CMS Students compete at State National History Day

The state NHD contest was held Saturday, April 9, at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Chadron Middle School had 2 students who placed at the state contest. Matthew Sorenson and Samuel Kahl place 2nd in the group website category. The name of their project is: Debate and Diplomacy in the Cuban Missile Crisis. They will compete in the national contest in June. In addition, Josephine Werner also won the Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies. The title of her project is: The Use of Animation as Propaganda in WWII.

CMS Spring Testing Schedule

It's springtime, which means CMS is gearing up to begin NSCAS (Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System) and MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) assessments. Students take these assessments every spring, and the results are used as a standardized measure for academic growth, and to meet accountability requirements.

It's important that students attend school during testing times to avoid missing additional class time for make-up tests. It's also important that students come to school well-rested and ready to give their best effort on each assessment. As always, we appreciate the many ways that our student's parents and guardians support our students and the school!

All Chadron Middle School students will take the following assessments:

NSCAS ELA (English Language Arts)

NSCAS Math

MAP Reading

MAP Language Arts

MAP Science

MAP Math

*Only 5th and 8th graders take the NSCAS Science assessment.

Below is the full testing schedule. If you have questions, please contact Nick Dressel, Chadron Middle School Principal, at 432-0708 or nichlas.dressel@chadronschools.net.

9 CMS Students Qualify for State NHD!

National History Day is an educational program devoted to the learning of history. Last fall, students chose a topic related to the annual theme (“Debate and Diplomacy”). After analyzing and drawing conclusions about their topic's significance in history, they presented their work in an original project. The district contest was held on February 25th at Chadron State College. Chadron Middle School had 9 students who placed at the district contest and qualified for the state contest in Lincoln on April 9, 2022.

Junior Individual Documentary

1st place: Josey Werner (7) - Topic: The Use of Animation as Propaganda in WWII

2nd place: Mason Fry (7) - Topic: Joe Lewis' Influence on the Civil Rights Movement

Junior Group Website

1st place: Matthew Sorenson (6) & Sam Kahl(6) - Topic: Debate and Diplomacy in the Cuban Missile Crisis

2nd place: Jace PaoPao (8) & Wesley Margetts (8) - Topic: Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin and his Effects on the Romanovs

Junior Individual Website

1st place: Hannah Sprock (7) - Topic: The Hindenburg Disaster

2nd place: Sampson Sprague (6) - Topic: Understanding the Space Race

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place: Jaelyn Brown (8) - Topic: Jefferson vs. Hamilton: Debate on the National Bank

Congratulations to you all!