Campus Middle School
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| Motto | "Right On" |
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| Established | 1971 |
| School type | Public - Middle (Junior High) |
| District | Cherry Creek School District |
| Grade levels | 6-8 |
| Principal | Mrs. Donna McCarl |
| Location | Greenwood Village, Colorado, US |
| Campus | , |
| Enrollment | around 1,500 |
| Faculty | 107 |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Colors | Gray and Blue |
| Homepage | 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.
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[edit] Campus
Campus Middle School consists of a single school building. It has four stories. It has elevators and ramps to support disabled children. CMS has two gyms. Most 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. CMS school hours were set to 8:35 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. as of the 2006-2007 school year. For the 2007-2008 school year, hours are being changed to 8:25 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
[edit] Schedule
The CMS school year has four quarters. It uses a traditional schedule, including a summer, winter, fall, spring, and Thanksgiving break.
The day has 7 periods including a new 25 minute class at the end of the day. There are four "core class" periods, two "elective" periods, a lunch period, and "core support" (homeroom). Core Support is a newly added class at the end of the day that gives students a chance to get their homwork done with a teacher's help.
[edit] Classes
[edit] 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, Accelerated, 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.
[edit] Electives
Each student has a choice of some electives to take. They can take 4 classes, alternating each quarter, or year-long classes.
Some elective options include: technology, art, gym, music, and foreign languages.
[edit] Students
CMS served 1,300 students in 2004. 80.3% were Caucasian, 4.1% were Hispanic American, 12.3% were Asian American, 3.2% were African American, and 0.2% were Native American. About 5.2% of students were offered free or reduced meals.
[edit] Athletics
CMS has many extracurricular sports available. These include track, basketball, wrestling, and volleyball. A mustang is featured on all gym shirts.
[edit] Extracurriculars
As well as sports, CMS has many clubs and teams. There is an Optimist Brain Bowl team, a few Destination Imagination teams, a Diversity Task Force, a MathCounts team, a National Junior Honor Society, and many others. In addition to clubs, there is also teacher support outside of school hours through the Academic Support Center. Campus also has a school musical, and this year it is a Seussical. All clubs are supervised by a teacher.
[edit] 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 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 two tournaments in a row.
