Campus Middle School

Infobox US school
name = Campus Middle School


image caption =
motto = "Right On" (Respect & Ownership)
established = 1971
type = Public - Middle (Junior High)
district = Cherry Creek School District
grades = 6-8
principal = Mrs. Jane Miller
city = Greenwood Village, Colorado
state = Colorado
country = US
campus type =
campus size =
enrollment = around 1,500
faculty = 107
mascot = Mustang
mascot

colors = Gray and Blue
homepage = [http://www.campus.ccsd.k12.co.us/ www.campus.ccsd.k12.co.us]

Campus Middle School (CMS) is a public middle school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It is a part of the Cherry Creek School District.

An estimate of enrollment at CMS is around 1,500 students. It serves grades 6-8, and feeds into Cherry Creek High School. Its school mascot is the mustang. Campus Middle School's rival school is West Middle School.

Campus

Campus Middle School consists of a single school building. It has four stories, and elevators and ramps to support children with disabilities. CMS has two gyms, an east and a west gym. Most grade-level classrooms are grouped by floor. It also has a large gifted and talented program, as well as accelerated classes to support the needs of children at all levels.Campus Middle School is located next to Belleview Elementary School and the east building of Cherry Creek High School.

chedule

The CMS school year has four quarters. It uses a traditional schedule, including a summer, winter, fall, spring, and Thanksgiving break.

CMS school hours are from 8:25 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. The day has 8 class periods. There are four "core" periods, two "elective" periods, a lunch period.

Classes

Core Classes

In every grade, each student is required to take four core classes. These are:
* Social Studies: In sixth grade, students study the Western hemisphere. In seventh grade, students study the Eastern Hemisphere. In eighth grade, students study U.S. history and government.
* Language Arts: Basic, Advanced, and Honors programs are offered for all grades.
* Math: Math classes range from basic sixth grade math to Geometry(Honors). Some students also go to Cherry Creek High School to take Algebra 2/Trigonometry (honors) and higher.
* Science: Science classes are within a similar subject range, but students learn more and go deeper into the individual subjects as they progress.

Electives

Each student has two elective periods. During each period, a student can choose between four quarter-long classes or a year long class.Quarter long classes are typically technology, art, physical education, and health classes. In sixth grade, students can also take beginning foreign language classes. In the eighth grade, students can take quarter-year long guitar classes. Year-long classes are typically music instruction or foreign language courses. In music, there is a choir, band, and orchestra class. Foreign languages include Spanish and French. 8th grade students may also opt to become a Teacher's Assistant.Students occasionally take foreign language classes at Cherry Creek High School.

tudents

CMS served 1,256 students in 2006. 82.8% were Caucasian, 7.6% were Asian American, 6% were Hispanic American, 3.4% were African American, and < 1% were Native American. About 6% of students were offered free or reduced meals.

Extracurriculars

Athletics at CMS include track, basketball, wrestling, and volleyball. CMS students compete against other middle schools from Cherry Creek School District. A mustang is on every gym shirt.Clubs and teams at CMS include an Optimist Brain Bowl team, a few Destination Imagination teams, a Diversity Task Force, a MathCounts team, a National Junior Honor Society, language clubs, art club, strategic game club, and technology clubs.In addition to clubs, there is also teacher support outside of school hours through the Academic Support Center. CMS holds two school productions each year, a musical in the spring and a play in the fall. All clubs are supervised by a competent teacher.

Recognition

*Campus Middle School has a record of success in MathCounts. It won first place in the State MathCounts team competition four times, in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. Campus Middle School sent two students to represent Colorado at the 2007 MathCounts National Competition, and another to the 2008 MathCounts National Competition, in addition to scoring 3rd place team in state after two charter/magnet schools.
*Campus Middle School has been recognized as a John Irwin School of Excellence multiple times.
*Campus Middle School has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School, which is considered the highest honor that an American school can achieve.
*Campus Middle School has an Optimist Brain Bowl team that has taken 1st and 2nd place in previous tournaments.

ee also

*Cherry Creek High School
*Cherry Creek School District

External links

* [http://www.campus.ccsd.k12.co.us/ Official website]
* [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools]