CHANCELLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

BANDITBYTES

October 7, 2011

Please note that this is for

informational purposes only. Please

email any inquires to an individual

faculty or staff member.

Email addresses can be found

on the CMS web page.

http://www.spotsyschools.us/chms/

With potential inclement weather during the winter,

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changes alerts at www.schoolsout.com

Impact Aid Forms went home Thursday. Please return

them to homeroom teachers ASAP. Here’s a copy if

yours didn’t make it home.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

10/11 – Fundraiser assemblies

11:50 – 12:30 Group I Lunch

12:40 - 1:15 Group II Lunch

1:35 – 2:35 6th grade

Girls Basketball & Soccer @ POMS

10/13 – Girls Basketball & Soccer

home against BMS

Footall @ TMS

10/14 – First collection day for fundraiser

(Postcard Booklet)

County Chorus

(continues on 10/15)

11/10 – Make-up & Club Pictures

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Principal’s Coffees

Please plan to attend Chancellor Middle School's

monthly Principal’s Coffees in the morning or

Principal’s Decaf Coffees in the evening. Parents

are encouraged to attend and have a casual

conversation with the principal. Dates and times

for the first semester are listed below.

Mark your calendar for future Principal’s Coffees

Oct. 17, 5:00 pm Principal’s Decaf Coffee

Nov. 15, 9:00 am Principal’s Coffee

Dec. 19, 5:00 pm Principal’s Decaf Coffee

Jan. 31, 9:00 am Principal’s Coffee

Friends of the Rappahannock

Field Trip

Mrs. Cosgrove's Environmental Investigation class

went to Friends of the Rappahannock to learn

about assessing water quality by measuring pH,

dissolved oxygen levels, turbidity and by surveying

the macroinvertebrates that live there.

CMS Beautification Day

Thank you to all who came to CMS Beautification

Day on Saturday, September 24.

There were over 65 faculty, parents, and students

who participated in planting trees, over 500 blubs,

and numerous flowers. We can’t wait to see the

beautiful results in spring.

NEWS FROM MRS. GATE’S

ART ROOM

In Art class during September, Mrs. Gates’ classes

recalled what happened on September 11, 2001.

After watching video clips from that day and

listening to patriotic songs about that day, each

student created a collage of images and messages

for their poster depicting the events of 9-11.

Several students’ posters were put on display at

the School Board Office for the month of

October: Odalys Arroyo, Dylan Clowser, Vanessa

David, Alex Glass, Juan Mamboyo, Francisco

Martinez, Sarahi Rivas, Mannisa Thomas, Alinor

Veizaga, Julie White and Nicholas Winston.

We recycle at CMS! Please bring in old cell phones,

printer ink, and laser cartridges. We earn money for

our school just for recycling the things you were going

to throw away!

CMS YEARBOOK

Congratulations to the following students who will be

on the Yearbook Staff:8th grade/Sarah Earnesty,

Shaya Mondillo, Rachel McKane, Hannah Hatfield,

Katie Davis, Tyler Thompson, Braedon Nicholls, Gabby

Bouloy, Lorena Bossio, Megan Smith, and Kyle Traber.

7th grade/Kobi Evans, Lauren Zasucha, Joanna Osam,

Vincent Lin, Kylie Fields, Kitana Finley, Gia Velarde,

Oliver Kriska, Haylee Coppage, Hannah Lucas,

Alexys Pyktel, Emma Schramm, and Taylor Volz. The

following students will be photographers:

8th grade/ Jessi Brugger, Somer Medawar, and Alyssa

Cox; 7th grade/Ashley Ragonese, Becca Samartin,

Tamia Williams, Myah Hildago, Sunny Connolly, and

Larry Reed; 6th grade/Emma Masaitis, and Mahogony

Pullen. The yearbook is sponsored by Mrs. O’Neill.

JAMES FARMER SCHOLARS NEWS

Each year the JFS program scholars compete in

the BATTLE of the Brains Power Point

Presentation. The power point topic is "The

Freedom Riders," based on a movie and novel that

reflects the life of the late Dr. James Farmer.

Niccolos Mora, an eight grader from CMS, was the

winner and will present his power point on Nov. 5

at the annual JFS Breakfast which is held at

Battlefield Middle School.

2010-11 CMS SCS Officers

Chancellor Middle School elected the following students

for officers of the 2011-12 SCA:

President – AyJay Rollins,

Vice President – CeeJa Beckett,

Secretary – Tyler Thompson,

Treasurer – Myron Blissett, and

Historian – Ireland Ballard.

All the candidates are to be commended

for all their hard work and effort.

NEWS FROM MRS. MINTER,

SCHOOL NURSE

A current Medical Request Form needs to be

brought in at the beginning of every sch. year. All students with food allergy must have

emergency plan in clinic signed by a doctor. This

includes medication orders and medication

including Epipen if prescribed. Forms are

available on the Spotsylvania school website under

departments, then Health Services.

Any student diagnosed with a communicable

disease such as strep throat, lice, pertussis,

meningitis needs to have the parent/guardian call

and notify the school nurse.

All 7th graders must turn in a TB risk

assessment form filled out by parent/guardian.

Please make sure your child has turned in a green

clinic information card.

Any updates on phone numbers should be sent

into the nurse's clinic.

CAFÉ BOOKS

Teens at area schools eat lunch in the school library

and talk about the latest and hottest books published

for teenagers. Mrs. Puleo "pitched" the titles in English

classes and has over 130 students who have signed up

to participate. After reading their choices from

selected titles, the teens share their thoughts with

each other. The ultimate goal is to produce a booklist

of each school's Top Picks.

112 students crammed the library for the initial

meeting of Cafe Book. Every copy of each book was

immediately snatched up and many holds were placed.

The next Cafe Book meeting is Thursday, October 6th.

6ers Cafe will have their kick-off meeting on

Wednesday, September 28th. Over 60 sixth graders

have signed up to participate in this lunch time reading

club, just for sixth grade students.

CMS BOOKFAIR

The CMS Library will host the Scholastic Book Fair

November 3-November 10. The Fair offers newest

volumes in popular series like The Son of Neptune, the

2nd title in The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick

Riordan. Also for Rick Riordan fans, the first title in

The Kane Chronicles, The Red Pyramid will be offered

in paperback. Other popular series that will be featured

are The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Wolves of the

Beyond, Dork Diaries, Tomorrow Girls, Killer Pizza, and

Scary Stories. Popular individual titles being offered

are Matched, Trapped (a Café Book title), Darth Paper

Strikes Back (the sequel to VRC title Origami Yoda and

Ripley’s Believe It or Not - 2012 edition. The Book Fair

also offers a variety of posters and gadgets, always

popular with students.

Parent volunteers are needed during the days of the

fair. If you can give a few hours of your time, please

call the school library and talk with Mrs. Olson

(540.786.8099 ext 6137)

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Chancellor Middle School participates in the Box Tops

for Education program. Please start saving your box

tops now and bring them in at the beginning of the

school year so we can turn

them into cash for our school.

Mrs. Gates, our art teacher,

collects the box tops for use

in her art classes.

2010-11 GIRLS

BASKETBALL TEAM

Congrats to the following girls for making the 2010-11

girls basketball team:

Eddie Banks, Jessiminah Blevins, Devina Byrd, Emerald

Cheesbrew, Hanna Ervin, Janae’ Froese, Aliyah Hameen,

Clair Lester, Daporcha Longus,

and Alexus Pyktel.

The team is coached by Mr. David King

SCHEDULE – All games start at 4 p.m.

