Central Middle School

Announcements 09-11-2024 -Please remember to remain in your classrooms until the end of announcements. -One Acts kids, Practice starts Thursday. You'll get your scripts and schedule at the first rehearsal. -Chess Club and Art Club will both meet today after school until 4:30. Art club will meet in the art room. Chess will meet at CHS. Mr. Sprague from CHS will collect chess students from the cafeteria at 2:45. -Cross Country will practice today after school until 4:30. -Golf will not practice today. -Good luck to our A soccer teams in their home games vs All Saints today. Boys will play first. Games begin at 3:30. -Good luck to girls B soccer in their away game at SeDo today. Game begins at 3:30. 63 Harrison Avenue, Dover-Foxcroft. -B boys will not practice today. -Field Hockey will practice today after school.

Announcements 09-10-2024 -Please remember to remain in your classrooms until the end of announcements. -If you were on yearbook staff last year, please check your email for a quick survey. -One Acts kids, Practice starts Thursday- after school- NOT Tuesday. You'll get your scripts and schedule at the first rehearsal. -Chess Club and Art Club will both begin this Wednesday after school from 2:45-4:15. -Cross Country will practice today after school until 4:30. -Golf will practice today after school. -Good luck to our A soccer teams in their home games vs. SeDoMoCha today. Games begin at 3:30 and the boys will play first. -Both B soccer teams will practice today after school until 4:30. -Good luck to the field hockey team in their away game at SeDoMoCha today. The game begins at 3:30. 1001 W Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft. -Student Council is looking for individuals that would like to not only represent their class but continue to improve the school's culture but make a positive impact on our school community. Members must be in good academic and behavioral standing throughout the school year. Applications are at the office window. Please return the paperwork to Mrs. McKay in room 101 by September 20th.

-One Acts kids, Practice starts Thursday- after school- NOT Tuesday. You'll get your scripts and schedule at the first rehearsal. -Chess Club and Art Club will both begin this Wednesday after school from 2:45-4:15. -Both A soccer teams will practice today after school until 4:30. -Good luck to our B soccer teams in their home games vs Orono today. Games begin at 3:30. Girls will play first. -Good luck to field hockey in their away game vs. Warsaw today. 167 School Street A, Pittsfield. -Good luck to the golf players at their match at Barnes Brook today. 1886 Main Road, West Enfield. Match begins at 4 p.m.

A huge shoutout and a big 'Thank You' to the Davis Family Farm in Kenduskeag for generously providing our Blue Ticket PBIS prizes for the month of September. Each Friday in September a 6th, 7th, and 8th grader will be selected to win a gift certificate for free admission to the Davis Farm corn maze, pedal tractors, corn box, antique barn, and farm animal viewing. Students earn blue tickets for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility, and Safety at school. We are happy to be able to recognize our students' efforts with this opportunity for family fun at a local business.

-Strings will meet during RTI. -Congratulations to Brinxton Richards and Brogen Viani for winning the cross country endurance challenge. Both ran 13 complexes in one hour. Maddie Sabine and Selena Soule did 11, winning the girls challenge. -Chess Club sign ups are at the office window. -Student Council is looking for individuals that would like to not only represent their class but continue to improve the school's culture but make a positive impact on our school community. Members must be in good academic and behavioral standing throughout the school year. Applications are at the office window. Please return the paperwork to Mrs. McKay in room 101 by September 20th. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups are at the office window. -Golf will practice at Whitetail today. -Cross Country will practice today afterschool until 4:30. -A boys will practice today after school. -A girls will practice 245-4:30. -B soccer teams will both practice today right after school until 4:15. -Good luck to our field hockey players in their game at Orono this afternoon. The game begins at 3:30. 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono.

9-05-2024 -Chess Club sign ups are at the office window. -Student Council is looking for individuals that would like to not only represent their class but continue to improve the school's culture but make a positive impact on our school community. Members must be in good academic and behavioral standing throughout the school year. Applications are at the office window. Please return the paperwork to Mrs. McKay in room 101 by September 20th. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups are at the office window. -Golf will not practice today. -Cross Country will practice today afterschool until 4:30. -Good luck to our A soccer teams in their home games vs. Mattanawcook this afternoon. Games begin at 3:30 and the boys will play first. -B soccer teams will both practice today right after school until 4:15.

Announcements 09-04-2024 -Chess club will be on Wednesdays this coming year From 3 pm until 4:15 pm. The first day will be on Wednesday Sept 11th and will run every Wednesday for the school year. Sign ups will be at the office window later this week. -Student Council is looking for individuals that would like to not only represent their class but continue to improve the school's culture but make a positive impact on our school community. Members must be in good academic and behavioral standing throughout the school year. Applications are at the office window. Please return the paperwork to Mrs. McKay in room 101 by September 20th. -Field Hockey will practice today after school until 4:15. -A girls soccer will practice this afternoon right after school until 4:30. -Girls B Soccer will practice today after school. -Boys B Soccer will not practice today. -A Boys will practice 2:45-4:30. -Golf will practice today and Friday after school at Whitetail. There will not be golf practice on Thursday. -Cross Country will practice today afterschool until 4:30. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups are at the office window. -One Acts auditions for the fall play will be held today from 2:45-4:15. Anyone that signed up for stage crew does not need to go to auditions.

