Pike County R-III Schools

PAT had a fantastic time at their family connection event at Peno Creek Farms! It was a wonderful time watching the kiddos explore, learn, and play together.

Retake Picture Day is coming up on:

Thursday, Oct 29

If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.


If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.


Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0509XXF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.

Clopton Families—Fall Family Favorites are here! 🍂
For a limited time, save $5 on ALL Clopton tees and grab some new gear for the Fall. Perfect for game days, school, weekends, and showing your Clopton pride. SHOP HERE: https://1stplace.sale/51552

Ms. Giessman's 7th Graders rocked their cell model projects this year! Way to go kids! Thank you to all the parents that encouraged creativity with these projects too!

🍭 Clopton PTO Trunk or Treat! October 23, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 🍭 Who: Clopton Elementary students and families Where: Clopton parking lot 🔸 Sign up to design a trunk! Text Ginger (573-819-6163) by Oct. 20 🔸 Donate candy! Give candy to teachers by Oct. 20 🔸 Dress up! 🔸 Get treats! 🔸 Vote for your favorite trunk! See graphic for more details. Contact Ginger with questions.

Thank you to McDingerz and Clopton PTO for providing dinner to teachers for Parent Teacher Conferences last night! The food was delicious and we appreciate these groups for their support and generosity.

Our students make us proud each and every day!! This week we celebrated ribbon winners of the Applefest Art Show, elementary PE students of the month, and a group of Positive Office Referrals. We are so lucky to have such amazing kids at Clopton!! Be sure to come to Parent Teacher Conferences tonight to hear more amazing things about our students.

ATTENTION!!! C1D4 Softball has been moved to CLOPTON due to poor field conditions at Van-Far! Games will start tonight at 5pm!

5pm: Madison v. Van-Far
6:45pm: Clopton v. NE Cairo
8:30pm: Silex vs. Winner of 5pm Game

Clopton Families—our Fall Flash Sale is live!
Save $10 on hooded tees and crewnecks and grab some new Clopton gear for the cooler months ahead. SHOP HERE: https://1stplace.sale/51552
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🏃‍♀️ 🍔 🏃 MS HAMBURGER MEET | SCHEDULE UPDATE Due to the heat, we have made adjustments to today’s Middle School Hamburger Meet schedule. Please see the updated times below! ⏰ UPDATED SCHEDULE * Coaches Meeting: 4:30 PM * Girls Race: 5:00 PM * Boys Race: 5:30 PM 🚗 PARKING & CAMPUS ACCESS Please be mindful of school dismissal and changes to campus traffic and parking arrangements as we work to accommodate all participating schools and spectators. 🚻 RESTROOMS Two restroom locations will be available: * North side of campus, northeast of the track * New concession building, located by the turf field (north end of concessions) 🍔 CONCESSIONS Food and drinks will be available for purchase at our new concession stand near the turf field! 👕 MEET T-SHIRTS Hamburger Meet T-shirts will be available for purchase for $12 each! We appreciate everyone’s flexibility as we make adjustments to keep our student-athletes safe while providing a great meet experience. Good luck to all runners and participating schools!

It's Book Fair Season, and you can help spread the reading-love with Share the Fair! Share the Fair is the giving program that supports students in our school who need help buying books. Learn how to contribute at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/malvernbcloptonelemschool. No one should leave the Book Fair empty-handed! Thank you so much for your support! Happy Reading!!
-Mrs. Adkins

The Clopton Student Council sponsored a community movie night where they showed Hocus Pocus. A great time was had by all!!!

Clopton Hawk band takes on Clarksville Applefest!

Please see the listing for our current vacancy.

Reminders for school next week!

Last week our 4th graders attended Farm Safety Day at the Pike County fairgrounds. It was a great program where the students were able to learn a variety of information from different groups. Thank you to the Young Farmers Association for putting on a fantastic program.

Attn: Seniors!!

Pike County R-III Board of Education Community Message. More details are available on the district homepage under the BOE Activity Timeline.

Our Kindergarteners put their "hard thinking hats" on last week to start constructing CVC words. They enjoyed this fun learning activity as well as other construction type activities. What a fun way to learn how to make words!!!