Clinton County Middle School

📢 Reminder: MAP Testing Begins Tomorrow! 📢 Our Bulldogs are ready to show what they know! 💙🐾 📝 Testing Schedule: 📖 Monday, March 23rd – Reading ➗ Wednesday, March 25th – Math 🔬 Friday, March 27th – Science 💡 Help your student be successful: ✔️ Get a good night’s sleep ✔️ Eat a good breakfast ✔️ Come ready to do their BEST! We are excited to see the growth our students have made this year—let’s finish strong! 💪📈

Spring Formal this evening 5-7. $5 ticket at the door, concessions will be sold. Only CCMS students will be admitted.

Next week, breakfast will only be served at the beginning of the school day, starting at 7. If a student comes in late, they will still have the opportunity to get a breakfast.

80's Retrograde and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Meet the Cast: Lynlee Oliver (Singer/Dancer)
Come see Lynlee and all of the other cast members at the Clinton County Learning Center Auditorium on May 8th and May 9th at 7:00 pm and May 10th at 2:00 pm. Admission $10.00

80's Retrograde and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Meet the Cast: Caroline Cooksey (Singer/Dancer)
Come see Caroline and all of the other cast members at the Clinton County Learning Center Auditorium on May 8th and May 9th at 7:00 pm and May 10th at 2:00 pm. Admission $10.00

The 21st Century Community Service Club volunteered Saturday at the Clinton County Public Library to help with the PI Palooza. It was a great day filled with PI and fun!! If you know of any project for the Community Service Club, please contact Gina Poore

Spring Team Pictures will be on Friday, 3/20: Volleyball, Baseball, Band, Beta, Archery, Academic Teams, FBLA, HS softball, HS Tennis (girls), HS basketball

🎶 Big congratulations to our CCMS Band! 🎶

On Monday, our 7th and 8th grade band students traveled to Somerset to perform in the KMEA Large Ensemble Performance Assessment. They have been working hard to prepare their musical selections, performing for a panel of judges and participating in a sight-reading evaluation. 🎼

👏 Bravo to our talented musicians and their director, Ms. Ashlee Sorke! 🌟

🏀 Shoot Hoops, Not Drugs – Clinton County Camp!

Join us for a FREE regional basketball skills camp featuring former University of Kentucky four-time All-SEC Academic Team member Jarrod Polson! This fun and inspiring event is open to all school-age youth, no matter where you live.

📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CT)
📍 Clinton County High School
65 High School Drive, Albany

What to expect:
✔ Basketball skills and instruction from Jarrod Polson
✔ FREE camp T-shirt and signature basketball for all participants
✔ Water, hot dogs, and fruit provided
✔ Participants entered into a drawing for two basketball goals given away at the end of each camp (must be present to win)

⚠️ No pre-registration required — just arrive about 15 minutes early!
⚠️ Open to kids of all ages!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents & guardians are invited to attend a special program on “One Pill Can Kill”, highlighting the dangers of fentanyl.

Come out for a great evening of basketball, learning, and community!

For more information, visit OperationUNITE.org.

3rd Term Report Cards were sent home with students today. If one did not make it home with your student, please contact the school and request and additonal one to be printed.

District PTA meeting will be held Thursday 3/12/26 at 5:30pm at CCMS. We will be finalizing plans for upcoming activities at all schools including the AES and CCMS dances, 4th grade bash, senior scholarships, annual SBDM elections, and other end of the year activities.

Congratulations to our February SHOW ME THE MONEY attendance challenge winners, Tamika Jones (ECC), Addison Owens (AES), Jesse Shelton (CCMS), and Eva Foster (CCHS). Pictured with each winner are two of our sponsors, Laura Roberts of Roberts Pharmacy and Albany Flowers and Gifts, and Keith Dalton of City Florest, as well as the attendance clerk for each school. Congratulations!

BIG THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!!
Show me the money! For our February attendance incentive, four community partners are sponsoring an attendance incentive to give away $100 at each school. Every student with perfect attendance for each of the four weeks prior to the end of February will earn an entry into a drawing for their school to win a Valentine’s Day inspired cash bouquet of roses worth $100 sponsored by our community partners. This allows each child to earn up to four entries (1 each week of February) before the drawing. The winning student must be in attendance on the day of the drawing to win. Our sponsors for the February incentive are Albany Flowers and Gifts/Roberts Pharmacy, City Florist, The Fig Leaf/Toy Store, and Huff Farms (Bobby and Patricia Huff)!

6th Grade Parents, Please Fill Out!
If you have already completed this form, please disregard.

CCMS 6th Grade will be hosting the Health Department for their Positive Potential Program in their Social Studies classes the week of 3/2 (orginially scheduled for 2/9). Topics discussed in the program are age-appropriate. Any questions regarding the curriculum can be addressed with the Principal.

This form will be used a permission slip for parents to complete in order for their child to participate in the Health Department's program.

We need all parents to complete whether you want your child to participate or not. Any student who does participate will continue to work on their classwork as normal.

The Permission form is linked here: https://forms.gle/RrtrUhXmAeAFmZgG6

🍀🌈 March Attendance: Pot of Gold Challenge! 🌈🍀 Get ready for a month full of fun, prizes, and school spirit! During March, students will have the chance to “find the pot of gold” by showing up and participating in our attendance challenge. ✨ Find Lucky’s Hidden Tokens • Hidden tokens will be placed around each school Monday–Friday. • Find a token and turn it in to win a prize! • Ten tokens will be hidden each day. 🏆 Weekly Perfect Attendance Drawing Students with perfect attendance will be entered into a weekly drawing for our “Pot of Gold Prize Package.” One lucky winner will be selected each week! 🎉 Schoolwide Challenge If your school reaches 94% attendance or higher for an entire week, your principal will dress up like a LEPRECHAUN! 🍀 Let’s work together to make March a lucky month for attendance. Show up, participate, and you might just find your pot of gold! 🌟

CCHS Project Graduation is selling tickets for the Project Graduation Gift Card Board (over $400 value) Tuesday and Friday night at the District games. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. The Gift Card Board will be given away at the game Friday night.

The Spring planning meeting for the Title I event will be Wednesday, March 4th, at 3:00 in the library. See you there!

CCMS will celebrate Read Across America Week next week. Here are the spirit themes for each day. We encourage all to participate!

Clinton County Schools will be closed today, Monday, February 23rd, due road conditions. This will be a traditional snow day.

Hello Clinton County Families, I’m following up on our exciting England, France trip. The informational meeting is just around the corner! The New Meeting Location will be: Clinton County Middle School Cafeteria. Thursday, February 26th at 6:00. It’s been amazing to see so much excitement about this opportunity. If you haven’t already, please register for our meeting to learn more about this upcoming adventure! 👉 Find meeting info and RSVP here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/m8b875n We’ll cover: - What’s included in the trip. - Safety, payment plans, and scholarships. -How to get $200 off the trip price! Plus, so much more! Only families who attend will get first access to enrollment. There are limited spots. I’m looking forward to seeing you there and sharing all the ways this trip can open doors and broaden your child’s horizons. Let’s make this dream a reality together! Best, Amanda Mills