REMINDER: We will dismiss early on Friday, December 20, 2024. Have a safe Winter Break!
Ms. Ritter's Honors Algebra 2 students were challenged with writing their names (or a 5+ letter word of their choosing) using a combination of different graphs and coordinates. The students got to experiment with using a variety of challenging functions and the domain/range restrictions to help them translate their letters into the correct places on their graphs. This was a fun and rewarding project and Ms. Ritter loved the creativity the students showed!
Mrs. Hale's Advisory class won the door decorating contest and will be enjoying hot chocolate one day this week.
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) and DOC (Daughters of Christ) volunteered at Feed my Starving Children. event.. Mrs. Vines said "I was so proud of all of the kiddos. We had a blast."
UPDATE: Good evening. As you have likely heard by now, the precautionary boil water advisory due to the water main break has been lifted by the City of Cape Girardeau. Tests show that the water is clean and safe to drink. We will have the water fountains back open at school on Wednesday. To learn more, you can visit the City's website.
Thank you for your time this evening and have a great night!
-CGPS
Last weekend, the NHS semester group service project was the feed my starving children event. Students made their sponsors, Mrs. Crenshaw and Ms. Wamble very proud!
Last Friday, Wyatt Means competed at the state competition for Super Smash Bros in Union, MO, and placed 5th out of the top 16 in our class (kind of like districts in other sports)! He placed significantly better than the last two years! Mr. Morton, the E-sports sponsor, is very proud of Wyatt!
The Unwind Club, sponsored by Ms. Allen collected donations for The Humane Society.
Thank you to everyone who gave to our furry pals!
Robotics has had a busy weekend—-On Friday, the students volunteered at SEMO Pets - making pet print ornaments. The students had a great time and helped the workers accomplish their goal of an ornament for each pet.
On Saturday, we traveled to Poplar Bluff for our second robotics competition. The students took 2nd place! We look forward to our next competition this coming Saturday!
UPDATE: December 9, 2024 - The City of Cape Girardeau has informed us that the water main has been fixed. We will still be under a precautionary boil water advisory on Tuesday.
We have delivered bottled water to the buildings for drinking water and will continue to follow the recommended precautions provided by the City for breakfast and lunch preparation on Tuesday.
For the latest information from the City of Cape Girardeau, please visit the City’s website.
-CGPS
Monday, December 9, 2024
Good morning. The City of Cape Girardeau just issued a precautionary boil water advisory for the City due to a large water main break near the Cape Rock Water Plant.
We wanted to let families know that we have closed the drinking fountains throughout the District and are in the process of delivering bottled water for drinking water.
Our nutrition services staff members will follow the recommended precautions provided by the City for lunch preparation today.
Additionally, the water main break may change a couple of our bus routes until it is fixed. Please be patient with us if buses are running a few minutes behind this afternoon.
More information can be found on the City’s website under Latest News. We will continue to provide updates as we receive more information.
Thank you for your time and have a great day!
-CGPS
Haneef Ahmad, the CHS FBLA president, recently attended the Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee held at the Casino Event Center.
Join us for the Grand Opening of the new Cape Central Academy! We will host a Ribbon Cutting with the Cape Chamber on December 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Come tour the building and stick around to hear presentations about the various educational opportunities available for students in our school district based on their individual needs. Refreshments will be served.
We are hosting free developmental screenings on November 15th for children who reside in the Cape Girardeau Public Schools attendance zone ages 12 months to 5 years (and who have not entered kindergarten). To attend a screening, complete the Google form at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMbAKGWyu9skIhx5VNA8AwJ0YlimDlDcVXHhErxn4jPwzjug/viewform.
Scan the QR code to purchase tickets for Friday night's District Semi-Final Game against Poplar Bluff. No passes will be accepted. You must purchase a ticket to attend. Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m.
Aimee Caldwell has been accepted into the Missouri All-State Sight Singing Bee for 2025. Students must obtain a perfect score on the theory and sight reading portion of their all-district audition to earn a spot. Aimee is the fifth student in CHS history to be honored with this distinction. Congratulations, Aimee!
Speech & Debate sponsors have announced their meeting dates for this year. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Crenshaw or Ms. Hull.
Congratulations to the CHS Cheer Team on its 2nd-place finish at the Missouri State Cheerleading Competition in Columbia! Adeline Cook was also named All-State in Jumps. Way to go, Tigers! We are proud of you!
Cape Central High's Emily Marriott qualified for the Class 4 State Cross Country Meet after a 13th-place finish at Districts. Emily will run at Gans Creek in Columbia on Saturday, November 9th.
Ms. Mayberry’s class made models with M&Ms to identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in atom.
