CPSD News
![Clinton School Board member to serve on MSBA Board of Directors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734014759/clintonpublicschoolscom/etobds54xw2nvjetlhy1/241212KinesGraphic.jpg","width":2100}])
Clinton Public School District School Board member Bernard Kines was recently chosen to serve on the Mississippi School Board Association Board of Directors.
![Ferguson, Smith awarded grants from the Mississippi Professional Educators]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733842202/clintonpublicschoolscom/m5zz19xhcqejffxxmffv/241206MPEawards.jpg","width":2100}])
Laura Jo Ferguson and Hannah Rachel Smith received classroom grants from the Mississippi Professional Educators in efforts to enhance instructional offerings and educational experiences for students in the Clinton Public School District.
![Wesley Pope named CPSD's Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733768711/clintonpublicschoolscom/y33vhzswbhw90mskn3j1/241209TOYcpsd-06.jpg","width":2100}])
Congratulations to Northside Elementary School teacher Wesley Pope for being selected as the 2024-2025 CPSD Teacher of the Year.
![Lovett's Demetria Funchess named CPSD's Administrator of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733413686/clintonpublicschoolscom/xa82ogadwelkcmvfqhni/241204AOYfunchess-07.jpg","width":2100}])
Congratulations to Lovett's Assistant Principal Demetria Funchess for being selected as the 2024-2025 CPSD Administrator of the Year.
![Northside recognized as Mississippi’s National ESEA Distinguished school by state department of education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731681000/clintonpublicschoolscom/exu8hd0b5urri0gu2px3/241114NSawards-01.jpg","width":2100}])
Clinton’s Northside Elementary has been named by the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Federal Programs as Mississippi’s National Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, Distinguished School for 2024-2025.
![CPSD Board of Trustees approve calendar for 2025-2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726587641/clintonpublicschoolscom/xjwkllmhwvptfxrntg0o/240829CHSfronts-03.jpg","width":2100}])
The Clinton Public School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the proposed calendar for the 2025-2026 school year.
![Clinton’s Culinary team takes top prize in Salvation Army gumbo cook-off]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1731525863/clintonpublicschoolscom/mf5ukmt44ad1jlcevnyb/Cul2.jpg","width":2200}])
Clinton’s Culinary Arts students are no stranger to winning cooking competitions, and on Saturday, November 2, they added another number-one finish to their resume. The students participated in the Salvation Army’s Gumbo for Good Kickoff, the start of the Red Kettle Holiday Season hosted by Bass Pro Shop in Pearl.
![Sumner Hill celebrates annual Commit to Graduate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729598086/clintonpublicschoolscom/mb9fwjs4pmrvz6bzppfb/241021SHgrad-33.jpg","width":2100}])
Students at Sumner Hill participated the school’s annual Commit to Graduate ceremony. Each student signed the Class of 2028 Commit to Graduate banner and was given a certificate commemorating the event.