August 15, 2025 Newsletter

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August 15, 2025

Dear Pirate Family, 

Greetings! Please see below for announcements and upcoming events:

 
Monday August 18th 
  • 3:10 Play Practice
  • 5:00 Parent Meeting for students in the play
  • 5:30 PM Tennis at Hazelwood
Tuesday August 19th
  • 5:30 PM 6, 7, & 8 Volleyball vs Scribner at CMS
Wednesday August 20th

Thursday August 21st 
  • 6:00 PM Football vs. Silver Creek at CMS football field
  • 7:30 PM Soccer at Scribner (Prosser Vocational School Field)
Friday August 22nd 

Saturday August 23rd
  • 9:00 AM 7 & 8 Volleyball at Silver Creek
  • 9:00 AM 6 Volleyball at North Harrison

 

PRIDE FUNDRAISER BEGINS! 
PRIZES:

TOP TEAM PERCENTAGE: Afternoon outside party and snack (date to be determined)

Raise $30.00
Pirate PRIDE T Shirt 
Free Sporting Ticket and hot dog and drink from concession stand

Raise $50.00
Pirate PRIDE T Shirt
Free Sporting Ticket and hotdog and drink from concession stand
$10 Gift Card

Raise $100.00 (and each $100 raised)
Receive a ticket when we raffle off a gaming system of your choice (Switch, PS5, Xbox)

 
School Picture Day September 5th
Picture Retake Day October 21st

Archery parent meeting on Wed Sept 17th at 6pm at CMS. Practices Start  Sept 26th. 

Congratulations to the following students who completed the Summer Reading Club! 
Summer Reading Club

Reader First Name | Reader Last Name
Abigail | Anderson
Olivia | Angstadt
Allison | Angstadt
Logan | Bayles
Aurora | Bearly
Gunnar | Bearly 
Jaydon | Bodkin
Chloe | Cress
Isaac | Drummond
Saige | Godinez
Josefina | Koressel
George | Lowe
Bruno | Murrieta
Brooklynn | Pitts
Colten | Ramsey
Reese | Stearns
Cassidy | Stenbro
Levi | Tsiaousis
Mark | Tsiaousis
Makenzie | Wilson
Maverick | York
 

Congrats to the Cast! 

THE EPIC QUEST OF THE DAMSELS IN DISTRESS
By Kenneth Wasemann

CAST OF CHARACTERS
(In Order of Appearance)

Storyteller…………………………………………Rebekah Iris Stewart
Izzy……………………………………………………..…Kylee Lambert
Isadora……………………………………………………Eva Thompson
Beatrice……………………………………………..……Julienne White
Winifred………………………………….……Jayla Hernandez-Glover
Sherry/Carrie/Terry…………………………………….…Avery Adams
Benny/Kenny/Lenny……………………………..…………..Khloe Eve
Rosemary/Rose-Marie/Rosary……………………..……Elise Heroux
Clark/Bark/Flark……………………………………………Elijah Paxton
Talia……………………………………………..……London Thompson
Ipswich………………………………………………………Skylar Bruce
Sir Bartleby the Brave…………………………………Jacob Chapman
Bixby…………………………………………………………Victoria Rios
The Whippersnapper…………………………………Cheyenne Knigg
Prince Hugo………………………………………….……Kasey Poirrier
Guard Captain……………………………………………Parker Russell
Guards……………………………………………………Charlee Coole
                                                                              Airyana Hunsucker                                                            
                                                                                     Karsen Stuart
                                                                                Lauren Whisman
Maximus the Great………………………………….……Giovani Perez
MAB……………………………………………………….Ella Neumeyer
Breezy……………………………………………….…Everlee Andrews
Misty……………………………………………………………Kiley Black
Cinder & Ella ………………………Naraya Thompson & Avery Myers
Quartz………………………………………………………Natalie Colvin
Backstage Manager……………………………………..Addison Creecy
Backstage Assistants………………..………………………Wyatt Glass
                                                                                     Remie Roberts

 

Its not too late to apply!  Applications for free and reduced meals must completed each school year.  Please log on to https://www.nlappscloud.com/ to see if your children qualify.