We have had a great start to the school year. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this a reality. Thank you especially for the outpouring of positive support for our Cell Phone Free Schools initiative. It has gone very well and we appreciate the work families have done with their students to plan for the enforcement of expectations. It is great to see students talking together and sharing the positive ways they are experiencing this year. We have also had a chance to practice our evacuation and lockdown procedures. Students have done a great job implementing safety procedures. Our first sports games are today. It's going to be a great school year!!

Announcements 09-03-2024 -The first chorus rehearsal will be held today during RTI. -Good luck to both our A soccer teams in their home games today vs. Penobscot Christian. Games begin at 3:30 and the girls will play first. Please remember if you are staying after to watch a game, that you must have a note giving permission to stay after. -Good luck to our field hockey players in their away game today at Ridgeview Middle School. The games begins at 3:30. 175 Fern Street, Dexter. -Girls and Boys B soccer will practice from 2:45-4:15. -Cross Country will practice today afterschool until 4:30. You can still join cross country if you are interested. Please stop by the office for health paperwork and to sign up. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups are at the office window. -One Acts auditions for the fall play will be held on Wednesday Sept 4th from 2:45-4:15. Anyone that signed up for stage crew does not need to go to auditions.

Announcements 08-30-2024 - There will be no girls soccer practices today. -Field hockey will practice today 2:45-4:15. -Boys A soccer will practice 2:45-4:30. -Boys B soccer will not practice today. -Cross Country will practice today 2:45-4:30. You can still join cross country if you are interested. Please stop by the office for health paperwork and to sign up. -Golf will practice today 2:45-4:30. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups are at the office window. -One Acts auditions for the fall play will be held on Wednesday Sept 4th from 2:45-4:15. Sign up at the front office and email Ms. Peterson with any questions.

Announcements 08-29-2024 - Girls B soccer will practice today 2:45-4:30. There will be no girls B soccer practice Friday. -Girls A Soccer will practice today 2:45-4:30. -Field hockey will practice today and tomorrow 2:45-4:15. -Boys soccer tryouts will be held today after school from 2:45-4:30. -Cross Country will practice today and tomorrow from 2:45-4:30. -Golf will practice today and tomorrow from 2:45-4:30. -The activity bus will be available today, Thursday, August 29th. The activity bus runs weekly Tues, Wed and Thursdays. -Art Club will be on Wednesdays again this year and will start on Wednesday, September 11th. Sign ups will be at the office window tomorrow. -One Acts auditions for the fall play will be held on Wednesday Sept 4th from 2:45-4:15. Sign up at the front office and email Ms. Peterson with any questions.

A reminder to parents and students: Breakfast and lunch are free again this year for all enrolled students. If you have any questions about this, please contact your school office.

The CMS golf team will practice Tuesday from 10-11:15 at CMS. Wednesday practice will be 10-11:15 at White Tail GC - there will be no bussing to the course on Wednesday - please drop-off and pick-up from the golf course. Thursday and Friday practices will be after school, at the golf course - there will be bussing to the course from CMS but players will need to be picked up at the course at 4:30 on Thursday and Friday."

Please see an important email that went out today: Dear Families and Caregivers, As we make some of the final preparations for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year, I want to let you know about the recent work the District has done with regard to learning about the impact extended cell phone use is having on our students and their mental health. Back in March, administrators and Board Members began to study the topic of extended cell phone use and its impact on the developing brain. Several teachers joined us in this effort. As we learned about the four foundational harms extended cell phone use is having on our students' mental health, we became very concerned because what we were learning resonated with us. The four foundational harms that have been identified in extended smartphone use among adolescents include social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. What we have been seeing in our students aligns with the research we have studied. The District cell phone use policy is not changing. Since its inception, it has restricted cell phone access during the school day unless an adult authorized it. In recent years we have become very relaxed in allowing students to access their phones during the school day. We did not know the harm this was causing to our students' mental health or the real time social engagement cell phone use was blocking. It is our goal to provide students a cell phone free school day so they are better connected to their learning, and their peers, in real time. As staff return next week, we will be working on how we will be talking to our students about why we are moving to a cell phone free school day. Students will be expected to turn off their phones and put them away upon entry into the school buildings. If you need to reach your student, please call the school office. In addition, we have partnered with Brooke Shannon, the founder of the nation-wide Wait Until 8th campaign. She will be with us on Wednesday, August 28th from 6-7pm at CCES to talk about how parents of elementary and middle school aged students may make decisions about the purchase of a phone for their child. Our goal is to support parents in how they navigate this very important topic. There will be several door prizes drawn that have been generously donated by our community based businesses. I hope to see you there. If you have any questions, or wish to talk to me further about this work, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Mental health matters. Sincerely, Mrs. Sperrey Superintendent

CMS Golf Team will have their first practice on Tuesday at CMS from 10 to 11:15 am. This will be held rain or shine. Players should bring their golf clubs. The team will also practice Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 11:15 am - location will be either CMS or White Tail Golf Course, to be announced.

Soccer Practices for the week of August 20 will be as follows ... Girls 7:30-10:00 a.m Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday ... Boys 2:00-3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday - DON'T FORGET THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 AT 6PM FOR ALL FALL SPORTS.

Just a reminder….Sports night is August 13th at 6pm in the CMS gym! Meet coaches and get info on fall sports at CMS! Don't forget, practices will start the week of August 19 - BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. Paperwork can be turned in that night! If you need another copy, you can pick it up at the event.

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!!!