Central Middle School

CMS Fall Sports Information Night - Tuesday, August 13, 6:00-7:00 pm. Anyone who thinks they might be interested in playing a fall sport should plan to attend. The session will be led by the CMS Athletic Director, Chris Cook, and fall coaches will be present with additional information about their sport. Parents AND students should attend together.

PARENTING IN A DIGITAL AGE - If you have struggled with how to navigate parenting in a digital age or if you have wrestled with what the right age is to give your child a smartphone or access to social media, come and listen to a presentation by Brooke Shannon. Ms. Shannon will be at CCES on Wednesday, August 28 6-7 pm. See the flyer 'Wait Till 8th' in our Documents section for more information.

On our last student day, and their last day, please join me in thanking Cormier's Bus Service and Leighton's Bus Service for their many, many years of dedication in the transportation of our students! Your safe transport of thousands of students over the past several years has not gone unnoticed! Thank you for taking such great care of our kids!!!

Announcements 06-13-2024 -The 6th and 7th grade awards assembly will be held today from 12:45-2:00. 8th grade promotion will be held on Friday, June 14th from 12:45-2:00. Please plan to park behind the school, near the cafeteria entrance. Parents in attendance at these events may want to take their students home with them after the assembly. To avoid confusion, please make sure your child knows the plan ahead of time and sign them out at the office (for end-of-day dismissal) prior to 12:45. -Please return locks to your homeroom teacher by the end -There are still extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -If you have signed up for a fall sport and were given health forms, please return them to the office before the last day of school. Fall sports will be starting early this year on Aug 19th.

Announcements 06-12-2024 -The 6th and 7th grade awards assembly will be held tomorrow from 12:45-2:00. 8th grade promotion will be held on Friday, June 14th from 12:45-2:00. Please plan to park behind the school, near the cafeteria entrance. Parents in attendance at these events may want to take their students home with them after the assembly. To avoid confusion, please make sure your child knows the plan ahead of time and sign them out at the office (for end-of-day dismissal) prior to 12:45. -There are still extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -If you have signed up for a fall sport and were given health forms, please return them to the office before the last day of school. Fall sports will be starting early this year on Aug 19th. -There will be an informational meeting on tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria for those interested in summer track. Paperwork and schedules will be handed out at that time. This is open to all RSU 64 students k through 8th grade and ages 5-15.

Announcements 06-11-2024 -All laptops, chargers, and cases will be collected today. Missing chargers are $20 and missing cases are $25. -There are still extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -If you have signed up for a fall sport and were given health forms, please return them to the office before the last day of school. Fall sports will be starting early this year on Aug 19th. -There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria for those interested in summer track. Paperwork and schedules will be handed out at that time. This is open to all RSU 64 students k through 8th grade and ages 5-15. -The 6th and 7th grade awards assembly will be held on Thursday from 12:45-2:00. -8th grade promotion will be held on Friday, June 14th from 12:45-2:00.

Announcements 06-07-2024 -Pie-A-Teacher ticket sales end today. Tickets are 50 cents. Be sure to put your name on your ticket. The winner will be drawn during the June 12th Panther Period! This is a separate event from students who have collected 20 blue tickets to pie-a-teacher in the face. If you have blue tickets to turn in for pie-a-teacher, please bring them to the office. This needs to be done by the end of the day today. -Grade 6 and 7 Fall sports sign ups are at the office window. Please make sure you grab a health update form when you sign up. Those can be filled out and returned now. Fall sports will be starting earlier this year on Aug. 19th. -Attention 8th Graders: Marching practice for Promotion will begin after lunch on Monday, June 10th. To facilitate the line-up process, please plan to bring the shoes you will be wearing during Promotion. -The last dance of the school year will be today from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. The cost is $4. -There are still extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria. Anyone interested in summer track should plan on attending. Paperwork and schedules will be handed out at that time. This is open to all RSU 64 students kindergarten through 8th grade and ages 5-15.

