Crane R-III School District

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,

Crane Families: Crane R-III will be closed Tuesday, January 27, 2026. This will be AMI Day #1. 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. Stay safe and warm! Have a great day.

The Crane Lady Pirates played the Monett Lady Cubs in the Lady Comet Classic. They came back stronger in the second half and pulled out the win! They won the consolation bracket. Way to play hard ladies! Crane-51:Monett-44

The Junior High basketball game on Monday has been canceled. We are working on a make up date and will let everyone know as soon as we know. Stay warm and safe this weekend.

ELEMENTARY AMI PACKETS
Parents, you can find a link to all Elementary AMI Packets online, should you need access to this work.
1. Go to www.crane.k12.mo.us
2. Clink on MENU
3. Scroll down to the Elementary heading and click on your child's grade level
All AMI work is a review of skills. These packets were passed out at Parent/Teacher Conferences in October.
If you need a printed packet, please let your child's teacher know. Thank you!
Mrs. Blair

The Junior Varsity Football meeting is next Thursday, 1/29/26 in the Crane Library at 6:00. Sorry for any confusion.

Because of the impending weather our Lady Pirates will now play on Friday, 1/23/26, instead of Saturday. Our game will be at 4:30 at Marionville High School.

In his Ag I class today, Mr. Hensley enthralled his students with a hands on learning opportunity. They have been learning about various livestock body systems. He was able to bring in cow lungs, pig lungs, and an entire pig digestive tract. The students "stomached" it surprisingly well and were fascinated by the experience.

We have decided not to send our TRCC students to VoTech today. Your student may have already contacted you. Those who don't drive or have rides will work in the library this morning. Thank you, Mrs. Mease

Our Lady Pirates lost to Marionville tonight. They will play for 5th place this weekend.

It was a good night for the Pirates in Blue Eye! Our JV boys won 27-18, and our Varsity boys won 37-27

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