Team wins their 25th consecutive sectional championship!
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
Allison Norman, Annmarie Easter, Olivia Piunti, Lux Mountford: 1:51:11 - 2nd place
Girls 200 Yard IM
Rachel Dildine: 2:04:48 - Sectional Champion!
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
Tegan Werner: 24:34 - Sectional Champion!
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
Rachel Dildine: 55.06 - Sectional Champion!
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
Tegan Werner: 53:25 - Sectional Champion!
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
Mia Kirkham: 5:09:15 - 2nd place
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Rachel Dildine,Lux Mountford,Mia Kirkham,Tegan Werner: 1:37:35 - Sectional Champ!
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
Olivia Piunti: 59:15 - Sectional Champion!
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
Annmarie Easter: 1:07:15 - 2nd place
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Tegan Werner, Mia Kirkham, Olivia Piunti, Rachel Dildine: 3:33:20 - Sectional Champs!
CHS Debate team finishes 3rd at the Debate State Championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Public Forum: Darek Shatat and Greenlee Black, Bennett Proffit, and George Rone were Octofinalists! Lincoln Douglas: Sophia Worden and Emily Fleischhacker were Octofinalists. Congressional Debate: Kat Markwart, Payton Whalen, and Katie Pampalone were semi-finalists. Policy Debate: Freedom Eiden and Riley Hawksworth as well as Rian Goins and Lucas Koch were semifinalists, while their teammates Milena Letic and Alaina McGrogan were quarterfinalists and Patrick Hansen and Brayden Blouir were octofinalists. World Schools Debate: both of our teams made it to octofinals, including: Fabio Haiduc, Isabel Durkin, Lincoln Rhoda, Imperious Allison, Kolvin Dade, Katie Newbanks, Jonathon McClure, Mila Beale, Lake Rodriguez, and TiffanyNichole Nolasco.
CHS Girls' Basketball Team has a successful season!
Photos by Pete Hokanson
CHS Wrestling team finishes 4th at the Crown Point Regionals!
The CHS wrestling team finished 4th at the Crown Point Regionals this past weekend. The following wrestlers have advanced to the East Chicago Semi-state this Saturday with a chance to advance to the state finals! Good luck and keep believing and achieving!
120lb: Isaiah Wilson - 4th place
126lb: Ayden Campbell - 4th place
132lb: Hayden DeMarco - 2nd place
145lb: Aidan Torres - Regional Champion!
160lb: Ben Shaffer - 3rd place
170lb: John Lively - 4th place
285lb: James Fanzo - 3rd place
Aidan Torres holds the school record for most wins!
7 CHS Seniors named Football Academic All-State!
CHS Students are 'Managing their Time Effectively!'
CHS Band excels at the District ISSMA Competition!
Congratulations to the students of the CHS Band for participating in the ISSMA district solo & ensemble auditions on Saturday, January 28 at Kankakee Valley Middle School.
Earning Gold Ratings for Solos:
Katie Newbanks, flute; River Przygoda, flute; Sierra Grant, flute; Archer Lohman, bassoon; Addison Huffmaster, clarinet; Aleks Kantowski, clarinet; Holly Decker, clarinet; Lucy Rutkowski, clarinet; Madelyn Street, clarinet; Krystina Santiago, bass clarinet; Will Liles, alto saxophone; Olivia Vogel, baritone saxophone; Giovanni DePasquale, trumpet; Nicholas Shade, trumpet; Owen Peffers, trumpet; Olivia Sundquist, trumpet; Vanessa Godinez, trumpet; Liam Gray, french horn; Samantha Ames, euphonium; Frank Augustyn, drum set; Elsa Estridge, snare drum; Aubree Willams, snare drum; Cece Post, snare drum; Chloe Hall, snare drum; Rowen Love, tenor drums.
Earning Silver Ratings for Solo:
Tiara Wilkerson, trombone
Earning Gold Ratings for Ensembles:
A Woodwind Trio of Addison Huffmaster, Lucy Rutkowski, and Sierra Grant; a Woodwind Quartet of Lizzy Navarro, Paige Engels, Katie Newbanks, and Lex Lauzon; a Trombone Quintet of Tiara Wilkerson, Danin Newton, Colin Kellogg, Vinny Mueller, and Gage Teso; a Mallet Percussion Trio of Lily Hardwick, Cece Post, and Aubree Williams; and a Mallet Percussion Quartet of Chloe Hall, Natalie Leensvaart, Sam Ames, and Thomas Faddell
Additionally, several students competed at the group 1 level and the following have qualified for ISSMA State Finals competition. These students will perform on Saturday, February 25th at North Central High School in Indianapolis:
ISSMA State Qualifiers for Solos: Abigail McCarthy, piccolo & flute; Makayla Erickson, flute; Theresa Connors, flute; Bridget Wisdom, Bb & Eb clarinet; Sarah Bennett, clarinet; Skylar Peffers, clarinet; Lydia Comfort, alto saxophone, Olivia Vogel, alto saxophone; Brayden Gray, trumpet & flugelhorn; CJ Adent, trumpet; Ethan Elliott-Halinski, marimba; and Kyle Pazdur, snare drum & marimba.
ISSMA State Qualifiers for Ensemble: A Clarinet Choir of Bridget Wisdom, Ellen Rath, Skylar Peffers, Matthew Haubold, Sarah Bennett, Caroline Mills, Aiden Peschke, Kelsey Mason, Abigail Elliott, and Mary Toms; and a Low Brass Quartet of Connor Stadler, Sam Ames, Eli Evensen, and Mike Schwab.
Huzzah CHS Band!
CHS Jazz Band dazzles at Big Band Bash!
CHS Students earning Honor Roll status for Quarter 2!
Duneland Teacher and Employee of the Year Nominations are now open!
Nominations are now OPEN!
Help the Duneland School Corporation celebrate the outstanding teachers and employees that make up this district. Each year, DSC conducts the Teacher and Employee of the Year Recognition Program with the mission of inspiring and celebrating those in the education industry. Nominations will be accepted for the following categories:
- Elementary Teacher- Grades K-6
- Secondary Teacher- Grades 7-12
- Employee of the Year- Classified Staff Employee
SCHOOL MEALS NO LONGER FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS
SCHOOL MEALS NO LONGER FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS
School meals are no longer free for all students during the 2022-2023 school year unless you qualify for free meals through the free or reduced-price meal benefit.*
Please note: Parents/Guardians who owe money for their child(ren)’s meals, will receive an email each day with the amount owed. Those emails will be coming from the cafeteria computer software and will show up with Solana as the sender. Excessive negative balances can be turned over for collections.
Current Meal Prices:
Elementary/Intermediate Breakfast Price - $1.45
Elementary/Intermediate Lunch Price - $2.55
Middle/High Breakfast Price - $1.60
Middle/High Lunch Price - $2.95
Parent/Guardian’s can also put money on their child’s meal account through the following link: MyPaymentsPlus
*To see if you qualify for free or reduced price meals you must fill out an application. Applications can be found on the DSC Child Nutrition webpage or by calling your child’s school.
Community Opportunities and Information
The goal of the Duneland School Corporation district school newsletters is to inform students, parents and the school community about school-related information.
This year, the Duneland Schools will share information that pertains to opportunities our students may be interested in outside of school on a special page on our website. These available opportunities are offered by not-for-profit partnerships and organizations within our school district boundaries and local communities. Follow this link to Community Opportunities.