• Wednesday, April 4
  • Baseball vs Naylor @ HOME 4:30 pm
  • Softball vs Naylor @ HOME 4:30 pm
• Thursday, April 5
  • Band @ Puxico for Music Assessment
  • Baseball @ South Iron Bus @ Game: 4:30 pm; 3:00 pm
  • Softball @ Advance Game: 4:30 pm; Bus: 2:15 pm
• Friday, April 6
  • Black River League Art show @ Ellington
  • Baseball vs Winona @ Home 4:30 pm
  • Softball @ Ellington Game: 4:30 pm; Bus: 2:45 pm
• Saturday, April 7
  • Band and Choir @ TRC Tinnin Center
  • Swing Pink Softball Tourney @ Dexter
  • State Band and Choir contest @ TRC
• Sunday, April 8
  • FBLA to State Leadership Conference @ Springfield

Congratulations go out to three female athletes from CHS that have signed to accept collegiate sports scholarships, continuing their athletic careers. Halle Gooch and Brittany Adams will be honing their skills on softball fields at Three Rivers and Mineral Area Colleges while Cheyanne Burton will be pounding the basketball court at Central Methodist College.

Although the state of Missouri was not able to fund this year’s administration of the ACT® to students in 11th grade, CHS juniors are testing on Tuesday, April 3, thanks to action by the local school board and efforts by school personnel. All Clearwater High School juniors will soon have an entrance exam score to show colleges by participating in the ACT exam during school hours.

Ensuring that all Missouri students graduate ready for college and careers is a goal of the state’s Top 10 by 20 initiative, which calls for Missouri to be one of the top 10 states for education by 2020. State funding first allowed for an annual administration of the ACT® in 2015 and was sufficient to offer the opportunity again in 2016 and 2017. However, following a reduction of $4 million in the state assessment budget, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was not able to fund administration of the test in 2018. Options for district-administered testing was made available directly through ACT® and three test dates were made available for these administrations in the 2017-2018 academic year: October 3, 2017; February 27, 2018; and April 3, 2018.

The free exam is a savings for families in the Clearwater R-1 School District. The ACT is a national college entrance exam that tests students in English, math, reading and science. The test is one measure colleges and universities use when deciding admittance and scholarships. For more information, visit ACT State and District Testing.

Students will have an early dismissal on Wednesday, March 28 at 12:20 pm. Teachers will be involved in professional development activities on Wednesday afternoon and all day on Thursday, March 29. Students will resume classes on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

An 8th Grade Parent Night will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Clearwater Middle School Library to provide information about the transition to high school.

The high school baseball game for Tuesday, March 27 has been rescheduled for 4:00 pm on April 11 at Woodland. The high school softball game has been rescheduled for 5:30 pm on April 27 at Woodland. Junior high games have not yet been rescheduled.

Music solos and small ensembles from seven area schools performed at the Class 3 District 2 Music Festival at Three Rivers College on Saturday, March 24.  Seven students received I ratings, advancing to the State Music Festival to be held April 26 on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Performances and Ratings:
•Mason German – Piano Solo I, Vocal Solo I, Alto Sax Solo I, Vocal Trio I, Sax Quartet I
•Jacy Kiser – Piano Solo I
•Andie Cravens-Knott – Baritone Sax Solo I, Sax Quartet I
•Mia Gayle – Vocal Trio I, Vocal Solo II, Oboe Solo II
•Amaya Keele – Vocal Trio I, Vocal Solo II
•Makenzie Lancaster – Sax Quartet I, Alto Sax Solo II
•Jack Lancaster – Sax Quartet I
•Jacob Cheney – Baritone Horn Solo II

The CHS Music Department is under the direction of Dana Buxton.

Sports Schedule for the week of March 26-30:

Monday:
Softball vs Meadow Heights Game: 4:30 PM Changed to HOME game
HS baseball @ Arcadia Valley Game: 4:30 PM Bus: 2:30 PM
JH baseball vs. Greenville Game: 4 PM Postponed due to rain
JH volleyball vs. Doniphan Game: 6 PM

Tuesday:
HS baseball/softball @ Woodland Game: 4:30 PM Bus: 2:30 PM Postponed
JH baseball vs. South Iron Game: 4:30 PM Postponed

Wednesday: No events

Thursday:
HS baseball/softball @ Nayor Game: 4:30 PM Bus: 2:10 PM  Postponed
JH baseball @ Doniphan Game: 4:30 PM Bus: 2:20 PM
5th-6th basketball vs. Ellington Game: 5 PM
Golf vs. Bloomfield Match: 4 PM

Friday: No events