Cedar Ridge Middle School

Cedar Ridge Middle School

School type	Public
Established	1992
Head of School	Dr. Beth Weinbaum
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Decatur, AL, USA
Enrollment	~700
Faculty	~65
Average class size	~150 students
Mascot	Black Bear
School colors	Orange, Black
School website	[http://dcs.edu/schools/middle/cedar_ridge/home.html Website]
Grades	6-8
Feeder Schools	Gordon-Bibb, Frances Nungester, Woodmeade, Julian Harris, Chestnut Grove, Walter Jackson
Receiver school	Austin High School

Cedar Ridge Middle School is a middle (or junior high) school located in Decatur, AL, in the Decatur City Schools school system. It has approximately 700 students in grades 6 through 8. The schools mascot, once the Cubs, is now the Black Bears to match Austin High School.

Some of the school's outstanding achievements include:

Major Accomplishments

*2005-06 7th Grade Girls Basketball - Tournament Champions
*2004 Football - Tennessee Valley Conference Champions (7-1)
*2007 Robotics - Level II 1st place in State ACTE competition

Band

Cedar Ridge has nearly 300 students in the Band program in all three grades (6th, 7th, and 8th). Two concerts (Christmas and Spring) are held each year and include all three bands. Cedar Ridge also has a Jazz Band and Stage Band. Students in the 7th or 8th grades audition for these bands at the beginning of each school year. The Jazz Band plays at numerous events both at the school and in the community throughout the year. The Stage Band has two major performances each year at the Colonial Mall. The Pep Band comprises students in both Jazz and Stage Bands and performs at several school sports events throughout the year. At the end of each year, the Jazz Band, Stage Band, and Choral Ensemble take a major trip (most recently to Orlando, Florida). The Next Trip is unknown.

Here are the Bands upcoming events:

3/12-3/16/07 State Band Assessment

4/14/07 Solo and Ensemble Festival Hartselle H.S. 4/19-4/12/07 All-State Auburn University 4/24/07 City-Wide Music Festival 4/29/07 Spring Concert 2:00 p.m. Austin H.S. 5/2-5/5/07 Jazz Band Spring Trip - New York City

5/11-5/12/07 8th Grade Band Spring Trip Atlanta, GA 5/29/-6/1/06 River City Music Camp Cedar Ridge

Chorus

Cedar Ridge has a large Chorus program for all three grades. Also, you can try out, in seventh and eight grade, for a special group called Ensemble. This group joins the Stage Band and Jazz Band on a trip in April every year. In April 2008 they will be going to Orlando, Florida. Also, the entire chorus has two concerts a school year, one is in winter one is in spring. This chorus particpates and district and recently made it to state in 2007 and 2008.

Extracurricular Activities

Cedar Ridge is proud to have more than 1 dozen extracurricular clubs and activities that students are free to participate in during the year. These include:

*Science Olympiad
*National Junior Honor Society
*Student Council
*SECME
*TSA
*Literary Magazine
*Drama Club
*6th Grade Math Team
*7th Grade Math Team
*8th Grade Math Team
*Paw Prints
*Odyssey (Yearbook)
*Robotics
*Scholars’ Bowl
*Spanish Club
*Choral Ensemble
*Jazz and Stage Band
*Invictus
*CRMS Club
*FCCLA
*Destination Imagination
*Latin CLub
*Chess Club
*And many more...

External links

* [http://dcs.edu/schools/middle/cedar_ridge/home.html School Website]
* [http://www.dcs.edu Decatur City Schools]
* [http://www.ibo.org International Baccalaureate Organisation]