10/11- @ POMS

10/13 – BMS Home

10/22 – County Championship Tournament

Wednesday 9/14

CMS 11 vs POMS 9

The Chancellor Middle School Girls Basketball team won

it's opening game of the season with a 11 to 9 overtime

home victory over Post Oak Middle yesterday. The

Lady Bandits were led in scoring by Alexys Pyktel with

6 points and Eddie Banks with 4. The strong defense

was led by Claire Lester, Devina Byrd and Emerald

"Cheese" Cheesbrew.

Tuesday, 9/20

CMS 10 vs BMS 10

The Lady Bandits defeated Battlefield Middle 19-10.

Chancellor was led by Hanna Ervin, Eddie Banks, Devina

Byrd, and Claire Lester on offense. Leading the way

defensively for the Bandits were Aliyah Hameen, Alexus

Pyktel, Emerald Cheesbrew, and DePorcha Longus.

Thursday, 9/22

CMS 22 vs NRM 18

The Chancellor girls’ basketball team defeated Ni River

Middle 22-18. The Lady Bandits balanced offensive

attack was sparked by Claire Lester's 8 points. The

stalwart team defense helped to improve this year’s

record to 2 and 1.

Tuesday, 9/27

CMS 10 vs TMS 32

Chancellor Middle girls basketball team lost at

Thornburg Middle 32 to 10. The Lady Bandits were led

on offense by Alexus Pyktel with 8 points. The loss

dropped the Chancellor Middle record to 2 and 2 for

the season.

Tuesday, 10/4

CMS 10 vs SMS 16

The Chancellor Middle Girls Basketball team

lost Tuesday to undefeated Spotsy Middle

16 to 10. The Lady Bandits played stellar

team defense and were led by Claire Lester's

6 points. The loss dropped the Chancellor

record to 2 and 4 for the season.

2010-11 GIRLS

SOCCER TEAM

Congrats to the following girls for making the 2010-11

girls soccer team:

Danielle Bardon, Alex Berg, Madison Burns, Emily

Caruso, Lilly Church, Savannah Cook, Alyssa Cox, Emily

Ginn, Vivian Hunter, Kayla Jacobs, Karly Jurkouich,

Kelly Jurkouich, Kara Kreiling, Kayla Medina, Katie

Sabo, Emma Schramm, and Nira Moeller. The managers

are Robert Bunting, Chris Jimenez, and Nick Hockaday.

The team is coached by Ms. Janet Ridley.

SCHEDULE – ALL GAMES START AT 4 P.M.

10/11 - @ POMS

10/13 – BMS Home

10/22 – County Championship Tournament

Wednesday 9/14

CMS 4 vs POMS 2

The Lady Bandits soccer team started their season

with a dominating win over Post Oak middle school.

Alex Berg had a hat trick, scoring 3 goals in the

first half. Lilly Church added our fourth goal,

while Katie Sabo and Vivian Hunter both tallied an

assist each. Madison Burns had 7 saves in goal,

while Kelly Jurkouich and Alyssa Cox added a great

effort on defense.

Tuesday, 9/20

CMS 5 BMS 0

The Lady Bandits soccer team had another

dominating win over Battlefield, beating them 5-0.

Lilly Church scored 2 goals, while Alex Berg, Kara

Kreiling, and Vivian Hunter each added a goal.

Kara also led the team with 2 assists, and Kayla

Medina had an assist as well. We out-shot them

23 to 3. Kelly Jurkouich, Alyssa Cox and Emily

Ginn did awesome containing on defense while

Savannah Cook came out strong in the midfield.

Thursday, 9/22

CMS 2 vs NRMS 2

Penalty Kicks CMS 3 NRMS 2

The Lady Bandits soccer team won a tough battle

against Ni River yesterday in penalty kicks. It was 2-2

at the end of regulation thanks to goals by Lilly Church

and Katie Sabo. Alex Berg and Vivian Hunter both

scored on their shots and Madison Burns had an

awesome save to secure our win. Kara Kreiling was

strong in the mid-field all day, while Emily Caruso came

out on defense for her best game so far.

Tuesday, 9/27

CMS 0 vs TMS 4

The Lady Bandits Soccer team suffered their first lost

yesterday against Thornburg. We were almost even on

shots, but we just couldn't get the ball in the net.

