🐝 These T-Birds are ready for a FRIDAY! 💙🤍
Sarah and Noah were nominated this week for showing HUMILITY! Both students went out of their way to make sure their friends had what they needed and knew what to do.
Our Creature of Character for Humility is the honeybee. The honeybee reminds us how humility can be demonstrated in teamwork and helping others thrive. And just like the honey they make, we think of humility as the sticky and sweet goodness that ties all our core values together and makes them even sweeter! 🍯
Thank you, Sarah and Noah, for modeling humility and making CCE a sweet place to BEEEEE! 🐝💙🤍
Sarah and Noah were nominated this week for showing HUMILITY! Both students went out of their way to make sure their friends had what they needed and knew what to do.
Our Creature of Character for Humility is the honeybee. The honeybee reminds us how humility can be demonstrated in teamwork and helping others thrive. And just like the honey they make, we think of humility as the sticky and sweet goodness that ties all our core values together and makes them even sweeter! 🍯
Thank you, Sarah and Noah, for modeling humility and making CCE a sweet place to BEEEEE! 🐝💙🤍
🐗 The Razorbacks came to Cross County today!
The University of Arkansas was on campus today to visit with our seniors and share information about college opportunities, campus life, admissions, and what it means to be a Razorback.
Our seniors also had the opportunity to check out the Razorbug and grab a few photos! 📸🐗
Visits like this give our students a chance to explore their options, ask questions, and start thinking about what life after graduation could look like.
Thank you to the University of Arkansas for spending time with our seniors today! 🔵⚪ #razorbug
The University of Arkansas was on campus today to visit with our seniors and share information about college opportunities, campus life, admissions, and what it means to be a Razorback.
Our seniors also had the opportunity to check out the Razorbug and grab a few photos! 📸🐗
Visits like this give our students a chance to explore their options, ask questions, and start thinking about what life after graduation could look like.
Thank you to the University of Arkansas for spending time with our seniors today! 🔵⚪ #razorbug
🏈 JUNIOR HIGH GAME DAY! 🏈
It’s game day for our Junior High Thunderbirds! Tonight, Cross County hits the road to take on the Harrisburg Hornets.
🔵 Cross County vs. Harrisburg
📅 Thursday, August 27
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jordans Stadium | Harrisburg
📺 CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE GAME? WATCH LIVE
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Tonight’s game will be livestreamed on the Cross County Athletics Facebook page and the Cross County School District YouTube channel.
Make the short trip to Harrisburg and cheer on the Thunderbirds in person, or join us online and watch from wherever you are!
GO T-BIRDS!
It’s game day for our Junior High Thunderbirds! Tonight, Cross County hits the road to take on the Harrisburg Hornets.
🔵 Cross County vs. Harrisburg
📅 Thursday, August 27
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jordans Stadium | Harrisburg
📺 CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE GAME? WATCH LIVE
!
Tonight’s game will be livestreamed on the Cross County Athletics Facebook page and the Cross County School District YouTube channel.
Make the short trip to Harrisburg and cheer on the Thunderbirds in person, or join us online and watch from wherever you are!
GO T-BIRDS!
🏈 CROSS COUNTY SENIOR HIGH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE 🏈
Thunderbird fans, please make note of an important change to the Senior High Football schedule.
📅 September 11: Cross County will no longer play Barton. This will now be our bye week.
📅 September 18: Cross County will now host Star City at home.
Please update your calendars and help us spread the word about the schedule change!
We look forward to seeing everyone at Thunderbird Stadium on September 18 as the Thunderbirds take on Star City!
Thunderbird fans, please make note of an important change to the Senior High Football schedule.
📅 September 11: Cross County will no longer play Barton. This will now be our bye week.
📅 September 18: Cross County will now host Star City at home.
Please update your calendars and help us spread the word about the schedule change!
We look forward to seeing everyone at Thunderbird Stadium on September 18 as the Thunderbirds take on Star City!
♟️ CHECKMATE! CCHS Chess Club is off to a strong start!
Every Tuesday before school, students are sharpening their chess skills and learning strategies like controlling the center, castling early, and getting their knights and bishops into the action.
♟️ CHESS TOURNAMENT
📅 Tuesday, September 1
⏰ After school until 5:00 p.m.
🚗 Students must be picked up by 5:00 p.m.
Whether you’re an experienced player or just learning the game, all CCHS students are invited to join the Chess Club!
Come make your move!
🏗️ Can you build a structure strong enough to survive an earthquake?
Students in Mrs. Liebmann’s science class put their engineering skills to the test Friday by designing models of buildings that could withstand an earthquake!
Students had to think like engineers as they designed, built, and tested their structures to see how well they could handle the shaking.
It’s a great example of students taking what they’re learning in science and putting it into action through hands on problem solving!
