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Cape Girardeau Public Schools (CGPS) is pleased to announce that two former students have been awarded the rootEd Undergraduate Scholarship. Liliana Correa Salinas and Lupita Correa Salinas, both freshmen at the University of Missouri, will receive up to a total of $60,000 a piece to pursue their undergraduate degrees. The bilingual twins are first-generation college students. Liliana is majoring in mechanical engineering and Lupita is majoring in computer science. We want all of our students, staff, and families in all of our CGPS schools to join us in celebrating this huge accomplishment! Congratulations Liliana and Lupita!
Food trucks will be on hand at the September 6th softball game against Jackson. The game gets underway at 4:30 p.m. at the CHS Softball Field.
Thank you to Wings Etc. for hosting this week's Tiger Pride Tailgate. The tailgate will begin at 5:45 p.m. Wear your orange and black and be ready to cheer CT to victory!
CGPS will be providing school supplies to families in need again this school year. Please fill out the Google Form to sign up for school supplies (one per student). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrcBHMsOmq9u4T_RJ3YufoPYqxpsa-8herhH2zHBvLakIj2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
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.
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.
There will be no school Thursday, February 2nd, 2023.
Hello, Tiger Families. Due to weather conditions, Cape Girardeau Public Schools will not be in session Tuesday, January 31st, 2023. Please be safe!
Good morning, Tiger Family! There will be no school Monday, January 30, 2023 due to the ice and poor road conditions. Please be safe if you must be on the roads this morning. Thank you for your time!
There will be no school Wednesday, January 25, 2023 due to the snow and poor road conditions. Watch the 2023 Snow Day Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iS8u8fyP4k.
Kids' Day at SEMO Basketball! Saturday, January 21st, come cheer the Redhawks on to victory and support your Tigers as $8 from every ticket purchased will be donated back to our Foundation and The Green Bear Project. Click the link to purchase tickets: https://offer.fevo.com/semo-doubleheader-basketball-vs-tennessee-tech-bh8sc1t-93c5122?fevoUri=semo-doubleheader-basketball-vs-tennessee-tech-bh8sc1t-93c5122%2F
Soccer signups are open! If you have a student in 3rd-8th grade who would like to play soccer with their Cape Tiger classmates, sign them up to play for FREE! Practice begins the first week of February and will be held at school gyms throughout the district at 6:00 p.m. https://capegirardeau-mo.finalforms.com/
We can't wait to welcome our students back for 2023 on Wednesday, January 4th! We hope all of our students and their families had a wonderful winter break. Here's to making 2023 a fantastic year!