CMS Students Learn about the Moon

Recently, students had the opportunity to learn about the moon.  Three stations were set up for students to learn about the moon and its surface.  The highlight of the program was the lunar disk on loan from NASA. The six Apollo missions that landed astronauts on the Moon returned a collection of rocks and sediment samples weighing 382 kilograms and consisting of more than 2,000 separate samples.  The lunar disk contained small samples of lunar material. Descriptions of the samples were discussed. Students were able to use a digital microscope to get a closer look at the samples.

Students worked together to classify different types of moon rocks.

A digital microscope was used to get a closer look at the lunar disk.

CMS WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE

End of 1st Quarter

It is hard to believe, but the end of the 1st Quarter is on Friday, October 12th. CMS will hold our end of the quarter awards assembly during Cardinal Block (12:08-12:45) on Thursday, October 11th. Two students from each grade will be awarded Cardinal Effort Awards and we will have our quarterly T.H.I.N.K. Cardinal Pride drawing.

Report cards will be sent home with students on Thursday, October 18th. Along with report cards, students will bring home their MAP goal sheets, which are intended to inform parents of their student's fall MAP scores and spring MAP goals. If parents have questions about grades, please contact the teacher. Mr. Dressel can answer any questions about MAP goals.

Parents: Help Stop Teenage Vaping and Juuling!

Published by Mr. Mack's Chadron HS Blog

Parents: Help Stop Teenage Vaping and Juuling!

Parents:   We're hearing about an increase in student use of vaping products including Juul which looks like a USB device and comes in flavors including mint, mango, fruit medley and creme brulee.  I'm sharing the following video and information for your awareness of these products.  I hope you will take the time to be on the look-out for these dangerously addictive products.
~Mr. Mack

The flavored e-cigarettes with their trendy devices are luring teenagers into nicotine addiction without smoking a cigarette. The powerful dose of nicotine found in these products makes them extremely addictive.

“The tobacco industry is well aware that flavored tobacco products appeal to youth and has taken advantage of this by marketing them in a wide range of fruit and candy flavors. Their strategy is working too well, unfortunately,” - American Heart Association CEO, Nancy Brown

In reference to the rise in teenage use:  “These figures are particularly concerning because youth exposure to nicotine — whether it comes from a cigarette or an e-cigarette — affects the developing brain and may rewire it to be more susceptible to nicotine addiction in the future,” - FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb

Chadron Public Schools defines e-cigarettes as any vapor products or alternative nicotine products.  Use or possession of any vapor product or alternative nicotine product is prohibited and will result in student suspension. 

Examples of vapor products