News & Announcements

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.

Each year, the Kiwanis Club of Marion sponsors elementary schools in Smyth County in a Creative Writing Contest with the goal of helping our students develop their creative writing skills. Mrs. Melanie Smith, CES Librarian, presented awards to CES winners at an assembly for grades 3, 4, and 5 and the winners' families. Click the news heading to see a list of winners.

Smyth County Schools will have PreK and Kindergarten registration on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during Parent-Teacher Conference night. Please see the attached file for locations and the required documentation. Click this news heading for more information.

Future Warrior Basketball Camp for boys and girls in grades 2-8 will be held at Chilhowie High School on June 11th-13th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm each day. The cost is $55.00 and will include a camp t-shirt. Register online using the link on the attached flyer.