Cape Girardeau Public Schools - Every student…every day!

Are you interested in becoming a substitute teacher for the 2023-2024 school year? Southeast Missouri State University will host training on August 1-3 at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center.

The 2023-2024 School Supply List is available for those families who want to get a jump on back-to-school preparations!

Cape Girardeau County Public Health will be hosting Drive-Thru vaccination clinics on June 21st from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and July 26th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 1121 Linden Street. These clinics are for students entering Kindergarten or 8th Grade.

We're hiring Teacher Assistants for the 2023-2024 school year. Apply today by clicking the "careers" tab on our website or by following this link: https://capegirardeau.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=680.

Attend one of our listening/discussion sessions to help the CGPS Board create its Community Engagement Plan. Both sessions will be held Monday, June 12th at 301 N. Clark. The morning session begins at 7:30 and the evening session will start at 5:30. Follow the link below to sign up. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0qwbkBUKer5FWO39mE8naGOG2w616JKQIhmhy2Y5kq27ZmA/viewform?usp=sf_link

All children 18 years and younger can eat at any of our buildings while we are having Summer School. They do not have to be a student enrolled in Summer School to receive a FREE meal.

VisitCape would like to invite all CGPS families to claim their FREE tickets for the SEMO Solar Eclipse Expo in July. The event is being held Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 at the Show Me Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Claim your free tickets today at https://semoeclipseexpo.org/.

Franklin Elementary 2nd grade students participated in the D.A.R.E program with Officer Atlas this semester. They learned about being safe and making safe choices. The students were so excited working with Officer Atlas. On April 27th, the students graduated from the program, receiving a certificate, a D.A.R.E bear, and a t-shirt.

Cape Central High is hosting its first-ever talent show Thursday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Kinder Hall. The event is being hosted by Student Senate with proceeds going to the Safe House of Southeast Missouri. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for CHS students.

Congratulations to these students from the Cape CTC for an outstanding performance at the SkillsUSA State Competition. This group is celebrating 27 medalists and 15 1st-place finishes! Wow! Next up, Nationals in Atlanta!

Thank you to the organization Shoes from the Heart for its generous donation of new shoes to our students. We greatly appreciate your kindness.

Cadets from Cape Central High's Air Force JROTC participated in a 14-mile hike on Saturday to commemorate the Bataan Death March from WWII. The cadets experienced great camaraderie while raising awareness for Veterans Relief.

Important Update 3/31: All activities, Cub Club, practices and games are canceled today due to potential severe weather. The Addams Family at Cape Central High for tonight (Friday) will be rescheduled for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Friday tickets will be honored at Sunday’s performance. We encourage our Tiger Family to please stay tuned to local media outlets to make sure you are informed of the latest weather. We could have very strong storms late this afternoon into the evening. Please be safe. Thank you!

Cape Girardeau Public Schools and the City of Cape Girardeau would like to invite the public to celebrate the opening of the Jefferson Community Center on Thursday, April 6th at 1:00 p.m. We will host a short ceremony and offer tours of the new facility. We are very excited for our students and the community to use this beautiful, new resource!

Students riding the buses below will be running a few minutes late today. Out of an abundance of caution, buses were late loading due to an incident involving law enforcement at South Ellis and Sprigg. Buses are rolling and getting loaded now. Buses running late today (3/27) Bus 8 - Franklin Bus 11 - Jefferson Bus 14 - TWKCJHS Bus 16 - CHS and Jefferson Bus 18 - CMS Bus 24 -CMS Thank you for your attention to this important message.

Cape Girardeau Public Schools retiring superintendent Dr. Neil Glass got a big surprise today from the new Fire Science program at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (CTC). The instructor, Jeremy Freeman, and students from the class loaded up a fire truck and presented Dr. Glass with his own firefighter helmet. The helmet was decorated with a combination of donated personalized stickers and tins for the front of the helmet that were created by the Graphic Design class at the CTC. Dr. Glass, who does have his CDL, got to drive the truck to Franklin Elementary to visit students. He and CTC Director Brock Crowley talked to the students about all of the possibilities for learning at the CTC! Needless to say, the firetruck and students dressed in firefighter attire were a big hit!

Go Tigers! CHS football players showed our elementary students that reading is cool by stopping by to read to classrooms for Read Across America Day.

The Cape Girardeau Community Teachers Association (CTA), part of the Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA), will host a School Board Candidate Forum on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at Kinder Performance Hall at Cape Central High School. The event is open to the public.

Air Force JROTC cadets supported the Noon Optimist annual Chili Day event. This event helps raise money for community youth programs. Cadets worked in the kitchen, on the service line, pre-packaging meals, and cleaning up.

"Mr. Cook, can I have more salad?!" That's what could be heard in Mr. Brian Cook's 2nd-grade class Friday at Jefferson Elementary, as students enjoyed a special treat. The class made salads with fresh lettuce grown in their tower garden. Mr. Cook brought his family's special silverware and had a table set in front of the classroom so the students could enjoy a family-style meal. Mr. Cook said he was happy to see how excited his students were to enjoy fresh foods. What a great end to the week!