🎒✏️ A huge THANK YOU to Vizient for donating snack bags and school supplies! 🧡 Your generosity is helping students in our community start the school year off right — prepared, supported, and ready to succeed.
We’re so grateful for partners like you who care deeply about making a difference. 🙌
#ThankYou #CommunitySupport #BackToSchool #VizientCares #Gratitude #SchoolSupplies #MakingADifference 🧡
We’re so grateful for partners like you who care deeply about making a difference. 🙌
#ThankYou #CommunitySupport #BackToSchool #VizientCares #Gratitude #SchoolSupplies #MakingADifference 🧡
We are counting down to the first day of school! The 2025-2026 Academic Calendar is here, so now is the perfect time to mark those important dates. From the first day of class to holiday breaks and graduation, you'll find everything you need to plan ahead for a successful school year. For a downloadable version, click here.
The Tiger softball team is enjoying the view from the stands in brand-new seating made possible by a generous donation from The Rhodes Family through the Cape Girardeau Public School Foundation.
These beautiful, comfortable seats will be a welcome upgrade for the families of our softball and baseball players throughout the season. We're so grateful for the continued support that helps our students and school community thrive!
Southeast Missouri State is hosting substitute training sessions in September. These trainings will be held at the Show Me Center on September 16th, 17th, and 18th. To register, email metraxel@semo.edu.
🎓 Academic Excellence Worth Celebrating! 🎓
We are proud to recognize ten Cape Central High School seniors who are entering the 2025–2026 school year with an ACT composite score of 30 or above.
This places them among the top 5% of test-takers nationwide, a remarkable achievement that reflects their academic talent!
Congratulations to these outstanding students. We are excited to see where their hard work will take them next.
We are proud to recognize ten Cape Central High School seniors who are entering the 2025–2026 school year with an ACT composite score of 30 or above.
This places them among the top 5% of test-takers nationwide, a remarkable achievement that reflects their academic talent!
Congratulations to these outstanding students. We are excited to see where their hard work will take them next.
We’re so proud to celebrate our fall and winter sports teams for earning MSHSAA Academic Achievement honors! These student-athletes are proving that hard work pays off in every arena — not just in competition, but in the classroom too. Way to go, Tigers! You're setting the standard for all!
🎉 Save the Date! 🎉
Penguin Party 2026
February 14, 2026 • Cooler weather will be here before you know it!
Join us for a Valentine’s celebration like no other, with two amazing bands, including Awkward Timing & The Remedies, a plated meal, and an unforgettable night of fun — all while supporting a great cause!
❤️ Dinner. Dancing. Doing Good. ❤️
Penguin Party 2026
February 14, 2026 • Cooler weather will be here before you know it!
Join us for a Valentine’s celebration like no other, with two amazing bands, including Awkward Timing & The Remedies, a plated meal, and an unforgettable night of fun — all while supporting a great cause!
❤️ Dinner. Dancing. Doing Good. ❤️
We’re thrilled to celebrate five incredibly talented students who were selected to perform in the prestigious Missouri Honor Choir for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, showcasing the top young vocalists in the state!
Representing Cape Girardeau Public Schools:
Elliana Swaboda – Central Middle School
Allison Lieser – Clippard Elementary
Samantha Baker – Central Middle School
Gracie Brockmire – Central Middle School
Isaac Smoot – Central Middle School
These students performed live at the ACDA Summer Conference in Springfield, Missouri, leaving the audience in awe with their beautiful harmonies. 🎼
A special shoutout to Cape Central High’s Choir Director, Mr. Jake White, who served as the accompanist for the evening! Also, a huge congratulations to Mr. Joseph Moore, our incredible middle school after-school choir director!
We’re so proud of these students and their dedication to the arts. Keep shining, Tigers!
Representing Cape Girardeau Public Schools:
Elliana Swaboda – Central Middle School
Allison Lieser – Clippard Elementary
Samantha Baker – Central Middle School
Gracie Brockmire – Central Middle School
Isaac Smoot – Central Middle School
These students performed live at the ACDA Summer Conference in Springfield, Missouri, leaving the audience in awe with their beautiful harmonies. 🎼
A special shoutout to Cape Central High’s Choir Director, Mr. Jake White, who served as the accompanist for the evening! Also, a huge congratulations to Mr. Joseph Moore, our incredible middle school after-school choir director!
