Central Middle School

Announcements 9/30/2022 - Lyman Orchards Pies and Classic Cookie Dough fundraising packets have been sent home. Please have all orders turned in no later than 10/14. Please login and create an account online at http://your.mcmfundraising.com/signup/4EZN. -For Club will meet today during RTI in the library. -CMS would like to welcome the following students to the 2022-2023 student council: Grade 8: Claire Cadieux, Maddie Cox and Alex Withee Grade 7: Jewel Jones and Alexander Davis Grade 6: Leah Bean, Layla Peirce and Alana Price -Congratulations to the boys and girls cross country teams on their outstanding performances and overall improvements yesterday in the race at Cohen. Top Central boy was Evan Morton who took three minutes off his previous time on the same course. The girls placed 4th overall in another very close race. Top girls received ribbons were MacKenzie Waite, Addyson Townsend, Sophia Howard, Selena Soule and Katelyn Louk. There will be practice directly after school today. -Good Luck to the A soccer teams at their home game vs. Penobscot Chrisian today. Boys will play first at 3:30 and the girls will follow at 4:45. - B Girls Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -B Boys soccer will not practice today. -There will be no golf today. -Field Hockey will practice today from 3-4:30.

The girls B soccer game scheduled for today has been canceled. A new date has not yet been set. They will not practice today.

Girls A soccer practice has been cancelled today.

Announcements 9/29/2022 - Lyman Orchards Pies and Classic Cookie Dough fundraising packets will be going home this week. Start date is 9/29. Please have all orders turned in no later than 10/14. Please login and create an account online at http://your.mcmfundraising.com/signup/4EZN. -If you have not returned a free/reduced lunch form to the office please try to get that back to us asap. If you need another copy, please come to the office and ask for one during your lunch. You can also access this on the RSU 64 district website. -Academic Assistance will be held today. Sign ups are at the office window. You must owe 2 or more assignments to stay after. -Play practice will be held after school today. -Good Luck to the Cross Country team at their away meet at Cohen in Bangor today. Start time is 4:15. The bus will leave CMS at 2:25. Approximate return time is 6:30. - Boys and Girls A soccer will practice today from 3-4:30. - B Boys Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. Memory Mates will be this afternoon. -Good Luck to the B girls soccer team at their home game today vs. Dexter. Game time is 4:00. -Golf will practice at Whitetail today. Parents must pick up at Whitetail at 4:30. -Good Luck to our field hockey team in their away game at Stearns Junior High School today. The bus will leave CMS at 2:30. The game starts at 4:00.

- Lyman Orchards Pies and Classic Cookie Dough fundraising packets will be going home this week. Start date is 9/29. Please have all orders turned in no later than 10/14. Please login and create an account online at http://your.mcmfundraising.com/signup/4EZN. -If you have not returned a free/reduced lunch form to the office please try to get that back to us asap. If you need another copy, please come to the office and ask for one during your lunch. You can also access this on the RSU 64 district website. -Makerspace will meet today until 4:15. -Art Club will meet after school today. -Academic Assistance will be held today and tomorrow. Sign ups are at the office window. You must owe 2 or more assignments to stay after. -Play practice will be Thursday this week. -Cross Country will practice today. - A soccer teams will practice today from 3-4:30. - B Girls Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -B Boys soccer is cancelled for today. -Golf will practice at Whitetail today. Parents must pick up from Whitetail at 4:30. -There is no field hockey practice today.

The newspaper meeting for this afternoon has been cancelled.

