OUR MISSION: TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT'S POTENTIAL A REALITY BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING OUR FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
Carmel PTSA
Your Carmel PTSA welcomes you to the 2022-2023 school year at Carmel Middle School! We are excited to support our school and all of the new and returning Carmel Cougars. Please consider joining the PTSA and contributing to our fundraiser, Invest for Success. Your tax-deductible donations will enable the PTSA to support our teachers, staff, and students. Forms for these items are linked below for you to print for check and cash payments. You can also pay by credit card through Pay4SchoolStuff.com. Please visit the CarmelPTSA P4SS page for information on setting up an account.
School UpdatesThe start of the 2022-2023 school year is rapidly approaching! Please take time to read the below announcements to ensure our entire school community has a smooth opening in August. We look forward to getting our Cougars back in the building!
Summer Reading & Learning
Be sure to have your child complete their 2022 summer reading assignment prior to school beginning! Open House - Wednesday, August 24th Join us for Open House! 7th and 8th grade families 3:00pm-4:30pm 6th grade families from 5:00pm-6:30pm If you have children in multiple grade-levels, please come during the earlier time slot. Families can meet their child's teachers, join the PTSA, buy spirit wear, and receive additional information regarding athletics, transportation, and child nutrition. immunizationsTwo additional immunizations are required by North Carolina for all 7th graders: Tdap (tetanus and whooping cough booster) and meningococcal vaccine. If your 7th grader received these vaccines over the summer, please return updated immunization records to the school nurse by the first day of school. If you have questions as to whether your child has received these vaccines already, please contact our school nurses at kerry.erdesky@mecklenburgcountync.gov or tara.christensen@mecklenburgcountync.gov.
Academic Calendar and A/B Day CalendarSave these two calendars as you plan out your family’s schedule this upcoming year!
New Cougar Day - Monday 8/15/22We are pleased to invite your child to New Cougar Day on August 15th from 8:30am-12:00pm! This half-day event will allow our rising 6th graders an opportunity to meet their new teachers, counselors, and administrators. Students will also get acquainted with their new school. Students will receive their schedules, tour our campus, take part in icebreaker activities, and ask any questions they have leading up to Open House and the start of school.
Parents, the morning of the 15th you'll drop your child off following our regular morning car rider pattern. Parents are welcome to park and walk their child in before they join their teachers. Pick-up is at 12:00pm, and you will pick up your child in the car rider line. All students will be waiting with staff at the front of the school. Please always follow the appropriate traffic pattern to ensure the safety of our students and staff. You are welcome to come back at 5:30pm for EPICC night. This is a chance for parents to learn more about middle school and Carmel. If your child will attend New Cougar Day, please R.S.V.P. here. E.P.I.C.C. Night - Monday, August 15thWe will be hosting our inaugural E.P.I.C.C. Night on August 15th. Every Person Inspires Carmel Cougars will be a parent orientation for Carmel families. Front Doors will be opening at 5:00pm, and we will begin the night in the gymnasium. We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure students can achieve their highest potential. We know a strong partnership with our families makes a great difference in our children’s education. This evening will be a great opportunity for you to meet grade level administrators and to discuss how to best support learning at home, communication, progress monitoring your child's achievement, field trips, daily processes, and athletics for 7th and 8th grade families. If you will be attending EPICC Night, please R.S.V.P.
Join Carmel PTSA & Receive the Cougar News!Join the renowned Carmel PTSA to stay engaged and informed on what's going on at Carmel Middle! To receive the weekly Cougar News please sign-up here! The Cougar News is our weekly publication of all school-wide updates, announcements, and celebrations.
The PTSA has integrated the use of Pay4SchoolStuff to streamline the process of filling out your back to school paperwork, as well as order and pay for all of your back to school items together. By moving this process online, it is easier for parents, teachers, and the PTSA volunteers to get these orders processed. Note, the blue form is still required to be turned back into your homeroom teacher so the school has a hardcopy. Carpool PatternParents who drive or pick-up their children should adhere to the carpool lanes during arrival and dismissal. Please follow Carmel’s unique carpool route during morning and afternoon dismissal. If you do not follow the established traffic pattern, you will not only cause a delay in traffic flow but will also put our children in danger.