T-Birds Soar with Gratitude!
Mrs. Devon’s elementary class has launched a yearlong service learning project called “T-Birds Soar with Gratitude.” Throughout the year, students will learn about the people who serve our community and find meaningful ways to thank them for the humility and courage they demonstrate each day.
Over the past two weeks, students have been learning about conservation, animals and their habitats, and the importance of clean water. On Friday, they put that learning into action by presenting thank you cards to Sydney Stewart with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a way to show their appreciation for our conservation officers.
This project is giving our students an opportunity to connect classroom learning with character, service, and gratitude for the people who make a difference in our communities.
Great job, Mrs. Devon’s class!
Mrs. Devon’s elementary class has launched a yearlong service learning project called “T-Birds Soar with Gratitude.” Throughout the year, students will learn about the people who serve our community and find meaningful ways to thank them for the humility and courage they demonstrate each day.
Over the past two weeks, students have been learning about conservation, animals and their habitats, and the importance of clean water. On Friday, they put that learning into action by presenting thank you cards to Sydney Stewart with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a way to show their appreciation for our conservation officers.
This project is giving our students an opportunity to connect classroom learning with character, service, and gratitude for the people who make a difference in our communities.
Great job, Mrs. Devon’s class!
🔵 BLUE OUT THE STADIUM! 🔵
Friday night football is back at Thunderbird Stadium, and we’re asking everyone to WEAR BLUE as the Thunderbirds take on Harrisburg!
🏈 Cross County vs. Harrisburg
📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 HOME
Students, families, staff, and fans, grab your Cross County blue and help us BLUE OUT the stands!
Let’s pack the stadium, bring the energy, and cheer on our Thunderbirds! 🔵⚪🏈
WEAR BLUE. BE LOUD. GO T-BIRDS!
Friday night football is back at Thunderbird Stadium, and we’re asking everyone to WEAR BLUE as the Thunderbirds take on Harrisburg!
🏈 Cross County vs. Harrisburg
📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 HOME
Students, families, staff, and fans, grab your Cross County blue and help us BLUE OUT the stands!
Let’s pack the stadium, bring the energy, and cheer on our Thunderbirds! 🔵⚪🏈
WEAR BLUE. BE LOUD. GO T-BIRDS!
🐟 Our Creature of Character Came to LIFE! 🐟
What an incredible Thursday and Friday at school! We were so excited to welcome Arkansas Game and Fish and their AMAZING 30-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, and 11-foot-tall largemouth bass! 😲🎣
Our K–6th grade students had the opportunity to explore this giant bass inside and out, participate in fun fishing games, and even color their very own largemouth bass coloring sheets!
This visit was especially meaningful because it connected perfectly with our Core Value of GRATITUDE! 💙Our Creature of Character for gratitude is the largemouth bass. The bass always seems eager to gobble up whatever is thrown his way. While we may not always love everything that comes our way, there is always something we can find to be grateful for.
And this week, we were definitely grateful!
We are incredibly thankful for this wonderful opportunity and for our partnership with Arkansas Game and Fish for helping us LITERALLY bring one of our Creatures of Character to life! 🐟✨
What an incredible Thursday and Friday at school! We were so excited to welcome Arkansas Game and Fish and their AMAZING 30-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, and 11-foot-tall largemouth bass! 😲🎣
Our K–6th grade students had the opportunity to explore this giant bass inside and out, participate in fun fishing games, and even color their very own largemouth bass coloring sheets!
This visit was especially meaningful because it connected perfectly with our Core Value of GRATITUDE! 💙Our Creature of Character for gratitude is the largemouth bass. The bass always seems eager to gobble up whatever is thrown his way. While we may not always love everything that comes our way, there is always something we can find to be grateful for.
And this week, we were definitely grateful!
We are incredibly thankful for this wonderful opportunity and for our partnership with Arkansas Game and Fish for helping us LITERALLY bring one of our Creatures of Character to life! 🐟✨
This week, we caught Emmett and Ava-James showing what humility looks like! They were noticed by teachers and peers helping others in need and cleaning up messes that weren’t even their own. 🐝
Our Creature of Character the Honeybee reminds us that we’re strongest when we work together and look for ways to help others. We are so thankful of these two for choosing to do these things without needing recognition...but we are sure glad to celebrate them! 💙🤍
Our Creature of Character the Honeybee reminds us that we’re strongest when we work together and look for ways to help others. We are so thankful of these two for choosing to do these things without needing recognition...but we are sure glad to celebrate them! 💙🤍
🔬👁️ Science came to life today at CCETA!
Our 4th graders had a hands on science experience as they built models of the eye to explore how its different structures work together and help organisms survive.
Students didn’t just learn about the parts of the eye. They had the opportunity to build it, see it, and explain it!
