Reminder: School will be dismissed next Monday, February 17th, for Presidents' Day!
The 7th and 8th grade VRC Robotics team, led by Charre Todd, attended the Oiltown Showdown VEX Robotics Tournament in El Dorado Saturday, February 8. The team won each of the 9 matches played. They were ranked number 1 at the end of the qualifying rounds and went on to win the Tournament Champions title at the end of the elimination round.
The team impressed the judges and also won the Team Excellence Award for their work on building the robot, engineering notebook, and teamwork. The team won the Skills trophy with the highest skills score for the day, 18 points.
Congratulations!
Due to weather conditions, the After-School program at CES is canceled. Bus riders will ride their regular bus route and car riders will be need to be picked up at the 3:15 dismissal time.
Due to weather conditions, Crossett School District will be closed tomorrow, February 11. Students should complete Day 1 of their AMI packet.
We've had several ask about the date, time and location of our high school graduation.
CHS Graduation will be held in the Crossett High School Arena on Friday, May 15th at 7 p.m.
School will be dismissed next Monday, January 20th, in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Crossett School District will be open tomorrow, Monday, January 13 with all buses running at their regular times.
19 of our students went to the Special Olympics State Bowling Tournament yesterday in Little Rock. They brought home 8 Gold medals, 5 Silver medals, 4 Bronze medals, 1- 4th place medal and 1- 5th place medal! They had a mixture of two 4 male teams, 1 mixed team(2 male, 2 female), 1 double female team, 3 individual bowlers and 2 bowlers who used ramps.
The students truly enjoyed their trip and having the opportunity to compete! Mrs. Melissa, the teachers and the team want to thank everyone for supporting them!
Tickets for tomorrow night's semifinal game against Shiloh Christian are on pre-sale at the administration building for $6. There is no discount for early sales, this just helps you to avoid the possible long lines!
Results from the Special Olympics Bowling last Thursday-
We had 29 students participate.
We won 13 1st PLACE MEDALS, 11 2nd PLACE MEDALS, 5 3rd PLACE MEDALS
We have 20 students who qualified to go to STATE in Little Rock on December 4th! They bowled their hearts out. It was an amazing day not just for the students, but for all of the teachers, volunteers and parents. Thank you for your support!
Below are the football play-off guidelines for preliminary rounds admission and passes per the Arkansas Activities Association:
A. Gate admission prices are: Students and Adults - $6.00
B. The following shall be admitted without charge:
1. Cheerleaders in uniform.
2. Dance/Drill team in uniform.
3. Band members in uniform.
4. School groups that have been previously authorized to perform at the event.
5. Authorized AAA Identification Passes ( ONLY THE PERSON NAMED ON THE PASS MAY USE THE PASS. IDENTIFICATION WILL BE CHECKED)
6. AAA Media Press Credential Tag
Basketball season starts at home tonight! Meet the Eagles begins at 5 p.m. with the Senior Girls tip off at 6 p.m. and the Senior Boys tip off at 7 p.m. Come out and support the Lady Eagles and the Eagles basketball teams as they play Dermott!
We want to thank these officers for taking the time to stop by and assist the kids in the Special Olympics yesterday! They also presented the students with their medals. The kids thoroughly enjoyed seeing these officers and taking pictures with them! We also want to thank the other volunteers and parents who took time to come by to help and visit with the students! Thank you so much! This was a successful event for Crossett and Hamburg students!
Students from Crossett and Hamburg had a great time bowling for the Special Olympics today!
Students from Crossett and Hamburg had a great time bowling for the Special Olympics today!
Students from Crossett and Hamburg had a great time bowling for the Special Olympics today!
CHS will have a community-wide pep assembly on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the parking lot beside Andy's restaurant. All community members are welcome to attend and cheer on the Eagles as they play their first playoff game on Friday, November 22, 2019.
Reminder: CES Math/Literacy Night this evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the CES classrooms.
Parents will learn about our newly purchased curriculum programs Eureka Math, Wit and Wisdom and Wilson's Fundations.
Go to the CES Facebook page to view videos of the curriculum being implemented in the classrooms!
We would like to congratulate Mrs. Kristi Clanton-McDuff and the CHS JAG program on receiving a $34,000 TANF grant to use for the program! JAG is a program at CHS for seniors to promote job and work skills (Jobs for America's Graduates). TANF stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and was founded to keep families together by providing job skills, resources and assistance to family leaders. This grant will help fund Career Day and also to help pay student salaries as they intern for various jobs around the community. Look for an article about the grant in our monthly newsletter for December written by Journalism student Hannah Diffie.
EARL COLLINS FOUNDATION KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
The Earl Collins Foundation of Kiwanis International will award a $1000 scholarship to a graduating senior in this Kiwanis district. Applications are available in the counselor’s office. Applications must be returned to Mr. Sasser at CHS by January 10, 2020.