Monday, September 9, 2024

Are you a HIGH SCHOOL student who is bilingual OR working to become proficient in a second language? Then head to Ms. Dixon's room on Monday, September 9 at 3:15 in room #221 and find out more about how you can qualify for the prestigious Seal of Biliteracy award. 
Resume Workshop is happening again this week during Thursday's RTI time! Come get help with your resume from peer tutors in Mrs. Nau's room (106). You MUST sign up in Flex as there are limited seats available! No matter what you're applying for, let's get your resume looking great!
Dungeons & Dragons club will be having an interest meeting on Tuesday, September 10th from 3:15-4:00 in the senior cafeteria. For any questions, please reach out to either club president Thea Blakley or club sponsor Ms. Russell.
Juniors who are interested in Prom Committee will meet during H club rotation; however, this first meeting will take place in the cafeteria- NOT the auditorium. Please see the prom website to get an idea of what subcommittee you might be interested in before the meeting! Any questions please contact Mrs. Nicole Davis.
HS BETA members! HS BETA is collecting gift cards and school supplies for families in need! We will be collecting these items for all of September! Please turn in these materials to Mrs. SK, Mrs. Givens, or Mrs. Schroeder and make sure to sign for your hours in Mrs. SK's room (116)!
Students!  Make sure you sign up in Flex to attend a club or directed study before club period.  Everyone must sign up for an activity!  If you are choosing a directed study, pick one with a teacher who is on your schedule this semester.  If clubs do not appear on your Flex options and you only see directed studies, that means that you have not submitted an Opt In form.  Ask your parents to check their emails for the form. 
Are you interested in the fields of Architecture, Construction or Engineering, then ACE Club is for you.  We will have our first meeting on Wednesday, September 18th in Room 131 beginning at 3:30 to 5:00.  Please be sure you have opted-in to ACE Club.  Please see Mr. Bonanno with any questions.
Attention high schoolers: Young Life club is meeting tonight at 7 pm! We will be having our annual ice cream Olympics. Our meeting location is the Sports Com main pavilion. We hope to see you there!
There will be a run-off election for 7th grade Student Council President today. 7th graders can cast their vote using the link in their email. Voting closes at 1:40 PM.
Do you like to swim? Are you competitive? Maybe the Central Magnet Swim team is for you! The coaches will host an information meeting today at 7:30 pm. The link for the meeting can be found on the CMS swim website. Any questions can be directed to Coach Cerami (formally O'Hara) in the gymnasium.
Congratulations to the middle school cross-country team. They raced Friday night at the MidState Championships in Nashville. The dropping temps and hard-packed course resulted in some really fast results. The girls team captured 4th place out of 21 scoring teams. The boys took 2nd out of 28. Top finishers were Philip Smith, Max Metzger, Adelyn King and Elizabeth Hamilton. The team competes next on Saturday at the VA golf course for the Siegel Invitational.
There will be an archery parent and informational meeting on Monday, September 23rd at 5:30 in the main cafeteria.  Please try to attend as I will be discussing how to get signed up for archery, practices, tournament schedule, expectations and much more.
The high school cross country team competed against more than 1700 runners at the Voyles Classic at The Hermitage this past weekend. Many of our runners hit their personal best at this race. The top three fastest girl runners for CMS were Catherine Zubkus, Emma Griffith, and Rachel Benefield, and the top three boys were Henry Nance, Carson Phillips, and Ty Brown. Henry took home a medal for taking the 30th spot in the varsity race out of more than 535 runners. Luca Guevart took home a medal for 3rd place in the boys' JV race. Congratulations to all our runners!