North Wayne CUSD 200 is holding a special board meeting on Friday May 8th at 5:15 pm at CMS. The purpose of the meeting is to consider hiring two certified teaching positions. The agenda is attached.

The North Wayne Music Department held its spring concert on Monday, May 4 at 6 pm. Dr. Buck presented awards to this year's band and choir members. First year band and choir members received their letters. Weston Cline received the Rookie of the Year Award, Rayna Pollard received the Outstanding Band Member Award, Rose Margentina received the 8-year Service Award, and Lei Amos received the Owen Bailey Never Give Up Award.

For the spring concert, Dr. Buck reserved a chair for 8th-grader Owen Bailey, and the night was dedicated to his memory.

On Saturday, the Wayne County Art Alliance presented a Young Talents Showcase of Student Art at Frontier Community College. Brody Hutchcraft received an Honorable Mention for his sculpture Rebar Deer head. Also representing CHS in the showcase were Makayla Morse with her hydrodipping piece and Alexia Stine with a collection of her drawings.

2025/2026 Extracurricular Awards
April 29, 20026 at 7pm

Cisne co-oped with Wayne City for Girl’s Basketball. Mr. Klinger recognized Maddelyn Hall and Kyrene Block who played this year.

Mr. Klinger recognized junior Mikkie Hearle and senior Noah Atkins for their participation in fall Cross Country.

Brody Hutchcraft and Quay Johnson were recoginzed for the participation in Bass Fishing this spring. Their season is underway, and we wish them the best fishing!

Track and Field
Ashtyn Smith (10) - Girls MVP Field Events and Running Events
Brody Bowles (12) - Boys MVP Running Events
Brennon Williams (12) - Boys MVP Field Events

Journalism
Dalli Belmont (10) - Photography Award
Annalisse Nettleton (10) - Journalism Award
Peyton Johnston (12) - Editor-in-Chief Award
Thea Preux (12) - Journalism Award
Kylar Porter (11) - Editor-in-Chief Award
Ryan Strange (11) - Business Manager Award

Boys Basketball
Zach Dagg (11) - Mr. Rebound Award
Brennon Williams (12) - Hustle Award
Hagen Howard (12) - MVP Award
Tucker Bowen (10) - Defensive Player Award

Cheer
Claire Matthews (11) - Team Spirit Award
Peyton Cordill (9) - Most Improved Award
Kiley Fetherling (12) - Leadership Award
Brooklyn Bowles (12) - Best Overall

Volleyball
Kloyee Dagg (9) - Most Improved Award
Kendall Barnfield (12) - Varsity Hustle Award
Ava Greifzu (12) - Lady Lions Award
Kaleya Porter (12) - Offensive Award
Rylee Dillon (9) - JV Hustle Award
Kassie Atwood (9, not pictured) - Defensive Award

Coach Howard recognized Hagen Howard for his outstanding Golf season this year.

Baseball and Softball players were introduced and awards will be handed out later at the end of the season.

Next Week in North Wayne

A big shout out and thank you to our awesome school lunch heroes. It is lunch/breakfast school hero day and we definitely appreciate our team! Geri, Glenna, Vicki, Debbie, Sherri, Angie, and Sonia

Also a big shout out to our principals on National Principal's Day. Thank you for what you do for our students and schools. We appreciate you! Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Riley, Mr. Bowen

Senior Spotlight - Class of 2026!

Yesterday was School Bus Driver appreciation day. All of our drivers received a gift certificate as a token of our appreciation.

A big shout out to our drivers.
Route Drivers - Rob, Geri, Jeanetta, Debbie, Teresa
Sub Drivers - Mike, David, Tim, Ernie

Thanks for getting our kids to and from (school and events) safely! You're the best!

This Friday is a regular 3:00 dismissal time.

The CHS Baseball & Softball games @ Webber for today (4/28) have been canceled due to wet field conditions. Both games have been rescheduled for Friday 5/1 with a 4:30 start time. The Baseball game @ Flora on 5/1 has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Updates to some schedule changes for CHS baseball and softball.

The CHS Baseball game @ Flora on 5/1 is a 6:00pm start.
The CHS Softball game on 5/14 will be played @ Flora with a 4:30 start.

It's that time of year! The horticulture class has been working hard in the greenhouse, getting plants ready for you! The annual plant sale will be held on Friday, May 1st, from 12 pm to 6 pm. Make sure to stop by the greenhouse to fulfill your plant needs and to support these hardworking students!

North Wayne Graduation Schedule

North Wayne CUSD #200 is looking for a first grade teacher for Mt. Erie Elementary School for the 26-27 school year. Requirements to apply are as follows:

PEL (or eligible to obtain by August)
Cover letter
Current resume
A minimum of 2 letters of recommendation
Starting salary is $46,873 (with TRS)

Please email your application packet to Mrs. Bowen (in person is acceptable as well) at bbowen@northwayne.net or call 618-854-2611 for questions. The deadline to apply is May 5th.

Class of 2026- Senior Spotlight

The Cisne FFA finished as the 22nd place overall chapter in the Murray State Field Day competition held Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Murray State University. Eighty teams from Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee participated. Nineteen Cisne FFA members competed in the event.

Top Ten Team Event Results Include:

2nd place Small Power Equipment Team - Lane Allen, Lester Jordan, Liam McCarthy, and Cale Shannon
7th Place Floriculture Team – Aidyn Dickey, Becca King, Daniel Reynolds, and Allison Shannon
8th Place Livestock Judging Team – Kenzie Alvis, Addisyn Hutchcraft, Ava Lewis, and Addison Owens
9th Place Poultry Judging Team - Rylee Dillon, Mikkie Hearle, Esme Krupp, and Lillian McCarthy.