Clinton High School granted international Phi Theta Kappa charter

CPSD set for return to traditional schedules September 21

Students in the Clinton Public School District will return to campus in a traditional model beginning Monday, September 21. In a letter to parents, CPSD Superintendent Dr. Tim Martin said the district has consulted the state’s health data in order to make the decision to move beyond the hybrid model currently in place.

CPSD Offering Free Meals to All Children

For all students 18 years or younger CPSD will be serving universal free meals for those students attending school during this pandemic. Meals will be served at all schools beginning Monday, September 14, 2020 through December 31, 2020, or until funds run out.

Three Clinton High School seniors named as National Merit Semifinalists

Three students have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Clinton seniors Taylor May, Caleb Miller and Kylie Price are Clinton’s three National Merit Semifinalists.

Making a difference for students with disabilities through Project SEARCH

A partnership between Clinton High School, the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services and MS Baptist Medical Center is changing the lives of Clinton High School students with disabilities by preparing them for competitive employment through a program called Project SEARCH.

Clinton Public School District COVID-19 Update—September 8, 2020

The Clinton Public School District is reporting three teachers and two students in the district have tested positive for COVID-19.

Secondary Students Return in Hybrid Format (Photo Gallery—Sept. 8, 2020)

Students part of Team Clinton at Sumner Hill Junior High School and Clinton High School returned to campus in a hybrid model after three weeks of virtual instruction. Staff followed CPSD's safety protocol for admitting students to the building as well as ensuring pupils are spaced in a socially distant manner.

Sept. 8 set for secondary students to return to campus in hybrid format

Beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day, Clinton students in grades 7 through 12 will transition from a purely virtual school experience to a hybrid schedule for at least two weeks.

CPSD Celebrates August's Teachers of the Month

The Clinton Public School District is proud to recognize nine teachers who have been awarded August’s Teacher of the Month.

CPSD announces new traffic pattern for elementary schools on Arrow Drive

Parents dropping students off at Clinton Park, Northside and Eastside Elementary schools will have a new traffic pattern to follow for both morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. The Clinton Public School District and Clinton Police Department have worked together to create a plan that will hopefully help with Arrow Drive’s traffic congestion.

Clinton Public School District amends Return to School Plan

The Clinton Public School District’s Board of Directors met during a special called meeting on Thursday, July 30, at Clinton Junior High School to further discuss the district’s reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. After discussions with state health officials and local physicians, CPSD’s Superintendent Dr. Tim Martin recommended the board amend Clinton’s Return to School Plan.

CPSD teams up with City of Clinton to utilize Virtual Reality

The Clinton Public School District will be piloting a test program utilizing Virtual Reality during the 2020/21 school year. Moving forward, VR will be an important tool in the training of the next generation of our workforce. Partnering in this Economic Development market disruption effort will be the City of Clinton, the Clinton Public School District, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Lobaki Technolgy.

Clinton Athletic Director recognized by National Association

The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Brian Fortenberry, Athletic Director at Clinton Public School District, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator.

CPSD Updates Team Clinton and Team Arrows for Virtual Start

The split categorizing Clinton students into Team Clinton or Team Arrows for the virtual start of the 2020-2021 school year has made a slight shift. In order to keep the two teams balanced numerically, CPSD administrators have chosen to move where the student body will be divided.

CPSD Board lifts medical documentation requirement for virtual student classification

The Clinton Public School District’s Board of Trustees has agreed to lift the medical documentation requirement for students to be classified as Virtual Students. This change in policy will allow for parents to request their child to be classified as a virtual student without medical documentation or physician’s signature.

Clinton Public School District announces Return to School Plan

he Clinton Public School District’s Board of Trustees approved a plan during the July board meeting to reopen campuses to students for the 2020-2021 school year. Superintendent Dr. Tim Martin presented the Return to School Plan to the board, recommending a hybrid start to the school year. The Return to School Plan addresses daily procedures and safety protocols for campuses throughout the district.

School Reopening Task Force discusses August start

The Clinton Public School District has officially begun planning for the start of the 2020-2021 school year and the reopening of campuses to students. A task force made up of medical professionals, school board members, district administrators, teachers, parents and community leaders have been meeting since the start of June discuss logistics for reopening school in August.

CPSD Child Nutrition Director named state Director of the Year

Clinton Public School’s Director of Child Nutrition Christell Hicks has been named as the Mississippi School Nutrition Association’s Director of the Year. Hicks has been part of child nutrition for 16 years, serving in various forms across the state. She has served as the Clinton Public School District’s Child Nutrition Director since 2017 and was recently MSNA’s acting president.

Clinton’s Shelby Dean named District VI 2020 Lindy Callahan Scholar-Athlete

The Mississippi High School Activities Association announced the names of 16 seniors who have been named as the Lindy Callahan ScholarAthlete Class of 2020. One of those seniors is Clinton’s Shelby Dean.Dean is a three-sport athlete, participating in cross country, soccer and track & field.

Clinton Public School District recognized as top school district

The Clinton Public School District was named as the top school district in the Jackson Metro area by Niche.com. The site also named CPSD as the district with the best teachers in the state, ranking in the top 3-percent in the nation.