This week guests from the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine came to visit eighth grade students in career development. ARCOM is a new medical school located in Fort Smith, and they came to talk to students about the possibilities of becoming a medical student. Mr. Smothers stated, “One of the...

The Chaffin 8th Grade and 9th Grade Orchestras both earned Superior ratings on their concert performances and sight-reading, qualifying both groups for sweepstakes trophies. The concert assessment (contest) took place at Bentonville West High School. Congratulations Chaffin Orchestra!

The sun was beaming down on her stinging-red shoulders. Beads of sweat trailed down her forehead and dripped onto the asphalt below. It was scorching hot out that day. Her feet were cramping up from walking up and down the rocky hills of Magic Springs and she desperately needed a break. Her family just...

It was a clean sweep for all of Chaffin's basketball teams on January 14th. The eighth grade girl's team lead with 27-16 and the 8th grade boys basketball team followed suit with a 34-19 win. Our 9th grade girls team kept the theme alive with a score of 31-8. Then for the last W of the night,  Chaffin's...

If you’re interested in playing on the Chaffin Tennis Team, you need to sign up in the Main Office by next Friday. Jan. 25th. This is open to all students and beginning players to advanced player levels.

Any student interested in trying out for Northside Cheer, N'Steppers, or Mascot will need to attend a Mandatory Meeting  at 6pm in the Northside cafeteria on January 29th. The interested student must attend with a parent or guardian.

If you want to have fun creating new things and learning how to use different tools make sure you attend Tinker Tuesday from 3:30 - 4:30. Each week will have a feature build or craft.    

Imagine you are 14 years old and have no idea what you are going to do when you graduate. Many teenagers are struggling with what they want to become. There are so many options for careers that many people don’t know about. Students may think they can be a nurse, doctor, or teacher but there are so...

If you have gone to any football or basketball games you have probably seen the Chaffin Charmers perform. However, their most recent game on December 11 was a little different. There were around 20 girls from preschool to sixth grade that were performing with the Charmers. On Saturday all of the Chaffin...

Moving schools is never easy. New friends, new teachers, new places. However, for Linh Nguyen she struggled with a new language. Linh is a freshman at Chaffin and is experiencing new things at this school. Everything she was used to is long gone, and she’s terrified. Linh Nguyen was originally from...