The Hawks Nest
Groundhog Edition: February/March
Pike County R-III (Clopton)
Website: https://www.clopton.k12.mo.us/
Location: 28176 Highway Ww, Clarksville, MO, USA
Phone: 573-324-3546
Facebook: facebook.com/PikeCoRIIIClopton
Twitter: @CloptonSchool
Updates and Information!
- MIDTERM DATE IS FEBRUARY 16TH! - Parents and Students, check your SIS to stay on top of your grades, missing work and attendance! Eligibility Report will be ran the following week!
- Senior Scholarship Information:
Scholarships due: 3/1 - Elks Lodge #791 Scholarship
3/1 - Peoples Bank and Trust Co. Scholarship3/9 - Missouri Women's Golf Education Association Scholarship
3/15 - Alumni Scholarship
3/15 - Sitton & Yates Scholarship3/21 - Scherder Bros Scholarship
3/30 - Lincoln County Democrats Scholarship
- Clopton has used all of its intended "Snow Days" at this point, any future days that will require cancellation will be used as "AMI Days" - please check our district website for your buildings AMI plans!
- Yearbook order forms are now available in the high school office. Yearbooks are $40 and will be delivered in August 2024. Place orders at: www.yearbookforever.com or bring cash or check with order form to HS office or to Mrs. Hall.
- ATTENDANCE MATTERS! Parents and Guardians, please make sure we are limiting absences and informing school if they are out - as a reminder 8 absences allows for students to be put on attendance probation, in which students risk losing CREDIT for that class! If students attendance is suffering, they may be requested to complete a Saturday School to make up some of their minutes!
- Please check your lunch balances for your student and make sure payments are sent in to Ms. Kathy! - They can be found on SIS
- Be sure to check our school website and socials to stay updated on our activities throughout the month! #HawkPride
- PLEASE REMIND YOUR CHILD OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BUS SAFETY!!!
We will educate our bus riders as we start the year again, but help us remind them of proper safety and discipline policies! We want all of our riders and drivers safe on the roads and thank you for the extra help! - February BOE: February 15th at 6pm
- District Basketball will begin the week of February 19th! Check back for an updated bracket and time!
ELEMENTARY NEWS
K-4 Health Fair - February 20th!
Mini Cheerleading Performance - THANK YOU Cheerleaders!
Winter Senior Night at Clopton!
Happy School Counseling Week Mrs. Westermann!
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
PBS Update!
January Assembly
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month!
Middle School
6th: Vivienne Woods
7th: Danika Martin
8th: Michael Wheeler
High School
Freshmen: Calleigh Noah
Sophomores: Kyle West
Juniors: Hayden Howland
Seniors: Zayne Lunsford
January Assembly
Middle School: Students of the Month
High School: Students of the Month
Updated PBS Letter for DONATIONS for the end of the year INCENTIVE TRIP!
Congratulations to Daisy Luke! 1st Place at Skills USA
State Bound!!!! Congratulations to Daisy Luke, PLTC Health Science student, she took 1st place in vet assisting job demonstration competition at todays SKILLS USA district contest!
Congratulations to our FBLA!
Congratulations to Clopton FBLA members for their accomplishments at District 7 FBLA! Medaling students included: Tucker Salmons, Josh Harvey, Chase Hall-5th Sports and Entertainment Management; Chase Hall 5th in Bus. Calculations; Phoebe Hayden 3rd Intro to Business Procedures; Carlyn Lockard 2nd in Sales Presentation; Whitney Lindsay served as timekeeper. (Not pictured but also receiving medals: Campbell Lindsay 1st Intro to Bus. Concepts & 3rd in Intro to Bus. Communications, as well as Tylie Gronek 4th Intro to Business Procedures)
Build My Future Opportunity for Clopton's So/Jr's
Winter Sports Update
Congratulations to our Cheerleaders!
During the 99th Annual Bowling Green Tournament, our Clopton Hawk Cheerleaders won the Cheerleading Award! Congratulations on a great week!
Lady Hawks Basketball
Thank you Seniors!
Bowling Green Tournament Champions
Our girls won the 99th annual Bowling Green Tournament over Winfield!
Record: (16-6)
Braya Smith Joins the 1,000 Point Club
Congratulations to Braya Smith for her 1,000 point accomplishment that was reached during the Louisiana game!
Hawks Basketball
Thank you Seniors!
Seniors: Nick Myers, Chase Hall and Cash Eivins
Boys Victorious at QND Superfan Shootout
Our Clopton Hawks defeated Liberty 57-41 at the QND Shootout!
Record: (17-5)
Kain Eivins QND Shootout MVP
Congratulations to Kain, who was named the QND Superfan Shootout MVP!
Clopton Swimming Co-Op
In the 1st year of the Clopton-Louisiana Swimming Co-Op, the Clopton girls have already made a splash!
Check out the link to see our girls place at the state level with MSHSAA-top 32 performances are guaranteed to entry to 2024 MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships on Feb. 16th; Our team has entries in 200 medley, 200 free, and 400 free relays! Prelims will start on February 15th, which is a Thursday!
- Gracey MacLaughlin has individual performance entries in the 200 individual medley (#2 rank), 100 Butterfly (#7), 100 Freestyle (#7), 500 Freestyle (#2), and 100 Backstroke (#27)
Quiz Bowl
Quiz Bowl in Action!
Our quizbowl team has been busy lately! Both Varsity and JV have been competing well with other conference schools!
Quizbowl Update
Next Meet: February 7th at Wellsville
Finn Selected to All-Tournament Team!
Finn O'Brien made the All-Tournament Team at the Schuyler County Quiz Bowl Tournament! Congrats Finn!
FCA Winter Party
Other Updates!
PLTC Tour
Sophomores will be touring Pike Lincoln Technical Center on February 27th, we thank PLTC for helping let our students get a glimpse into what PLTC offers!
Speech and Debate
Mrs. Henderson and our Speech and Debate students will travel to Wright City on February 10th for their tournament!
EMO Band
The EMO Band Auditions and Rehearsal will be at Elsberry on:
- Monday, February 26th.
- Students who make EMO band will perform on Monday, March 4th at Elsberry!
- Band trip is set for March 22nd for Nashville, please make sure that you have all of your paperwork turned in. Check with Mr. Koenig or Amy Cooke if you have questions!
*NEW* CLOPTON APPARREL (new partnership with GameOne, many diff brands!)
Updates from our FFA
February 26th - Farmers Breakfast - We invite family members and community members to our annual breakfast on MONDAY the 26th from 7:00-8:00am for a free breakfast.
February 27th - State FFA Officer Visit - Members will hear from Missouri FFA State Officer, Karson Calvin
February 28th - Food for America - FFA officers will present agriculture stations to elementary students to teach them the importance of the agriculture industry
February 29th - Ag Field Day - FFA members will participate in a series of games during class to celebrate FFA week
Missouri Youth Tour - Washington D.C.
*NEW* Clopton Baseball Team Store (GameOne - apparel and accessories, shoes)
Informational Meeting-Amsterdam and Paris: Summer of 2025!
NHS/FBLA Blood Drive - MARCH 5th - RESCHEDULED!!!!!!
Pizza Fundraiser at Scotty's - Feb. 16th!
Looking for Teachers for the 24-25 School Year!
- 3rd Quarter midterm is February 16th!
- March 5th RESCHEDULED - Blood Drive
- BOE February 15th
- Seniors will take the WorkKeys- February 22nd!
- Spring Photos/Senior Retakes: March 14th
- 3rd Quarter Ends March 8th
- Spring Break is March 25-29; Students Return on April 2nd