NEWS FROM CHASEAMERICA!!

UPDATED: 05/07/2025--Click here for Meet The Seniors of 2025
UPDATED: 05/12/2025--Click here for Photos of 2025 Chase High School Graduates

 

After a full body workout in the weight room, the kids went through a hard conditioning drill when we moved into the gym.
Finished the day with a 3v3 tournament. Pictured are your champions who finished with a 4-1 record.
Robert Devorss    Malik Carson    Aiden Hunter

 

 

  

     

One week of summer weights is in the books! Spent the first week testing 3 main lifts and getting a baseline for our workouts going forward. Pictured are the top 3-5 in each lift, including relative strength. Relative strength measures your max lifts divided by your body weight

The CHS boys basketball team traveled to Wichita to compete in an MAYB (Mid-America Youth Basketball) tournament. This was a first time experience for everyone. We played 4 games in 2 days and saw a lot of improvement!

Last day of FFA State Convention (05/30)!! Students enjoyed some of the local KSU shops in the morning and had lunch at Kites before attending the final session of the convention. There, they heard the retiring address of the 2024/2025 KS FFA State President, members across the state received awards, and the 2025/2026 state officers were announced.

7th place in the 200m! Congratulations, Malik & Coaches!

State Medalist, Malik Carson!
6th place 1A 100m

Way to go Malik! He is heading to the 100m finals!!

     

Congratulations, Malik for making it to the 200m finals on Saturday!

     

Pictured are Malik Carson, Dominick Estabrook and Harmony Demoret

PreACT recognizes students the highest academic achievers from all the PreACT Composite Scores across the United States. This assessment prepares 8th and 9th grade students for the ACT they will take their Junior year. Malik Carson and Dominick Estabrook were recognized as Rising Scholars with scores in the top 10% of the nation. Harmony Demoret, Duncan MacLaren and Greyden Renfro-Harty were recognized as Early Scholars with scores in the top 35% across the nation. Congratulations on these honors!!

Congratulations to our CHS students who have already earned two credits in a single CTE Pathway!

The Chase High School Golf Team wrapped up a successful season at the Kansas State Sand Green Golf Tournament Wednesday. The Kats earned a trip to state by shooting a team total of 349 in the final regular season golf meet of the season. It was the first time the Kats earned a trip to state as a team in three years. Seniors Eli Gillespie and Layton Winkelman were joined by junior Layd'n Hinderliter and sophomore Kasen Wood. The meet at Cottonwood Falls Country Club was moved back one day due to rain in the area. The course was still wet due to the 10 inches of rain in the past week. In the wet conditions, the Kats struggled on the day finishing 11th with a 433 total. We are PROUD of these student athletes and Coach Marzolf for a successful season!

Day 1 of the KS FFA State Convention in Manhattan is officially in the books!! Members attended the Opportunity Fair, where they talked with universities and career prospects in the morning in the KSU Student Union, and participated in a community service activity at St. Isidor's Catholic Church, creating aid packages for those in need to be sent out to the entire state in the afternoon. Later in the evening, members enjoyed dinner at Tanner's and a concert put on by the KS FFA Foundation at The Hat!

    

    

    

Chase High School offers NINE Career & Technical Education Pathways! Congratulations to our seniors who were pathway completers or concentrators!

    

    

Malik is STATE BOUND in the 100m & 200m!!
We are so PROUD of our CHS track student athletes who competed at Regionals in Greensburg yesterday. We saw success with new PRs and placings in field events! Jersey made finals and placed 6th in triple jump. Malik made finals and placed 6th in long jump.

CONGRATULATIONS, MALIK!
Malik is one of only two freshmen qualified in ANY CLASS for the 100m dash and will be seeded 4th in 1A going into state. He also qualified in the 200m dash and will be seeded 5th. Malik is the first male athlete from Chase to qualify for state track since 2018. Good Luck at STATE!!

 

Chase Kats participated in the league track meet in St. John yesterday. We had several placers and some who set personal records. Nice work, KATS.

The Raymond Bulldogs traveled to St. John  for the CLP league track meet.

STATE BOUND!!!
 Chase High School Golf Team qualified for STATE yesterday! Congratulations to Coach Marzolf and State Team: Layd'n Hinderliter, Eli Gillespie, Layton Winkelman, and Kason Wood. We are PROUD of you!!

  

  

Chase Intermediate had a fun day of learning at the Exploration Place

     

Congratulations to our CHS Track Team for superior performance at the Ellinwood Track Meet!
Jersey Meyeres - 2nd Triple Jump; 4th Long Jump; 5th 800m
Malik Carson - 1st 100m; 1st 200m; 2nd Long Jump
Alyssa Beavers - 5th Long Jump; 6th 200m
Aurelia Bowen - 3rd High Jump
Harmony Demoret - 6th Shot Put

 

The Raymond Bulldogs did an outstanding job at May 7th track meet.
This group of athletes brought it home. Way to Go!!!