Hands on learning helps turn big science concepts into experiences our students can see and understand. Great work, 4th grade! 🔵⚪
Our 4th graders had a hands on science experience as they built models of the eye to explore how its different structures work together and help organisms survive.
Students didn’t just learn about the parts of the eye. They had the opportunity to build it, see it, and explain it!
Hands on learning helps turn big science concepts into experiences our students can see and understand. Great work, 4th grade! 🔵⚪
🥤 SAVE THOSE POP TABS! 🔵⚪
CCETA is participating in the Arkansas Pop Tab Challenge to support Arkansas Children’s Hospital and help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House!
From August through April, we’re asking our students, families, staff, and community to save the tabs from aluminum cans and send them to CCETA.
It may seem like a small thing, but when our entire community gets involved, those little tabs can make a BIG difference for families! 💙
Start saving your pop tabs today and help CCETA turn something small into something meaningful!
CCETA is participating in the Arkansas Pop Tab Challenge to support Arkansas Children’s Hospital and help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House!
From August through April, we’re asking our students, families, staff, and community to save the tabs from aluminum cans and send them to CCETA.
It may seem like a small thing, but when our entire community gets involved, those little tabs can make a BIG difference for families! 💙
Start saving your pop tabs today and help CCETA turn something small into something meaningful!
🏈🔵⚪ IT’S GAME DAY! ⚪🔵🏈
Thunderbird Football takes the field TONIGHT as Cross County hosts Blytheville in our Football Benefit Game!
🏈 Cross County vs. Blytheville
⏰ Junior High | 6:00 p.m.
⏰ Senior High | 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Admission: $5 for all adults and students
💵 Cash only at the gate
🎫 AAA passes are the ONLY passes accepted
It’s our first chance to pack the stands and cheer on our Thunderbird student athletes this season!
Watch on the Cross County Athletics Facebook page or the Cross County School District Youtube Channel.
Thunderbird Football takes the field TONIGHT as Cross County hosts Blytheville in our Football Benefit Game!
🏈 Cross County vs. Blytheville
⏰ Junior High | 6:00 p.m.
⏰ Senior High | 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Admission: $5 for all adults and students
💵 Cash only at the gate
🎫 AAA passes are the ONLY passes accepted
It’s our first chance to pack the stands and cheer on our Thunderbird student athletes this season!
Watch on the Cross County Athletics Facebook page or the Cross County School District Youtube Channel.
SENIOR ADS ARE ON SALE NOW!
It’s time to celebrate your senior and give them a special place in this year’s Cross County High School Yearbook!
ONLY 20 PAGES ARE AVAILABLE!
Senior ads are available on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Senior Ad Pricing:
• 1/4 Page — $100
• 1/2 Page — $200
• Full Page — $300
Students may purchase more than one ad if space is still available.
IMPORTANT: Payment must be received to officially reserve and claim your ad space. Simply requesting or expressing interest in an ad does not guarantee your spot.
This is a special opportunity to celebrate your senior with photos, memories, and a personal message they can look back on for years to come.
Don’t miss out! With only 20 pages available, these spots will go quickly.
Reserve your senior ad today and make sure your senior has a special place in the memories of the Class of 2027!
It’s time to celebrate your senior and give them a special place in this year’s Cross County High School Yearbook!
ONLY 20 PAGES ARE AVAILABLE!
Senior ads are available on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Senior Ad Pricing:
• 1/4 Page — $100
• 1/2 Page — $200
• Full Page — $300
Students may purchase more than one ad if space is still available.
IMPORTANT: Payment must be received to officially reserve and claim your ad space. Simply requesting or expressing interest in an ad does not guarantee your spot.
This is a special opportunity to celebrate your senior with photos, memories, and a personal message they can look back on for years to come.
Don’t miss out! With only 20 pages available, these spots will go quickly.
Reserve your senior ad today and make sure your senior has a special place in the memories of the Class of 2027!
The Thunderbirds take the field Tuesday night as we welcome Blytheville for the Cross County Football Benefit Game!
📅 Tuesday, August 18
🏈 Cross County vs. Blytheville
⏰ Junior High: 6:00 p.m.
⏰ Senior High: 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Admission is $5 for all adults and students.
Please note: AAA passes are the ONLY passes that will be accepted for this game. All other admission passes will not be accepted. Cash only will be accepted at the gate for paid admission.
Come out, fill the stands, and support our Thunderbird student athletes as they take on Blytheville!
📅 Tuesday, August 18
🏈 Cross County vs. Blytheville
⏰ Junior High: 6:00 p.m.
⏰ Senior High: 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Admission is $5 for all adults and students.
Please note: AAA passes are the ONLY passes that will be accepted for this game. All other admission passes will not be accepted. Cash only will be accepted at the gate for paid admission.
