CMS Student is 2011 NACD Poster Contest State Finalist

Brenna Hawthorn, a 7th grade student at Chadron Middle School, created an original poster that has been selected to advance to the State 2011 National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Poster Contest. The Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District, the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts and the National Association of Conservation Districts are sponsoring the 2011 poster contest with the theme: Forests for People: More Than You Can Imagine! Brenna's poster is being judged on it's conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality and universal appeal. Good luck at the state competition Brenna!

State of the School Report on Friday, November 18th

 CPS Curriculum Director, Maribeth Moore, will present the State of the Schools to CPS faculty at an in-service on Friday, November 18th.  Once again, our students' scores were outstanding!  Our teachers and students should be commended for their excellent work!  Check out the CPS State of the Schools Power Point at State of the Schools.

We have a 1:30 dismissal on Friday, but due to the in-service, we will not run Friday School (1:30-3:20) for students that are missing work.  All late work needs to be turned in by the end of the day on Friday to receive partial credit.  Any work that is not turned in will receive a zero.

CMS Honors Veterans

Students at CMS Honor Veterans on 11/11/11

8th grade students from Mrs. Kaus' 4th period social studies class paid tribute to our nations veterans on Veteran's Day last Friday.  The students did a wonderful job of putting together the program and playing the role of Masters of Ceremony.  The keynote speaker was Sgt. First Class Shawn Banzaff of the United States Army National Guard and his message highlighted the need to continue to honor and respect our Nation's veterans as well as those who are currently serving in the armed forces.  He also talked about the humility that veterans display when they come back from war.

One especially touching moment was when the students paid tribute to the veterans of World War II.  Sgt. Banzaff said, "..these men and women are just mom, dad, grandma and grandpa to us, but they saved the world."  The Department of Veteran's Affairs estimates that 1,100 WWII veterans die every day and they take with them the living history of the war.  It is crucial that we learn and record this history for the sake of posterity.

Thank you to Mrs. Kaus and her 4th period class for all of the hard work that they put into the Veteran's Day program; they did a fantastic job!  Thank you to Sgt. Banzhaff for his excellent keynote address.  And, especially, thank you to all of our Nation's veterans for their service and sacrifice.