CAVALIER Chronicle

It's a Great Week to be a Cavalier!
Happy Sunday Cavalier Families!
We hope you are having a good weekend and staying warm with the chilly temperatures.
As we continue our focus on effort this week, we shift our attention to how kindness plays a vital role in sustaining it. Putting in effort isn’t always easy—challenges arise, frustration builds, and sometimes motivation dips. But when students are surrounded by kindness, encouragement, and support, they find the strength to keep going.
A kind word from a classmate, a teacher’s patience, or a family’s unwavering belief in their child’s potential can make all the difference. Effort grows in an environment where students feel valued and uplifted. Let’s continue to encourage our students to not only work hard but also lift others up along the way.
Thank you for being part of this journey and for making every effort—and every act of kindness—count!
We are looking forward to a Cav-tastic week with your students!
Christina Harris
Use the link below to nominate a KISD staff member for a Heart of Gold Award!
Thank you for nominating some of our teachers for the Heart of Gold Award!
What's going on at CPMS during the week of Feb. 17th - Feb. 21st:
Black History Month
Career and Technical Education Month
Monday, February 17th -
Have a magnificent Monday!
Tuesday, February 18th -
TELPAS testing starts
Wednesday, February 19th -
Cocoa and Careers Event along with our Cultural Exchange Program in cafeteria (5:30PM)
Cavalier Track (5:30PM)
- Girls @ EHS
- Boys @ CHS
Thursday, February 20th -
Spirit wear: College spirit shirt
Friday, February 21st -
Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
Sweetheart Dance (4:00PM-6:00PM)
Spirit wear: Cavalier spirit shirt
Black History Month Spirit Week is 2/24-2/28
Family Involvement is Key to Our Students' Success!
Please reach out to our parent liaison, Twila Hill, if you have questions or need assistance. She is here to help our families so that our students are as successful as possible.
Thank you to our Volunteers of the Month for January
Lillyann Clement And Gevette Hill--Student Volunteer
Wesley Collins--Family/Adult Volunteer
Darieck Foster II--Staff Volunteer
Counselors' Corner
Capturing Kid's Hearts
This Month's CKH Character Trait: Kindness - Be friendly and compassionate.
Monday: Kindness isn’t just an action; it’s a way of life.
Tuesday: Kindness creates a ripple effect across any school.
Wednesday: Your kindness could be the reason someone doesn’t give up.
Thursday: Inspire others through acts of kindness.
Friday: Kindness makes your ambitions shine brighter.
College & Career Corner
Counseling Lunch Groups
The Counseling Office will be doing small group counseling sessions during every grade level lunch on Wednesdays in Room 211. If you would like to your child to participate, please encourage them to get a permission slip from the counseling office or print & fill out the slip below. Our primary focus is effective communication & conflict resolution. For the sessions to be effective, the groups are kept to a maximum of 15 students. New groups begin every 6 weeks to ensure more students are able to participate. Have your student sign-up today!
Cavalier Athletics
Cavaliers earn positive referrals from their teachers!
CPMS hosted Challenge Day this week!
AVID Students toured Central Texas College and learned about available options.
8th graders visited Early College High School for a preview of the campus!
Our One Act Play group gave a stellar final performance of "We are the Sea."
Transportation
Arrival and Dismissal
Drop-Off & Pick-Up Map for Cars and Buses
Please notice the drop off and pick up areas for cars at CPMS. For the safety of our students, please do not drop off in the bus loop.
Parents/Guardians should only be driving in the yellow area indicated on the map.
The red area is for buses only. Parents who enter the red area are putting students and staff at risk as there is limited visibility when buses are present.
We appreciate your support in enforcing the KISD Student Code of Conduct!
Student Code of Conduct cards were sent home this past week. Please make sure that you have read over the SCOC so that you know the expectations for behavior.
Student Code of Conduct Updates
Electronic Devices and Pouches – Secondary students will maintain their phone, and all communication devices, in a locked pouch during the school day.
E-cigarettes/Cigarettes
1st Offense Violation:
Students will be assigned one day of ISS and one day of Saturday School. Secondary Students will attend at their home campuses (the curriculum will be provided for all students who attend for cigarette/e-cigarette violations).
If the student fails to attend ISS, Saturday Detention and/or complete the lessons, a due process hearing will be held with a recommendation for DAEP placement for 10 days. Students will be allowed one make up opportunity to complete Saturday Detention.
2nd Offense Violation:
A due process hearing will be held with a recommendation for DAEP placement for 20 days.
Consequences for School Bus Violations:
For school bus safety violations, and for serious violations, as defined in this document, that happen on the bus, the 3rd bus offense shall invoke at least a temporary removal (possibly a permanent removal), and the 4th offense will invoke a bus suspension for the rest of the school year. For students attending a DAEP, the 2nd bus offense will result in permanent bus suspension for the time the student is placed in DAEP; any flagrant bus offense prior to the 2nd violation may result in immediate bus suspension. Students who fight on the bus will be suspended for three days. If after a thorough investigation, fighting is confirmed, then the students involved will be removed from the bus for 30 school days. Under severe circumstances the Director for Transportation Services reserves the right to implement temporary or permanent bus suspension at a date earlier than prescribed by this regulation.
Click below to view the 2024-2025 KISD Student Handbook and the 2024-2025 KISD Student Code of Conduct.
School Lunch Information
All students will receive free breakfast!
Families must apply for free or reduced lunch.
Click the photo below to complete your application. Lunch will be $3.00 for secondary students.
Welcome to CAV Nation—where we are Cavalier Strong, there are No Excuses and we are Relentless because our future is Limitless. We will Rise above all challenges and Reach our goals because that's the Cavalier Way! We will strive every day to Do Better and Be Better in order to help our students find Success--Nothing Less. Through our actions and our words, we will Make It Count every day!