Announcements 9/27/2022 - Lyman Orchards Pies and Classic Cookie Dough fundraising packets will be going home this week. Start date is 9/29. Please have all orders turned in no later than 10/14. Please login and create an account online at http://your.mcmfundraising.com/signup/4EZN. -Sign-up for this week’s makerspace is at the office window. You will meet after school on Wednesday until 4:15. You can be picked up or take the activity bus. Space is limited to the first 12 students so make sure you get signed up. This week we will be doing activities that have to do with electricity and circuits. -Newspaper will meet today after school. -Academic Assistance starts today. Sign ups are at the office window. -The first outdoor adventure club meeting will be today after school. -Play practice will be today and Thursday this week. -Cross Country will practice today. -Good Luck to the A soccer teams in their away games at Sedo today. The boys will play first at 3:30. -Both B soccer teams will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -Good Luck to the golf team in their away meet today at Barnes Brook Golf Course. -Good Luck to the field hockey players in their home game vs. Sedo today. The game starts at 3:30.

Girls A soccer will not practice today.

Announcements 9/26/2022 -Academic Assistance will start this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Sign ups are at the office window. -The first outdoor adventure club meeting will be held tomorrow. Please dress appropriately. -Play practice will be Tuesday and Thursday this week. -Cross Country will not practice today. -There will be no Boys A soccer today. -Boys B soccer will practice today from 3-4:30. -Girls A soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -Girls B soccer will practice today from 3-4:30. -There will be no golf today. -Field Hockey practice is canceled for today and Wednesday.

Announcements 9/23/2022 -Congratulations to grade 6 student Thomas Bailey for being accepted into the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra on violin! -Academic Assistance will start next week. Sign ups are at the office window. You must owe at least 2 assignments to stay. Please sign up during your lunch. -The first outdoor adventure club meeting will be held Tuesday, September 27th. Please dress appropriately. -If you are an 8th grader interested in learning how you can become a member of the Dirigo Search & Rescue, you can still sign up at the office. There will be a brief presentation today during RTI. -CMS is looking for individuals that would like to be part of the school’s student council. Members of the student council must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Individuals interested can pick up an application and teacher recommendation forms at the office window. -The first dance is tonight from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost is $3. CMS dress code still applies. Cell phones will only be allowed the last 10 minutes of the dance. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -Good Luck to the cross country team at their home meet today. The meet will begin at 4:15. -There will be no Boys A or B soccer today. -Girls A Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -There will be no B Girls soccer today. -There is no golf today. -Good luck to the field hockey team at their away game in Orono today. The game will start at 3:30.

Our lost and found has many items. Please call CMS to claim any items you recognize as belonging to your student.

Girls A & B soccer has been canceled today. Field Hockey has also been canceled today.

Announcements 9/22/2022 -Academic Assistance will start next week. It will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sign ups are at the office window. Please sign up during your lunch. -There will be play practice today after school. -The first outdoor adventure club meeting will be held Tuesday, September 27th. Please dress appropriately. -If you are an 8th grader interested in learning how you can become a member of the Dirigo Search & Rescue, please sign up at the office window and there will be a brief presentation tomorrow during RTI. -CMS is looking for individuals that would like to be part of the school’s student council. Members of the student council must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Individuals interested can pick up an application and teacher recommendation forms at the office window. -The first dance of the year will be Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost is $3. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -Today’s Cross Country meet has been postponed until tomorrow. There will be no practice today. Cross Country memory mates will be rescheduled as well. A date will be announced once it is set. -Today’s home soccer games against Warsaw have been canceled. A reschedule date has not been set. -A & B boys soccer will not practice today. -Golf practice is canceled today. -Girls A soccer will practice today from 3:00-4:30. -B girls soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -Field Hockey will practice today from 3-4:30. -There has been a field hockey game added to the schedule tomorrow at Orono. The game starts at 3:30. The dance starts at 6 but girls can stay for the dance when the bus returns or they can get picked up and brought back.

