If you are a parent of an 8th grade student, please review the graphic below about Dual Enrollment options for your student throughout their High School career. Students are eligible to begin Dual Enrollment at the beginning of their 10th grade year if they meet the requirements for the institution. Talk about this option with your child to see if they are interested.
Commerce City Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of the MLK, Jr. Holiday.
FCA will meet this Friday morning at 7:20 in the gym. We will have a guest speaker and breakfast will be provided.
CMS basketball
Thanks to all who came out and supported our teams tonight. Tigers won both games against West Jackson. Go Tigers!
Congratulations to Commerce City Schools!! Our school system has earned a Top 15 spot for BEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GEORGIA!! Please see the link for more information. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-school-districts/s/georgia/
Go TIGERS!!!
No boys or girls soccer practice today. It will resume Wednesday.
The CMS baseball interest meeting for 5th-8th grade students interested in playing baseball this spring has been moved to Wednesday, January 10th at 2:40 in the CMS cafeteria.
Commerce City Schools will be open tomorrow. Student tardies or absences will not count tomorrow. If conditions are too dangerous to travel to school, please stay home. We will continue to monitor weather conditions closely.
Boys and Girls both win tonight at Banks County! Girls won 31-26 and will play for 1st place in the league Wednesday. Boys won 68-30 clinching 1st place in the league and top seed in the tournament! It’s a great day to be a Tiger!
Due to the rain in the forecast, we will start Tennis tryouts on Wednesday at 3:30 for boys and 4:15 for girls.
Great day for 5th and 6th graders in the Learning Commons! Maker Spaces were running full speed!
Time is running out - order a yearbook today! Don't be left out on yearbook signing day in the spring! The last day to order is February 26th.
Order using this link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1040124/Commerce-Middle-School/2024-Yearbook/2023062904213656373/CATALOG_SHOP/?utm_term=Sec0_Header_Button&utm_id=c3a588c6-d0af-4784-8b30-2245db3abf7d&utm_campaign=YBK_CMP_MS_BE_LC0_EM_E5_20230817&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_content=518265
Save the Dates!
Current 8th graders will visit CHS during the school day on Tuesday, January 23rd. During this visit students will take a tour of CHS and learn about the different courses they can take.
On Thursday, February 1st, current 8th graders will come to Rising 9th Grade Registration Night at CHS where they will meet with an advisor and sign up for their courses. Students with last names A through M will come to CHS at 6:00pm and last names N through Z will come at 6:30pm.
The faculty and staff of CHS look forward to meeting all of our rising 8th graders!
Cognia Parent Survey
In an effort to improve system practices, Commerce City Schools is conducting a Parent Survey. We value your opinion and ask that you take the time to complete this survey. Please go to: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/242946/p1805
Please note that this survey is different from the Georgia Parent Survey shared in October of 2023 and there will be additional surveys distributed in the coming months. This is one of several surveys we are required to administer on behalf of state, federal, and accreditation agencies. Please be assured that your responses are anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated. The survey will remain open through January 31, 2024. Thank you for your time and participation.
Boys and Girls basketball both win close games at Athens Academy tonight. Girls won 25-19 and boys take it to the wire winning 49-47. Go Tigers!
CMS tennis tryouts will take place next week on Tuesday, January 9th and Wednesday, January 10th at the Commerce Rec Dept. tennis courts. Boys will try out from 3:30-4:15 and girls will try out from 4:15-5:15. Students MUST have a current physical on file in the CMS front office before tryouts.
Free spring sports physicals will be Thursday, January 11th!
CMS will offer a limited number of free physicals on a first come, first served basis. These free physicals are only available to CMS students who plan to play a spring sport. Physicals will be completed during the school day.
Students must pick up a physical packet from the CMS front office and have the parent portions of the forms completed and returned to the front office by 8:00AM on Wednesday, the 10th. Physical slots will not be reserved for students until the parent forms have been completed.
There will be a boy's soccer interest meeting Thursday at 2:40 for the upcoming season to introduce our new coaches and get a roster for tryouts. We will call for any boys interested to come to the cafeteria at that time. There will be conditioning practice on Friday 3:15 -5 pm.
CMS basketball continues to roll with both boys and girls taking wins on the road at Westside! Girls win 56-17 to improve to 6-0 on the season and the boys remain undefeated taking the win 65-25! Both teams play tomorrow at 4:30 at CMS. Go Tigers!
Great morning for some basketball! Boys and girls dominate Harmon-Morris with boys winning 60-30 and girls winning 39-2. If you haven't seen us play come out Tuesday for a home game series starting at 4:30. Go Tigers!