Weekly Announcements • October 19-24

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY
Clay City CUSD #10 announces a vacancy on the Board of Education due to a recent resignation. Qualified community members who are passionate about supporting public education are encouraged to apply.

Here is a friendly reminder the Clay City Schools playground is closed after 4:00pm. This is to ensure the safety of children and that no equipment is damaged due to no supervision. Thank you for your cooperation.

Clay City CUSD #10 will have a 12:00 PM dismissal on Friday, October 23. Due to this early dismissal, there will be NO AM or PM Pre-K.

IMPORTANT: All PM busses will be running 15-20 minutes late today - Wed., 10/21. The JH field trip will be arriving later than expected and all busses will wait to ensure PM transport of bus riders.

What a great finish to the 2026-2027 Clay City • Flora Cross Country season! All of our runners showed tremendous improvement throughout the year. At regionals, the boys faced some tough competition but ran hard and finished strong, improving their times by over a minute compared to last season!
We are proud of all the hard work, dedication, and progress all the athletes showed this season. Great job, everyone, and congratulations on a fantastic year!

A group in Mrs. Kuenstler's 5th grade class worked on a reading project where they dug deeper into a book. They were to read an Amelia Bedelia Book, take an AR Test to check for comprehension, and complete a project that relates to the book. These kids did an amazing job!!

Next week is Red Ribbon Week! CCHS Student Council has a fun week planned for all the students. Check out the schedule so that you may get your outfits and costumes ready!

LOOKING AHEAD: Clay City Schools will host its annual Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 9 at 9am. A breakfast will be provided to veterans and their families from 7:45-8:45am.
To RSVP, please call 618-676-1431.
To RSVP, please call 618-676-1431.

Students in Mrs. Yates' kindergartners get practice counting and recognizing sets on dice by playing a game called “Steal the Bears.”

Mark your calendar! Absentee, retakes, and senior portraits will be done on Thursday, November 12!


Clay City Family Learning Link: a word from MTSS and RTI

Kindergarten and first grade will celebrate birthday-in-a-bag on Thursday, October 29.

Congratulations to seventh grader Hadley Mitchel! She just finished 87th out of 152 girls at the SIJHSAA State Cross Country Meet. She also had a PR of 13:40! Way to go Hadley on a stellar season!

During lunch on Thursday, The Scoop on Main's owner Lyndi Thompson treated the students and staff at Clay City CUSD #10 to ice cream with toppings. The students and staff are grateful to Lyndi for sharing her delicious treats! Thank you to Lyndi and The Scoop for thinking of us!

Meyer Art is ready to start another year of projects at Clay City Schools! Their first visit will be Tuesday, October 27 from 3:15-4:45pm. Registration is due by Monday, October 26.


The CCHS Junior Class is serving up a quick morning treat on Friday, October 16. Swing by the school and start your day with a cold brew coffee and donut! Cold brews will be $5 and a glazed donut will be $1. Stop by and support the Junior Class as they raise funds for prom!

Weekly Announcements • October 12-17

A huge congratulations to Mrs. Kuenstler’s 5th graders for crushing their first i-Ready challenge! Everyone did their part to score 80%–100% on their lessons and fill up the board—and all those students who hit 5 or more squares earned their well-deserved donut reward! So proud of this hard-working class for working together and reaching their goal!

Clay City CUSD #10 will have a 2:10pm dismissal on Wednesday, October 14.