Announcements 06-06-2024 -Pie-A-Teacher tickets will be on sale today through Friday. You can buy tickets at the beginning of the day or during your lunch period for 50 cents each. Be sure to put your name on your ticket. The winner will be drawn during the June 12th Panther Period! This is a separate event from students who have collected 20 blue tickets to pie-a-teacher in the face. If you have blue tickets to turn in for pie-a-teacher, please see the office. The deadline for this will be Friday. -Grade 6 and 7 Fall sports sign ups are at the office window. Please make sure you grab a health update form when you sign up. Those can be filled out and returned now. Fall sports will be starting earlier this year on Aug. 19th. -Attention 8th Graders: Marching practice for Promotion will begin after lunch on Monday, June 10th. To facilitate the line-up process, please plan to bring the shoes you will be wearing during Promotion. -Do you want to wear a dress or dress shirt to the dance or promotion, but you are unable to get one? See Mrs. Call in the library. There are many styles of dresses and dress shirts available that you can pick from. (limited to one dress or shirt per person) -Any girl interested in Little Lady Devils Basketball Camp June 17-June 20, please stop by the office for a registration form. Grades 6-8 is 10:30-12:00 and the cost is $40. Registrations are due by June 14th. -Academic assistance is available today. Please remember to be signed up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria. Anyone interested in summer track should plan on attending. Paperwork and schedules will be handed out at that time. Thi is open to all RSU 64 students kindergarten through 8th grade and ages 5-15.

Announcements 06-05-2024 -Pie-A-Teacher tickets will be on sale today through Friday. You can buy tickets at the beginning of the day or during your lunch period for 50 cents each. Be sure to put your name on your ticket. The winner will be drawn during the June 12th Panther Period! This is a separate event from students who have collected 20 blue tickets to pie-a-teacher in the face. If you have blue tickets to turn in for pie-a-teacher, please see the office. The deadline for this will be Friday. -Grade 6 and 7 Fall sports sign ups are at the office window. Please make sure you grab a health update form when you sign up. Those can be filled out and returned now. Fall sports will be starting earlier this year on Aug. 19th. -Attention 8th Graders: Marching practice for Promotion will begin after lunch on Monday, June 10th. To facilitate the line-up process, please plan to bring the shoes you will be wearing during Promotion. -Do you want to wear a dress or dress shirt to the dance or promotion, but you are unable to get one? See Mrs. Call in the library. There are many styles of dresses and dress shirts available that you can pick from. (limited to one dress or shirt per person) -Any girl interested in Little Lady Devils Basketball Camp June 17-June 20, please stop by the office for a registration form. Grades 6-8 is 10:30-12:00 and the cost is $40. Registrations are due by June 14th. -Academic assistance is available today and tomorrow. Please remember to be signed up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -Art club will have their last meeting this afternoon.

Announcements 06-04-2024 -Pie-A-Teacher tickets will be on sale today through Friday. You can buy tickets at the beginning of the day or during your lunch period for 50 cents each. Be sure to put your name on your ticket. The winner will be drawn during the June 12th Panther Period! This is a separate event from students who have collected 20 blue tickets to pie-a-teacher in the face. If you have blue tickets to turn in for pie-a-teacher, please see the office. -Attention 8th Graders: Marching practice for Promotion will begin after lunch on Monday, June 10th. To facilitate the line-up process, please plan to bring the shoes you will be wearing during Promotion. -FOR Club is sponsoring the following: Do you want to wear a dress or dress shirt to the dance or promotion, but you are unable to get one? Then see Mrs. Call in the library. There are many styles of dresses and dress shirts available that you can pick from. (limited to one dress or shirt per person) -Any girl interested in Little Lady Devils Basketball Camp June 17-June 20, please stop by the office for a registration form. Grades 6-8 is 10:30-12:00 and the cost is $40. Registrations are due by June 14th. -A baseball will have their end of season banquet after school today. Rain date will be Wednesday. -The highschool boys soccer coach will have a brief meeting with 8th grade boys wanting to play soccer in the fall, in the cafeteria, today at 2:05. -Academic assistance is available today, Wednesday and Thursday. Please remember to be signed up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -Art club will have the last meeting this Thursday, June 5th.

Announcements 06-03-2024 -Book club will be meeting today for the last time during RTI. -Any girl interested in Little Lady Devils Basketball Camp June 17-June 20, please stop by the office for a registration form. Grades 6-8 is 10:30-12:00 and the cost is $40. Registrations are due by June 14th. Please -B baseball - please return your uniforms to the office asap. -A baseball will have their end of season banquet after school on Tuesday. Rain date will be Wednesday. -The highschool boys soccer coach will have a brief meeting with 8th grade boys wanting to play soccer in the fall, in the cafeteria, Tuesday at 2:05. -Academic assistance is available Tuesday - Thursday. Please remember to be signed up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20.

Announcements 05-30-2024 -8th graders - fall sports sign ups are out at the office window for high school. This will be for golf, cross country and soccer. Please remember that this quarter’s grades determine if you will be eligible to play in the fall. -B softball will have a girls vs. parents game this evening from 5:15-7:15. -Academic assistance is available today. Please remember to sign up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There will be an all district chorus concert tonight at CHS at 6:30. -All library books will be due back to the library by the end of this week. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20.