Teaching is more than a job — it’s passion, patience, and purpose.  Today we recognize the late nights, lesson planning, extra encouragement, and all the unseen ways teachers shape lives. Thank you for going above and beyond.

📣 Exciting News from USD 401!
We’re thrilled to announce that Anna Jones has been named the new Principal of Chase High School for the 2025-2026 school year! 🎉
Anna is no stranger to our community—she brings a strong understanding of curriculum and instruction, a collaborative spirit, and a supportive leadership style that will serve our students and staff well.
As we welcome Ms. Jones, we also want to send our heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Schepmann for her dedicated leadership. While we’ll miss her greatly, we’re excited to continue our connection as she joins Sterling College’s Department of Education. 💙
Join us in celebrating this new chapter for Chase High School!

Sandstone Heights Adult Care Home

Kids from Chase K -12 joined them for morning exercise, a piñata,
read some books and checked out our gardening skills.

Students have been very busy earning positive office referrals.

          

         

Today we celebrate the School Lunch HEROES at USD 401 Chase Raymond. Thank you!

         

     

       

        

CHS student track athletes competed in Stafford on Friday. Many new PRs were achieved as well as these medalists:
Jersey Meyeres: 1st in 800m & 3rd in long jump
Aurelia Bowen: 3rd in 800m
Malik Carson: 1st in 100m & 1st in 200m
Malik's 200m time of 23.14 currently ranks him #7 in all of 1A!
Great job students and Coach Bauman and Coach Barles!!

     

Signing of Maudie Bowen to Bethany College and Aurelia Bowen to the National Guard!

4 year old preschoolers enjoyed a great field trip to Brit Spaugh Zoo in Great Bend

4th and 5th grade students celebrated D.A.R.E. graduation Monday evening. 
Thank you Mary Kendrick for working with our students.

Anyone in the Chase area---

Seniors Haylee Miller and Edward Esquivel signed with Barton last week.
Congratulations and we wish you much success!!

    

      

Mrs. Habiger and the 8th grade students attend 8th Grade Day at Fort Hays Tech North Central (formerly NCK Tech) in Beloit last week. During their visit, students toured the campus and participated in a variety of hands-on activities to learn about the many programs offered.

The Raymond Bulldog track team keeps on bringing home medals.

   

Art students traveled to and entered work at the 50th Anniversary of Fort Hays State University High School Art Day. Ali Black received 1st in mixed media. Lillian Cole received 2nd place in sculpture. Jersey Meyeres received 3rd in color and design. Congratulations, students and Mr. Frost for placing amongst the 83 high schools in attendance.

The Coaching Box, Mike Marzolf

Golf meet one is in the books for Coach Marzolf and the Chase High Kats. It was dadgum good one. Two golfers have already punched their ticket to the state golf meet in May. In sand green golf, there are no Regionals. You just have to shoot a 95 at any point to qualify. As a team, shoot a 280 and you’re in. Well, not exactly 95 and 280, that might be tough. That score or better, I should say. Just to be clear.If you remember last year, one of our golfers made TV news when he qualified for state for the first time. That young man, Layd’n Hinderliter, has been fighting cancer since about third grade. The moment I saw his scorecard in McCracken last year and knew what he had done was one that I will never forget. Ever. I still get goosebumps thinking about it. The few weeks that followed were a blur for that young man.With not as much fanfare this year, it took him all of one meet to earn a spot as a junior. He shot an 84 to finish 5th. I was happy for him again, but this time in a different way. You see, he had a cancer treatment the week before the state meet last year and didn’t have the energy to actually play. We made the trip to gauge his strength at the time, but he wasn’t able to playSo he still hasn’t gotten to play at state. This year it WILL happen. I am so happy for him. Eli Gillespie fired a 79 for Chase to tie for 2nd place at the meet. Layton Winkelman was just five strokes from qualifying and as a team, the Kats shot a 289 - nine strokes from earning a spot. Hopefully, we get there before the season’s end. After just three golfers last spring, I have eight out for golf this year.  Fore!

The Raymond Bulldogs traveled to Ellinwood for the Oiler Relays. Troy MacLaren brought home 1st in shot put. Brentlee Hinderliter took 2nd place in shot put. Sebastian Torres had 2nd place in the 800. Aiden Hunter placed 2nd in the triple jump. Congratulations!!

Raymond Bulldogs competed in their first track meet on Thursday.
Congratulations to these two for bringing home 1st place medals.

We want to give a BIG shoutout to our local Lyons Sonic and Dairy Queen for encouraging our students' attendance. They have received coupons for free drinks and ice cream cones!

                    
         

Culinary Arts students are studying plating and garnishing. Under the guidance of Mrs. Root,
the students' first task was to design and plate a Twinkie.

