Central Middle School

Announcements 09-12-2023 -Please remember to check the RSU 64 app for updates and cancellations on games and practices due to weather today. -Cross Country will practice today after school. It is not too late to join the cross country team. Anyone interested in joining should get all their paperwork in and see Coach Viani about joining sometime this week. -One act casts will practice today from 2:45-4:30. Stage crew does not need to report yet. -Good Luck to our field hockey players in their away game at Stearns today. Game starts at 4 p.m. -Golf will practice today after school. -A boys soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -B boys soccer will practice will be optional today from 3:00 to 4:30. -B girls soccer will practice today after school. -A girls will practice today from 2:45-4:30. You will be in the gym if it is raining. -Art Club will start on Wednesday, September 13th. Meetings will be Wednesdays in the Middle School art room after school until late bus pick-up. Any interested student should sign up at the office window during their lunch period. -All CMS staff and students are invited to attend the annual homecoming breakfast from 7:00 - 9:00 am, on Saturday, September 16, in the CMS cafeteria. Admission will be $5.00. -Academic Assistance is available Wednesday this week. You must owe two or more assignments to stay. Please sign up in the office. --It’s not too late to get CMS Spirit Gear that is on sale until Sept. 14th. We are only a few items short of our goal. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School!

Announcements 09-11-2023 -Cross Country will not practice today. It is not too late to join the cross country team. Anyone interested in joining should get all their paperwork in and see Coach Viani about joining sometime this week. -Good Luck to the B boys soccer team in the away games at Greenville today. The game will begin at 4 p.m. Please remember you may be stopping for dinner after the game so plan to bring money. -B girls soccer will practice today after school. -Good luck to the golf team in their meet today at Barnes Brook Golf Course. The meet will begin at 4:00. -Good Luck to our A boys soccer team in their away game at Dexter today. The boys will play first at 3:30. Girls will play at 4:45. -Field hockey will not practice today. -Art Club will start on Wednesday, September 13th. Meetings will be Wednesdays in the Middle School art room after school until late bus pick-up. Any interested student should sign up at the office window during their lunch period. -All CMS staff and students are cordially invited to attend the annual homecoming breakfast from 7:00 - 9:00 am, on Saturday, September 16, in the CMS cafeteria. Admission will be $5.00 and the breakfast will conclude right before the start of the parade. -Academic Assistance is available Wednesday this week. You must owe two or more assignments to stay. Please sign up in the office. --It’s not too late to get CMS Spirit Gear that is on sale until Sept. 14th. We are only a few items short of our goal. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School!

Our gear drive needs your help! We are only a few items away from meeting our goal. Sale ends September 14th. https://www.spiritgeardirect.com/geardrive/store.aspx?guid=125e98c6-f032-4f48-9dc6-42143158a03a&utm_campaign=sgdanger&utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&fbclid=IwAR0Mqe4zCfRlS9jjRSrMWWJrxGPsKEez2wna1ty8BN3FPEIZqEPbffCdk-E_aem_Af033RlhSfkzO3uB-UVJpBWY-MMD67dIAS7ZjnoYG86HK05SJeGqON5cm_CxXRBnuwE&mibextid=2JQ9oc

B boys soccer will be stopping for dinner after the Greenville game on Monday. If you would like to have dinner with the team, please remember to bring money with you.

Announcements 09-08-2023 -Cross Country will practice today after school. -Golf will not practice today. -Girls A soccer will not practice today. - B girls soccer will practice today from 3:00-4:30. -Boys B soccer will not practice today. -Boys A soccer will practice after school today. -Field Hockey will practice today from 3:00-4:30. -String students will meet today during RTI. -A reminder to all athletes to please remain in your homeroom until you are called to the gym. Also, please try to get socks and mouthguards at the beginning of the day or during your lunch time. -Student Council is ready to get up and running! Any student that wants to be a student council member must complete an application. All students are required to complete the application even if they were members last year. Student council applications can be picked up at the office window. If you have any questions please see Mrs. McKay in room 101. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle Sc

It is expected tomorrow's temperatures will be in the mid 80's again. Please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather conditions. Please no heavy hooded sweatshirts as they are too warm both inside and outside the buildings. Thank you!

