Juniors and Seniors! The Prom Committee is now selling tickets for Prom until the end of February. Tickets must be purchased in advance to enter the event on April 26th. Crane Juniors and Seniors must pay $50 in prom dues; most Seniors have already paid these dues, and should check with Dr. East if they are unsure.
Guest tickets cost $20. If bringing a guest who does not attend Crane High School, the guest must complete and submit a Outside Guest Form with Mrs. Mease. Please see the attached flyer for more details, and let's make some amazing memories at Prom 2025!
HS Jag students are helping our 2nd grade students with their research projects. Everyone looks forward to the big kids coming in during writing!
We are now accepting nominations for the February Teacher of the Month! Crane is blessed with some of the best and we look forward to recognizing our amazing staff! Nominate a deserving teacher at the following link: https://forms.gle/BzvTerEbfnMhqoo37
We will be accepting nominations until February 5, 2025.
Next week is homecoming spirit week in the high school. Tuesday is college shirt day, Wednesday is western wear day, Thursday is class color day, and Friday is dress as your future career (do we have any future Chiefs football players?!). Students and teachers, join in the fun!
Tomorrow night's Academic Team trivia night fundraiser will be rescheduled. We will send out the new date soon!
Due to school being cancelled, our students who attend VoTech at Table Rock Career Center will not be attending VoTech tomorrow.
Crane R-III Schools: Due to the large number of students and staff who are sick, Crane R-III will be closed tomorrow, January 31, 2025 so our custodial staff can spend the day cleaning and sanitizing the building. We will utilize AMI #2. Please message teachers any questions concerning AMI Day #2 work. Decisions concerning scheduled after school activities will be made later but we wanted to get this news out to parents as quickly as possible for those who need to make arrangements.
Reminder that the Valentine's Day rose order forms are due tomorrow, January 31st. You can turn forms in to the elementary or high school office!
UPDATE: Order forms can be turned in on Tuesday, February 4th.
Here is information about our Crane Elementary Spirit Week (2/4/2025 - 2/7/2025) for next week.
Both the JV and Varsity Pirates pulled out wins against the Purdy Eagles! The Varsity ended up winning in overtime. Way to play hard, Pirates!
Tomorrow night, our girls will host Blue Eye. The start time is 6:00 and there will just be one varsity game. Good luck, ladies
Crane R-III Schools is excited to announce that Crane High School English Teacher, Ms. Alyssa Knight is one of only 91 educators across Missouri selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Personalized Competency-Based Master Teacher Cadre program! This professional learning opportunity is hosted by the Success-Ready Students Network in partnership with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to master personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) through a dynamic blend of in-person and virtual experiences.
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Knight on this exciting accolade!
We have had some more Crane Elementary students add their work to our Refrigerator Work space. Steve completed a fractions learning opportunity answering all problems correctly and using his best handwriting. Adi did some amazing work on an abiotic and biotic science lab. Gavin organized his writing, about why he prefers extra recess outside, very well. Keep up the great work!!
Hello pirates! Just a few reminders from the yearbook gang as we close out January.
--Senior Yearbook Ads: The original deadline was January 10th, but we are accepting orders through January 31st. Please attach payment to your form and turn in ASAP!
--Graduation and Prom Slideshows: Ms. Knight needs photos for slideshows (Baby, Middle, Senior for Graduation; any age for Prom) as soon as possible! If students do not submit photos soon, they may not appear in the slideshows.
--Yearbook Orders: Open until June 6th. Yearbooks cost $45, with cover personalization available for $6. Orders are online. Visit https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/craneelementaryandhighschool or check the image for more details. For help ordering online, contact Wagner Portrait Group via their email form.
Questions? Please contact Ms. Knight at knighta@crane.k12.mo.us.
Our Pirates have a couple of schedule changes for this week. There is no game against Galena tonight, and the boys will be playing Purdy at home tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 29th at 6:00 pm.
After a very competitive varsity game, that win felt GOOD! Way to go Lady Pirates! Both JV and Varsity won tonight against Morrisville: JV, 25-0 and Varsity, 55-51.
At halftime, our Lady Pirates are tied with Morrisville. It's a good game! Come on out and cheer them on!
Loss for the Lady Pirates.
Our Lady Pirates are down by 11 at halftime against Marionville in the 3rd place game of the Lady Comet Classic. Let's hope for a strong 2nd half!
The Crane Lady Pirates took on the Ash Grove Lady Pirates fell short with a score of 40-44. They will play against Marionville for 3rd place Saturday at 3:00 PM at Marionville.
