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Email: bacorpuz@bethelsd.org
Website: https://cmms.bethelsd.org
Location: 5108 260th Street East, Graham, WA, USA
Phone: 253-800-8000
Facebook: facebook.com/cougarmountainms

Instagram: @cmms.cougs

What a wonderful fall conference season at CMMS! 🍁 A HUGE thank you to all of our students and families for joining us, celebrating student learning, and partnering with us in your student's success! We also want to recognize our incredible staff and Booster Club and everyone who helped create such a welcoming atmosphere, from the booths and Book Fair to all the smiling faces throughout our school. We loved seeing our Cougar community come together!

There is so much to celebrate right now! 🐾 Our Winter One athletes are off to a great start, our clubs are doing AMAZING things, and we continue to hear about Cougars accomplishing incredible things outside of school, too! Whether it's athletics, arts, community activities, or personal achievements, we are SO proud of our students and all the ways they shine both inside and outside the classroom. Cougar Pride Brings Out Your Champion Side! ❤️🖤💛

A couple of reminders as we head into November: Monday late arrival is back this week, and Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1, so remember to turn your clocks back one hour! Enjoy that extra hour of sleep (kinda two extra hours with late arrival) and all the fun that comes with this beautiful fall season!

We can't wait to see everyone next week as we continue Building Champions Together! 🐾

We are excited to introduce Cougar Lunch Bunch, a new opportunity for students to enjoy lunch in a different setting while connecting with teachers, staff, and friends! Staff members who are available and interested in opening their classrooms or other designated spaces, can now welcome students during their lunch periods. Whether you're looking for a quieter place to eat, want to spend time with friends, or enjoy connecting with your favorite staff members, Lunch Bunch is another way to feel connected and supported at CMMS!

How does it work? Students can use RTI Scheduler to find two new options: "1st Lunch Alt Location" and "2nd Lunch Alt Location," both highlighted in red. Participating teachers and staff will create Lunch Bunch sessions when they are available to host students. Students can sign up for open sessions themselves or be added to a session by a staff member. Open sessions will be available each morning, allowing students to see which classrooms or designated spaces are available that day.

Our goal is to provide more opportunities for students to build positive relationships, make connections, and feel a sense of belonging at Cougar Mountain. Lunch Bunch is based on staff availability, so participating locations may vary each day. We look forward to seeing our Cougars build meaningful connections, one lunch at a time!

For the last 30 school days, we have been increasing our attendance percentages across ALL grade levels! Our goal this year is to have 64% of our students missing on average 2 days or less per month - that is attending 90% or more the school year. See below for a graphic that shows each grade level's percentage of students attending 90% or more days of school for the past month.

New to Cougar Mountain? We’re so glad you’re here! We want you to feel welcomed, connected, valued, and included from day one. Come meet your Counseling Team and learn how we’re here to support you throughout your Cougar Mountain journey! Some of the highlights so far this year:

• Met with 43 new, out of district, or transfer students
• Held grade level specific RTI sessions
• Applied: ASCA Mindset Standard M2 – Sense of acceptance, respect, support, and inclusion for self and others in the school environment. This standard fosters the sense of belonging by ensuring students feel valued, respected, and included.
• Discussion included: Have you developed a connection with a staff member? Have you made 1 or 2 friends? Are you involved in or interested in any activities, sports, or clubs? Do you know how to access information on the activities you are interested in? Do you know how to access the QR codes for Self-Help, Counseling Team, Campus Safety support?
• Then tried to clear up any confusion - Is there anything that you’ve been confused about or wanted to know about CMMS but haven’t known who to ask?
• Will follow up with these 43 students in February
• Will open a Winter session for new student who've enrolled after October 2026

Our Veterans Day Assembly will be on Tuesday, November 10th, starting about 8:10 am, Veterans and guests are asked to arrive by 7:45 AM. You are invited to help honor all of our veterans and enjoy the Cougar Mountain music department's musical tributes. Thank you to all who sent in photos for our slideshow. We look forward to having the community join us for this event, please enter through the front doors prior to the assembly.

Amber Melot

CMMS Booster Club

President

Socials:

FB: @CmmsBoosterClub

IG: @cmms.booster.club

It’s officially that time of year—the Tech & Art Fair Student Design Contest is now underway.

Contest Overview:

• Theme: Where Ideas Take Shape
• Deadline: Tuesday, November 17th
• Prizes & Use: Staff will vote on submissions. Winning artwork will be featured across the Fair on posters, t-shirts, stickers, passports, and event materials.
• Design Note: Students do not need to include event details (date, time, location). We will format text over the winning artwork after voting.

Class Incentive (Pizza Party!):

• The class with the most student entries will win a pizza party hosted by the Tech department! If you offer class time for students to design, please ensure they include your name on their submission form so your class gets credit.

Promotional Materials:

• Digital: Attached are PDF and PNG versions of both the contest flier and the pizza party flier to include in building or classroom newsletters.
• Print: Three physical copies of each poster will arrive at your buildings late next week. Please display them in high-traffic areas such as the main office, library, or cafeteria.

