Crane R-III School District

Good morning! The Jordan Valley Dental bus is coming back on February 24th-26th. If you would like your child to be seen please call the school or my office so I can print out a packet and send it home with your child. My office number is 417-723-5300 ext. 128. You may also use this link and fill out the form electronically. https://www.jordanvalley.org/services/mobile-school-based-care/ If your child was seen in the fall you DO NOT have to fill out another form. If you can't remember if your child was seen or not, give me a call and I can let you know. If you wish for you child to be seen, please try to have the form filled out and turned in by February 10th. This allows JV to verify insurance and obtain verbal consent from parents. If you have any questions please let Nurse Macy know.

If you pick up your Jr High or High School student at the end of the day in the gravel lot at the end of the high school building, we ask that you please pull in to the lot instead of creating a line that backs up to the paved driveway. Other parents are not able to pull in when that drive is blocked and it creates somewhat dangerous traffic issues in other areas as they try to go around. Thank you for your help with this!

Congratulations to our Jr High and High School January Students of the Month, sisters Taylar and Justice Branham! About Taylar, her teachers shared: Taylar is working hard and actively taking steps to grow. Her every academic action in classes and in after school tutoring has been in a 100% positive direction. We are very proud of her! About Justice, her teachers shared: Justice always has a smile on her face in the hallways and in class. She’s always willing to help others.
Great job, girls!

The Crane Jr. High Pirates started their week full of games at Granby this evening. The B Team played hard but lost 38-47. The A Team also played hard too but also lost 26-54. The rest of this week they play at home! Come support them Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday as they finish out their season!

Congratulations to our Lady Pirates who traveled to Pleasant Hope this evening. They came away with a nice conference win.

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) – Architectural Design Services
Crane R-III is accepting Statements of Qualifications for architectural/blueprint design services for a sports complex project, including a concession stand, restrooms, and locker rooms.

Interested firms may view the RFQ and submission requirements here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AnrQ1N3f_FKcYi5FMNFF8AWMIVW99xu0XC088PXSza4/edit?usp=sharing

Submission deadline: Submissions due March 13, 2026 by 12:00 PM.

Weekly Sports Schedule

Crane Archery participated in a Bullseye Archery Tournament at Republic High School on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The event featured 645 shooters from 35 different schools. Team Results: Crane Middle School achieved 1st place with a score of 3140 (Tier 2). Crane High School secured 7th place with a score of 3192. We are proud to announce that 16 archers achieved their personal best scores, and 4 more qualified for the state tournament. In total, 32 out of 39 archers have qualified for the state tournament. There are five more opportunities for the remaining archers to qualify. Congratulations to all our talented archers. Scores can be viewed at nasptournaments.org. Remaining Season Schedule: Crane 3D Tournament: Friday, February 6th Crane Bullseye Tournament: Saturday, February 7th Republic Bullseye Tournament: Saturday, February 14th (Changed from Willard) Clever Bullseye Tournament: Saturday, February 21st Greater Ozarks Conference (GOC) Tournament: Monday, February 23rd at Crane Hurley 3D Tournament: Friday, February 27th Hurley Bullseye Tournament: Saturday, February 28th MoNASP State Tournament: Branson Convention Center, Branson, Missouri on Wednesday, March 18th through Saturday, March 21st, 2026. These dates coincide with Spring Break. We wish our archers the best of luck in their upcoming events!

The February Newsletter for the Jr High & High School is linked here. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions for things to include in the newsletter!
Thank you,
~ Mrs. Mease
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Deven added to our Refrigerator Space during Week 21. He did a beautiful job on his cursive Zz handwriting paper. Keep it up!

Mrs. Simmons' class made their predictions on whether the groundhog would see his shadow, or if we will have an early spring. We analyzed our data, and then wrote our prediction in a sentence. We even created Phil himself to go with our writing!

Do you know a teacher who has gone above and beyond this school year? Someone who inspires, supports, and makes a difference in the lives of students and the school community? Now’s your chance to recognize them! We’re accepting nominations for our February Teacher of the Month, and we want to hear from you! Nominate a deserving teacher at the following link:https://forms.gle/ATP57MeQCipapErS7

Noah added his work to our Refrigerator Space last week. He wrote a complete sentence and his picture matched his words. Great job Noah!!

Crane High School Student Council would like to invite you to attend our "Tale as Old as Time" Basketball Homecoming tomorrow, Friday, January 30th at 6:00 pm. The evening will begin with half of a JV Game followed by the homecoming coronation, then the varsity game with the cheerleaders' routine during halftime. Pictured are our 2026 Homecoming Candidates: Senior Queen Candidate Harper White (daughter of Jordan White and Jessica Maggard) and Senior King Candidate Owen Vaught (son of Luke and Whitney Vaught); Junior Queen Candidate Laynie Glossip (daughter of Josh and Kayla Glossip) and Junior King Candidate Griffin Pointer (son of Cecil and Amy Pointer); Sophomore Queen Candidate Peyton Cutbirth (daughter of Justin and Ashley Cutbirth) and Sophomore King Candidate Ely Essary (son of Nick and Ashlee Essary); Freshman Queen Candidate Kaycie McKnight (daughter of Jeramie and Kara McKnight) and Freshman King Candidate Kaiden Vaught (son of Megan Vaught and the late Josh Vaught); Basketball Queen Candidate is Senior Kynlea Ramey (daughter of Eric and Stephanie Ramey) and Basketball King Candidate is Freshman Clay Cypret (son of Cody and Kristi Cypret). Not pictured due to our social media platform limitation of 10 pictures per post are this year's Flower Girl, Skylar Westemeir (daughter of Corey and Crystal Westemeir), and Crown Bearer, Myles Vaught (son of Will and Ashtin Vaught). The Crane High School graduating class of 1976 will have a moment of recognition as well. We look forward to seeing you there!

Crane R-III WILL be in session tomorrow! Please be aware that there are a few areas where buses may be unable to travel in the morning due to conditions. Mrs. Danielle Chastain has already contacted families we know will be affected, and our bus drivers will continue to use their best judgment as routes are assessed. We kindly ask for your patience and request that you allow a few extra minutes for bus arrival, as routes may take longer than usual. We look forward to welcoming everyone back tomorrow morning!

The JH Boys basketball game at Ash Grove this evening is on as scheduled. The start time is 6:00. Good luck boys!

Crane High School Student Council would like to remind you that we are still planning on having homecoming festivities throughout the week- whenever we return. Spirit days have been posted for each day of the week. Basketball players, cheerleaders, and other students who are part of the homecoming court will have a run-through of the ceremony during 5th period on Thursday. Additionally, the candidates will have the annual parade through the halls Thursday at 2:40 beginning in the pre-school commons. Candidates be sure to prep a float for this. Coronation will occur on Friday night between the JV and varsity games!

Crane Families: Crane R-III will be closed Wednesday, January 28, 2026. This will be AMI Day #2. Please remember, if you have any questions regarding the AMI work, you can message your child’s teacher via email or through Rooms on the Crane R-III app.The AMI work will be due the next day we return to school. I wanted to give a shout out to Brent, Les and Hunter for working hard to ensure our parking lots and sidewalks are ready for us when we do return! Thanks, gentlemen! Stay safe and warm! Have a great day.

The boys' high school basketball game in Morrisville this evening has been canceled. We are working on a make up date and will let everyone know as soon as we know something,