Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High

Dear Tiger Families, Due to a Spectrum fiber outage, many of our schools are currently experiencing disruption of service to phones, internet, email, and Wi-Fi. Spectrum does not have an estimated time of repair at this time. If you need help, you can call the Central Administrative Office at 335-1867. Please note: Phones ARE working at Cape Central Middle School, Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High, and Cape Central Academy. We apologize for any inconvenience the outages caused at our other buildings. Thank you for your time and continued support of Cape Girardeau Public Schools. -CGPS

Please join our board and other district leaders to learn more about current and future opportunities for our students. We will start the evening with tours of the CTC and light refreshments along with meet and greet time. Then, we will move into a presentation and discussion as we welcome comments from the public. We have so much to offer and would like to gain input on future plans for our CTC and other career pathways being offered through CGPS.

Please join our board and other district leaders to learn more about current and future opportunities for our students. We will start the evening with tours of the CTC and light refreshments along with meet and greet time. Then, we will move into a presentation and discussion as we welcome comments from the public. We have so much to offer and would like to gain input on future plans for our CTC and other career pathways being offered through CGPS.

We have another huge announcement showcasing academic excellence that we believe our entire school community will want to celebrate! Cape Central seniors Andrew Wilde and Yan Zhang have earned their way into one of the most prestigious academic circles in the United States as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!

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!

ROAD CLOSURE FROM THE CITY: There will be a street closure on Clark Street between Whitener and Themis starting Monday, September 11. Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High and ECC families will still be able to drive down Whitener. Our faculty and staff will still be able to access the parking lot between the pool and the track. The only street this will impact is Clark, and it's a very small portion of the road. Hopefully, the closure will be wrapped up before the end of next week.

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.

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!

Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High will have to cancel Back to School Night due to a power outage. We will reschedule for Monday, August 28th 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We are very sorry for any inconvenience. Power is expected to be restored this evening and should not impact the first day of school. Thank you for your understanding.

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.