Alyssa Chastain is our Teacher of the Month for March! In her nomination, she is described as an amazing teacher with a heart of gold. Ms. Chastain has created a climate and culture in her classroom that has helped her students change behaviors and grow confidence in social and work skills. She provides information and advice that helps parents and students be their best and amazing selves. Thank you for being you, and we are so happy to have you at Crane Alyssa!!
World Down Syndrome Day is this Thursday, March 21st! In order to show support to those with down syndrome 'mismatch sock day' is nation wide! Wearing mismatched socks reminds us to celebrate the things that make each of us unique! We would love to see Crane students participate! Please share pictures on the Facebook post!
The Jr High dance for Crane 7th and 8th grade students is tonight! It is from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Admission is $2.00 at the door. Students will enter through the main high school entrance. We have a handful of students who made this happen for their classmates. Thank you, girls! A special thank you to Ashley and Peyton Cutbirth for all the extra help you put in, and shout out to Jazmyne Jones for the awesome balloon arch! There will be a photographer on Main Street near Hippie and Hank boutique from 4:00 to 5:30 if you're interested in buying pictures.
The High School baseball games that were scheduled at our home field for today have been moved to Purdy. They will be played at 5:00 and 7:00 pm!
Due to the timing of the forecasted severe weather, Crane R-III will be dismissing students at 1:30PM today. All after school activities, including Boys & Girls Club have been canceled. We are also canceling the Internet Safety Class that was being held tonight.
If your child's dismissal plans will change as a result of this early dismissal, please contact the school office by 12:45 PM.
Our students and staff safety are of the utmost importance!
It is time to nominate a teacher for Teacher of the Month for this school year. Please nominate any deserving teacher by Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the following link.
https://forms.gle/Epk86k1KYJD9s59V7
Tomorrow, March 14th, the yearbook sponsor, Ms. Knight, is taking a day to photograph several of our organizations and any students who may have missed previous picture days this year. The following groups need to bring their club t-shirts: JH & HS JAG, FBLA, StuCo, Archery, and FFA. FFA Officers need to bring official dress. JH & HS Choir, Beginning Band, and 7th Grade Band should be dressed nicely.
Thank you for helping to make sure your students bring their club shirts and are appropriately dressed for group picture day!
The Cox Mobile Unit will be at the school for sports physicals and immunizations on Friday, April 5th. There are consent forms in the high school office for those wanting to take advantage of this convenient opportunity!
A Few Things Taking Place This Week at Crane R-III
- Tonight (March 12) at 5:30 PM- CSCO Meeting in the Library
- Tonight (March 12) at 7:00 PM- CSCO's Meet the Candidates in the Library: Come meet the six candidates running for Crane School Board. Park in the High School lot or bus lane. Cookies and water will be available.
- Thursday at 5:30 PM-7:30 PM- Internet Safety Class: Dinner at 5:30 PM, Class at 6:00 PM. Park in the bus lane or High School lot. Please RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/gBstq1TY7c4mrvVC7
- Thursday at 7:30 PM- Special Board Meeting in Board Room
Please have your child wear their Character Shirt, Friday, March 15th for the 3rd Quarter Assembly.
Our Jr High A team volleyball girls fought hard and won in 3 sets tonight against Spokane. The B team played a great game, but came up short. Way to go, Lady Pirates!
The boys baseball and girls softball jamboree's have been canceled for today and both moved to Monday, 3/11/24. The boys play at Miller with two 4 inning games at 6:00 and 7:15. The girls travel to Southwest and will play two 4 inning games at 5:30 and 6:15.
Reminder- Boys & Girls Club will be closed today, Friday March 8th!
Our Jr High A team volleyball girls fought hard and won in 3 sets tonight against Sparta. The B team played a great game, and won as well! The C team is really growing and improving, but fell short tonight. Good things are happening! Keep improving, girls!
Our High School Academic Team competed in the SWCL Academic Meet Tournament. Their first round was close, losing by just one question. However, they won their next round, placing 5th overall. Waylon Mease placed 7th and Roland Baker placed 4th in the tournament for average toss up questions per game!
There will be no Gibson Tech classes next week, March 12th through the 15th. Reeds Spring Schools will be on Spring Break. VoTech students will need to arrive at school by 11:40 on those days.
Our Jr High and High School Students of the Month for February are 8th grader, Shia Fields and Sophomore, Tailor Cleveland. About Shia, his teachers shared: Shia always goes above and beyond what is asked of him. He always has a positive attitude and is eager to help other students when they are struggling. Shia excels in everything he does. He is easy-going and friendly to his peers, a natural leader. He also has great integrity and is willingly to be wrong. His love of learning and improving himself drives him to success in the classroom and in life. About Tailor, her teachers shared: Tailor is a very dedicated and motivated student. She always does her best and is patient and considerate when others ask for help. I frequently find her tutoring others on work and can definitely rely on her to get anything done. Great job Shia and Tay! You are awesome!
Yearbook orders are open until June 2024. We’re keeping book prices at $45, and our publisher only increased the cost of cover personalization to $6. All yearbook orders are conducted online as our publisher does not accept cash or check payments.
Please view the attached photo for details and/or visit our online yearbook store at [https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/craneelementaryandhighschool].
Questions and assistance with yearbook ordering may be directed to Wagner Portrait Group. Their customer service request form [https://www.wagnerportraitgroup.com/csform] is the easiest way to get in touch, but they also have a customer service phone number [314.567.5900]. Any questions may be directed to the Crane Yearbook Staff at yearbook@crane.k12.mo.us or the yearbook advisor, Ms. Knight, at knighta@crane.k12.mo.us.
Crane R-III will be hosting an Internet Safety Class titled "Protecting Our Kids: From Social Media to Sex Trafficking" on Thursday, March 14 from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM in the Crane Library Media Center. This is a FREE class where a light meal and childcare will be provided to those in attendance. (Dinner will be served at 5:30 PM.) Please RSVP by completing the link found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14fDxIdk51dn8mrRAhISatkBqAhRdXh7zOVlvezfB140/edit
We hope to see many of you there!
