Wish Wish is coming up!! During Wish Week our Legend Feeder raises money to make one deserving student's wish come true. We appreciate our community participation during this time. Wish Week will take place from January 24th to January 31st.

One way to support Wish Week is by purchasing a Wish Week Shirt for your student. You can order shirts through MySchoolBucks below. The shirts are $25, and the presale closes on January 17th. All proceeds go to the Make-a-Wish foundation and count towards Cimarron's contribution to Wish Week. Be on the look out for more details about this amazing event in the next chronicle.

Get ready! The winter dance is coming! The winter dance, "Iced Over," will be after school from 3:30-5:30 on Friday, January 31st. The colors are blue, white and silver. Kids may come as dressed up as they like; semi-formal or formal attire is not necessary. We will sell bracelets before school and at lunch for $5. This bracelet gets them into the dance. They need to hold onto the bracelet, as we do not replace lost bracelets. We will be selling a sandwich, chips, cookie and drink meal for $10. This dance will be the culmination of our Wish Week activities, and our profits will go to Make-a-Wish. Should you have questions, feel free to email kristi.gillespie@dcsdk12.org.

Please RSVP for the celebration to help us plan enough refreshments for everyone. If you’re unable to attend, share your information to stay informed about future meetings!

Did you know that middle school students need 9-11 hours of sleep each night to thrive academically and emotionally? Sleep is not just for rest—it's critical for focus, mood, and overall well-being. Let’s work together to ensure your child is well-rested and ready to succeed!

Donations Needed: Please drop off all donations at the front office. We appreciate you!

We are always looking for gift card donations of $5 gift cards to support our Be RED card Friday Drawings. Students love Fika, McDonalds, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Berry Blendz, Swirls, Target, and Five Below gift cards.

In an effort to show our appreciation for our outstanding staff, we are launching an initiative to provide them with tokens of gratitude throughout the year. These tokens, though small, carry a significant impact in letting our staff know that their hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed. To achieve this, we have created an Amazon Wish List filled with a variety of small thank-you gifts that our staff members would greatly appreciate. These gifts will be given out as tokens of appreciation to those who consistently go the extra mile for our students.

The Be RED store is up and running! We are employing 8th grade students to help run the store this year. It has been awesome to see their interactions with younger students and their hard work.

We are always looking for continued donations as our inventory gets pretty low; the best sellers are Air Heads, packs of gum, mini Gatorades, and lunch-sized bags of chips/ pringles/ goldfish/ etc!!
Feel free to search on this Amazon wish list but you can always go off board too! Ask your student for ideas on items they would like to see in the store! Thank you!

Come check out the cheerleading club at Cimarron- join us Monday, January 13th to learn more about what it means to show your Colt’s spirit this season! Standard club fee applies- sign up on MySchoolBucks. CiMS cheerleaders will cheer on the sidelines at specific CiMS games!

The NJHS website has all the info needed to understand the NJHS application process. Kids are invited based on a GPA of 3.73 or better. The GPA takes into account all grades - work habits and content - including Colts Community. If a student has the qualifying GPA, s/he will receive a letter by January 24th. The letter explains what NJHS is all about, asks them to apply, tells them where to find the application, gives them the deadline - 3:25pm on Friday, February 7th, and explains where to drop off the application - Mrs. Gillespie's room, E201. After all applications have been received, they are reviewed by a group of faculty members who make the selection. If a student is selected, s/he will receive a congratulations letter inviting him/her to attend the induction ceremony. According to national bylaws, a student must attend induction to be considered a member. The ceremony is March 5th at 6pm, and takes about an hour.

Sometime after induction, we will have a new member meeting explaining all things NJHS. Dues are $20 and do not start until next year. There is one mandatory after school meeting a month, 15 hours of required community service for the year, and one required committee a year. Once a student is inducted, s/he is a member through middle school. Reasons for being asked to leave would be a drop in GPA, not fulfilling community service or committee requirements, or not living up to the NJHS expectations. This is a rare occasion. If you have questions, please ask kristi.gillespie@dcsdk12.org.

Our school will be introducing a new DCSD approved program during second semester. Please review this letter and reach out to your child's grade level Administrator or Counselor if you have a any questions.

24-25 Cimarron Yearbooks will be sold exclusively through Jostens click here to get yours now. 8th grade parents: The final deadline for submitting 8th grade yearbook recognition ads is coming up on Thursday, January 16th. Don't miss out on this special opportunity. For more information or to submit, please visit www.TheYearbookCompany.com.

Cimarron participates in Longmont Dairy’s Milk Caps for Mooola program. If you are a customer of Longmont Dairy, please bring your used, rinsed milk caps to school and drop them off at the security station.

It’s time for Battle of the Books! There will be an informational meeting for students on Wednesday, January 15th during Colts Community. For more information, check out the Library Website link below.

Important Information Regarding Overdue Books!

All books overdue more than 30 days will be marked LOST. A replacement fee will be added to the student’s account in MySchooBucks. If/when the books is returned and checked in, the fee will be removed.

Please help your student find those overdue books!