Announcements 05-29-2024 -The Spring play, “The Snow White Variety Show” will be performed at CCES tonight, May 29th at 6:30. -Art Club will meet tonight. -B baseball will have their end of season banquet tonight at 6 p.m. -Academic assistance is available today, tomorrow. Please remember to sign up in the office by lunch time and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -There will be an all district chorus concert tomorrow at CHS at 6:30. -All library books will be due back to the library by the end of this week. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -Attention 8th grade students in the METS/TRIO program. To be considered for the field trip to the University of Maine, Orono this Friday, you must turn in your permission slip by the end of the school day today.

Announcements 05-28-2024 -One Acts will practice today at CCES. Please remember to get on 10B this afternoon. -B softball will have their banquet this evening from 6-7:15. They will have a parents vs girls game Thursday night from 5:15-7:15. -B baseball will have their end of season banquet Wednesday at 6 p.m. -The Spring play, “The Snow White Variety Show” will be performed at CCES Wednesday, May 29th at 6:30. -There will be an all district chorus concert 6:30 at CHS Thursday, May 30th. -All library books will be due back to the library by the end of this week. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20. -The last dance of the school year will be Friday, June 7th from 6-8. Any student with 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend.

Announcements 05-24-2024 -Good luck to A baseball in their away game at Warsaw today at 3:30. The bus will leave CMS at 2:30. 190 Crosby Street, Pittsfield. -Good luck to A softball in their away game at Dexter today. Bus leaves CMS at 2:30. Game time is 4 p.m. 175 Fern Street, Dexter. -A softball will have their end of season banquet on Monday, June 3rd at 6 pm in the cafeteria. -All library books will be due back to the library by the end of next week. No library books will be signed out after next Thursday. -There are extra yearbooks available for sale in the office. The cost is $20.

The informational letter that was sent home in the 3rd quarter report card envelope is also available in the 'Documents' section of the app - be sure to filter for Central Middle School. Some of the details are included below. -- Plan to park behind the school, near the cafeteria entrance. Parents in attendance at these events may want to take their students home with them after the assembly. To avoid confusion, please make sure your child knows the plan ahead of time and sign them out at the office (for end-of-day dismissal) prior to 12:45.  -- All students are encouraged to participate. There will be no reserved seating for family members; guests will seat themselves on a first come, first serve basis. Please do not arrive at school before 12:00. If you will need special accommodations for a family member, contact the office prior the day of the event to make arrangements. -- Many parents ask about the dress code for these assemblies. We ask that students wear a nice outfit, as if they were dressing to go to a wedding or church service. We want our students to look nice, but not overdressed. If any student has trouble finding appropriate clothing, please do not hesitate to contact the CMS office. Every effort will be made to help each student access appropriate clothing.

Announcements 05-22-2024 -One-acts kids will have mandatory rehearsals today and tomorrow. Today will be at CMS. Thursday ride 10B to CCES. -B softball -there will be a parents vs girls game next Thursday, May 28th from 5:15-7:15. -Track will not practice today. Track will have their final practice Thursday. This is for ALL track athletes. Please remember to bring your uniforms to turn in. -Academic Assistance will be available today. Please remember to sign up by lunch and that you must owe two or more assignments to attend.

Update: B baseball will not practice today.

Announcements 05-21-2024 -One-acts kids will have mandatory rehearsals today, Wed, and Thurs this week. Today you will ride 10B to CCES. Wednesday will be at CMS and again Thursday ride 10B to CCES. -Good luck to B softball in their away game at Milford School today. -B baseball will practice today 2:45-4:15. -A softball will practice 2:45-4:15 today and tomorrow. -There is no A baseball practice today. -Track will not practice today. Track will have their final practice Thursday. This is for ALL track athletes. Please remember to bring your uniforms to turn in.

Announcements 05-20-2024 -Good luck to the track team in their meet at Old Town today. Meet begins at 3:30. 203 Stillwater Ave, Old Town. -Good luck to the A baseball and A softball teams in their home games vs. Sedomocha today. Games begin at 4. -Good luck to the B baseball and B softball teams in their away games at Sedomocha today. 63 Harrison Ave, Dover-Foxcroft. -One-acts kids will have mandatory rehearsals Tues, Wed, and Thurs this week. Tuesday you will ride 10B to CCES afterschool.