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| | Homecoming Parade to feature Arrows of all ages | | |
Clinton's annual Homecoming Parade will feature all the staples of a HoCo parade, like the maids, the CHS Band and floats from the Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors.
But the parade down Arrow Drive will also feature students from across the district who are members of clubs, members of athletic teams and those who have met academic goals.
The annual Homecoming Parade will still start at 4:00pm on Thursday, September 18 following the traditional route from Traceway to Clinton High School.
The Homecoming Football game will start at 7:00pm on Friday, September 19 at Arrow Field.
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Northside's third grade state scores improve from previous year
The recent release of state test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education revealed last year’s third graders at Northside Elementary School placed in the Top-Ten of third grade students across the state in English Language Arts and mathematics.
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Eastside state test scores place campus in Top-Five in ELA, Math
With the release of the 2025 MAAP scores, Clinton’s Eastside Elementary teachers and students found their mathematics and English Language Arts scores in the top tier of the state.
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Clinton's MAAP science scores place students in top echelon
According to Mississippi Department of Education’s 2025 student performance science data, Clinton’s science scores again ranked the district in the top-tier.
Fifth graders at Eastside ranked 3rd in the state and eighth graders at CJHS ranked 2nd in the state.
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Clinton Fire Chief Levius Buckley visits Clinton Success Center
Clinton Fire Chief Levius Buckley visited students at the Clinton Success Center on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, where spoke about the importance of setting goals, staying focused and making positive choices.
Chief Buckley also encouraged students to seek out strong mentors and choose friends who want to see them win, reminding them that no one achieves success alone.
| | | CPSD Happenings—September & October 2025 | | Clinton High School student body president Jamaya Ivory fills us in on what the remainder of the first term has in store. From homecoming to sports to performances and dress up days, the last three weeks are anything but empty! | |
Help us celebrate #ArrowsFridaySpirit
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We want the world to see our Arrow Spirit every Friday!
Be sure to tag CPSD every Friday in your Arrow gear and use the hashtag #ArrowsFridaySpirit.
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Free/Reduced Meal Applications
Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who qualify.
If your family chooses to apply please complete the online application. Only one application per family is needed.
| | | CPSD's District Calendar for 2025-2026 school year | | The Clinton Public School District kicks off its second year following a modified calendar aimed at implementing strategic periods through the academic year to allow for focused academic review and student enrichment. | |
Getting Involved: Why I Sponsor Clubs | | |
By Andrew Jones, Sumner Hill
September 16, 2025
We thrive on getting to see them excited and in their elements. Extracurriculars are absolutely essential to the success of a school because they provide our kids with outlets to be themselves.
Getting involved has really helped me feel like I’m making a difference in ways that go beyond academics. I truly get to see the best in the students that take part in those clubs.
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Truly Knowing Your Students
By By Letitie Griffin, Clinton Park, September 9, 2025
The first few weeks of teaching can feel like a blur. You’ve met your students, decorated your classroom, memorized (most of) your schedule, and survived those first day jitters. If your first year is going anything like my first year did, you are now all out of ideas, time, and energy. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me after I’d gotten past the first 2 months of my first year.
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The Clinton Public School District has a tremendous staff of educators that possess an immense amount of knowledge through research and experience.
The Teacher Targets Blog allows that vast depth of knowledge to be shared with other educators and stakeholders.
| | The Clinton Arrow Podcast | |
Speaking the Languages of Learning
Northside and Eastside Language Teacher Rebecca Brill and her fellow EL Teachers proved that the time spent with students where English is not their first language is truly valuable.
In this episode of the Clinton Arrow Podcast, Mrs. Brill shares about the successes these students achieved in the 2024-2025 school year and about the solid relationships built within these classes.
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The CAPE: Eleanor Freeny
Welcome to The Clinton Arrow Podcast (Extra), or "The CAPE."
In this inaugural episode, we talk to Sumner Hill student Eleanor Freeny about her high ACT score she earned during the summer after 8th grade.
| | | Mandy Ambrose, Principal at Northside Elementary | | Sumner Hill’s rich history bolster’s its mission today as a freshman campus for Clinton students. It serves as a launching point for student success as they aim to become graduates of Clinton High School. | | | | CPSD Board meeting scheduled for Oct. 14 | |
The Clinton Public School District's Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in the Central Office Boardroom.
The Board of Trustees meet on the second Tuesday of every month.
These meetings are open to the public.
| | | | Follow the Official CPSD Instagram account | Follow the CPSD Instagram account to see pictures of what all goes on inside the Clinton Public School District. | | |
“Do you know someone who would be interested in working as a substitute teacher or paraprofessional? Great substitute teaching opportunities are available Clinton Public Schools. You don’t need prior teaching experience—just a desire to help students become the best versions of themselves.
Contact Kelly Education to connect with a Kelly Education Representative!
Sr Recruiter: Monica Hunt 📞Call: 800.528.0049 or text her at 601-228-5819
| | Lady Arrows Golf place Second at NWR Invitational | | |
The Lady Arrow Golf team won second place at Northwest Rankin’s Lady Cougar Invitational on Wednesday at Bay Pointe Golf Course.
