Jaguar Tales

Hello, Jaguar Family!

While this may have been a short week, it hasn't been short of positive experiences for our students. Our students and teachers are all in and it shows all across campus. We are proud of the hard work everyone is putting in.

To check your child's progress, please log into HAC to see your child's most recent Interim Progress Report (IPR). If you have questions about your child's progress, please reach out directly to the teacher after talking it over with you child.

Have a great weekend! Go Jags!

Larissa Ortiz

Cedar Valley Middle School Principal

Larissa_ortiz@roundrockisd.org

512-428-2307

7th grade Texas history students work on the “world famous” 3D Regions Map Project. It’s the messiest, loudest, most wonderful time of the year!

Jaguar Football Results VS Hopewell

7th Grade B Team Football had a dominating performance this week vs Hopewell MS with a score of 46 to 0.

Players of the game were E. Ore, W. Garbade, and L. Nicholson. Cedar Valley's defense played a perfect game not allowing a Hopewell score and our entire offense executed the plays to perfection.

7th grade A team had a tough loss with the game ending in a lightning delay with the score at 24 to 8. The Cedar Valley 7th grade team fought hard and played well, and will look to improve this next week against Walsh.

8th Grade B Team had a stellar performance as well winning their game 36 to 0 vs Hopewell. Players of the game were B. Wilson, O. Richardson, W. Miller, C. Daye, T. Alagappan, and E. Rivas. The offense played lights out, and the defense fought hard for the shutout win. A. Pugilese had a game-ending interception to seal the win.

8th Grad A Team had a hard fought, close loss with the game being tied at 0 to 0 well into the third quarter. The 8th Grade A Team offense was gaining ground late in the 4th quarter but ran short on time with the game ending in a loss of 10 to 0. The Jaguar defense played hard holding the Hopewell offense to only 10 points, and the team as a whole looks to improve this week against Walsh.

The Lady Jags took on the Walsh Wildcats in volleyball on Thursday night. Congrats to the 8th Grade B Team for securing the win against the Wildcats in 2 sets! We’re very proud of all teams last night as they played with much heart and determination.

7A: 26-28, 20-25

7B: 10-25, 12-25

8A: 21-25, 25-21, 12-25

8B: 25-10, 25-21

The Jaguar Cross Country Team competed at a meet at Stony Point High School on Wednesday. Help us in congratulating the following students...

Girls Top Performers (Out of 55 Girls):

Liz B. - 1st Place Overall

Samantha G. - 3rd place

Ada Y. - 12th Place

Bradlee D. - 16th Place

Boys Top Performers (Out of 90 Boys):

Fino P. - 12th

Aumkar H. - 14th

Ryan M. - 15th

Henry S. - 35th

This is a friendly reminder about medication drop-off times. Please make an appointment before coming to drop off your child's medication(s). With your appointment on my calendar, I will have all the paperwork ready for your visit. Alternatively, please consider a walk-in after 2:30 pm. The clinic is less busy after 2:30 pm.

The medical forms are available on my Cedar Valley Nurse's Office website. Please read the medication procedure, fill out the form entirely and bring it with the medication(s). Thank you for being understanding.

We'd love to see you get involved in a club this year! Take a look at the club offerings and consider joining!

Please keep in mind the list is still being updated for this school year. We should have everything updated over the next week.

The Cedar Valley Debate Club will hold its first meeting on Tuesday morning, September 10th in the Lecture Hall. We'll introduce the club, future tournaments, and begin learning important skills to prepare you for debate both this year and in high school. Students, If you would like to attend, please join the debate club Google Classroom! Classroom code hys2bnt. See you there!

Advanced learners may be more cognitively developed, but often have challenges with things like organization, goal setting, and underachievement. To assist parents in supporting students with these challenges, TAGT is providing a free parent webinar on executive function and mental health in gifted kids on September 10 at 6:30 pm. Advanced Academics and TAGPAC are partnering to host a viewing event in the Cedar Ridge HS auditorium with a roundtable discussion opportunity to follow. Please join us as we partner to support our gifted students.

Round Rock ISD offers a wide array of services for advanced learners. To equip parents with information relative to department programming and opportunities, the Department of Gifted and Advanced Academics is hosting a state of the district event. During the event, staff will provide an overview of district gifted services and secondary advanced academic options and programming for students. Information about the TAGPAC and other parent engagement opportunities will also be highlighted. Please join us as we partner to support our advanced learners.

