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Upcoming Events
Aug 9	Teachers Report - Staff Challenge
Aug 12	Parent Orientation, 7:00 pm
Aug 13	1st Day of School (Friday) 1st - 12th grades dismiss at 12:00 noon
Sep 6	Labor Day - No School

Middle School Supplies List for 2010-2011

The school supplies list for the upcoming school year has been posted for grades 6 - 8. Click the link below to view and/or print the middle school supplies list.

• Middle School Supplies List

Summer Reading Requirements for Middle School

The Summer reading program is required for all returning and new students accepted by July 1. Summer reading is an integral part of a college-preparatory program. Having a broad exposure to literary classics will increase your child's vocabulary, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of books of great value.

All CCS middle school students are required to read over the summer per the following guidelines:

Upcoming 6th grade students must read ONE book from the CCS reading list (printable below).

Upcoming 7th and 8th grade students must read TWO books from the CCS reading list.

• Printable Summer Reading Info / Letter to Parents
• Printable Middle School Summer Reading List

Students will be responsible for assignments related to summer reading during the first two weeks of school. The two book responses will equal one test grade. Middle School students have the option of writing a book report for each book read or taking the Accelerated Reader test on the book or books read. The tests and/or book reports are due by the end of the first full week of school.

The CCS Library/Media Center will be open on Wednesdays,
9:00 am - 12:00 noon during the summer.

Summer Bible Assignment for Middle School

As a supportive measure in helping to eliminate the possibility of any type of "bullying" behavoir on our campus, CCS is requiring a Summer Bible assignment for all middle school students registered for the 2010-11 school year.

Elements of the assignment include reading, studying, memorization and writing an essay on the subject matter. The scripture memorization and the essay are due on the first day of school, August 13, 2010.

Printable 2010 Summer Bible Assignment Details

Middle School "Service Hours" Requirement

All middle school students are required to participate in service hours during the school year.

Students earn hours by selecting from a number of opportunities, a list of which will be made available the first day of the new school year. The requirements per grade are:

6th grade - 4 hours for the year
                 2 hours due by mid-December, 2 hours due in May
7th grade - 6 hours for the year
                 3 hours due by mid-December, 3 hours due in May
8th grade - 8 hours for the year
                 4 hours due by mid-December, 4 hours due in May

Summer Service Hours?

Students may earn their hours during the SUMMER which can
be counted for both semesters, however, they would need to complete an oral presentation the 1st semester and a written presentation for the second semester. Hours earned helping in Vacation Bible School and youth missions trips will count to fulfull the service hours requirement. Students are encouraged to volunteer during the summer to alleviate the stress of completing the required hours during the school year.

Click below for more information about Servce Hours.

Printable "Service Hours" Information
Printable "Service Hours" Form

CCS Middle School Students Care . . .
"Calvary Cares" Day

CCS 6th grade students participated in community service as part of the recent "Calvary Cares" day. The students were divided into two groups.

The first group visited Hamilton House Nursing Home where they met with residents, played games and exercised with them. The girls painted ladies' fingernails and the boys performed an impromptu song for the residents. The visit put smiles on their faces and meant alot to the men and women of Hamilton House.

photos submitted by April Smithwick

The second group went to Open Door Mission where they organized the clothes closet and assembled hygiene kits to be distributed to people who come to the mission.

photos submitted by Doug Morris

8th grade students did work at the Gardens of Calvary, Hopegivers International, and visited residents of Vista Care at Franciscian Woods. Unfortunately, the 7th grade's project
got rained out that day,

Photo submitted by Julie Ann Crane

8th Graders Learn Georgia History Up Close

CCS students recently returned from the annual 8th Grade "Georgia History Trip" which took them to many historic locations throughout the state. The picture was made during one of their stops to visit an historic lighthouse at St. Simons Island.