Announcements 09-07-2023 -Cross Country will practice today after school. -Good luck to our A soccer teams in their home games against Warsaw today. Games begin at 3:30 and the boys will play first. Any students wishing to stay after to watch games must have a note from home giving permission to stay after. Please bring notes to the office first thing this morning. -B soccer teams both boys and girls, will practice today after school. -Good luck to our field hockey team in their first game today at Warsaw. The game starts at 3:30. -"The CMS fall sports season officially started yesterday with a home golf match at Whitetail versus Sedomocha. Ethan Spack dominated the boys match and won with a score of 35. Benelli Saunders topped the girls competition with a round of 36. Congrats to all CMS golfers." The golf team will practice at CMS today with Coach Doering. -String students will meet this Friday during RTI. -A reminder to all athletes to please remain in your homeroom until you are called to the gym. Also, please try to get socks and mouthguards at the beginning of the day or during your lunch time. -Student Council is ready to get up and running! Any student that wants to be a student council member must complete an application. All students are required to complete the application even if they were members last year. Student council applications can be picked up at the office window. If you have any questions please see Mrs. McKay in room 101. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School!

Announcements 09-06-2023 -One Acts auditions are today after school from 2:45-4:30. -A reminder to all band students, we will be meeting in the music room during RTI today. String students will meet this Friday during RTI. -Good Luck to our golf team in their first meet today at Whitetail Golf Course. The meet begins at 3:30. -Cross Country, Field Hockey and all soccer teams except B boys soccer will practice right after school today. B Boys soccer will not practice today. -Any students wishing to stay after to watch games - you must have a note from home giving permission to stay after. -Student Council is ready to get up and running! Any student that wants to be a student council member must complete an application. All students are required to complete the application even if they were members last year. Student council applications can be picked up at the office window. If you have any questions please see Mrs. McKay in room 101. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School!

All soccer teams will practice today right after school from 2:45-4:30.

Announcements 09-05-2023 -If you are interested in joining chorus, there will be an informational meeting during RTI today in the music room. -Golf practice today will be at CMS not Whitetail. Your first match will be tomorrow at Whitetail. -Girls A soccer will practice today after school from 3-430. -Boys A soccer will practice today from 2:45 - 4:20. -Field hockey will practice today after school from 3:00-4:30. -Cross Country will practice today after school from 3-4:30. -Any students wishing to stay after to watch games - you must have a note from home giving permission to stay after. Please have these arrangements made before coming to school. The office is very busy at the end of the day and cannot make calls home to get permission at that time. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School!

Announcements 09-01-2023 -Day 2 of sports tryouts will be today after school from 3:00-4:30. Please remember that the activity bus does not run today. -Students interested in participating in the fall One-Act play, please sign up at the front office and email Ms. Peterson if you have any questions. There are fifteen roles to go around this year, and if it doesn't work out this time, don't forget we will have another one in the spring, too! -Golf will not practice today. Practices will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning next week. Parents will need to pick golfers up from practices at Whitetail Golf Course in Charleston promptly at 4:30. -Mouthguards are for sale in the office for $1. Soccer socks are also available for $6. Please purchase these at the beginning of the day or during your lunch. -Any students wishing to stay after to watch games - you must have a note from home giving permission to stay after. Please have these arrangements made before coming to school. The office is very busy at the end of the day and cannot make calls home to get permission at that time. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School! - Please try your first day packets returned as soon as possible. -There will be no school Monday, September 4th. Enjoy your long weekend.