Announcements 9/21/2022 -Academic Assistance will start next week. It will be held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sign ups are at the office window. Please sign up during your lunch. -One Acts Kids - There is no play practice today. The only rehearsal this week will be on Thursday. -The first outdoor adventure club meeting will be held Tuesday, September 27th. Please dress appropriately. -If you are an 8th grader interested in learning how you can become a member of the Dirigo Search & Rescue, please sign up at the office window and there will be a brief presentation this Friday during RTI. -Makerspace Club starts today. There are still slots open if you would like to sign up. -CMS is looking for individuals that would like to be part of the school’s student council. Members of the student council must be in good academic and behavioral standing. Individuals interested can pick up an application and teacher recommendation forms at the office window. -The first dance of the year will be Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost is $3. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -Memory Mates for Cross Country will be Thursday. The cost will be $15.00. No checks please. -Cross Country will practice after school today. -Good Luck to the Boys and Girls A soccer teams at their away games today at All Saints. The boys will play first. -There will be no field hockey today. -There has been a field hockey game added to the schedule at Orono on Friday 9/23. The game starts at 3:30. The dance starts at 6 but girls can stay for the dance when the bus returns or they can get picked up and brought back. -Boys B Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. - Girls B Soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -Good Luck to the golf team at their home meet today at White Tail. -Last night, you should have received an email from Infinite Campus regarding the set up of your parent portal. Infinite Campus is our new student information system and your access to the parent portal will allow you to see demographic and academic information about your student. If you received the email, please follow the instructions in setting up your access. If you did not receive the email from Infinite Campus to set up your parent portal, please check your spam folder. If the email is not in your spam, please reach out to your school office to ensure we have your current email address on file. Once we are able to get your email address into our system, you too, will receive an email prompt from Infinite Campus to set up your access. If you have any questions about your portal access, please contact your school office.

Announcements 9/20/2022 -One Acts Kids - There is no play practice today. The only rehearsal this week will be on Thursday. -There will be a newspaper meeting today after school. -Dirigo Search & Rescue is the oldest volunteer search and rescue organization in continuous operation in the entire state of Maine. Members aid in the search and recovery of missing people throughout the state. Members learn first aid, survival and other outdoor skills, improve their physical fitness, and participate in actual search and rescue missions throughout Maine. If you are an 8th grader interested in learning how you can become a member of the Dirigo Search & Rescue, please sign up at the office window and there will be a brief presentation this Friday during RTI. -Makerspace Club starts this week. The first meeting will be tomorrow after school. Rides should be here for pick up by 4:15 or you can take the activity bus. Sign-up is at the office window. There is a limit of 12 students that can sign up. -CMS is looking for individuals that would like to be part of the school’s student council. Student Council is a one of a kind group of students willing to promote our school PRIDE, continue and improve the school’s culture and make a positive impact on our school community. Members of the student council must be in good academic and behavioral standing. All student council members must demonstrate high standards of scholarship, character and leadership. To be considered, an application must be completed along with 2 teacher recommendations. Individuals interested can pick up an application and teacher recommendation forms at the office window. -Chess Club will be starting on October 12th this year! Students interested in joining must sign up through Google Classroom prior to the first meeting. The class code is posted on fliers throughout CMS. Students involved in sports may also sign up and attend Chess Club around their sports schedules. -The first dance of the year will be Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost is $3. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -Memory Mates for Cross Country will be Thursday. The cost will be $15.00. No checks please. -There will be no cross country practice today. -Boys A soccer is canceled today. -Girls A soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30 in the gym. -Field Hockey has been canceled for today. The game scheduled for 9/21 has been rescheduled to 10/11. There will not be practice tomorrow. -Today's B Soccer games against Orono have been rescheduled to Monday 10/6. -Today’s Golf Match at Whitetail has been rescheduled for tomorrow, 9/21. The time remains the same. There will be no golf practice today.

Field Hockey practice has been canceled for this afternoon.

Natalie Chabot, the School Counselor at the Elementary School for RSU 64, is a graduate student at Husson University currently working on finishing her Master' in School Counseling. In order to finish her degree she will need to complete her practicum experience through individual counseling. She will be doing her practicum at the Middle School and High School. She will be available to meet with students on Thursday from 3:00-4:00 and from 4:00-5:00. She will also be available every other Monday from 3:00-4:00. If your student would benefit from counseling, please reach out to Natalie and we will find a time to meet. If it is easier, she is also able to provide telehealth counseling services during these times. Please reach out to Natalie at nknowlton@rsu64schools.org or at (207)285-0325 ext. 20111. You can also reach out to Sherry Blanchard, the School Counselor at the High School, at sblanchard@rsu64schools.org.