¡Todavía está a tiempo para solicitarlo! La solicitud para comidas gratis o a precio reducido debe completarse cada año escolar.
Por favor, ingrese a https://www.nlappscloud.com/

August 8, 2025 Newsletter

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August 8, 2025

Dear Pirate Family, 

Greetings! We hope you received a personalized email for our annual Pirate Pride Fundraiser. This event allows us to provide our positive behavior awards and activities for kids throughout the school year. 

PRIZES for students:
TOP TEAM PERCENTAGE: Afternoon outside party and snack (date to be determined)

Raise $30.00
Pirate PRIDE T Shirt 
Free Sporting Ticket and hot dog and drink from concession stand

Raise $50.00
Pirate PRIDE T Shirt
Free Sporting Ticket and hotdog and drink from concession stand
$10 Gift Card

Raise $100.00 (and each $100 raised)
Receive a ticket when we raffle off a gaming system of your choice (Switch, PS5, Xbox)

Events this week:

Monday August 11th 
  • Auditions for the Shipwrecked Singers
  • Boys Tennis Practice 5:00-6:00 CHS
Tuesday August 12th 
  • Auditions for the Shipwrecked Singers
  • Auditions for CMS Play “The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress”
  • 6, 7, 8 Volleyball scrimmage at New Washington 5 PM
Wednesday August 13th 
  • 7:40 All Staff meeting in PD room 
  • Auditions for CMS Play “The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress”
Thursday August 14th 
  • 7, 8 Football at Salem 6 PM
  • CANCELED – Soccer vs Henryville 

Friday August 15th 


CMS Boys Tennis Practice begins Monday 8/11 5:00-6:00 @ CHS tennis courts.  Must have Final Forms & physical complete to practice.

 
CMS Volleyball Trivia Night:
100 Questions / 10 Categories 
1st place $180
2nd place $120
3rd place $60


$2 Mulligans, Vendors & Silent Auction Items MAR Concessions will be set up.

CMS Volleyball will receive a percentage of sales, come hungry!

WHEN: Saturday, August 16th Doors open at 5:30pm, Trivia starts at 6:30pm
WHERE: Charlestown Middle School Cafeteria
COST: $60 dollars per team of 6 players Team

RSVP Preferred, but not required RSVP: Shannon Elder 812-989-6148

August 4, 2025 Newsletter

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August 4, 2025

Dear Pirate Family, 


Hope you had a great weekend! See below for events this week:


Monday, August 4th 


  • Soccer Tryouts/Practice 3:30-5:00. 


  • Cross Country 3:30-4:45


  • Volleyball  7/8th grades 3:30-5, 6th Grade 5:00-6:30


 


Tuesday August 5th 

  • Volleyball  7/8th grades 3:30-5, 6th Grade 5:00-6:30 Parent Meeting 5:00 

Wednesday August 6th

  • Volleyball  7/8th grades 3:30-5, 6th Grade 5:00-6:30

 


Thursday August 7th


  • Volleyball  7/8th grades 3:30-5, 6th Grade 5:00-6:30


Friday August 8th 


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If your child would like to audition for the CMS Play “The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress,” please pick up an audition form from either of the Mrs. Gnadingers, the office, or at lunch. Auditions will be Tuesday August 12 OR Wednesday August 13. Please choose your audition day on the form.


 


Soccer tryouts will be held on Monday, August 4th, 2025, after school, from 3:30-5:00.To participate, you must have completed Final Forms. For all practices you should have soccer cleats, shin guards, and plenty of water. After dismissal, players should change in the pool locker rooms and meet in the Commons by 3:20.


 


Any student in any grade who is interested in joining the Student Council should get an application from the office or at lunch. Return the form along with a campaign poster, to Mrs. French in Room 116 no later than August 8th.


