
We are continuing our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


Crab Orchard CUSD #3 would like to give a huge shout out to Coach Vernon Williams and his 300th win!!! We appreciate all your hard work and dedication. CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


Due to the amount of rain we just had, the High School Baseball and Softball games are being moved to Galatia. They are still being played at 4:30 pm

We are continuing our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


We are continuing our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


Mrs. Simich's first grade class celebrated Earth Day yesterday by helping beautify the school. CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


The FFA had a busy few weeks. On April 9th, they hosted and competed in the Section Public Speaking Contest. Raven placed 1st in extemporaneous speaking, and Olivia placed 1st in prepared speaking. On the 11th, they travelled to SIU to compete in the District Livestock Evaluation Contest, where they placed 11th out of 37 teams. This week, they hosted Donkey Basketball and competed at the Ag Mechanics Contest, where they placed 2nd overall. Miky placed 1st in Ag Power, Brylee 2nd in Surveying, and Cayleigh 2nd in Carpentry.




K - 8th grade parents...if you would like your student(s) to participate in summer enrichment activities, a reminder email has been sent. If you have already responded THANK YOU and you don't need to respond again. Please email Ms. Deming by Wednesday, April 30th. Thank you and have a wonderful rest of your day/week!

We are continuing our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


We are continuing our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


Reminder that tomorrow night, Thursday, April 24th is our Trojan Showcase for pre-K through 8th grade. Come out from 6:00 - 7:00 pm to see the wonderful things your students have been working on.

Congratulations to our CO Claybreakers at their first meet of the spring 2025 season!!! Varsity placed 3rd with 457/500 birds (Hunter P, Dax H, Logan P, Treyton O and Michael M). Junior Varsity also placed 3rd with 460/500 birds (Kyle E, Blaine T, Khasen A, Mason S, and Anthony W). INT-ENT placed 2nd with 389/500 birds (Reed B, Brock B, Coy S, Austin E and Leela H). Finally, Reed B placed 1st in Pre-Sub scoring an 89/100! Great way to start the spring season! CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23rd is a REGULAR 2:20 pm dismissal. Our next 1:30 pm dismissal is Wednesday, April 30th followed by May 7th and May 14th (which is a make up from a snow day). Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day/week!

We are beginning our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


We are beginning our Senior Spotlight series. Crab Orchard CUSD #3 looks forward to all that our seniors will accomplish in the future! Trojan Proud!


Come join us tonight (4/22/25) for Donkey Basketball!!! FFA is hosting a chili supper form 4:30 - 6:30 pm and Donkey Basketball will begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 in advanced or $13 at the door. CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


Crab Orchard CUSD #3 would like to give a BIG congratulations to Kinleigh R for being selected as part of the 2025-2026 SIU Saluki Shakers Dance Team! CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


Crab Orchard's Junior High FCA put on an Easter Egg Hunt from Pre-K through 2nd graders today. The weather outside didn't damper the excitement for the hunt in the gym. CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!




Crab Orchard CUSD #3 is so proud of Becca H, Eden A and Cooper G for being a part of State Senator Dale Fowler's Student Advisory Council. This week, they represented Crab Orchard in Springfield. CO is One Community, One School, One Family...Trojan Proud!


Today's (Thursday, April 10th) home HS Baseball/Softball game vs Carrier Mills has been canceled due to weather. We will let you know when/if the game is rescheduled. Baseball will have practice directly after school and softball will have practice at 4:30 pm.