Congratulations to our Jr High and High School May Students of the Month, Jaxon Hilbig and Laynie Glossip, who were recognized at our awards assembly yesterday. About Jackson, the nominating teacher shared: Jaxon is a model student when it comes to politeness and going above and beyond. He is brilliant and always willing to help other students understand concepts that he has mastered. About Laynie, her nominating teachers shared: 1) She's a wonderful student, leader, and role-model. She always accomplishes the work assigned to her, and she is always willing to help her classmates complete theirs. She never balks or complains, and she always offers wonderful insight in class conversations. 2) Laynie is a very kind, hard working individual. She does whatever is asked and will work with anyone that she is asked to without complaint and is diligent about her work even though she is insanely busy. Laynie is optimistic and enthusiastic about her school and extracurricular activities. Thank you for being YOU, Jaxon and Laynie!
As the yearbook staff captures all the end of year activities, don't forget to order your 2025 yearbooks through Wagner! [ https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/craneelementaryandhighschool ] Order by June 5th to save the memories and moments from this year! Yearbooks will arrive in August, and we always sell out of our available copies. Every order provides digital access to all the photos and videos captured throughout the school year. All orders are processed online through Wagner Portrait Group. We only have 3 weeks left, so visit our online yearbook store soon to order yours!
Crane R-III is once again offering one section of full-day three-year-old preschool for the 2025-2026 school year. Eligible students have to turn three by August 1, 2025. Spots are very limited and there will be a waitlist. If you are interested in your three-year-old child attending full-day preschool at Crane Elementary, please complete the Google Form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDqs3eYqZCQgiM_9A4yPxV-mx-sdSREW8u1PKWb8c_nuhZmw/viewform?usp=sharing
Crane Elementary parents/guardians- our end of year awards assemblies are coming up May 22nd! Please mark your calendars- all are invited to attend!!
Graduation is this coming Sunday, and we have a week full of Senior milestones ahead of us! Tuesday, May 13th, is assembly day for the Jr High and High School. Within that, Seniors' "Decision Day" will be around 9:45 am in the high school gym following the academic awards portion of the assemblies. We will not start Decision Day recognition before 9:45 am, so parents have a solid arrival time if they would like to attend and support their senior. Wednesday, May 14th, Baccalaureate will be held at First Baptist Church, Crane at 6:30 pm. Thursday, May 15th is graduation practice, and seniors are REQUIRED to attend to be able to walk at graduation. Any senior who is not at the 9:00 am graduation practice, which will last until 11:00 am to possibly as late as noon, will not be able to walk at graduation. On that morning, seniors will meet in the cafeteria at 9:00 am with their caps and gowns and chromebooks with cases and chargers (if they haven't turned them in already at that time). We started a new tradition last year for the seniors and kindergarteners: They will be doing their walk through the halls together at approximately 9:45 on Thursday, May 15th. The graduation practice morning is the final event for the week before seniors and their families begin a weekend of celebration that includes Sunday's graduation ceremony at 3:00 pm in the high school gym! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you may contact the high school principal, Mrs. Mease, via email at measet@crane.k12.mo.us, her office phone at (417)723-5300 ext. 904, or her cell phone, which most people have.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Mease
Our Crane Lady Pirates advance to the next round of Districts by beating Billings Lady Wildcats in the 7th inning! They play Exeter Lady Tigers on Monday at 7 PM in Purdy!
Our Jr High and High School April students of the month are Natalie Hoffman and Kuentin Vallance. About Natalie, her teachers shared, "Natalie has good work ethic and is well behaved in class. She is well respected by her peers, and I appreciate her willingness to try difficult tasks." About Kuentin, his teachers shared: "Kuentin is consistently kind, respectful, and helpful. He is a diligent worker, always adheres to the rules, and puts forth 100% effort." Great job Natalie and Kuentin! Thank you for being you!
It's not too late ! Come give blood and get baseball tickets and a t shirt!!
Crane has students accomplishing great things in and out of school! Our very own Kyler Allerton won the Bull Riding State Champion title this weekend in the Missouri Junior High Rodeo Association! He will be traveling to Des Moines, IA to compete at the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in June. Help us congratulate him on this win! We wish him luck and a safe ride in June! Thank you to Kyler's mom for sharing this accomplishment with us so we can join them in being proud of Kyler. Parents, if your children are achieving great things outside of school, let us know so we can praise them as well!
The baseball game in Billings tomorrow has been canceled.
Update: Softball's 1st round of district play is in Purdy at 6:30 pm, not 7:30 pm. That was my mistake! ~Mrs. Mease
Here is our Jr High & High School May Newsletter!
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Both the baseball and softball games today have been canceled. We will keep everyone posted on any makeup dates
Here is the Elementary School Scoop with some May updates.
Field Day dates have been swapped.
3rd-6th grade will be on Thursday, May 15th.
K-2nd grade will be on Friday, May 16th.
The change had to be made because of Kindergarten Graduation practice.
Mrs. Scott's 4th grade class has started a weekly writing activity on We Will Write. This website offers a wide variety of writing prompts to help students explore their creativity and discover a love for writing. This friendly competition also helps them work on typing skills!
Come support Student Council, get yummy snacks, free baseball tickets, and a cool shirt- All while saving lives! Sign up online or just show up! This helps us earn a college scholarship as well!
The baseball game at Billings today has been canceled.
Due to lack of interest, Cox Mobile Unit will not be coming to do sport physicals on Tuesday April 29th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Parents and Guardians of Seniors! Please email or send in Senior photos to Ms. Knight (knighta@crane.k12.mo.us) by May 6th; we need these for the Graduation Slideshow and the Yearbook Pages. If we don't receive a senior's photo, their class portrait from this fall will be used.
Don't forget to order your 2025 yearbooks through Wagner! [ https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/craneelementaryandhighschool ]
Yearbooks will arrive in August; to make sure you get yours, order before the end of May! Every yearbook comes with digital access to all the photos and videos captured throughout the 2024-2025 school year. We cannot take cash or check payments at this time as all orders are processed through Wagner Portrait Group.
Parents and guardians, we want to let you know that we did not have to take cover at the school, and everyone is safe and sound. We just had hard, heavy rain and wind.
The Crane Pirates varsity team took a loss to Southwest 9-0 in 7 innings.