Crane R-III School District

Crane R-III is proud to shine a spotlight on the incredible support staff who may not always be on the front lines but are absolutely essential to our success! This month, we are excited to celebrate our Pirate Proud Tuesday honoree, Mrs. Emily Carter. We would like to thank Crane School Community Organization (CSCO) for generously sponsoring Pirate Proud Tuesdays and providing a gift card to each month’s honoree.
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Crane R-III is proud to spotlight our incredible educators who go above and beyond, making public education great! Join us in celebrating our Teacher Proud Tuesday honorees, Mrs. Kenzie DeMasi and Mrs. Breanna Scott! We would also like to thank Glossip Heating and Air for sponsoring our Teacher Proud Tuesdays by providing goodie bags for our monthly honorees! #teacherproudTuesday #bradhudson #whaley4mo138th #GOCSD #smalltownsrock #communityblessed

The JV Football team played a tough Seneca team. 55 - 6

Our community is blessed with great organizations such as Unite Table Rock! This is a great opportunity for families who may need a little help this coming holiday season. Please read flyer for more details!

Check out the progress! We are incredibly grateful for this awesome group of volunteers who are helping pour the concrete apron and sidewalk at the track! Projects like this take time, but seeing the progress makes it clear that it is well worth the wait! A huge thank-you to everyone giving their time and talents to help make this happen for our Pirates! We are blessed with such a supportive community! 🏴‍☠️

The Lady Pirates are in the Class 1 District 9 Volleyball Tournament at Verona. They play Exeter on 10/20/26 at 6:00. This year district tickets are all digital. You must buy them online through the MSHSAA site. You can follow the link below to purchase them.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/mshsaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzQ5MzA%3D

💙💛 Our October Crane Elementary Newsletter is here! 🍂🎃

Check it out for important updates, upcoming events, and all the great things happening at Crane Elementary!

We have lots to look forward to this month! 💙💛


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Our girls had a great night of volleyball tonight against Pleasant Hope, and they honored some amazing women with their Pink Out Night as well. JV won in 2 and Varsity won in 4.

Our JH Pirates Football Team fell short against the Ava Bears tonight. They had some great plays but just couldn't pull out the win!

We are incredibly blessed by wonderful teachers at Crane! Please join us in celebrating our Teachers of the Month for 1st Quarter! Congratulations to, Mrs. Erica Lawson and Mr. Wyley Brown!

The JH Football game today in Ava will start at 6:00.

Our district is focusing on the GOLD Standard, with an emphasis on how we expect Pirates to conduct themselves, not just in our classrooms, but in all settings. While we believe all of our coaches and athletes are already incredible examples of what it means to represent Crane well, there is something especially meaningful about hearing that praise come from an opposing team. We received some wonderful feedback from Southwest regarding the way one of our players handled herself after a play, as well as the way our coach responded to the situation, with class, compassion, and leadership. Those are the moments that make us proud because they demonstrate that what we are teaching our students is showing up when it matters most. A win is exciting, but character is the real victory. Thank you to Maya Minton and our volleyball coaches, Coach Small and Coach Mitchell, for representing Crane and demonstrating the GOLD Standard in action. You are a wonderful example of what it means to be a Pirate!

We will be hosting a Pre-Bid Meeting for contractors and others interested in submitting a bid for the construction of our new concession stand on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:00 PM at the track.

Those interested in participating are encouraged to attend the meeting and review the bid requirements and project details available on our district website. Please visit our website for complete information regarding the project, bidding requirements, and submission process.

The JV Football boys traveled to Sarcoxie last night and played a tough team. Crane fought hard but lost 48 - 8.

🏐🧹 SWEEP FOR THE LADY PIRATES! 🧹🏐 Lady Pirates Volleyball swept Southwest, with BOTH JV and Varsity winning every set! 💪 🏴‍☠️ JV won 2–0 25–20 | 25–10 🏴‍☠️ Varsity won 3–0 25–8 | 25–17 | 25–12 Way to go, Lady Pirates! Keep that momentum rolling! 🔥 #LadyPirates #PiratePride #Volleyball #Sweep

The Crane Pirates played the Purdy Eagles tonight at the baseball field. They played hard and came out with a loss and a win. Varsity lost 1-9 JV won 5-4

📣 Trap Team First Practice of the Season! 🎯 The first practice of the season will be Monday, October 5th at 2:00 PM at the trap field! Please help spread the word, as we still have several students/parents who are not yet on the Remind app. Parents, if you are able, please plan to attend this first practice. There will be a lot of important information shared about the upcoming season, practices, expectations, and everything you need to know moving forward. We’re excited to get another season started and can’t wait to see everyone there!

Congratulations to the volleyball girls! They played hard all day at the Southwest Volleyfest tournament. They are bringing home 2nd place! Way to play today ladies!

Tonight was a great night for our Lady Pirate Volleyball Team! Not only did we get to highlight our seniors, we also had a clean sweep against the Hurley Lady Tigers! Varsity Crane vs. Hurley Set 1: 25:21 Set 2: 25:6 Set 3: 25:13 JV Crane vs. Hurley Set 1: 25:20

Both 2nd Grade classes received Spotlights for meeting the Gold Expectations at recess and in the hallway. We split time with Spot so we decided to take a picture with him. We love it when Spot comes for visits! 🐙🌟