Crane R-III School District

Crane Archery Tournament Results Crane Archery proudly hosted their first tournament of the season on Friday, January 16th, and Saturday, January 17th, 2026. The event saw participation from 375 archers representing 18 different schools, competing in both 3-D and Bullseye tournaments. 3-D Tournament Results Crane Middle School Team: 1st Place with a score of 1550 (Tier 3) Individual Achievements: High School: Brady Cline: 1st Place with a score of 287 (Top score in the tournament) Middle School: Brennan Brosseau: 3rd Place with a score of 262 Maddison McHaffie: 2nd Place with a score of 265 Payton Martin: 3rd Place with a score of 258 Bullseye Tournament Results Crane High School Team: 1st Place with a score of 3212 Crane Middle School Team: 3rd Place with a score of 3023 Individual Achievements: High School: Brady Cline: 1st Place with a score of 285 (Top score in the tournament) Destiny Kerr: 2nd Place with a score of 282 (Personal Best) Middle School: Levi Colgan: 3rd Place with a score of 275 (Personal Best) Payton Martin: 2nd Place with a score of 271 The Crane Archery Team had 23 participants in the 3-D tournament, with 15 qualifying for the State Tournament. Impressively, 16 archers recorded their personal bests. In the Bullseye tournament, three more shooters qualified for the state tournament, and 11 set personal records. All scores are available at nasptournaments.org. Congratulations to all our talented archers! Upcoming Event Join us for our next tournament at Hurley on Saturday, January 24th.

A huge shout-out to Table Rock Community Bank for stepping in and rocking the concession stand at tonight’s tournament games! These four were nonstop all night! Thank you for keeping everyone fueled and smiling! #communityblessed

Our Crane Pirates beat the Monett Cubs tonight and advance to the Championship round of the 59th Annual Crane Invitational! They play Saturday at 2:30 against Clever. Come support the Pirates!

The Jr. High Boys played hard against the Marionville Comets but fell in both the A and B games. We were excited that our Jr. High Cheerleaders were able to come cheer us on, even if we didn't win! A Game Crane 11: Marionville 50 B Game Crane 36: Marionville 43

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, Nurse Macy Branstetter. 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.
#PirateProudTuesday #CSCO #bradhudson #whaley4mo138th #GOCSD #smalltownsrock #communityblessed

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. Adria Marcum and Mr. Dave Hesford! 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

In the first round of the Crane Tournament tonight, our Crane Pirates beat Seneca, and Monett beat Cassville. Crane will play Monett at 6:00 on Thursday night.

Senior parents and guardians, “Baby” and “Middle” photos for the graduation slideshow are due January 30th, 2026. Seniors need to provide three pictures (“Baby,” “Middle,” and “Senior”) for the slideshow; otherwise, only the Senior’s school portrait will appear in the slideshow. Email Ms. Knight (knighta@crane.k12.mo.us) photos or bring printed copies of photos to the HS Office; printed photos will be returned promptly after we scan them.

Also, just a reminder that if you ordered a Senior Ad for the 2026 yearbook, photos and notes are due January 30th, 2026. Please email these to Ms. Knight ASAP so our yearbook staff can get to work on our senior pages. We’d like to verify concept pages with everyone who ordered an ad by the end of March.

As always, please email or call Ms. Knight at the highschool if you have any questions! We're happy to help!

Same faces, different places! We are happy to announce that beginning Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Mrs. Whitney Vaught will be moving to the Special Services and Food Services Secretary. Mrs. Beth Mitchell will be transitioning from her paraprofessional position to the Elementary Secretary! These changes mean we are hiring! If you are interested in joining our team as a paraprofessional, please apply on our website!

Weekly Sports Events

Crane Archery visited Gloria Deo Academy on Saturday, January 10th, to participate in their inaugural tournament of the Archery Season. Crane High School achieved 2nd place with a score of 3185, reaching the State Qualifying Tier 3. Crane Middle School secured 1st place with a score of 3024, qualifying for State Tier 4. Individual Awards: High School Male: Brady Cline earned 1st place with a score of 288, the highest in the tournament, qualifying for State Tier 1. Cameron Chisam took 2nd place with a score of 284, qualifying for State Tier 2. Twelve archers achieved their personal best, and twenty-four qualified for the state tournament. The team welcomed nine new participants this year, and their performance was commendable. All scores are available at nasptournaments.org. Crane will host the next tournament on Friday, January 16th, and Saturday, January 17th, featuring both a 3D division and a bullseye division.

Green Zone Club! On Friday, students were recognized for their efforts and excellence, scoring in the green on their Middle of the Year iReady Reading Diagnostic. These students got to pick some goodies off of the Green Zone Cart.
The Reading Green Zone Club increased from 88 students at the beginning of the year to 132 in the middle of the year. Keep growing in the green!

The Crane Jr. High Pirates traveled to Stockton tonight! The long trek brought one loss and two wins! Way to go Pirates! A Team: Crane 19: Stockton 42 B Team: Crane 31: Stockton 24 5th Quarter Crane 4: Stockton 2

We're headed home from Purdy with wins for both JV and Varsity tonight! The JV boys won 31-18, and Varsity won 55-22.

The 59th Annual Crane Invitational Tournament is next week. Come out and enjoy some basketball!

The Jr. High Pirates had their season opener tonight against Mt. Vernon Mt'Neers. They played hard but fell short in both the B and A games. They play again tomorrow night in Stockton! Best of luck Pirates! B Team Crane 14: Mt. Vernon 46 A Team: Crane 33: Mt. Vernon 45

Parents/Guardians of 10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade students: In an effort to help any college-bound student reach their post-secondary goals, we will be offering the opportunity for 10th-12th grade Crane students to take the ACT at Crane High School during the school day. This will take place on March 10, 2026. The cost for the test is $58, a savings of $14 off the regular price.
Some advantages of taking the ACT at school during the day:
1. You do not need to find transportation to an ACT location on a Saturday.
2. The location is guaranteed. They won't close the site due to low numbers like they can for National testing.
3. It is cheaper than a National test ($58 compared to $72 for the exact same test)
4. You can improve your score the more times you take the ACT. Most colleges accept super scores. Your superscore is the average of your best scores from each subject from multiple test attempts.
If you would like your student to participate in this testing opportunity, please complete the attached form https://forms.gle/SVsqoH1uHS6eYC8G8 and pay your $58 fee to the high school office by January 28th. If you have questions, contact Mrs. Mullins at mullinsm@crane.k12.mo.us or call 417-723-5300 ext 715.

The Crane Library will be hosting Creativity Club events on three Mondays in February for children ages 5-10 years old at 11:00 AM.
Here's the super-fun February lineup:
-February 2nd: Karaoke Disney Edition – Grab the mic and belt out your favorite Disney hits like a superstar! Expect dancing, laughing, and plenty of magical moments.
-February 9th: Paper Airplane Building – Design, fold, and launch the ultimate paper airplanes! Who can fly the farthest? Let the friendly competition begin!
-February 23rd: Movie Day with The Wild Robot (Rated PG) - Cozy up for this heartwarming animated adventure, complete with free popcorn for everyone!

The Lady Pirates beat the Marion C Early Lady Panthers. Way to play hard to the very young ladies!

The Lady Pirates are leading at half time against the Lady Panthers at Marion C. Early. Keep playing hard ladies! Crane 26- MCE 10