Photo submitted by Krista Pettry

Congratulations to all of the middle school students who recently participated in the City-Wide Spelling Bee. The following students placed in their division:

6th Grade - E. Ballesteros - 3rd Place
7th Grade - G. Dent - 1st Place
7th Grade - L. Woodham - 2nd Place
8th Grade - A. Merritt - 1st Place
8th Grade - T. Bruhn - 2nd Place
8th Grade - K. Hammonds - 3rd Place
8th Grade - H. Bell - 4th Place

Other students who participated were J. Clark, J. Cruz, J. Powell, S. White and C.Womble.

Cheerleading & Basketball Team Photos Posted

The 2009-2010 cheerleading and basketball team photos have been posted on each team's individual web page.

Click on photos below to see larger views.


Middle School Boys	Middle School Girls


JV Boys	MS Cheerleaders

CCS Middle School Honors Choir

Congratulations to CCS middle school students who were selected to participate in the Middle School Honors Choir.

Students rehearsed their music prior to a weekend clinic and concert held at Hardaway High School in Columbus. The guest clinician for the weekend workshop was Dr. Elizabeth Parker of the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University. The middle school "all-select" chorus had well over 400 middle school choir members from Muscogee County and surrounding areas. This was a great honor for our students to be selected to participate in this event.

See who made 2nd quarter's Principal's List and A/B Honor Roll. Students on the Principal's List achieved all A's in all subjects on their report cards. The A/B Honor Roll is a list of students who made all A's and B's on their report cards.

Principal's List & A/B Honor Roll >>

2009 Middle School Science Fair Winners

Photos submitted by Julie Ann Crane

You Can Still Purchase Magazines "Online"

The CCS middle school recently held a magazine sales fundraiser to raise funds to help pay for use of the bus for field trips and to provide for our Christmas and end of the year parties. Thanks to everyone who has already participated in helping to make this year's fundraiser a success by purchasing magazines from a middle school student or by making your purchase online.

We are happy to announce that our "online" sales will continue for awhile longer, so if you missed ordering your magazines earlier, you can still make a purchase.

To order online:

Go to www.QSP.com and enter our account # 425053122.
Follow the directions given online to place your order.

Remember to enter our school's account number so that our middle school receives credit for your order. Thank you for your support of the Calvary Christian Middle School.

Pictured is last year's Georgia History Trip

Georgia History Trip Information

The annual 8th grade Georgia history trip has been planned for March 2-5, 2010.

The non-refundable deposit of $125 is due by October 29.
Your second payment of $125 is due by January 20.
Your balance of $150 is due by February 17.

All checks should be made out to Calvary Christian School, must be separate from other school checks, and must be turned in to the Middle School Office only.

Click here to view/print additional info >>

For more information call or email Susan Gray in the Middle School Office, ext. 222.

CCS Now Offers Online Access to Britannica

Britannica Online School Edition offers encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels. Users have access to a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides. Search for answers to your questions plus video and multimedia clips, photographs, illustrations, and interactive timelines. When you search Britannica you will find people, places, history, science, math and much more!

Parents: If you do not already have the username and password to access the website, you may contact your child's school office for login information.

A link to the Britannica School Edition is posted on the individual school news pages in the right column and at the top of this page for easy online access.

or ... Login Here

For more information, call or email Christine Brooks, ext. 211.

CCS Collects Record Number of Pop Tabs

CCS Collects Pop Tabs!

Photo submitted by Alisha Fowler

Calvary students collected a record number of pop tabs in
2008-2009 for the Ronald McDonald House charity. Students collected and donated 250 lbs of the soda can tops!

Remember to bring in pop tabs, Box Tops for Education, AND Campbell's labels for this year's fundraisers.

Collect for CCS

Collect for
Ronald McDonald House

Collect for CCS

Bring in Boxtops, Campbell's Labels, & Pop Tabs

CCS continues to collect all of these to raise money for our school and for the Ronald McDonald House. Please save and turn in all of your Boxtops for Education, Campbell's labels and pop tabs to the donation boxes located in each school office. We suggest that you turn them in on a once-a-month basis as we collect and distribute what we have collected several times during the year. Thank you for your support!

Middle School News Archives

Older middle school news has been stored online in Middle School News Archives. To view archived information from prior school years, click here.