
Today we announced Mrs. Erica Lawson as the September Teacher of the Month for Crane R-III! She is our three-year-old,
preschool teacher and has helped make this new program a success! She is strong, resilient, and a huge motivator for her students both past and present! Congratulations, Mrs. Lawson! We are so lucky to have you teaching our youngest Pirates!


Our Jr High girls' B and boys' A teams won their games tonight against New Covenant Academy. Girls' B won, 15-2; Girls' A lost, 33-39; Boys' B lost, 5-10; Boys' A won, 45-37.











Our Lady Pirates played against the Chadwick Lady Cardinals this evening. JV won both sets, but Varsity came up short. Keep playing hard, ladies!
JV
25:12= Win
25:18= Win
Varsity
20:25= Loss
25:23= Win
16:25= Loss
21:25= Loss


That is a big win for the Pirates Baseball team over Billings.
Final score
10 - 4

Families, many of you have asked and we are excited to share you can now pay your child's lunch account online using Paywat! Follow the steps in this short video for instructions to make it happen!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJu22asqlDnW2JLY2QbJCXA3fg94HZwp/view?usp=sharing


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. Jennie Custer and Ms. Alyssa Knight! 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 #GOCSD #smalltownsrock #communityblessed



The JH Basketball teams faced some tough teams from Southwest this evening.
Final scores:
Lady Pirates B 3
Southwest B 4
Lady Pirates A 32
Southwest A 3
Pirates B 10
Southwest B 20
Pirates A 48
Southwest B 29

The Lady Pirates beat the Seneca Lady Indians in both the JV and Varsity games! Congratulations, ladies!
JV
25:16= Win
22:25= Loss
25:18= Win
Varsity
25:13= Win
17:25= Loss
25:12= Win
25:23= Win





It was a full night of Jr High basketball tonight for our Pirates against Greenwood. Our Girls' A team lost 17-23, and the B team lost as well. Our Boys' B team played a great game but fell short by 1 point, and our Boys' A team finished off the night with a big win, 39-28!




The Lady Pirates Varsity team fell to the Blue Eye Lady Bulldogs, while the JV Lady Pirates won one set and lost one set. Keep playing hard!



Attention Pirates! Picture Day is coming up, Thursday, September 19th. Please make sure your students dress their best and come ready with a smile for our Wagner photographers!
A printed, half-sheet flyer with the ordering details below will go home with students next week. The flyer may also be picked up in the elementary and high school offices. Please note the pre-order passwords are different for Elementary and 7-12 Students.
Pre-Order Link for Picture Day portraits: https://tinyurl.com/3kh4fzxp
Elementary Password - 9H6Q8Y5P
JH/HS Password - 6G3P9U4P


The Lady Pirates played hard against the Fordland Lady Eagles, but only took one win in a JV match. Keep playing hard ladies and it will come together!
JV
25:19= Win
22:25= Loss
14:25= Loss
V
12:25= Loss
17:25= Loss
16:25= Loss

Our Jr High and High School August Students of the Month are 7th grader Maverick Pippin and Junior Raegan Jackson! Many students were nominated for starting the year off strong.
About Maverick, the nominating teacher said, "I have appreciated having Maverick in my class so far. He has been active in class discussions and works diligently during class. He has been helpful to his peers as well."
About Raegan, the nominating teacher said, "Raegan spent hours working by herself at the Broiler Festival for school groups and has also made herself available to help as much as possible here at school these past two weeks. Thank you, Raegan!"
Great job, Maverick and Raegan! We appreciate our hard-working students!


The Varsity Lady Pirates played hard against the Forsyth Lady Panthers but fell short in three sets. The JV Lady Pirates won two out of three sets. Both teams played hard!
Varsity
19:25= Loss
24:26= Loss
21:25= Loss
JV
25:22=Win
21:25= Loss
15:4= Win


Final score from Ozark.
Crane 6
Licking 19


That's a season opener WIN against Purdy for our Pirates and a warm welcome for Coach Tucker and Coach Vert! Great job, gentlemen!



Our new 7th graders and our new science teacher, Ms. LaCavera, had their first visit to the lab today to familiarize themselves with the science lab, learn about safety, and practice various forms of measurement. It's been a great first two weeks of school!











Kindergarten started week one of colors of the day! This week was red, orange, blue and green! Here are pictures of them enjoying their foods for that color! The students got to practice learning the colors, color names and color activities!











Who wants some new Pirate gear? T-shirts are $15 and tumblers are $20. All proceeds go to the high school boys' basketball team! Order forms can be turned in to the high school or elementary offices.



We are back in full swing and we know we have stand out teachers! Please nominate your favorite teacher to be recognized for the September Teacher of the Month at the following link. Nominations will be accepted through noon on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
https://forms.gle/pAT2qoyE6tcCW4TD8
