Success @ CMS between the Winter Storms!

Yes, school is closed, but it's a GREAT time to communicate our GREAT news - between the storms...

Last week - the week between the storm - was an EXCEPTIONAL week for the CMS community with many GREAT things to share:

• Our district science fair participants posted the following results on Tuesday:              

• 1st place	2nd place	3rd place
  Isabelle Kirkwood	David Lockett Toree Thomas Noah McGlocklin Baylee Moon Lilly Parham	Andrew Payne Megan Munroe Skylar Jerome Philip Green Ryan Stokes Dion Page Paul McKinney Annalesia Law

          THANK YOU to Mrs. Pittman for your leadership in supporting this effort!

• Our exceptional cheerleading coaches, Ms. Barber & Ms. Mitchell, coordinated our pep rally on Wednesday to celebrate our basketball and wrestling teams! 

• We hosted playoff games for the girls' and boys' basketball teams and enjoyed competitive showcases by both teams last Wednesday night - including an overtime contest in the boys game. We were victorious and going to the semifinals!

• On Friday, CMS was the host site for the District Spelling Bee, coordinated by 6th grade social studies teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Toney, who hosted the event STELLAR fashion! I also wanted to send a special THANK YOU to Mr. Jeffrey Feighner, who literally worked behind the scenes, as our audio technician! Sponsored by our PTA, school-based spelling bee winners, principals, and parents from grades 4-8 enjoyed an EXCEPTIONAL reception with many treats in the media center and received commemorative gift bags which included framed self-portraits from that day! We would also like to thank the district GAE coordinator and district spelling bee coordinator, Mrs. April Swain (EMS) and spelling bee facilitator, Dr. Chara Moore, RCPS English Lang Arts Coordinator!

• Our own 7th grader, Jordan Auld-Ellis, withstood fierce competition and was named the District Spelling Bee winner! He will compete on March 1st at the regional competition! CONGRATS, JORDAN! See Jordan's feature in local newspapers:
• Check out the article from the Rockdale News
• Check out the article from the Rockdale Citizen

• We then traveled to Cousins Middle for the girls' and boys' semifinal basketball games, where our teams fell short but provided high-energy contests the entire evening! THANK YOU to Girls' Head Coach Lawaynta Wiggins, and Boys' Head Coach Anthony Crowell, as well as assistant coaches, Sean Turley and Aubrey Crook. THANK YOU to student-athletes, cheerleaders, and parents for your support!

Don't forget these reminders:

• RCPS Snow Make-up dates for students and staff: Monday, Feb 17 - Wednesday, Feb 19; winter break: Thursday Feb 20 and Friday Feb 21
• ACT EXPLORE & CollegeBoard ReadiStep Score Night - Third Thursday 3/20 @ 6:30PM  - new date! (information about 8th gr trip will be provided)
• March 31st - 8th grade Savannah Trip final payment due

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Stay warm, stay safe, and stay tuned for more CMS updates!
Never underestimate what SUCCESS can happen after a storm...and before another one shows up!

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Mr. White