Vivian Hunter had an outstanding game controlling the

center of the field. Our next game is home against

Freedom on Thursday. Come out and support us as we

fight our way back to number 1!

Thursday, 9/29

CMS 4 vs FMS 5

The Lady Bandits soccer team lost a tough battle

against Freedom yesterday. We had a strong game and

played well, but a few mistakes gave Freedom the

advantage. Karly Jurkouich scored on a nice opening

run during the fifth quarter, while Alex Berg added 2

more goals to her season total. Vivian Hunter scored

another goal while Lilly Church and Nira Moeller each

had an assist. Madison Burns and Kayla Jacobs split

time in the goal and had 12 combined saves. Our next

game is on Tuesday at a very competitive Spotsy

Middle.

Tuesday, 10/4

CMS 0 vs SMS 5

The Lady Bandits soccer team lost to an incredible

Spotsy Middle team yesterday in a very well-played

game. Madison Burns did a wonderful job in goal with

18 saves. Kara Kreiling was strong on the wing, while

Vivan Hunter, Lilly Church and Kelly Jurkouich worked

the middle of the field. Kayla Jacobs came in strong

on defense, while Katie Sabo had the most shots for

our team. Our last home game of the season is next

Thursday - so plan to be there and support your team!

2010-11 FOOTBALL TEAM

Congrats to the following boys for making the

2010-11 football team:

Jabari Allen, George Banko, Alex Barham,

Devin Burnley, Kemoni Dunn, Caleb Ernest,

Jacob Ernest, Alex Glass, Aaron Judkins, Matt

Kerns, Kareem Latty, Nicco Mora, Noah Newton,

AJ Rollins, Rasaan Simmons, Alex Smith, Connor

Sullivan, Isaiah Walker, Treyvon Walker, Montez

White, Tyrell Williams, Jordan Wright, Josh

Bowen, George Brown, Ryan Collier, Jonathan

Cranfield, Rici Hall, Hayden Harmon, Blain

Hostetter, Cameron Kniebbe, Alex Miller, Cameron

Nielsen, Zach Reynolds, Austin Seipp, Tyrik

Thompson, RJ Van Vickle, CJ Washington, and

Bryce Webb.Coaches are JP Gibbons, Stacy Pyktel,

Jim Lilly, Brian Barnes, and Corey Wheeler.

SCHEDULE – ALL GAMES START AT 4 P.M.

10/13 - @ TMS

10/20 – NRMS Home

10/27 - @ BMS

11/5 – County Championship Tournament

Thursday 9/15

CMS 14 vs SMS 8

CMS played host to Spotsylvania and won a hard

fought contest 14-8. On offense, the Bandits were

led by CJ Washington's 110 passing yards and 2

TD's, Jabari Allen's 40 receiving yards and a TD,

and Alex Barham's 42 yard TD reception.

The defense was led by Cameron Kniebbe,

Connor Sullivan and Kareem Latty.

Thursday 9/22

CMS 20 vs POMS 0

CMS played Post Oak Middle School on Thursday

beating the Patriots 20-0. Montez White, Kemoni Dunn

scored for the Bandits. Dunn led all rushers with 77

yards on 9 carries. Matt Kerns, Kemoni Dunn and

Cameron Kniebbe played well defensively for the

Bandits. Our next game is Thursday, October 6 at

HOME vs. Freedom Middle School.

Thursday, 10/6

CMS 28 vs FMS 6

CMS played Freedom Middle School yesterday and

won 28-6. Jabari Allen, George Brown, Kemoni

Dunn and Orlando Jones scored for the Bandits;

MJ Hampton added a 2 point conversion. The CMS

defense shut down Freedom's offense and led by

Caleb Ernest, Connor Sullivan, Cameron Kniebbe and

Aaron Judkins. The Bandits are 3-0 on the year

and play at Thornburg next Thursday!