Week of November 2nd, 2026

Student Assignment/Selection Norms

• Priority Teacher Selection (for the FOLLOWING week): Monday, 6:00 am - Friday, 5:59 am
• All Other Staff: Friday, 6:00 am - 10 minutes prior to session
• Students Self Selection: Sunday, 6:00 pm (email sent) - Monday, 11:00 am
• Session Creation by Staff: No later than 6pm Sunday.

**Short weeks will be adjusted, with priority given to maintain three days of RTI.

Monday, 11/2:

• Cougar Times Review
• RTI Selections
• SchooLinks (6th: Explore Careers - 7th and 8th: Explore Colleges)

Tuesday, 11/3:

• RTI (ELA Priority)

• RTI (Math Priority)

• RTI (Science Priority)

• Character Strong

Please remember, students who are not assigned to a specific RTI session will have the opportunity to choose their own session. The RTI Scheduler opens for non-selected students Sunday at 6:00 PM and remains open until Monday at 11:00 AM, giving students a chance to select the class or support session that best meets their needs.

Our kitchen staff works incredibly hard each day to make sure our students are welcomed with a smile and have access to nutritious breakfast and lunch options. Be sure to check out this weeks breakfast and lunch menus below!

CONGRATS to our students of the month for October! These students were highlighted for showing Cougar Pride by our PE Department. Congrats, Cougars!

Boys/Girls Wrestling

• Wrestling will have required practice Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs after school from 1:45 to 4:45. There is an activity bus available to students who ride a bus to school.

• There will be an optional practice on Friday, Nov 6th from 1:45 to 4:45. There is NO activity bus on Friday. So unless your athlete has a ride home after practice, they should GO HOME ON THE BUS!!!

• Athletes need to have participated in 9 practices before being eligible for the first meet on Tuesday, 11/10.

• Have Wrestling Specific Questions? Contact Coach Gillingham dgillingha@bethelsd.org

• Wrestling SWAG~ Store is open until Monday, 11/2. Click HERE to order. Make sure you notate the SIZE you are ordering in the “Memo” box!!

Academic Eligibility Requirements:

• Athletes must be passing 5 of 6 academic classes to remain eligible to compete. (Advisory does not count toward academic eligibility.)

• Some teams require all classes passing—those expectations are outlined in each sport’s player/parent contract.

• Students should be using reteach and retake opportunities to stay on track.

Questions? Email our athletic coordinator Stephanie Ovechka sovechka@bethelsd.org

We’re excited to have you at our fields to cheer on our Cougars! Please help us keep the game safe by leaving bus parking areas and driving paths clear for buses and emergency vehicles. Families and spectators may park along the fence and on the east side of the building.

The picture below will help guide you to the right parking spots. Thanks for being part of our Cougar team—we love our fans ❤️

Monday 11/2: Late Arrival 8:15, 10:30 Web Training, 1:45 Play Rehearsal

Tuesday 11/3: 1:45 Robotics Team Meeting, 1:45 Run Club, 1:45 CMMS Play Rehearsal

Wednesday 11/4:1:45 Girls Who Code, 1:45 CMMS Play Rehearsal

Thursday 11/5: 1:45 CMMS Play Rehearsal

Friday 11/6: 10:30 Cougar Cash Store, 1:45 Optional Wrestling Practice

ADMIN ON CALL:

Mondays- Brit

Tuesdays- Mike

Wednesdays- Abigail

Thursdays- Mike

Fridays- Brit

Upcoming Dates:

11/9 Late Arrival

11/11 No School Veterans Day

11/16 Late Arrival

11/24 Early Dismissal 9:45

11/25-11/27 No School Thanksgiving Break

11/30 Late Arrival

***LINK TO BSD CALENDAR WEBSITE***

CLICK THIS LINK TO THE BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE for direct access to the following links...

• BUS ROUTES
• FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION
• PARENTVUE
• SAFE WALKING ZONES
• ENROLLMENT
• MIDDLE SCHOOL FORMS
• HEALTH FORMS
• IPAD FORMS
• STUDENT INSURANCE
• SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST
• ATHLETICS

If you would like to communicate with and/or set up a meeting with any of our administrators or support staff please use the contact information below.

Mrs. Corpuz's (Principal) Contact Info:

Email: bacorpuz@bethelsd.org

Google Voice/Text Number: 971-376-5868

Office Phone: 253-800-8089

Mr. Chappell's (Assistant Principal) Contact Info:

Email: mrchappell@bethelsd.org

Google Voice/Text Number: 425-272-5785

Office Phone: 253-800-8088

Ms. Shelly's (Associate Administrator) Contact Info:

Email: ashelly@bethelsd.org

Google Voice/Text Number: 253-655-7339

Office Phone: 253-800-8085

Counselor Last Names A-L:

Carrie Berglund cberglund@bethelsd.org

Counselor Last Names M-Z:

Jessica Scanlon jscanlon@bethelsd.org

Social Worker:

Kirsten Stockner kstockner@bethelsd.org