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Join the Cheatham Middle Musketeers Wrestling Team!

Conditioning kicks off October 1st in the CMS Multi-Purpose Room from 3:00–4:30 PM.

Students will need a t-shirt, shorts, and running/wrestling shoes to participate. An updated physical is required before starting.

Wrestling Fee: $125 per student

Questions? Email:

jstn_steele@yahoo.com

jeremy.boyd@ccstn.org

Let’s go Musketeers!

Our Fall Concert will be on October 8th. We will have three separate performances that evening showcasing our students: 6th grade at 6 pm, 7th grade at 6:45 pm, and 8th grade at 7:15 pm.
Please come out and support our students!

Any questions can be directed to frances.ford@ccstn.org. Thank you!

Help us stock our Rewards Store! Your donations keep our students motivated and excited to earn positive rewards.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/43Y5AF8EOFUU?ref_=wl_share

We are excited to continue offering the Cheatham Achievers program for the 2025-2026 school year! We will be accepting applications for the next few months, but our start date is August 18, so the sooner you register, the better. Please reach out to your student's homeroom teacher for more information, or contact the site director, Miraya McLaughlin, at miraya.mclaughlin@ccstn.org. We are looking forward to working with you and your students this year!

Congratulations to our fabulous Students of the Week! These students were recognized for showing their amazing character in school.

5th - Marlie Hood

6th - Madicyne Adams

7th - Waylon Atkinson

7th - Sarah Upton

8th - Bellatrix Scott

Way to go Musketeers!!! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to Mr. Holland for earning this week’s Top ‘Teer Teacher award!

In his first year as our Computer Science teacher, Mr. Holland has gone above and beyond in the classroom, bringing creativity and excitement to his students. He’s also an incredible soccer coach and role model, always showing what it means to lead with positivity and dedication.

We’re lucky to have you on our team, Mr. Holland—thank you for everything you do for our Musketeers!

Artist of the Week

Congratulations to our talented 6th graders, Morgan Winchester and Lily Cook, for being selected as our Artists of the Week!

Their creativity, hard work, and unique artistic vision truly shine through in their projects. We are so proud of the effort and imagination they put into their artwork, and we can’t wait to see what they create next!

Way to go, Morgan and Lily! Keep making the world a more colorful place!

📚✨ Save the Date! ✨🎃
We’re bringing books to life at the CMS Trunk or Treat! This year’s theme is LITERACY.
Want to host a trunk? 📖 Decorate your trunk based on your favorite book!
👉 Sign up using the form. Book titles are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Come for the candy, stay for the stories! 🍬📚

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qmF0dn9znEScCOpe_cPQu-8opcjCI-FFhllf-VUSP8JUQkxQMU9VTU4wRjQ3VkIxVjg1MUFHRjNJTS4u

Get your school approved GAME DAY BAG

Use the code to pick up at CMS!

We will continue to take cash, credit cards and GoFan at our middle and high school athletic events this year. The GoFan links can be found here. Also, we are offering discounted student tickets at our athletic events this year:

• All children in K-4th grade: Free entrance in all CCSD sports
• CCSD students 5th-12th grade with school ID: $3
• CCSD students 5th-12th grade without school ID: Full price (no badge, no discount)
• Visiting students 5th-12th grade: Full price

September

October

2 National Custodian’s Day

2 BLU Group Family Night in MPR 5:30 PM

8 Fall Concert at 6 pm in the MPR

10 Super Fun Day/ Student recognition Pep rally

13-17 Fall Break

24 Report Cards

24 Trunk or Treat

November

2 National School Psychology Day

3 Parent Teacher Conference (NO Students, NO Assistants)

10 Veterans Program

11 Veteran’s Day (No School)

13 Thanksgiving Lunch District

17 PTO/family advisory night at 5pm

21 Progress Reports

26-28 Thanksgiving Break (no school)

December

3 Early Dismissal (11:45 dismissal)

8 Winter Dress rehearsal from 3-5 pm in the gym

10 Winter Concert at 6:30 pm in the gym

12 Academic Field Trip (City Forum)

18 Super fun day

19 Half Day Dismissal/ Pep rally (10:45 dismissal)

22 December – 5 January Winter Break

January

6 Students report

9 Report Cards

19 MLK Day (No School)

22 8th grade High School Trip/Parent Night

February

2-6 National School Counselors week

6 Progress Report

11 Early Dismissal (11:45 Dismissal)

13 SRO Appreciation Day

13th-23rd Spring Book Fair

16 Presidents Day(No School)

26 Multicultural night

March

2-6 National School Breakfast Week

3-7 Book Fair

6 Maintenance Day

13 Report Cards

18 Early Dismissal (11:45 dismissal)

24 PTO/family advisory night at 5pm

26 Super fun day

April

1 Paraprofessional Day

3 Librarian Day

5 Asst principal week

13-24 TCAP Testing

17 Progress reports

22 Administrative Asst day

23 BLU Group Family Night 5:30

28 School Bus Appreciation day

28 5th grade Field day

27 6th grade Field day

29 8th grade Field day

30 7th grade Field day

30 4th grade tours/night 5:30-7

May

1 Special Olympics

1 Lunch Hero Day

4 Super fun day

8 Academic Field Trip (City Forum)

11 Day of Awesome

4-8 Teacher appreciation week

5 no school

13 senior walk

15 8th grade Formal

18 8th grade grad

19 5-7 awards

ESS is currently taking substitute applications for the 2024-2025 school year in the Cheatham County School District. This year, the company is excited to announce that it has increased daily rates for both non-certified and certified substitutes so start your application today. For questions, contact Carly Moore at cmoore@ess.com.

Principal

Jason Pierschbacher

jason.pierschbacher@ccstn.org

Assistant Principal

Kristina Pardue

kristina.pardue@ccstn.org

Dean of Students

Jodi Miller

jodi.miller@ccstn.org

Guidance

For more information regarding counseling services, please reach out to our counselors.

5th/6th Grade Erica Delavergne at erica.delavergne@ccstn.org

7th/8th Grade Ashley Lockert at ashley.lockert@ccstn.org

Mission

At CMS, our mission is to teach the literacy and numeracy skills necessary to enable our students to become critical thinkers and problem solvers for the 21st Century.

Vision

To be recognized as an exemplary middle school known for delivering students that are academically, socially, and emotionally prepared for high school.

700 Scoutview Dr
Ashland City, TN 37015

PH: (615) 792-2334

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