Announcements 08-31-2023 -Tryouts for Fall sports will be today and tomorrow after school. Please turn any sports paperwork into the office first thing this morning. All paperwork must be turned in today in order to stay after for today’s tryouts. Students will not be permitted to stay after and participate in tryouts without health and permission forms. -Girls and boys soccer will have tryouts today and tomorrow after school from 3-4:30. -Golf will not practice today. Practices will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning next week. Parents will need to pick golfers up from practices at Whitetail Golf Course in Charleston promptly at 4:30. -Cross Country will practice today after school from 3-4:30. -Students staying for athletics should remain in their homerooms until they are called. -Mouthguards are for sale in the office for $1. Soccer socks are also available for $6. Please purchase these at the beginning of the day or during your lunch. -The activity bus will run this afternoon after school. There will be no activity bus tomorrow, Friday, 9-01-2023. The activity bus runs Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week. If you have questions about the activity bus or regarding drop off locations, please check in with the office before the end of the day. You may also contact Cormier’s Bus Service directly at 285-3416. -Any students wishing to stay after to watch games - you must have a note from home giving permission to stay after. Please have these arrangements made before coming to school. The office is very busy at the end of the day and cannot make calls home to get permission at that time. -Students may get a combination lock from the office for their lockers if they wish. You must have turned in your lock from last year to get another. You may use your own lock from home but the office must have the combination on file or a copy of the key if using a key lock. -CMS Spirit Gear is on sale until Sept. 14th. Flyers will be enclosed in packets with first day paperwork. You may also order online at: www.SpiritGearDirect.com. 10% of every purchase directly supports Central Middle School! -First day packets were sent home during open house. These contain important information that needs to be returned to school as soon as possible. Please try your best to get these packets returned as soon as possible. If you did not get your packet at open house, it will go home today.

Didn't make it to the Fall Sports meeting last night? No worries! You can still participate in fall sports. You just need to sign up and have your sports paperwork turned into the office no later than tomorrow to participate in tomorrow's try outs. Please call the office if you need paperwork or have questions. 285-3177. We are so excited to see everyone tomorrow!

New Teachers started today!! Welcome to RSU 64! We are so glad you are here!

New Teachers started today!! Welcome to RSU 64! We are so glad you are here!

Attention 5th grade girls! Middle School field hockey is looking for 5th graders to join the team. Players will be able to ride the bus from CCES to CMS and the activity bus will be available after practices on Tues, Wed, & Thurs. There will be an informational meeting at CMS at 7pm on Tues, Aug 29. Players will need a physical. Call 285-3177 for more information.

CMS Open House - Tuesday, Aug 29, 5:30-7:00 Fall Sports meeting at 7pm. Please plan to attend if your child is planning to play a fall sport. There are changes this year!

As we prepare for a smooth transition back to school, below are some dates and things to keep in mind. ... Student supply lists can be found on the app - >CMS >Menu >Documents. ... For bus questions, please call Cormier’s (285-3416) or Leighton’s (296-2601). ... Open House for all schools will occur before the first student day, on Tuesday, Aug 29. 5:00-6:30 @ CCES; 5:30-7:00 @ CMS; 6:00-7:30 @ CHS ... There will be a brief FALL SPORTS meeting for parents and athletes at 7pm in the gym. If your child is considering playing a fall sport, you should plan to attend. ... The first day of school for ALL students in RSU 64 will be Thursday, Aug 31.  ... All students are required to have a physical at some point during middle school if they wish to participate in athletics. Students generally get a full physical in grades 3, 6, and 9. During ‘off’ years, parents just need to complete an ‘Update’ form. Both forms can be found on the app >CMS >Menu >Documents. Athletic schedules will be posted on the app >CMS >Menu >Athletics >Choose Team/Sport. This year, the Penquis League will be starting games earlier. Therefore, tryouts will be on the first 2 days of school (Aug 31 and Sept 1) with games starting the next week (see the schedule for exact dates and locations of games for each team). Students will not be able to tryout without a physical and all required paperwork. Paperwork is available at the school, on the app, or at Open House. Do not wait to get your student to the doctor for a physical!

This year, the Penquis League will be starting games earlier. THIS MEANS THAT SPORTS TRYOUTS WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF SCHOOL (Aug 31 and Sept 1) with games starting the next week (see the schedule for exact dates and locations of games for each team). Students will not be able to tryout without a physical and all required paperwork. Paperwork is available at the school, on the app, or at Open House. Do not wait to get your student to the doctor for a physical!

It's referendum day! Please stop by your polling station today to vote on the school district budget for 2023-2024. The budget was approved unanimously at the public meeting held last week. Now, we need voters to approve that action. Thank you for participating in this process and supporting your local schools.