Come out, fill the stands, and support our Thunderbird student athletes as they take on Blytheville!
📢 Important Information for Elementary Families
The Cross County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with our schools to send National Child ID packets home with all elementary students.
These packets are designed to help families keep important identifying information in one safe place in case it is ever needed during an emergency.
Parents should complete the packet and keep it at home in a safe location. Please do not return the completed packet to the school or the Sheriff’s Office.
If you have not received a packet yet, please watch your child’s backpack and paperwork over the next two weeks.
We appreciate the Cross County Sheriff’s Office for partnering with our schools and families to help keep our students safe. 💙
The Cross County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with our schools to send National Child ID packets home with all elementary students.
These packets are designed to help families keep important identifying information in one safe place in case it is ever needed during an emergency.
Parents should complete the packet and keep it at home in a safe location. Please do not return the completed packet to the school or the Sheriff’s Office.
If you have not received a packet yet, please watch your child’s backpack and paperwork over the next two weeks.
We appreciate the Cross County Sheriff’s Office for partnering with our schools and families to help keep our students safe. 💙
💙🤍 Humility in Action! 🐝
We are so excited to celebrate Cole and Miller who were nominated this week for demonstrating our core value of Humility!
These two students are showing us that humility is more than simply thinking less of ourselves—it’s choosing to think about others. By being intentional about the people around them, their actions helped create a more positive, peaceful, and harmonious environment for everyone.
We love seeing our students start the year with such purpose, thinking about how their choices and actions can make a difference in their classrooms and our school community.
Keep choosing humility, Cole and Miller! You are helping us build a community where how we treat others matters. 🐝💙🤍
We are so excited to celebrate Cole and Miller who were nominated this week for demonstrating our core value of Humility!
These two students are showing us that humility is more than simply thinking less of ourselves—it’s choosing to think about others. By being intentional about the people around them, their actions helped create a more positive, peaceful, and harmonious environment for everyone.
We love seeing our students start the year with such purpose, thinking about how their choices and actions can make a difference in their classrooms and our school community.
Keep choosing humility, Cole and Miller! You are helping us build a community where how we treat others matters. 🐝💙🤍
Anatomy & Physiology just got a little sweeter!
Students in Mrs. Nikki Williams’ Anatomy and Physiology class put their knowledge to work by reviewing directional terms through gummy bear dissections!
This hands on activity gave students a fun way to practice using anatomical terminology while applying what they have been learning in class.
Learning is always a little more memorable when gummy bears are involved!
Students in Mrs. Nikki Williams’ Anatomy and Physiology class put their knowledge to work by reviewing directional terms through gummy bear dissections!
This hands on activity gave students a fun way to practice using anatomical terminology while applying what they have been learning in class.
Learning is always a little more memorable when gummy bears are involved!
🏐 VOLLEYBALL IS COMING TO CROSS COUNTY! 🏐
We’re excited to get something NEW started at Cross County! Volleyball practice begins next week for our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in the elementary gym.
🔵 7th & 8th Grade
📅 Mondays
⏰ 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
⚪ 6th Grade
📅 Wednesdays
⏰ 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
All practices will be held after school in the elementary gym.
We’re looking forward to watching our students learn the game, build their skills, and help us launch volleyball at Cross County! 🏐🔵⚪
We’re excited to get something NEW started at Cross County! Volleyball practice begins next week for our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in the elementary gym.
🔵 7th & 8th Grade
📅 Mondays
⏰ 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
⚪ 6th Grade
📅 Wednesdays
⏰ 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
All practices will be held after school in the elementary gym.
We’re looking forward to watching our students learn the game, build their skills, and help us launch volleyball at Cross County! 🏐🔵⚪
📅 SAVE THE DATES | Upcoming School Breaks
Cross County families, we know schedules fill up quickly! Here’s a look ahead at our upcoming school breaks for the fall semester.
🇺🇸 Labor Day Break
No School: Friday, September 4 & Monday, September 7
🍂 Fall Break
No School: Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9
🦃 Thanksgiving Break
No School: Monday, November 23 through Friday, November 27
We’re sharing these dates early to give families plenty of time to plan ahead. Save this post, add the dates to your calendar, and share with another Cross County family! 🔵⚪
Cross County families, we know schedules fill up quickly! Here’s a look ahead at our upcoming school breaks for the fall semester.
🇺🇸 Labor Day Break
No School: Friday, September 4 & Monday, September 7
🍂 Fall Break
No School: Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9
🦃 Thanksgiving Break
No School: Monday, November 23 through Friday, November 27
We’re sharing these dates early to give families plenty of time to plan ahead. Save this post, add the dates to your calendar, and share with another Cross County family! 🔵⚪
