Parent Blast

Friday, Feb. 14th - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Monday, Feb. 17th - All AACPS schools are closed (President's Day)

Current 8th grade students: Interested in applying to CAT South for the 2025-2026 school year? Have questions? Please join us on Feb. 27th, 5pm-7pm in our CAT South lobby for assistance with the application process. Tours will be available. See flyer for details.

Please check out the "2025-2026 Scheduling Information" page on the CMS website for information regarding next school year scheduling.

Please see the Middle School Athletics page on the CMS website for registration and information about Girls and Boys Spring Soccer. All registration forms/physicals due by February 27, 2025.  No late paperwork will be accepted! There will be a Meet the Coaches Night on Monday, March 3rd - 5:30pm, Crofton Middle School Cafeteria.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded $304 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive academic advising, career pathway counseling and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $136 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Please click this link for more information and how to apply for a scholarship. Application window open: February 6th - April 30th.

On Thursday, May 29th, our school will be hosting a Hoops for Heart fundraising event to support the American Heart Association. This event is to raise awareness to promote a healthy lifestyle and to support heart healthy activities. Through the Month of February, families can use this link  or the QR code below to make donations towards the Hoops for Heart Fundraiser. After the completion of the event, we will compile the donations from each grade level and announce the winning grade with the most donations after Memorial Day weekend. These students will earn an award the following week. Our goal for this year is to raise $2,000.

We are reaching out to let you know that we are in need of donations for the 2025 Regional Science and Engineering Expo. We still have sponsorship opportunities available for this year’s program and would love to save a spot for you.

There are several opportunities to highlight your organization’s commitment to education. Your tax-deductible support for this event will be recognized publicly before an audience of parents, students, and community members at both our Expo and its awards ceremony on March 11, 2025.

Additionally, highlights of both the EXPO and award ceremony are sent to AACPS’ 69,000 Facebook followers and 65,000 Twitter followers.

Please click on this link for more information and how to become a sponsor.

The resources in this link are intended for families looking to get more information related to immigration issues. These resources will be updated as new information becomes available.

School counselors share many resources with students. Students also learn about emergency/crisis resources during their marking period of Health each school year. We wanted to take a moment to share these resources with parents/guardians so that you have them as well.