Cardinal Connections
For more than three decades, high school marketing students have had the opportunity to manage and operate a school store. Now known as "The Nest", this store first took flight in the late 1980's.
Students in the Retail Operations class operate The Nest which offers students and staff a variety of food, drinks, and everyone's favorite....cookies! Students are responsible for conducting daily business operations, implementing safety and security measures, and providing quality customer service. Profits from The Nest support Clinton DECA, the extracurricular club associated with the Marketing program.
The Marketing program is one of three Career and Technical Education programs offered at Clinton High School. Students are taught by Mrs. Jessie Thompson.
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Fourth graders in Mrs. Maggi's class at Clinton Intermediate School have been learning about different structures of the human body. Students were then challenged to complete several STEM activities to better understand how various parts of the body work including; muscles, eyes, bones, and lungs.
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The Clinton School District is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
This month, we celebrated and recognized the outstanding work of Clinton Technical School welding instructor, Marty Mitchell. Marty has been an educator for 9 years, all of those years here in the Clinton School District.
"Marty has been an integral part in my transition to CTS," says CTS Director, Melissa Batusic. "He is helpful when it comes to how things have been done in the past and is happy to help his colleagues when needed. The opportunities he provides his students is beyond expectation. Marty does a fantastic job representing Clinton Technical School by serving as our liaison at Team Cardinal. He always has students' best interests in mind and makes sure we are moving towards providing the best experiences for future graduates."
"The opportunity to share real world knowledge and expertise of the welding industry with students and surrounding communities makes me proud to be a teacher," says Marty.
We are so glad to have Mr. Mitchell on our team and we celebrate him and the positive difference he is making in our Cardinals' lives.
In honor of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, we will be featuring each of our CTE programs and showing you the unique ways they are preparing students for their next steps in life.
Building Trades students have given Clinton Technical School quite the facelift this year! Students are using their skills to assist the building in changing its layout to be more conducive to students' learning, make room for a new program, and more! As students make these changes and improvements to the building, they have received hands-on experience in framing, plumbing, electrical, door installation, sheetrock, trim, interior finishing, and more!
Students are taught by Josh Foster, who was a student himself in the CTS Building Trades program during high school.
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For the fourth year in a row, students at Henry Elementary School are enjoying bicycles in Physical Education class.
Bringing bikes into PE class provides all students the chance to learn to ride a bike, and it's also an opportunity to be active and have fun at the same time. Students practice bicycle safety and they also talk about our community's very own Katy Trail that is great for bike riding. Not only do students learn that bicycling improves strength, balance, and spatial awareness, they also discover that it's a lifetime sport they can enjoy their entire lives.
This fun and educational PE unit was made possible by grants for bikes and helmets from the Clinton Rotary Club and Mid-Day Optimist Club. This year, kindergartners are able to participate in this unit, thanks to a grant for balance bikes from the Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation. The balance bikes allow students to work on their balance without the use of training wheels, and helps them transition better to traditional pedal bikes.
Students are taught by Gina Johannsen.
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This past Saturday, the Clinton Middle School Science Olympiad team traveled to the University of Central Missouri for their regional tournament. Our Cardinals did AMAZING, with each student on the team medaling in at least one event (below are their results)! Students who placed first in their event will advance to the State Tournament and will compete at Missouri State University on April 1. Students are coached by Erin Houk and Pam Mifflin.
- Roller Coaster - Addison Sell & Danika DeVasher, 1st
- Crave the Wave - Rhyan Etters & Trevor Fields, 1st
- Codebusters - Rhyan Etters, Trevor Fields, & Brian Miller, 1st
- Forestry - Addison Sell & Danika DeVasher, 2nd
- Wheeled Vehicle - Trevor Fields, 1st
- Bridge - Andrew Harp & Brian Miller, 2nd
- Write it, Do it - Trevor Fields & Rhyan Etters, 1st
- Meteorology - Kallen Matthes & Andrew Harp, 4th
- Solar System - Trevor Fields & Harper Browder-Couts, 2nd
