Are you Christian? Do you not have enough time to go to church? Look no further than the Partners in Christ club at Chaffin. Partners in Christ is an organization to give Christin students a chance to worship and learn about Jesus.       Partners in Christ meets every Friday morning in...

 Charmers is the dance team at Chaffin Junior High. The incoming 7th graders who would like to join the Charmer team would get to try out for the dance team on the first week of March. You would learn the dance for 3 days and perform Friday after school. That night you will receive an email saying if...

Have you heard about book club? Well if you haven’t listen up. Book club starts September 10th, which is on a Tuesday. Trust me you will not want to miss the opportunity to join this club! Mrs. Macy and Mrs. Russel are the sponsors for the book club. Even so, they both want the club to be student-led.  The...

“We do a lot of stuff. Wow, I should get paid more,” Mr. Minor says jokingly. But he’s not wrong the GATE team has a lot in store for this year. They’re already working on a project! The Chaffin GATE team are currently creating a band. That sounds really fun!  GATE has some exciting things...

If you want weekly encouragement and a way to make new friends, then FCA may be the club for you! FCA is a club here at Chaffin, meaning Fellowship of Christian Athletes. You can further your relationship with Christ, and have a good time in the short thirty minutes that meetings are held.  FCA is...

When a student is in school they go to each class and expect to know the right answer, but in art class, there is no correct answer. In art class, you have to express things, plan and create.  During your typical school day, a student has to use the right side of your brain, the side in control of...

CBA, also known as Computer Business Applications, is one of the few high school credit classes we have to offer here at Chaffin.  Not only will this class prepare you for the future, it helps give a bigger understanding of the business side of computers. The teacher of this class, Mrs. Billingsley,...

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...