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News from Centennial Middle School
March 1, 2024
Centennial Middle School
Website: www.isd12.org/cms
Location: 399 Elm Street, Lino Lakes, MN, USA
Phone: 763-792-5400
Dates to Remember
Monday, March 4th: A Day
- Direct Drive Fundraiser Ends
Tuesday, March 5th: B Day
Wednesday, March 6th: A Day
Thursday, March 7th: B Day
Friday, March 8th: A DayMonday, March 11th through Friday, March 15th: Spring Break
Direct Drive Fundraiser Ends Monday, March 4th!
2024 CMS Academic Booster Fundraiser
We make it easy. No bake sales, no selling, no discount cards! This is the only fundraiser we do for CMS! The Direct Drive Fundraiser goes from Monday, February 12th to Monday, March 4th.
Funds received will provide classroom materials, celebrations for students and staff, and technology to enhance academic learning.
Please complete the attached form and have your child return it to their MDS teacher by Monday, March 4th. Paper copies of the forms are also available in MDS classrooms or from the school office.
Returned forms with a parent signature, regardless of a donation, will be entered into a drawing for a pizza party for a lucky student from each grade level and their whole MDS class!
All MDS classes that have 100% participation will also be entered into a separate drawing for an additional pizza party or DQ Dilly Bars! 100% participation just means that all students returned their Direct Drive form signed by a parent. No donation is necessary.
Thank you for supporting Centennial Middle School!
Exciting Week for CMS Debate Team!
The Centennial Middle School debate team had an exciting week! On Thursday, we traveled to Central High School in St. Paul for the second tournament of the season. The students had a great time and continued to develop their debating skills against 143 students from eight schools. It was an especially good night for Alice Puetz and Brooklyn Rohrbacher who got first place in the Rookie Division and Riley Sisk and Leah Young who won first place in the Novice Division.
The following day our 2nd year debaters were invited to the State Capitol by Senator Heather Gustafson. We were able to watch several speeches in committee hearings so the debaters could see how the skills they are learning are useful in government. A huge thank you to Senator Gustafson who set aside nearly an hour of her time to talk with students about her job and the role of debate in it. Our debaters were even able to give her a few tips based on what they have learned from the sport.
Our third tournament will be at the University of Minnesota on March 6th followed by the City Championship on March 26th.
2024-2025 Varsity Cheerleading Tryouts!
Open Tryouts for Sideline Team for Grades 9th-12th
**Dance, Sideline Chants, Jumps, and Stunting
Open Tryouts for Competition Team for Grades 8th-12th
**Dance, Motions, Jumps, and Stunting
March 4th and March 5th, 3:30-5:30 pm in CHS West Cafe.
Learning Materials March 7th, 3:30-5:30 pm, CHS West Cafe. Tryout Day!!
Tryout results will be sent March 8th by 12 pm via email.
**Experience**
Dance?? Gymnastics? Cheer?? No experience??
Interested in being a part of the 2024-2025 Varsity Cheerleading Team??
Please fill out our Tryout Registration Form before March 3rd:
Community Education
Happening soon:
Mar. 15- Actor’s Workshop and Monologue Cabaret (gr. 6-12)
Mar. 18- Middle School Archery (gr. 6-8)
Mar. 19- Middle School CoderZ League (gr. 7-8)
Middle School Cougar Strength (gr. 7-8)
Mar. 20- Small Group Fitness-Females (gr. 6-8)
Mar. 21- Fencing (gr. 2-8)
Mar. 25- The Summer Activity Guide opens for registration!
Apr. 2- Middle School Track & Field (gr. 6-8)
Go online to view all activities and to register: www.isd12.org/community-education.
Welcome to the Digital Backpack!
Welcome to the Digital Backpack, the district’s central posting place for community flyers. If you have questions regarding these programs, please contact the organizations directly. Click HERE to browse the Digital Backpack.
Reporting Student Absences
Student absence requests are now submitted through Campus Parent Portal. An “Attendance Request” link will be found on the Parent Hub on your school website for easy access to the Portal and resources to assist. The direct link can be found here: https://www.isd12.org/departments/technology/campus-attendance
Helpful links:
Parent Portal Login Assistance
For attendance reporting questions, please email Sara Verke at sverke@isd12.org.
E-Hall Passes and Early Releases
If you need to pick your child up from school before the end of the school day, please make sure you fill out an Attendance Request in Campus Parent Portal. Students will then receive an appointment pass in E-Hallpass. Please remind your child to check their E-Hallpass every hour.
Unless it's a last-minute emergency, please also give your student a reminder before they go to school if you are picking them up early. As a second scoop, you are welcome to text them if they have a cell phone, as most students check their phones between class periods and at lunch. You may also email your child using their school email address as well.
Centennial Resource Locker
The Centennial School District has compiled a wide variety of resources for our students, families, and greater community. These resources include mental health, learning and enrichment, services specific to our aging population, crisis, where to find economic assistance and much, much more. You can find these resources on our district website here.
"Week at a Glance" Links on MS Website
Schoology vs. Campus -- Parent Accounts
24/7 Free Academic Support for Students in Grade 6-12
Centennial School District has partnered with Paper to provide free, 24/7 access to 1-on-1 tutoring and writing support for students in grade 6-12. Through federal relief funds, we are able to provide additional academic support for students. Students can access this online tutor via the chat function. The app is available on student Chromebooks. For more information about Paper, click here.
Food Services Information & Menus
Click here for all Nutrition Services information, as well as lunch and breakfast menus.