We’re so proud of these students and their dedication to the arts. Keep shining, Tigers!
🎓 Cape Central graduate Dulina Dias continues to shine! Recognized nationally, statewide, and locally for academic excellence and service, he’s earned over $35,000 in scholarships and will be studying biomedical engineering at Mizzou. 🧪🐯
The Cape Public Schools Foundation was proud to award Dulina a recurring scholarship from the Dr. Jon Johnson Memorial Endowment Fund. We were honored to introduce him to Joseph Johnson, who established the fund in memory of his brother, at our recent Tiger Alumni Mix and Mingle.
📖 Read more in the Southeast Missourian: click here
#LegacyGift #CapeCentralAlumni #StudentSuccess #ScholarshipSupport #CapeFoundation
If you need help buying school supplies for this school year, please fill out the School Supplies Help Form.
We feel very fortunate to be able to provide school supplies assistance to families in need thanks to the generous donations of our wonderful community partners.
🐯 Join us for a Supporter & Alumni Mix & Mingle!
📍 Cape Country Club Veranda
🕓 Starting at 4:00 PM
Stick around after the Cape Central Booster Club Golf Tournament for fun, fellowship, and fantastic appetizers — generously sponsored by the Dr. Jon Johnson Memorial Fund and a special performance by Sienna Hahn (Cape Central Class of 2025) from 7–8 PM.
It"s always a great day to be a Tiger! 🐅💛🖤
#CapeCentralPride #TigerAlumni #SupportOurStudents #MixAndMingle #WeAreCT
🍕⚾ PIZZA IN THE PARK⚾🍕
Our incredible softball team hosted Pizza in the Park - a fun night filled with music, laughter, and lots of pizza - to connect with our future Tigers in grades 1-8!
From cheering on our rec league teams to serving up 32 pizzas and good vibes, our student-athletes showed what leadership and community are all about!
Shoutout to the amazing players who donated their time - some even coaching teams this year - along with Coach Compas!
Shoutout to the amazing players who donated their time - some even coaching teams this year, along with Coach Compas!
Our incredible softball team hosted Pizza in the Park - a fun night filled with music, laughter, and lots of pizza - to connect with our future Tigers in grades 1-8!
From cheering on our rec league teams to serving up 32 pizzas and good vibes, our student-athletes showed what leadership and community are all about!
Shoutout to the amazing players who donated their time - some even coaching teams this year - along with Coach Compas!
Shoutout to the amazing players who donated their time - some even coaching teams this year, along with Coach Compas!
Kindergarten Screenings will be held on July 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. To make your child's appointment, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svkRDtF98G2Uf1HNJtvZHWog4qFMDAzd0B4MfXLJSqQ/view?tab=t.0.
Congratulations to Terry W. Kitchen Central Junior High principal Garett Cook for successfully defending his dissertation. With the successful completion of his oral defense, he has now earned his Educational Doctorate Degree, the highest degree possible in the field of education. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cook! This picture is from the moment it was announced he successfully completed his defense and was called DR. COOK! 🌟
Who says learning takes a summer break? 😎 From sizzling up recipes in the kitchen to sparking creativity in welding, baking, broadcasting, and beyond, our students are proving that summer school = serious fun! 💥 At Cape Girardeau Public Schools, we’re all about turning passions into “aha!” moments, whether it’s in the classroom or out on a field trip. 🚌✨
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! View our 2025 Graduation Ceremony on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ZUk2Djhpy3g?si=BKbzjn2g8ESdmiSi.
Congratulations to our May Terrific Tigers, who were celebrated at our monthly board meeting. These outstanding individuals are shining examples of the wonderful students who walk our hallways each day. We are so proud of you!
We know we just wrapped up our 2024-2025 school year, but you can view our 2025-2026 calendar at this link: https://www.capetigers.com/documents/district-information/district-calendar/329617. The first day of the 2025-2026 school year is Tuesday, August 19th!
FREE events or events sponsored by the City of Cape or an official partner of the school district can be found in the Virtual Backpack: https://www.capetigers.com/page/virtual-backpack.
Remember that we serve free breakfast and lunch to any child during summer school. They do not have to be enrolled in summer school to dine with us! Please check the dates and times as they vary, and help us spread the word.
