November 6, 2026

November 6, 2026

Hello Central Middle School Families,

It's been another great week in Ranger Country at CMS! Every month we hold a PBIS Assembly to celebrate our Rangers, teach expectations, and have a little bit of fun. Today, we celebrated our Rangers of the Month for October, our October PBIS hallway and cafeteria challenge winners (7th Grade White) and our US News and World Report Ranking! We introduced our November Dependable Challenge of showing up to class on time, being prepared, and encouraging our classmates. We end all of assemblies will a friendly competition for our House Cup! This Month we played "Noodle Knock Out" and 8th Grade White was victorious and take the House Cup Belt!

Go Rangers!

Andy Ley
Proud Assistant Principal of Central Middle School
aley@fhps.net - (616) 493-8750

November 9 2 Hour Early Release @ 12:45

November 11 D&D Club, 2:45 pm

November 11 Debate Team, 2:45 pm

November 11 Math Counts Meeting, 2:45

November 12 Science Olympiad, 2:45

November 12 & 13 Lemonade Fundraiser During Lunches

November 12 Student Leadership, 2:45

November 13 Popcorn Sales

Dear Ranger Families,

One of our district's focus areas is continuously improving the school experience for families, students, and staff. Using feedback from our Spring 2026 Experience surveys, school leaders identified areas to celebrate and areas for improvement. The areas for improvement are goals school leaders have identified and are actively addressing.

As part of these efforts, we will conduct check-in surveys later this month. Each survey will ask one or two questions to give us a “pulse” on how we are doing. Responses from students, families, and staff will be used by district, department, and school leaders to monitor progress toward our goals. In the spring, the district will use a more comprehensive survey to capture the full stakeholder experience.

The link to the Fall 2026 Experience check-in surveys for families and staff will be sent at approximately 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 13. Student surveys will open on Monday, November 16 for students in 3rd-12th grade. Principals and staff will coordinate student participation within their schools according to their building schedules. Each school leader has selected one question from the previous Spring Student Experience Survey around which to “check-in” with students. All surveys will close on Friday, November 20.

Please be sure to provide your input! By doing so, you are helping us strengthen the vital partnership between schools and our community.

Thank you for all you do to support our students and our schools each and every day.

CMS Student Leadership will be conducting their first community fundraiser of the year!

We will be working hard to STAMP OUT CHILDHOOD CANCER by hosting a LEMONADE STAND and an online contribution campaign!

Our Lemonade Stand will take place on November 12 and 13 during both lunches. We will be serving an 8 oz lemonade and popcorn for $2.00 and ALL proceeds will be donated to Alex's Lemonade Stand. Our current goal is $500.00 (last year we raised $600.00!)

Click this link with information on how you can help: CMS Alex's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser

Our CMS Woodshop students have officially finished their bud vases, and they're taking their projects home today! I'm incredibly proud of the work they've put into these projects and the craftsmanship they've shown along the way. Great job, everyone!

To make the day even more special, Kennedy's Flowers generously donated 120 beautiful flowers so each student could take one home with their bud vase!

A huge THANK YOU to Kennedy's Flowers for supporting our students and helping make this project even more meaningful. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

It's always rewarding to see students take home something they've made with their own hands. Great work, Woodshop students!

We are very excited to be using a new career development learning platform this year called SchooLinks. Every student has an individual SchooLinks account where they will be exploring their own interests and abilities, learning styles, and building social/emotional skills that will help them set goals for their futures. Students will be doing short activities in SchooLinks at least once per month during ACE time and will complete their Educational Development Plans this spring. Ask your student to show you their account! Please reach out to the school counselors: Aubree Hartrick, ahartrick@fhps.net (7th grade & 8th grade last name S-Z) and Kaylee Campbell, kcampbell@fhps.net (8th grade last name A-R) with any additional questions.

Who: The Yeti Club

What: After-school running group. Participants should be prepared to run anywhere from 1 to 4 miles.

When: Wednesdays after school @ 3 pm. Families should plan to pick students up at 3:45 pm.

Where: While the weather is good, we will meet behind the school (by the stairs leading down to the lower bowl). Families can pick up their athletes in front of the school.

Why: To improve general fitness and because doing hard things is awesome.

Additional note: Runners should arrive prepared with appropriate running shoes and cold-weather gear (hats, gloves, etc., as the weather gets colder).

Information to sign up will be available in the Front Office.

Get ready to celebrate 20 years of Disney's High School Musical! Forest Hills Northern's talented students are bringing this fan-favorite musical to life November 19–21 at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center! Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and Saturday at 3 PM and 7 PM. Don't miss this high-energy show filled with music, dancing, and Wildcat spirit!

Tickets are on sale NOW at FHFAC.Ludus.com or at the FAC Box Office, Monday–Friday, 9 AM–4:30 PM.

Help us bring sunshine and smiles to our staff! Pick a theme, get creative, and provide an edible treat and beverage for approximately 50 staff members. Volunteers must have an FHPS Volunteer Form for the 2026–27 school year on file.

Sign Up for the Treat Trolley

We’re looking for volunteers to make copies for teachers and cover the front desk during office staff meetings. Volunteers must have an FHPS Volunteer Consent Form for the 2026–27 school year on file.

View Volunteer Opportunities & Sign Up

Cannonsburg is offering discounted lift ticket punch cards for K–12 students for the 2026–27 season, with no blackout dates! Purchase by November 30 before prices increase. When purchasing, please be sure to enter “Central Middle School” in the comments section.

Purchase a Cannonsburg Punch Card

We have a representative attending monthly meetings. Have questions for FHPS admin? Send them our way. fhcmspto@gmail.com

Thank you for all your support of the CMS community!

For more opportunities for your student, visit FHPS community flyers.

Last week, you read a little bit about our new visitor sign in process. Here is a summary of that information with some pictures :)

1. Always enter through the main entrance and check in with the office staff.
2. If your visit will take you beyond the main office, for example, to volunteer or read to a class, bring a valid government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license or state ID.

We know what you are thinking... "But, I've been there so many times!"

Yes, that may be true. However, our #1 priority as a school is the safety of our students and staff. We also want to ensure that our processes remain consistent regardless of the FHPS building you enter.

Our student scheduling team is working to finalize schedules for second semester. You may notice some changes to your schedule over the next few weeks. Please know that schedules are not finalized until we pass them out prior to winter break.

Show off your FHC pride with some swag from the FHC Swag Store!

OK2SAY is the student safety program that allows students to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activities directed at students, school employees, and schools. It uses a comprehensive communication system to facilitate tip sharing among students, parents, school personnel, community mental health service programs, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and law enforcement officials about harmful behaviors that threaten to disrupt the learning environment.