Cheboygan Area Schools

District Welcome Week – August 25–27, 2025 New Teacher Orientation – Monday, August 25 New staff will report to CIS for a full day of orientation, including sessions on special education, safety, professional development expectations, and trauma training. A cookout hosted by the administration will be held at noon, with Board of Education members invited to attend. District-Wide Welcome Back – Tuesday, August 26 All staff will meet at the CiS cafeteria, starting with breakfast at 7:30 AM, followed by a series of updates, including evaluations, safety, AI integration, and Danielson framework training. Staff photos and T-shirt distribution will take place mid-morning. Afternoon building meetings will focus on safety updates and other topics determined by principals. Teachers will complete required online PD from 1:30–3:30 PM. Building-Based PD – Wednesday, August 27 Staff will report to their respective buildings for meetings and training sessions planned by building principals. Online PD continues in the afternoon (1:30–3:30 PM).

Nice day for a four-way controlled FB scrimmage! #GoChiefs!

Attached is a flyer for our upcoming Family Fun Day event, happening this Saturday at the Fairgrounds! This is a fundraiser benefiting the Cheboygan County Humane Society, and we’d love to see you there. The event will include: a family dance, a Treasure hunt, a Bounce house, Food trucks, and much more! Feel free to bring the whole family and enjoy a great day for a great cause.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Laura J. Derk
Artist/Designer
Scrolls Unlimited
📧 scrolls@mich.com
📞 (800) 219-9019

New tickets prices this school year! Hope to see you at our home games!

Great morning for a Black and Orange football scrimmage. A big thank you to all parents that came out to watch and support our players. Go Chiefs!

Kids had a great time on their last day of our Jump Start Academy! Thank you to all our teachers and aides that made this happen for our kids!

Thank you Northern Drilling for coming this morning to fill our ROV pool; you guys are awesome! Our students took turns controlling the ROV today and we couldn't have done it without you!

Hello Chiefs Families,

This is a friendly reminder about our Fall Athletic Parent–Player Meeting, led by AD Jason Friday:

When: Monday at 5:30 PM (please arrive a few minutes early so we can start promptly)

Where: High School Auditorium

We’ll be covering essential information for the season—including our Athletic Code of Conduct, academic and behavioral expectations, and more—as we prepare to start the school year strong. Go Chiefs!

Hello Teacher Team,

I hope you enjoyed a restful summer break!

This is a friendly reminder that we’ll be holding our final summer curriculum segment to enhance our Math and ELA materials before the school year begins. Here are the particulars:

What: Final Summer Curriculum Session

When: Monday, the 18th, starting promptly at 8:00 AM

Where: High School Library

Compensation: Teachers will be paid for their time, just as in our last Teacher Curriculum Camp

Let me know if you need any further information. I appreciate your dedication and look forward to kicking off another outstanding school year together.

See you there! Go Chiefs!

Spencer S. Byrd
Superintendent
Cheboygan Area Schools

A sno-cone social to celebrate all the successes at East Elementary's Summer Academy! Well done everyone!

Students showed off their baking talents and Gak making skills with Mrs. Fox, while the 2nd graders worked on their fine motor skills.... Great things happening at Jump Start Academy this week!

CHS hosted the 7th and 8th grade back-to-school orientations today. We had close to 150 students participating along with 40 Chief Ambassadors leading the tour. Big shout out to Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Kane for organizing this great event.

Ice cream and slime for the win this week at CIS!

New crash pads going up in the gym today! The finishing touches are almost complete! Go Chiefs!

Hello All,

You will be receiving more information soon about the upcoming school year. However, I wanted to get information about our open house to all of you. Please click the link to see our updated flyer for the 2nd-6tyh grade open house.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSH7T_VZ_kO0pakfXiCDDOewVTT8XWLj7kZ3nMjvirM/edit?usp=sharing

Any freshmen or sophomore students that have NOT signed up for FB yet, but are interested in playing JV football this year, should report to the Field House between 2pm and 3pm tomorrow to talk directly with the JV coaches. JV-FB practice starts at 3:20 tomorrow afternoon.

Our expanded Football Team Store is open and loaded! All orders will be delivered directly to the address of your choice. Just click the link below The season is just around the corner...see you at game 1!! https://shop.game-one.com/.../cheboygan-area-high-school

Reminder: Fall Athletics Begin Monday, August 11

If you're interested in participating in a fall sport but have questions, please reach out directly to your head coach or our AD at fridayj@chebschools.com. Also, please remember that you must have an up-to-date athletic physical on file before participating on Monday. If you haven’t completed this yet, please take care of it as soon as possible. #Go Chiefs!

Day 1 Summer Academy was shark-tacular!

Thank you Custodians for attending the appreciation luncheon today. You are doing a wonderful job this summer and while most school employees are off this summer, your working your hardest to make sure our schools are the best they can possibly be for our students on day ONE! Good Stuff! #GoChiefs!