Good morning, I wanted to let parents/guardians know that scholars will not be permitted to bring bookbags to school that last week of school, so this Friday, May 22 is the last day for bookbags. We will be sure to send reminders through this week.
1 day ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, Hard to believe it, but only 9 days of school left. Parents please check progressbook for your scholar's grade. Also, we will have our final incentive activity this Friday for the whole school with our field day. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!! 🤠
3 days ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, This week we have NWEA testing Tuesday and Wednesday for all grades and then 8th grade takes the science test Thursday. Also, on Thursday we have our spring choir concert at 1:30pm and all families are invited to join us. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!!!🤠
10 days ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, We want to invite everyone to join us this Tuesday, May 5th at 5:30pm at Stambaugh Auditorium for the annual YCSD All-City concert! We look forward to celebrating our scholars musical talents as they will be on full display! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!🤠
17 days ago, Michael Sauner
Good morning CMS families and staff, Just a reminder that interims were this past Friday, so the final grading period interim reports will be mailed home this week. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to reach out to our staff. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!! 🤠
24 days ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, We hope you've had a great weekend! It's hard to believe, but this week marks the midway point of our final grading period. Our 4th quarter interims are this Friday, 4/24 and those interim reports will be mailed home on Tuesday, 4/28. Please be sure to check on your sholar's grades and reach out to our staff with any questions or concerns. Also, state testing starts back up this week, so we strongly encourage our scholars to be present for all testing dates. There will be incentives for those scholars that attend all testing sessions. Testing dates are as follows: Mon, 4/20 - Science parts 1 & 2 (8th grade only) Tes, 4/21 - Math part 1 (all grades) Wed, 4/22- Math part 2 (all grades) Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!! 🤠
about 1 month ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, We hope everyone has a good spring break! We are in the homestretch with only 34 days of school remaining! State testing will resume on 4/20/26, so we want to encourage our scholars to make every effort to attend school in this final preparation for the math tests for all grades and the 8th grade science test. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!!🤠
about 1 month ago, Michael Sauner

Dear Families,

It takes a village to build a school community, and we need everyone at the table. Please join us on April 16th at the B&O Station for dinner and a conversation about our school merger. Your partnership is the key to a smooth and successful transition for our students. We want to share our progress, listen to your ideas, and discuss how we can work together to make the "Defenders" community stronger than ever. "Your voice matters. Your support matters. Your partnership is essential."

RSVP Today: Please let Linda Hoey or Darla James know you're coming by April 8 at 330-740-8776 or 339-744-6985 or email linda.hoey@youngstown.k12.oh.us, darla.james@youngstown.k12.oh.us .

about 2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, Just a reminder that we are in the final grading period now. Also, there is no school this Friday, April 3 as we begin spring break, which goes until April 12 with classes resuming April 13. Finally, we are planning to hold our 3rd grading period awards assemblies this Thursday, April 2 and times are TBD. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!! 🤠
about 2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, This week at CMS: 1. Report cards will be mailed home this week. 2. State testing kicks off this week with the English Part 1 on Tuesday, 3/24, and the English Part 2 on Wednesday, 3/25. 4. Attendance is always important but we strongly encourage our scholars to make every effort to be in school on testing days! 5. We will be holding a cupcake reward/incentive for those scholars that are present both days and take both parts. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!! 🤠
about 2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Apologies for the typo, but this Friday is a 2-HOUR EARLY RELEASE not a delay.
2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, A reminder that this Friday, 3/20/26, is the end of the grading period and a 2-hour delay, so scholars will be released at 1:05pm. Also, Friday we will be holding our 3rd annual career fair for our scholars. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and GO COWBOYS!!!🤠
2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, I hope you have had a great weekend! Willie Spears is visiting CMS tomorrow to work with our boys and will also be providing professional development to staff tomorrow morning and all day Tuesday. A reminder that the grading period ends 3/20/26, so please make sure you reach out to our staff with any questions. Enjoy the rest of your day and GO COWBOYS!!! 🤠
2 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, Hopefully everyone has had a good weekend! Hard to believe it's already March! Parents please be sure to check ProgressBook for your scholar's grades as the 9 weeks ends on March 20th. Also, this Friday we have our sweetheart dance from 5pm - 7pm as an attendance incentive. Scholars can't have more than 2 unexcused absences for the entire month of February to qualify. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and GO COWBOYS!!!🤠
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good morning CMS families, The band concert today after school at 4:30pm is in the CMS cafeteria and all families and staff are invited. Hope to see you there!
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, We hope you've had a great weekend!! Tomorrow, 2/23/26, we will have a band/choir concert to celebrate Black History month at 9am and then the band will perform again at 4:30pm. Families are invited to join us to celebrate our scholars and their musical talents. Also, interims will be mailed home this week. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and as always, GO COWBOYS! 🤠
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
Good afternoon CMS families and staff, We hope everyone has had a great weekend! Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow and this Friday will be our interims for the 3rd grading period. Have a great rest of your weekend and GO COWBOYS! 🤠
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
We wanted to remind everyone that conference night is tonight. Parents/guardians must call our Parent Engagement Coordinator, Mrs. Millie, at 330-744-7999 extension 5545 to schedule a conference with our teachers. The building will be closed 5:30pm - 6:15pm for teachers to have their dinner.
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
We wanted to remind everyone that conference night is tomorrow. Parents/guardians must call our Parent Engagement Coordinator, Mrs. Millie, at 330-744-7999 extension 5545 to schedule a conference with our teachers. The building will be closed 5:30pm - 6:15pm for teachers to have their dinner.
3 months ago, Michael Sauner
We wanted to remind everyone that conference night is this coming Thursday, 2/12/26. Parents/guardians must call our Parent Engagement Coordinator, Mrs. Millie, at 330-744-7999 extension 5545 to schedule a conference with our teachers. The building will be closed 5:30pm - 6:15pm for teachers to have their dinner.
3 months ago, Michael Sauner