OUR MISSION: TO MAKE EVERY STUDENT'S POTENTIAL A REALITY BY ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING OUR FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

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​We are getting closer to reaching the Invest for Success goal. To date 83% of the $40,000 goal has been collected. Please help us cross the finish line so we can fund the budget-approved projects and initiatives this school year. 

Graffiti Wall Tag Day

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Next Wednesday, February 26th, during lunch we will have a graffiti wall “tag” day. Any student whose family has made a donation to the Invest for Success Campaign can show their Cougar Pride by tagging the Graffiti Wall in the cafeteria. Make your donation using the link above or we will be accepting donations next Wednesday at lunch. Every gift, regardless of size, is appreciated!

Cougar Cares Snack Project

Our next Cougars Care project is SNACKS! We have a large number of 6th graders this year that are on free or reduced lunch - close to 200 kids. We would like to provide them with snacks to help them make it to their late lunchtime (1pm) without getting too hungry. The snacks will be distributed to teachers to hand out to kids during snack time on days they are especially needed.

Any individually wrapped snack is great. To contribute to our SNACK DRIVE, you can:
  • Have snacks shipped to Karen’s house (7403 Stonecroft Park Drive, 28226)
  • Drop snacks off at Karen’s house
  • Venmo money to Karen at karen-little-0 and she will do the shopping
  • Drop snacks in the office marked Cougars Care
Please let us know if you have any questions. We so appreciate your continued support of Cougars Care. Thanks to you all we are able to let a large number of students know their school cares about them!

WINTER GAMES Donation

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The Winter Games have officially started!! Fun and excitement is in the air! The heckling has begun between the teachers and the students.  The celebration is right around the corner and we sill need some donations for the pizza party celebrating the winning grade on Friday, February 28th.  Please click on the link below to sign up. Thanks!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849AEA82CA57-thethird

8th Grade OBX Trip Announcements

Parents who did not attend the meeting on February 11th will have another opportunity to attend a mandatory parent meeting covering trip logistics, procedures and expectations. Please plan to attend the parent meeting in the Media Center on Carmel Middle's campus. Students do not need to attend.
  • Parent Meeting Date/Time: Tuesday, February 25th, 6:00pm
  • Students received a permission and emergency medical authorization form. Please have your child return these forms to Mr. Mahoney ASAP
  • If there has been a change of plans and your child will no longer attend the field trip, please email Mr. Mahoney (adam.mahoney@cms.k12.nc.us) so that we can begin admitting wait listed students.
  • We have chaperone opportunities available for the Outer Banks trip in April. If you are interested in chaperoning for this trip, please email Mr. Mahoney (adam.mahoney@cms.k12.nc.us). You can also convey your interest in-person at the parent meeting. If we have more volunteers than needed we will draw names randomly to serve as a chaperone.

Australia & New Zealand 2021 Information Session

There will be an Australia & New Zealand 2021 Trip meeting on Wednesday, March 4th at 7pm at Carmel Presbyterian's Ligon Hall. It’s an information meeting about how to enroll, the costs, itinerary, and other information. This is a private trip and is not vetted, approved, endorsed, sponsored, or managed by Carmel or CMS.

FBLA Lollipops

FBLA is selling Lollipops for $1. The sales help our students attend the State Competition in Greensboro, NC at minimal costs. Students are working very hard to sell the lollipops daily. Please support the student organization. Donations are accepted! We will attend the Competition March 19, 2020. 

Please help us by buying lollipops for your loved ones. After all, Valentine's is coming up very soon!

The Little Mermaid Jr

Carmel's upcoming musical will be The Little Mermaid Jr on March 26th- 28th. See the list of Cast Members below.
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https://www.facebook.com/carmelfinearts/photos/a.295851687755736/409767469697490/?type=3&theater

Ana Homayoun

We were very lucky to host Ana Homayoun at Carmel on 2/20/20. She presented a program on Resilience, Grit and Bouncing Back: Helping Middle Schoolers Thrive. If you could not make the event, notes in English/Spanish available below. To view, please select the document.

Myers Park Field Hockey Spring Meeting

For all interested field hockey players, please join the MPHS Field Hockey Board and members of the MPHS Field Hockey teams on Tuesday, February 25th at 6:30pm in the MPHS Art Gallery for an information meeting. We will discuss plans for summer camp, summer workouts, tryouts and the 2020 fall season.

For more information please contact Megan Anderson at mphsfh@gmail.com.

Sports Update

Congrats to all our spring athletes! Concessions will be OPEN for home baseball, soccer and track meets and ALL families of spring athletes will need to take one shift in concessions during the season.  All proceeds benefit all our Carmel student athletes throughout the year and CMS does not give money for middle school sports so this is a big way we can fundraise for our sports programs.
www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fadaa2fa1f94-spring

If you haven't done so already, it's not too late to join the Carmel Athletic Booster Club! We provide funding for all athletic programs at Carmel. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LfI1vEXs4f3vwJZiIw2HfQSsQDBvXuxkTj5w3Ds2rL4/edit
If you are looking for a great way to get involved at Carmel next year and would like to help out on the Carmel Athletic Boosters committee, please email us at carmelmsboosters@gmail.com. Thank you for your support! 

Cougar Spirit Wear is for sale at the school store each morning from 8:45-9:15am so come check it out! Follow Carmel Athletic Boosters on Instagram for all  your Cougar sports news, team photos and check out the Student Athlete of the Day features! If you are looking for a great way to get involved at Carmel next year and would like to help out on the Carmel Athletic Boosters committee, please email us at carmelmsboosters@gmail.com.

Clubs at Carmel

Below is a complete list of clubs at Carmel Middle School.

Spirit rock

Please follow the link below to signup to paint the spirit rock!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094bafab29a3fe3-paint

Welcome Desk

The Welcome Desk is still in need of volunteers especially afternoon hours. The time slots on the sign up genius are 3hr shifts however we will take as much time as you can give. Please put in the comments of your sign up the approximate time you can give. Please contact me with any questions. Thank you for your support!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f0a4da4ab29aa8-carmel

School Store

If you’re looking for a great way to volunteer @ Carmel, consider the school store. You can signup for whatever works best for your schedule.  It’s a fun way to interact with the students & staff of Carmel.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080449a4ab29a6f94-carmel
Thank you to all the families who linked their Harris Teeter VIC card to the Carmel Middle PTSA! This past school year, there were 260 participants and $2,170.00 was raised for the school.You are able to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Together in Education program. This can be done online or at the store. The school number for Carmel Middle is 1576. 
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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!

Boxtops Spring Submission

Please hand in Boxtops to Carmel Main Desk or Welcome Desk by 2/28/20 for spring submission.