Announcements 9/19/2022 -Makerspace Club starts this week. It will meet Wednesday after school. Rides should be here for pick up by 4:15 or you can take the activity bus. Sign-up is at the office window. There is a limit of 12 students that can sign up. -CMS is looking for individuals that would like to be part of the school’s student council. Student Council is a one of a kind group of students willing to promote our school PRIDE, continue and improve the school’s culture and make a positive impact on our school community. Members of the student council must be in good academic and behavioral standing. All student council members must demonstrate high standards of scholarship, character and leadership. To be considered, an application must be completed along with 2 teacher recommendations. Individuals interested can pick up an application and teacher recommendation forms at the office window. -Chess Club will be starting on October 12th this year! Students interested in joining must sign up through Google Classroom prior to the first meeting. The class code is posted on fliers throughout CMS. Students involved in sports may also sign up and attend Chess Club around their sports schedules. -CMS School Photos are tomorrow. Pictures order forms have been sent home or you can order online at http://douglassphotography.hhimagehost.com. -The first dance of the year will be Friday from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost is $3. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -Memory Mates for field hockey and soccer are today after school. Cross Country memory mates will be Thursday. The cost will be $15.00. No checks please. -Cross Country will practice today after school. -Good Luck to the boys and girls A soccer teams in their home games vs Lincoln today. The girls will play at 3:30 and the boys will play at 4:45. - Boys and girls B soccer will practice today from 2:45-4:30. -There is no golf today. -Field Hockey will practice today from 3-4:30.

Announcements 9/16/2022 -Congratulations to the boys and girls cross country team on their outstanding performances yesterday at All Saints. Top boys receiving ribbons were Evan Morton, Max Anderson, and Zac Rogers. The girls placed 3rd overall in a very close race only missing 1st place by 4 points and second by one. Top girls receiving ribbons were Madison Sabine, Lylianah Allard, MaKenzie Waite, Addyson Townsend, and Sophia Howard. Placing in the top 10 were Selena Soule and Katelyn Louk who took 2nd overall in the meet. -Chess Club will be starting on October 12th this year! Students interested in joining must sign up through Google Classroom prior to the first meeting. The class code is posted on fliers throughout CMS. Students involved in sports may also sign up and attend Chess Club around their sports schedules. -CMS School Photos will be next Tuesday, September 20th. Pictures order forms have been sent home or you can order online at http://douglassphotography.hhimagehost.com. -The first dance of the year will be next Friday, September 23rd from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The cost will be $3. Any student having 3 or more referrals or a suspension may not attend. -All CMS staff and students are cordially invited to attend the annual Homecoming Breakfast from 7:00 - 9:00 am on Saturday, September 17, in the CMS Cafeteria. Admission will be $5.00 and the breakfast will conclude right before the start of the parade. -Memory Mates for field hockey and both A & B soccer teams (boys and girls ) will be Monday, September 19th after school. Cross Country memory mates will be September 22nd. The cost will be $15.00. No checks please. -Cross Country will practice today after school. -Good Luck to the boys and girls A soccer teams in their away games at Penobscot Christian today. The girls will play first at 3:30 followed by the boys at 4:45. The soccer field is at Calvary Chapel in Orrington. 154 River Road. -Good Luck to the girls B soccer team in their home game against Lincoln today at 3:30. -There will be no practice today for B Boys Soccer. -There will be no golf practice today. -Field Hockey will practice today from 3-4:30.

It's Memory Mate time! Memory Mates for field hockey and both A&B soccer teams (boys and girls ) will be Monday, September 19th after school. Cross Country memory mates will be September 22nd. The cost will be $15.00. No checks please