Chatham High School

Spirit Week is Sept. 26-30. Will your grade be the one to earn bragging rights and shout outs at the pep rally? You can keep track of each grade's progress on the senior bulletin board. Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Color Wars, Wednesday is Country vs Country Club, Thursday is 70's Decade, Friday is Panther Pride - wear red and black! Reminder: the dress code will still be enforced. Let's go panthers!

Athletics Booster Club Mum Sale - order by Sept. 23! Families can purchase mums for their CMS or CHS student athlete as a fundraiser for the Booster Club. The mums will be personalized for each player and proudly displayed at our Homecoming Football game. Please see order form at https://5il.co/1i6gy

CHS Parent Open House is Thursday, September 29 from 6:30-7:30pm here at CHS! This year, teachers will be providing videos for parents detailing class expectations and important contact information. In addition, we would love for you and your students to stop by and say hello to our Faculty and Staff. The evening is not designed as a parent/teacher conference, but more so, it is an opportunity for our parents and teachers to meet and make positive connections early in the school year. Our teacher videos will be sent out via email and will also be available to access on the school website by September 29th. A list of teacher rooms will be made available for you and light refreshments will be served.

Interested in being elected as a voice for the student body? Applications to run for CHS Student Government are due by MONDAY, September 19. For more information about how to run for student body President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer please see Ms. Montgomery. All applications are due by MONDAY, September 19.

Welcome back! Our first day of classes is Wednesday, September 7th!

Chatham CSD buildings and offices will be closed Monday, September 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Are you excited about the start of a new school year? We are too! Parents/guardians, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos on September 7th to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them here on our Facebook page and on our District's website! Be sure to include your student’s name and what grade he or she is entering. We love to see those smiling faces!

Sports physicals will be offered on Wednesday, August 24 on an interest basis. This is by sign-up only. If you are in need of a physical and want to sign up please email CHS school nurses Val Persons at personsv@chatham.k12.ny.us or CMS school nurse Kate Juliano at julianok@chatham.k12.ny.us. Time slots are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Apply for Free & Reduced Meals! During the pandemic, the USDA ensured that all schools were able to offer free meals to all students. However, this universal reimbursement expired on June 30, 2022. Chatham CSD will return to charging for meals and offering an opportunity for families to apply for free or reduced meals for our students. The application is available on our Food Services page at https://www.chathamcentralschools.com/page/free-and-reduced-price-school-meals and we request that all families fill out and return, regardless of free/reduced status. Information from all households aids in the District’s opportunity to apply for more federal/state funding to provide your child the tools they need for their education. Here are a few things to know about filling out the free/reduced meal application: 1) They are kept completely confidential! No one but the Food Service Supervisor sees the application and they are kept in a locked cabinet in a locked office. 2) They are available all year long and can be filled out at any time. Once approved you are approved for the whole school year. 3) On the serving lines we don’t use the words free or reduced. We treat all students as if they are a paying student. No student is singled out. 4) The more free/reduced students we have in the District, the more federal and state reimbursement we receive, which helps us to keep the program running. The biggest reason to apply is that it helps you, the families. It allows you to not worry about the rising cost of food and gas, going to the store to buy lunch items, and the time it takes to make meals. Let us do that for you!

Sign ups for fall sports start July 22!

APP Test - For any seventh or eighth grade student who is interested in trying out for a high school level sport this fall, the Athletic Placement Process (APP) test will be given at 10:00 a.m. on August 10, 2022. Please meet in the High School lobby.

Attention fall athletes: sports physicals are August 10 starting at 8:30 a.m. in the CHS nurse's office, no appointment is necessary. This is the only date sports physicals will be offered at school before fall sports begin.

The High School parking lot will be closed Thursday, July 7, and Friday, July 8, 2022 due to construction. Anyone who needs to access the High School building on those days can park at the Mary E. Dardess School and use the walkway to the High School. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we work to improve the conditions of the parking area.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

Following the graduation ceremony at CHS, the Class of 2022 will parade through the Village of Chatham. The parade starts at approximately 8:00 p.m. and will take the following route: from CHS left onto Woodbridge Ave., right onto Kinderhook St., at the roundabout right onto Main St., continue straight onto Hudson Ave. to the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Come out and cheer on the Class of 2022!

Graduation is Friday, June 24, 6:00 p.m. at CHS. We will be live streaming the event on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChathamCSD/

Join our choral students for a night of baseball! Select students from CHS will be singing the national anthem at the June 23 Valley Cats game at Bruno Stadium in Troy. Friends & family tickets are available for $8.25 each using the link below. Hope to see you there! https://tv1.glitnirticketing.com/tvticket/web/logingroup1.php PASSWORD: chatham

Chatham is the 2022 Class C State Champions!

The Chatham Panthers defeated Adirondack to move on to the state baseball final! Chatham takes on Chester Academy at 1pm today, Saturday, June 11 at Morabito stadium. The game will be live streamed at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nysphsaa. Please note: a subscription to NFHS is required to access the live stream. You can create an account and subscribe for the monthly access ($10.99). Go Panthers!

The Panthers take on Adirondack in the Class C Baseball State Semifinal in Binghamton at 7pm tonight, June 10 (live stream is available). If we win, the boys will play in the State Final at 1pm on Saturday, June 11 at Morabito stadium. The games will be live streamed at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nysphsaa. Go to Live Events at gametime - it should give you the ability to click on it. Please note: A subscription to NFHS is required to access the live stream. You can create an account and subscribe for the monthly access ($10.99).