CPSD News
![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.
The Clinton Public School District once again earned an A-Rating from the Mississippi Department of Education’s accountability system, the highest possible academic rating a Mississippi school district can attain. With an overall score of 780, the district ranks as the fourth-highest performing district in the state of Mississippi and continues to be the highest performing district in the metro area.
![Lovett ranks Top-Ten with 6th grade state test scores]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726509297/clintonpublicschoolscom/srz6uaps4z8qlxilammf/Lovett2024.jpg","width":2100}])
Coming off the heels of the Mississippi Department of Education releasing district scores, CPSD’s sixth grade campus, Lovett, saw wonderful growth.
Sixth grade student assessment scores rose as Lovett ranked second in English Language Arts and sixth in mathematics.
![McCleese and Fortenberry named National Merit Semifinalists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726072900/clintonpublicschoolscom/yag9ug6odqhchhjy1hen/240910NationalMeritSemis2.jpg","width":2100}])
Seniors Owen McCleese and Grayson Fortenberry from Clinton High School have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 70th National Merit Scholarship Program.
![CJHS remains elite with release of state test scores]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725985641/clintonpublicschoolscom/g7qq2wuv2vvfl03jzb17/240820CJHSenglish-04.jpg","width":2100}])
With the August release of the MAAP student performance data from the Mississippi Department of Education, teachers and students at Clinton Junior High School found themselves at the top of both mathematics and English Language Arts rankings.