Community Howler Hub
November 14, 2025
Pasco County Schools is excited to announce our Middle School Thanksgiving Break Challenge!
Starting November 20, 2025, students can participate in fun and interactive tasks across ELA, Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Students can officially start Thursday, November 20th, by signing up with the following link: https://pasco.instructure.com/enroll/YNDTEY
- Teachers with the highest student completion rate will win CCMS Nike Swag!
- Students that complete all content challenges and earn a catered lunch as a reward!
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, compete, and celebrate during Thanksgiving Break!
Show off your school spirit from head to toe! Student Government is hosting a Wacky Sock Fundraiser to support school activities and help make a difference in our community. Grab your fun, colorful, and crazy socks—available in single pairs for $6 or packs for $17. Every purchase helps fund student events and support another school in need. Step up, stand out, and sock it to ‘em with style! See the link to the fundraiser below and socks will also be sold during lunches through Rycor.
Do you like free pizza? The Sunshine Committee is selling Domino's Slice The Price cards for you to earn free pizzas and help out your school! Purchase your card below to start enjoying free pizzas!
Support Cypress Creek Middle School and join us on Wednesday, November 19th anytime between 5 PM - 8 PM at the Culver's of Wesley Chapel. Scoopie and his True Blue Crew will be in attendance as 10% of meals ordered will be donated to Cypress Creek Middle School Students when you mention you have come to support us. There will also be games and activities available for families to play. We hope to see you there at 2303 Sun Vista Dr. Lutz, FL 33559 between 5 - 8 PM!
Help Cypress Creek Middle School give our 8th graders the celebration they deserve! As you prepare for the holiday seasons, purchase a gift card at Honey Baked Ham on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (by the target). 20% of gift card purchases will be returned to Cypress Creek Middle School. Your support helps fund Gradventure at Universal Studios, an exclusive formal dance, and a fun-filled field day. We thank you in advance for supporting our Coyotes!
Mark your calendars and save these dates to help us make the 2025–2026 school year unforgettable for both students and staff! By attending our fundraising events, you’re directly contributing to meaningful experiences like teacher appreciation celebrations, the 8th grade field trip, breakfast, and field day, as well as student PBIS rewards, honor roll incentives, and testing celebrations. Every dollar raised helps us recognize achievements, build school spirit, and create lasting memories. Thank you for partnering with us to support a positive, rewarding school year for all!
We’re excited to welcome students back from Thanksgiving break with holiday cheer. To do so, we are looking for volunteers willing to help us with holiday cheer items and set-up.
To make this HOWLing Holiday Season special, we need help with:
- Donations: Holiday decorations (lights, ornaments, garlands, etc.)
- Decorating: Assist with decorating our campus and bringing our halls to life on Monday, November 24th, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM!
Your support will make this celebration unforgettable! If you are able to drop off donations in our front office or willing to volunteer and assist our Plant Manager, Mr. James Mills at jsmills@pasco.k12.fl.us.
Let’s spread joy and create a warm, festive atmosphere together!
Climb aboard the magic of the CCMS Dance Winter Showcase: An Evening Aboard the Polar Express! ❄️✨ Join us for a heartwarming night of dance, storytelling, and holiday cheer as our students bring this classic winter tale to life on stage. Don’t miss this festive celebration of movement, music, and the spirit of the season! Reserve your seats at GoFan.co now!
CCMS is launching a Sunshine State Reading challenge starting Friday, September 5th. The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) program is a statewide reading motivational initiative for Florida students in grades 3 through 8, with middle school information focusing on the Grades 6-8 list for the 2025-2026 award cycle.
The list of books on the list is listed below. Each ELA teacher will have a class set of the books for students to check out to read through out the year. Students will earn incentives to encourage them to read all 15 books (see PDF below). The incentive information can be found listed below.
Our Sunshine Committee continues to ask for parent volunteers to support their efforts in helping our teachers! Please see the flyer for details.
Yearbooks are on sale now for $35 at www.yearbookforever.com. The only way to guarantee your copy is to preorder. We are also offering 8th grade ads and business ads for purchase at www.yearbookforever.com, with a deadline of January 31st for all ad purchases. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s memories!
8th grade is an exciting and memorable year filled with milestone moments and celebrations! To help you stay informed, we’ve created a 2025–2026 8th Grade Timeline that outlines everything you need to know—from state testing dates, grading periods, and breaks to important events like Gradventure, the 8th grade formal, breakfast, field day, and promotion.
To participate in these special events, students must remain on-track by:
✔ Maintaining 90% or higher attendance (no more than 18 absences)
✔ Earning passing grades in all core classes
✔ Having no more than two Level 2 referrals and zero Level 3 referrals
We are excited for a successful and unforgettable 8th grade year! Be sure to review the timeline and help your student stay on the path to celebration and success. If you have any further questions or concerns, please email 8th grade Assistant Principal, Mrs. Kayla Nieves, at knieves@pasco.k12.fl.us.
Celebrate your 8th grader’s achievement! Family, friends, teachers, and others are invited to submit messages congratulating students on their promotion. All shoutouts will be collected in a special folder and presented to students during the Promotion Ceremony on May 28th.
CLICK HERE TO WRITE A SHOUTOUT!
Please note: All submissions must be received by May 8th! No late entries will be accepted. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your pride and encouragement as students reach this milestone!
Be sure to purchase an ad for your 8th grade student providing he or she with a message that will be forever memorialized in their yearbook. The deadline to purchase your ad is January 31, 2026.
Click on the picture to view this year's dress code policy.
Click on the picture to view this year's WCD policy.
Click on the picture to view this year's tardy policy.
Pictured is our Behavior Flowchart. The left side of the flow chart is our Classroom Discipline Plan. Per our discipline plan, teachers are to assign THREE minor infractions prior to writing an office referral with a request for behavior support (Step 4) for repetitive disruptive behaviors that do not warrant immediate office/administrative support.
For those offenses that warrant immediate office support, the right side of the flow chart outlines the steps administration, or one of the grade level discipline assistants, would follow for such incidents.
Every classroom is required to post CCMS Collective Commitment poster (pictured). For continuity and consistency across each grade level, each grade level team of teachers will determine what the H.O.W.L. commitments look like for that grade level. In addition, they will have the same three minor infraction behavior intervention steps prior to Step 4: Office Referral and Request for Behavior Support.
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