 


CHS Boys & Girls Tennis Clinic


Monday 8/4 – Wednesday 8/6 6:30-8:00 @ CHS tennis courts


Get your registration form from Coach Matthews or York.


 


CMS Boys Tennis Practice begins Monday 8/11 5:00-6:00 @ CHS tennis courts.  Must have Final Forms & physical complete to practice.


 


Volleyball practice 7/8th grades 3:30-5 Monday-Thursday.  6th grade same days 5-6:30.  Parent meeting on Tuesday at 5pm.


 


 


Picture Retake Day October 21st


 


Looking Ahead:


 


Aug. 7 – Shipwrecked Singers Clinic (Learn music/ask questions) 3:15-5pm


Aug. 11 & 12 – Auditions for the Shipwrecked Singers


Aug. 12 & 13 – Auditions for CMS Play “The Epic Quest of the Damsels in Distress”


Sept. 5 – CHS Boys Workshop (Choir) 9:00am-1:45pm


Sept. 5 School Picture Day 


Oct. 17 & 18 Performances of CMS Play


 


PTO dates:


8/6, 9/10, 10/1, 11/12, 12/4, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1 & 5/6

July 30, 2025 Newsletter

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July 30, 2025

Dear Pirate Family, 


Greetings! Don’t forget tomorrow is the first school day for 2025. Doors open at 8:10 and we are excited to see everyone! 

We have included the information below for car riders. Thank you in advance for your patience…we typically have a large number of cars the first few days. We work hard to keep everyone safe and unloaded quickly. 


Car riders will be dropped off at arrival and released at dismissal from the back of the building at CMS. Only buses are allowed in the front entrance during arrival and dismissal.


Cars will enter from Quality Court in the industrial park behind the school. From Quality Court, turn right onto the access road next to the football field. Cars will then turn right into the parking lot and split into 2 lanes (blue arrows).  At the end of the parking lot there will be a white stop line where cars will feed back into one lane. We will have a staff member directing the flow back into one lane and follow the red line to drop students off along the sidewalk. Please pull all the way forward. Cars will then exit back on the access road towards Quality Court.  


Students are encouraged to drink water throughout the day. Please remember only clear bottles are allowed in class.


Let the learning begin! 

July 24, 2025 Newsletter

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July 24, 2025

Dear Pirate Family, 

Greetings! We hope you had a great summer! We are looking forward to kicking off the 2025-2026 school year next week. See below for important information:

Pirate Preview  July 24th 12:00-3:00 (incoming 6th grade students)

Back to School Night – Tuesday, July 29th 5:00-7:00 

First Student Day: Thursday, July 31st 

 

Parent Teacher Organization dates for the year: All meetings begin at 6:00 in the CMS cafeteria.

8/6, 9/10, 10/1, 11/12, 12/4, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1 & 5/6

 

Volleyball tryouts are the first and second day of school- 7th & 8th grade 3:30-5:00 and 6th grade 5:30-7.  Please remember parents that their athlete must have a physical and be registered in Final Forms to participate. 

 

Welcome back to the 2025-2026 School Year!  We are excited that you have trusted us another year to transport your child(ren).

The MyRide K-12 app is now open!  As with any year, there will always be small changes before the first day so check back often for updates. 

To check your transportation information, you can log in to your app or on the website.

If any of the information is incorrect or needs to be updated, please fill out the form below.

We are excited to start another year with you!

Sincerely,

GCCS Transportation

 

Car Riders:

Car riders will be dropped off at arrival and released at dismissal from the back of the building at CMS. Only buses are allowed in the front entrance during arrival and dismissal.

Cars will enter from Quality Court in the industrial park behind the school. From Quality Court, turn right onto the access road next to the football field. Cars will then turn right into the parking lot and split into 2 lanes (see arrows).  At the end of the parking lot there will be a white stop line where cars will feed back into one lane. We will have a staff member directing the flow back into one lane and follow the red line to drop students off along the sidewalk. Please pull all the way forward. Cars will then exit back on the access road towards Quality Court.