Tuesday, April 1st four Chase High School students were recognized at the Central Prairie League's Honors Banquet. Top junior and senior students of each league school are recognized at this annual event. Congratulations to Cameron Williams, Leland Rice, Riley Bowen, and Jersey Meyeres!!

Happy Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day Award, , Mrs. Sara Doyle. You are often the first educator our students and families meet. You set the stage and lay the groundwork for the wonderful things that happen at USD 401! We are grateful for your hard work, dedication, and caring support for our youngest learners! Thank you!!!

        

                      

                           

Miss Rikki Cook's Kindergarten and first-grade class did a fantastic job of using cardboard tubes to investigate the idea of friction in such a practical way. This experiment turned out to be an educational and unforgettable experience. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Congratulations to Eli Gillespie ! He signed his letter of intent to play football at Sterling College!
USD 401 is incredibly proud of his dedication to furthering his education and continuing his athletic career.

The cold weather and snow days did not stop Chase FFA from celebrating National FFA Week last week!! FFA members put on a pancake breakfast for staff and made goodie bags to be hand-delivered to the grade school students.

Big thank you to Mike Kelso and Crew as well as Mr. Fix It, Gene Short for helping clear the walkways!

Positive office referrals were a result of some of our students' efforts in the classroom. Jessie, Nevaeh, Oakleigh, Faith Gabi, Gabe, Aiden, Alia, Alyvia, Lizzy, and Kenya. Ms. Cook thanked her class for putting in so much effort during the two days she was voiceless. Wonderful job! You're doing great!

    

      

The 7th grade class organized a Valentine's Dance for 5th - 7th graders. The students had a great time enjoying dancing, karaoke, and gaming throughout the evening.

       

On Wednesday, FFA members competed in the Poultry and Food Science CDEs at Hillsboro, KS. In the poultry CDE, students evaluated and graded chicken carcasses, further processed products, and interior and exterior eggs while identifying differences in food samples through the triangle test and identifying aromas in the food science CDE. In the Greenhand division, Chase placed 8th overall in poultry.

Jersey Meyeres & Layton Winkelman Queen & King

The 2025 Chase Winter Homecoming Court is
 Top from left
 Haylee Miller, Aurelia Bowen and Jersey Meyeres
 Bottom from left
 Eli Gillespie, Layton Winkelman, Cameron Williams
 Homecoming is Feb 7 with the Kats hosting Otis-Bison.

A few of our students earned positive office referrals for their hard work in the classroom.
Awesome job Nevaeh, Cooper and Jamey! Keep up the great work!

Chase picked up their first win of the season last night breaking a 44 game losing streak for the Kats. Head Coach and Fairfield alumni Jacob Bauman picks up his first win as a head coach with the 66-44 win over Burrton. Chase saw three athletes with career high scoring nights - freshman Malik Carson with 33 points, junior Leland Rice with 14 points, and senior Layton Winkelman with 14 points. Chase only had 6 athletes suited up for the win.

         

CHS 8th & 10th graders participated in Reality U at Hoisington Middle School yesterday. Students spent the day learning about how current choices affect their future and participating in a "real life - adulting" simulation. Students had to acquire housing, transportation, insurance, etc. with their given budget. "I didn't know things were that expensive," one CHS sophomore reported.

Congratulations to our top 5 spellers for our 6-8th grade spelling bee!

Congratulations to our top 5 spellers for our 3rd-5th grade spelling bee!

Thank you, Mr. Fix It!
From driving the tractor to wading through standing water to crawling through tunnels, Mr. Short's dedication to our school district is unmatched! Thank you, Mr. Short, for being the backbone of our district and ensuring our students and staff were able to attend school last Friday. Dr. McDonald and the USD401 Board of Education acknowledged and thanked him for going above and beyond at last nights meeting.

                      

RJH Bulldog Basketball teams have been so much fun to watch! Their hard work and determination are creating a strong foundation for our basketball programs. Monday, January 27th will be their last home game

       

       

Reaching Goals!
RJH Girls Basketball team met goals set by Coach Mark Johnston. To celebrate, the girls shaved Coach's head! Keep up the great work, ladies and coaches!!

        

Intermediate FACS students baked and decorated sugar cookies this week! Then, they shared them with the Chase/Raymond Staff! The cookies were beautiful and mighty tasty!

           

K-3 Grinch Breakfast

Chase Grade School students sang some Christmas songs in the CHS gym.
Afterwards students and their parents enjoyed crafts together in the CGS lunchroom.

                  

It's a great day to be a snowman at Chase-Raymond!

Great things at USD 401 for students and staff

             

        

Reigning Kats & Dogs Day was all about exploring the endless possibilities for the future!  Our students spent the day learning about different careers, meeting inspiring professionals, and dreaming big about what they could become!
It was the perfect reminder that the sky's the limit!  The best part? We got to mix learning with fun – painting, hair tinsel, karaoke, and even a life-size SORRY game! Huge thanks to all the guest speakers, teachers and volunteers who made this day !

Everyday our staff goes above and beyond to do great things for kids and this community!
Today we wanted to thank them and remind them, "Donut you know we appreciate you?"

Chase Raymond Primary students learned about the Thanksgiving Day Parade, created their own balloons, and paraded throughout the district. Our staff keep the focus on authentic learning that is engaging!

             

Ninth grade students went to Barton Community College to learn techniques to use a potter's wheel from Mark Freeman. Afterwards students attended a pastel workshop at Shafer Gallery.
Students found art that inspired them to create their own work.

Happy birthday to Mr. Short, our awesome principal! 
We appreciate all the hard-work you do for students and staff!

A gigantic THANK YOU!! to Jeri Lynn Patry and Grace Faltysek for going above and beyond during the month of November for staff and students!  As we welcome new students through our doors today, your efforts inspire us and remind us of the power of collaboration and determination! Thank you for embodying our values and making a difference every day!!

       

Way to Go BULLDOGS! Great start to the basketball season with WINS against Paradise!

      

Valerie Reynoso, author and illustrator of "The Adventures of the Rabbits in Rice County" read her book to CGS students Wednesday. Each student at Chase-Raymond Primary and Intermediate School will receive a free book. Thank you Rice County Tourism for sponsoring the books.

      

November 6th, Chase FFA attended the Entomology and Milk Quality Products Career Development Events in Harper, KS. Luke Short, Zada Evans, and Robert Devorss identified 50 different insects, sampled and identified multiple varieties of cheese, milk, and other dairy products, and tested milk for mastitis. They were also assessed on their knowledge of the contests by completing assessments in both genres. Chase FFA placed 12 out of 20 teams in the Milk Quality Products CDE!

Lady Kats Oct 12

New project for Chaseamerica





CHS seniors are participating in Apply Kansas this week!

Homecoming 2024

Aaron Aguilera and Haylee Miller, King Zeke Spangler and Queen Maudie Bowen,
Edward Esquivel and Jersey Meyeres
Ryker Whiting, Ashley Martinez and Jacob Martinez

Chase High School 2024 Fall Homecoming Candidates
Aaron Aguilera, Zeke Spangler, Edward Esquivel
Haylee Miller, Maudie Bowen, Jersey Meyeres

Congratulations to the Raymond Junior High Lady Bulldogs on their first win!!

2024 Grandparent Day was a big success at Chase/Raymond Primary and Intermediate School.
Grandparents and students were involved in a variety of activities.

   

Que a BIG happy dance! We were able to get the two new water fountains installed prior to the school year being let out. Our students were thrilled to have a fountain accessible in our smaller gym.
Thank you again to the South Central Community Foundation for the $5,000 grant to help us to continue to provide clean/filtered drinking water for our students!

Current Menu from Kats Korner


A new disc ring and cage were added to the Chase/Raymond facilities this spring. We want to say THANK YOU and give HUGE SHOUT OUT to those who made this possible! Thank you to JM Builders LLC, City of Chase, CHS welding students, and Coach Broeder! We appreciate your continued support of our students and district

This is a helicopter view of Chase taken by Dace Winkelman.

The wood shop class for designed and constructed an addition for Mrs. Schepmann’s desk! The craftsmanship is superior and provides additional workspace!

JM Builders LLC
 
It’s always amazing when we get to be apart of a community project! We were given the chance to build this turn key fire station for the City Of Chase, and being our home town we were able to provide $65,000+ in donated materials and labor between all of our vendors and crews. This will forever be our pride and joy and hope we can continue to help our community out! Thank You Again!

Also a huge shout out to everyone from Chase and elsewhere that donated to help with this project.

Few photos of the 2023 Chase Fest, snagged a couple from facebook
and from Janet Kirsch Gray & LeeAnn Dellinger, thanks!

 Class of 1976 Float

 Class of 2010 Float

 CHS Alumni Float, Classes represented were 1957, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1972, & 1985

 The Veterans Float

Jarett Mermis's idea was to help clean the entrance into the city to help with some grant and funding opportunities. So he and wife Audrey (Pray) came up with some ideas they had seen and they found this idea from the Fort Worth stock yard signs that go over the roads. So they put a design together and presented it to city council. Tom Kizzar suggested Chase in red. They liked the idea and asked for it to be put to bid, Leon’s Welding and Fabrication out of Hays won that bid and the city has some ARPA funding from covid relief to use and elected to do so with that. So between their company (JM Builders) and Tim White they helped put it up and will get it cemented soon. Also big thank you to Ellinwood Roustabout and Jayhawk Pipeline for bringing their cranes to place it for us!