It's Time To Re-link!It's time to re-link to Harris Teeter's Together in Education! The program runs August 1st - May 31st. This can be done online or at the store. The school number for Carmel Middle is 1576. Did you know that you can link more than one school? Link all of your children's schools and clubs!
Student SchedulesFamilies may view their child's schedule in Powerschool the week of August 15th. Requests for any course changes will be made the first week of school, and this process will be shown to students when school begins. Families will also receive their child's schedule in our back-to-school mailing that will go out prior to Open House.
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At A GlanceMonday, August 15th (8:30am-12:30pm) - New Cougar Day - Rising 6th grade orientation
Monday, August 15th (5:30pm-7:30pm) - EPICC Night (Every Person Inspires Carmel Cougars) - Middle school parent orientation Monday, August 15th (5:30pm) - PTSA General Membership Meeting Wednesday, August 24th - Open House (3:00pm-4:30pm - Grades 7&8, 5:00pm-6:30pm - Grade 6) Monday, August 29th - First Day of School Monday, September 5th - No School (Labor Day) Thursday, September 8th - New Parent Coffee (9:30am in Media Center) Wednesday, September 21st - Early Release Day Monday, September 26th - No School (Teacher Workday) Carmel Athletic BoostersWelcome back to our parents and student athletes!
Now is the time for registration to be completed for tryouts for fall sports - football, cheer, volleyball, softball, and golf. All forms are to be filled out online with a sports physical uploaded before tryouts can take place. Carmel Athletic Boosters is a small committee committed to supporting our athletes and student body, and we are looking for some new members! We need a treasurer, a fundraising idea person, a social media poster, and some parents each sport season to help with concessions and end-of-season banquet planning! Please reach out to Joanna Purgason for any questions and for information for volunteering! 704-258-8847 or CarmelMSBoosters@gmail.com. Athletic Registration Is OpenAthletic registration is open via DragonFly! Please register your student-athlete for Carmel athletics using the direct registration link.
All paperwork must be completed online apart from the physical examination form. The physical exam form is a writable/fillable document that must be printed and given to your doctor to complete. Please keep up to date with fall sports tryout information using the Carmel Athletics webpage. This webpage includes the live registration link, schedules, and an important FAQ section. School Supply ListThe school supply list can be found on the Carmel Middle School webpage on the left-hand side navigation.
Free & Reduced Lunch ApplicationCMS is returning to its previous online meal application process for families who want free or reduced-price lunch. The application process will be fast, secure, and trackable and opened August 1st. CMS has offered free breakfast to all students since 2012, an option that will continue this school year. Please visit the School Nutrition webpage for more information about the free and reduced-price lunch program and application process.
Community PartnersHarris Teeter
It's time to re-link to Harris Teeter's Together in Education! The program runs August 1st - May 31st. This can be done online or at the store. The school number for Carmel Middle is 1576. Did you know that you can link more than one school? Link all of your children's schools and clubs! 
Box Tops for Education
Amazon Smile
If you shop on Amazon now, switch to https://smile.amazon.com and choose PTA North Carolina Congress Carmel Middle High School PTSA. They will send our school a check for 0.5% of purchases! Shop for Carmel! 
PE T-ShirtsThis year we are going cashless, and all orders for PE uniforms will need to be placed online through OSP (Online School Payments). We will no longer accept cash or check for the purchase of PE uniforms. We will announce when the PE t-shirts are available for purchase through OSP.
Join the Carmel PTSAJoin the renowned Carmel PTSA to stay engaged and informed on what's going on at Carmel Middle! To receive the weekly Cougar News please sign-up here! The Cougar News is our weekly publication of all school-wide updates, announcements, and celebrations.
The PTSA has integrated the use of Pay4SchoolStuff to streamline the process of filling out your back to school paperwork, as well as order and pay for all of your back to school items together. By moving this process online, it is easier for parents, teachers, and the PTSA volunteers to get these orders processed. Note, the blue form is still required to be turned back into your homeroom teacher so the school has a hardcopy. Pop Tabs Collection
Mr. Simono reports that 56 POUNDS of pop tabs were collected at Carmel last school year! Thank you for bringing your pop tabs to school.
Mr. Simono is collecting pop tabs again this year to benefit the Ronald McDonald House! Collect pop tabs at home and bring them to the Welcome Desk in the school lobby. There is a jar for the pop tabs, or you can send them in a ziplock bag. | ||||
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