Carmel Valley Middle School

Infobox secondary school
name = Carmel Valley Middle School

established = 1999
address = 3800 Mykonos Lane
city = San Diego
state = California
country = USA
campus = Suburban
type = Public middle
principal = Laurie Francis
teaching_staff =
students =
grades = 7-8
district = SDUHSD
mascot = bobcat
colors = green and gold
website = [http://www.sduhsd.net/cv/ sduhsd.net/cv]

Carmel Valley Middle School, CVMS, is located in San Diego, California, in the neighborhood of Carmel Valley. The school is in the San Dieguito Union High School District, and it offers seventh and eighth grades.

The mission statement of the school is "to educate our students in a safe and challenging learning environment to become life-long learners who will be resourceful, responsible, and compassionate community members." [http://www.sduhsd.net/cv/ CVMS Home Page.] Accessed on April 11, 2007.]

CVMS's mascot is the bobcat, and school colors are green and gold. The current principal is Lauri Francis, and the assistant principals are Desiree Manuel and Ryan Yee. The school has three counselors, Angie Miranda, Toni Zurcher, and Lisa Curry.

Feeder schools for CVMS include Solana Pacific, Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Carmel Creek, Carmel Del Mar, and Ashley Falls Elementary Schools. Students from Carmel Valley usually go to nearby high schools Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy.

Awards and Honors

Carmel Valley Middle School is a proud recipient of the California Distinguished School Award 2003. In 2007, the Carmel Valley Science Olympiad team received 1st place in the San Diego County Science Olympiad [http://www.cuyamaca.edu/cindymorrin/ScienceOlympiad.htm] , winning against other schools like Black Mountain Middle School and Mesa Verde Middle School. In the school year of 2006-2007, Carmel Valley Middle School was recognized as the middle school with one of the highest test scores in San Diego CountyFact|date=April 2007.

Clubs and extracurricular activities

Students in the school can participate in many extracurricular activities, such as Music, Science Olympiad, Independent PE, and sports in the neighboring Boys and Girls Club. One of the most popular clubs is Club LIVE!, which presents an anti-drug message while taking kids to movie nights, amusement parks and other fun activities. Academic clubs such as Math League and Math Counts also meet regularly. Most clubs meet at lunch or after school.

The ASB (Associated Student Body) helps with the school activities, such as school dance themes and spirit week ideas. ASB usually sets up music every Friday during lunch. The Bobcat News Network (BNN) is played every Monday and Friday, discussing upcoming school events, reminders, lunch clubs, and early lunch dismissals.

References

ee also

*Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California