We look forward to having a crowd to cheer on our sports teams this year!

Football Schedule

Volleyball Schedule

Cross Country Schedule

It's an exciting time to be able to attend extracurricular events in RRISD. We all love it when a crowd shows up to cheer on our teams. Please keep in mind that attending such events comes with expectations. We ask that parents review these expectations with their students before each event.

Be Safe:

• Stay SEATED in the bleachers unless going to the restroom or concession stand.

• Items prohibited on campus are prohibited at games.

• Unsafe behavior such as horseplay, fighting, and running could result in being removed from the event.

Be Respectful:

• Use a voice level and appropriate language. Do not play music from your phone or portable speaker.
• Show school spirit with cheers or applause. Cheer for CeVMS not AGAINST the other team.
• Listen and respond quickly to instructions from adults.

Be Responsible:

• Follow guidelines for food & drinks.

• Throw away all trash before leaving the stands/gym.

• Call for a ride at the end of halftime. If a student is picked up after 15 minutes of the game ending, it may result in loss of privilege to attend the next game/ event.

These expectations apply to all RRISD extracurricular events. We hold high expectations for students as a spectator at Cedar Valley, but even higher ones when you are visiting another gym or stadium in Round Rock ISD.

Please be aware that students may be asked to leave the event if these expectations are not met. This will also result in losing privileges to attend other events for the school year.

Girls' Basketball tryouts will take place on October 21, 22, & 23, 2024.

7th Grade will be from 7AM into 1st Period Athletics.

8th Grade will be from 8th Period Athletics until 5 PM.

All athletes must have a physical on file with the coaching staff and all Rank One online forms completed to be eligible to tryout.

Athletes must attend all three days of tryouts to be considered for a team.

Please contact Coach Banks with any questions: kaytlynn_banks@roundrockisd.org.

Our teachers are here to help! In the event you need help with an assignment or understanding a concept better, please attend tutorials with your teacher. Please keep in mind, a pass is needed to attend tutorials in the morning.

CeVMS Tutorial Schedule

(posted in many areas at school, as well)

Spiritwear is now available to purchase through our online store! You can place an order anytime and it will be delivered to your child's advisory class within a few days!

Check out our new shirt design for the 2023/2024 school year! The shirt was designed by an eighth grade art student at Cedar Valley! Help support our school and teachers by purchasing a shirt today!!!

One of the best ways to show your student that education is important to you, is by volunteering at their school. There are lots of different ways to contribute your time, support and resources.

Please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form below to help us match your interests with the school's needs (such as Staff Appreciation, Concessions, Fundraising or School Dances).

CeVMS Volunteer Interest Form

This does NOT commit you to anything other than possibly receiving emails when we need help in your areas of interest.

Beginning the 2024-25 school year, PTA Memberships will be completed and paid directly from the Texas PTA site.

For further Information, please visit Memberships.

All events at Cedar Valley can be found on the Cedar Valley Master Calendar.

Did you know that you can add the Cedar Valley Master Calendar to your calendar? Simply click on this link to access it and add it to your calendar!

Visit our Cedar Valley PTA Online Store to make donations and purchase your Cedar Valley merchandise at our one stop shop! Merchandise will be back online shortly.

To join PTA, click here. We're happy to have you on board!

Vision: Fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners

Website: https://cedarvalley.roundrockisd.org/
Location: 8139 Racine Trail, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-428-2300
Facebook: facebook.com/rrisd.cedarvalley
Twitter: @cevmsjags

Front Office Staff

Administrative Associate - Principal's Office: Ms. Cristol Alvarez, 512-428-2316

Administrative Assistant - Counseling Office: Ms. Marilyn Beal, 512-428-2348

Attendance: Ms. Dana Harrison, 512-428-2305

Receptionist: Ms. Allison Samuelson, 512-428-2301

Registrar: Ms. Vicky Escruceria, 512-428-2315

Counselors

6th Grade Counselor: Ms. Gabrielle Kerr

7th Grade Counselor: Ms. Heather Mills

8th Grade Counselor: Ms. Elizabeth Guidry

Administration

Principal: Ms. Larissa Ortiz

6th Grade Assistant Principal: Ms. Jennifer Bingham

7th Grade Assistant Principal: Mr. Marc Scott

8th Grade Assistant Principal: Mr. Andrew Carroll

Nurse Clinic

Campus Nurse: Nurse Mina Shimomura

Records Specialist: Ms. Kristie_Rocheleau