Harpter Davis (left), Ellyn Burchfield, Kasey Pigg and Laney Mitchell all finished in the individual top 10. Wednesday’s second-place spot was the best finish so far this season.
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Arrow Golf finishes fifth in Arrows Invitational at Live Oaks
The Clinton High School Men's Golf team competed in the Arrows Invitational on Tuesday at Live Oaks Golf Club.
Anderson Schoggin led the Arrows with his 88 strokes, finishing individually in 16th place, and the team placed fifth overall at the invitational.
Schoggin shot four pars on Live Oak's back nine, scoring six-over par. The back-nine performance bounced back the sophomore after an 11-over performance on the front.
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Lady Arrows XC scores perfect 15, win French Camp Invitational
It is not often that a cross country team achieves a perfect 15 score, but the Clinton High School Women's Cross Country team did exactly that feat on Saturday morning.
The Lady Arrows landed its five scoring runners in the top five of the French Camp Invitational's 5000m race, winning the team competition handily with a perfect 15 score. Those runners were Olivia Gibbs, Riley Moore, Caroline Henry, Eleanor Wilson, and Lily Sisson.
Gibbs led the pack with finish of 20 minutes, 55 seconds, winning the race as the first-placed individual. Moore added a second-place time of 21:16, and Henry placed third overall with her time of 21:57. Wilson completed the roughly three-mile course in 22 minutes, three seconds, and Sisson added her finish of 22 minutes, 30 seconds.
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Arrow XC wins at French Camp
The Clinton High School Men's Cross Country team put on a dominating display at the French Camp Invitational on Saturday.
The Arrows landed had 10 finishers inside the top 15 of the 5000m race, winning the team competition handily with the lowest score of 19 points. Godwin Onyia won the individual competition and set the pace for Clinton with his time of 17 minutes, five seconds.
Onyia shaved off 16 seconds from his previous 5000m race time at the Fleet Feet Tupelo Invitational on September 6, and Saturday's time set a new personal record for the sophomore.
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CAST hosts 2nd Clinton Invitational
The Clinton Arrows Swim Team (CAST) hosted its second-ever Clinton Invitational meet on Saturday.
The Lady Arrows and Arrows competed against Germantown, Madison Central, Jackson Public School District, St. Andrew's and Ridgeland. The women's and men's teams placed fourth overall in the team competitions.
| | | Arrow football rues penalties, turnovers in loss to Brandon Bulldogs on the road | | |
The Clinton High School Football team made too many mistakes against the Brandon Bulldogs on Friday night.
These miscues are fixable, but the game's result goes down as the first defeat of the season.
Clinton senior placekicker Braylon Spann converted all three of his field-goal attempts, but penalties and turnovers were too costly as the Arrows (2-1) dropped their non-district contest to the Bulldogs, 14-9, at Bulldog Stadium.
"The turnovers are one thing, but the penalties probably frustrated me more than anything," Clinton Head Football Coach Hamer Morgan said. "The five-yard penalties that create problems for any momentum. We have to clean those up."
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PREGAME NOTES: Pearl Pirates
The Clinton High School Football team looks to get back to its winning ways and clean up some miscues on Friday night.
In addition to a new opportunity, the Arrows will host their homecoming game when they play the Pearl Pirates at 7 p.m. on Arrow Field. It is the fourth non-district game for both teams.
| | | Subscribe to Hudl TV for livestream events | | |
All Clinton Athletics Varsity home games and, additionally, Arrow Football's six away games will be live streamed on Hudl TV.
Hudl TV will host live-streamed games for baseball, girls' and boys' basketball, football, girls' and boys' soccer, softball, and volleyball.
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Join Clinton Park's PTO
Visit Clinton Park's Square Store to buy gear and sign up today!
| | | | Northside Elementary's PTO works collaboratively with parents, teachers and administrators to strengthen an already great school. | | | |
Join Lovett's PTO & visit their store today!
Click on the button below to access Lovett's Square Site where you can purchase shirts and sign up as a PTO member
| | Clinton Junior High School | | |
Clinton Junior High School proudly recognizes Ms. Addison Seal as the August Teacher of the Month. Ms. Seal’s dedication, energy, and commitment to her students set a high standard of excellence in the classroom.
A special thanks goes to our generous supporters – CJHS PTO, Prime Care, Boleware & Vassar Orthodontist, Clinton Refrigeration, and the Pittman Agency for helping us celebrate and honor our outstanding teachers each month.
| | Visit Clinton Junior High School's PTO Cheddar Up Store to purchase CJHS gear or the PTO Volunteer Form to sign up. | | | Laura Cockrell was named Clinton High School's Teacher of the Month for August 2025. | | Kelsi Antrim was named Clinton's CTE Teacher of the Month for August 2025. | | Zach Goodwin was named Clinton Success Center's Teacher of the Month for August 2025. | | Parents are highly encouraged to set up a Canvas Observer account in order to receive district, school and teacher communications. Contact your teacher for your Parent Code to set up an Observer account. Parents can also keep up with their student's attendance and grades through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. | | CPSD Transportation Department Text Alerts | | |
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