News & Announcements

PTO Fall Festival returns this Saturday, October 25, 5-8pm. General Admission will be $2.00 for ALL who enter. Ages 2 & under will be free. Children will receive a wristband for participation in all games and activities. We will have vendors, haunted courtyard, train rides, games, food & drinks, bounce houses & more!!!

Food - Nachos, Loaded Baked Potatoes, Caramel Apple Bar & Drinks - will be available for an additional charge. There will be a silent auction that begins at the event start time of 5PM. The auction will conclude with a live portion at 7PM in the library. Cash, check & card payments can be taken for admission, food & auction items. ✨

CES and our community partners are excited for our annual "Swoop the Loop" trunk or treat event! Students are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes to school on Friday, October 31. However, masks can only be worn during the student's Trunk or Treat time. Inflatable costumes, weapons, and gruesome costumes are not allowed. Please use only minimal face paint.

Emory and Henry College invite students to join them for their Halloween Havoc event on the Emory & Henry University campus — a free community celebration on Friday, October 31st, starting at 6:00 PM.

This year’s event will feature a Trunk or Treat as the main attraction, along with other family-friendly activities including a hay ride, face painting, photo opportunities, and more! The evening will wrap up with our Women’s Volleyball game at 7:00 PM, complete with a costume contest for fans in attendance.

Comb your hair, choose your outfit, and put on your best smile for fall school pictures on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Please be on time for school, as the photographer will start early, and we want everyone to have their picture taken for the yearbook.

It is almost time for the Fall Book Fair! Students will visit the book fair during their regularly scheduled library time AND the fair will be open during Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 16. You can browse the selections online, as well as set up eWallet, a safe cash-free way for your child to shop the Fair. You can shop online at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/chilhowieelementaryschool or click this news heading for a link to the CES Book Fair page. Thank you for supporting your child's love of reading and our school!

The 2025 Fall K5 STEM Academy at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center will take place from October 21 to November 18, 2025. Students meet on Tuesdays from 6:00pm until 7:30 to engage in STEM activities. The cost for this academy is $35.00. Click this news heading to register.