It is no secret that we have the best art teachers, but something many might not know is how many talented elementary artists we have in Crane! Check out all these winners of this year's SWCL (Southwest Central League) Art Show! Way to go on creating beautiful works of art!
Kindergarten
Anthony P. - 4th B&W drawing
Waverlee C. - 3rd mixed media
Brylen S.- 1st transparent paint
Jorgah D.- 1st colored drawing and 4th transparent paint
1st grade
Silver L. - honorable mention
Wrynlee B. - 1st mixed media
Henry F. - 4th colored drawing (not pictured)
Oakley C. - 1st colored drawing
3rd grade
Brittany G. - 1st mixed media (not pictured)
Jaxon R. - 1st colored drawing
4th grade
Braylin M. - 4th transparent paint
Emery S. - 3rd mixed media relief (not pictured)
Aubrey S. - 2nd mixed media relief
Addisyn H. - 2nd transparent paint
Waylon M. - 2nd colored drawing
5 & 6 grade
Payton M. - 1st transparent paint
Draya R. - 3rd colored drawing
Holly G. - 1st and Best of Show opaque paint and 3rd printmaking
Ali M. - 2nd colored drawing
Ely G. - 1st transparent paint and 1st mixed media relief
Kaycee M. - 2nd mixed media relief
Halee T. - 3rd mixed media relief
Tomorrow the food truck, Brockrito, will be at school to kick off staff appreciation week. They will be outside the library door from 10:30-1:00. The community is welcome to come buy lunch from them. We just ask if staff members come out, please let them to the front of the line to order!
The Pirate Gram for the Week of May 2, 2023.
https://www.smore.com/huwp5
Senior Nick McKinley was recognized today as one of the top 100 graduating seniors in the state of Missouri. We couldn't be more proud!
Thanks to all the hard work of the junior class, prom sponsors, and amazing chaperones, our students danced the night away at Prom 2023. Congratulations to this year's Prom King and Queen, Nolan Brawley and Lillie McMenamy!
Please enjoy a few preview shots taken by the Yearbook staff and the 2023 Prom Slideshow. A special thank you to Nick McKinley and Mr. Wecker for their work on video clips this year!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18YYRyWcd51VA6S9b4h0r5aoyOLqpetQW/view?usp=sharing
In the coming weeks, the yearbook staff will release more pictures to the Crane students who attended. Please be patient as we have over 1000 photos to sort through, and don't forget to order your 2023 yearbook to gain access to ALL the amazing photos we took this year!
The 2023-2024 school year is going to be a great one as we bring Mrs. Kylee Williams back home to the halls of Crane High School! Mrs. Williams will be our new JAG Specialist.
We have a few changes coming in the high school next year! Mr. Bryan is retiring, and we are going to miss him terribly. Our 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher, Mr. Brown, is moving up to the high school, and we are welcoming a new Jr High Social Studies teacher to our staff. Mr. Daniel Cline is going to fit right in as a pirate! We are excited to have him join us!
Mrs. Kylie Shoenberger was recognized by the Table Rock Chamber of Commerce today as Crane R-3 School's Teacher of the Year along with the teachers of the year from Galena, Reeds Spring, and Blue Eye. Thank you Table Rock Community Bank for your sponsorship of our outstanding teachers! We wish Mrs. Shoenberger all the best as she endeavors to earn regional teacher of the year. We all know she deserves it!
Our Jr High Baseball team lost, 6-1, to Sparta tonight in the first round of the SWCL tournament. They take on Sparta again next Thursday, May 4th at home. Show up to cheer them on!
Our Varsity Softball girls took a tough loss to Marionville tonight, 14-2.
Join us in welcoming our new Boys' Basketball Coach, Chase Howerton! He is ready to hit the ground running with our boys, and we look forward to him being a Pirate!
Hunter Cleveland had a busy week last week at the J.A.G. National Career Development Conference (N.C.D.C.) with one thousand other J.A.G. students from across the country. Hunter represented J.A.G. Missouri as a voting delegate for next year's National Officers and did a fantastic job! In between voting sessions, workshops, and employer engagements she got to explore Orlando, Florida and the surrounding area. Way to represent Crane, Hunter!
JV Baseball boys lost to Southwest, 16-2.
Our Softball Lady Pirates are happy making the long drive home from Blue Eye with a 20-2 win! Way to go ladies!
That's a win on Senior night for our varsity Pirates against Southwest, 8-3! Congratulations to our seniors Blake Evans and Ty Lower!
The Pirate Gram for the Week of April 25, 2023.
https://www.smore.com/24yc1
Our Jr High Baseball team won both their A and B games today against Blue Eye! The A team won 13-3 and the B team won 7-6!
Our HS baseball boys lost one to Hurley tonight, then beat Bradleyville 21 - 6!
Jr High baseball lost both A and B to Billings tonight.
We may have started a new tradition in the high school today! Some of our 7th through 12th grade teachers dressed up for "Formal Friday" as a fun activity the day before prom. Prom is tomorrow night, and we hope our students have a great time together! Be safe and make good choices!