Month: April 2026

4/27-5/1

Happy Sunday!

Upcoming field trips:

4/28: 7th Grade Urban Air Trip: Sign Up Here
4/30: TBLA Rome Emperor’s Trip: Sign Up Here
5/9: 6th Grade Field Trip to 6 Flags: Sign Up Here

Upcoming Concert: Next week!

5/7 Required for all students
- Mabry Arts Center @7PM

Week at a Glance:

Monday TBLA Meeting to prepare for Thursday until 4:15 PM
Tuesday: Urban Air Field Trip for 7th Grade/High School Band Meeting for all students participating in high school band. CHS Band room @7PM
Wednesday: Jazz Band until 4:15 PM
Thursday: TBLA Field Trip

Field Trips: Urban Air occurs on Tuesday, TBLA Thursday!

Our field trips are coming up! I have attached the forms above for your convenience. If you are going to Urban Air or Six Flags, please use the following document to see how much money is left once Raffle Tickets have been deducted.

2026 Field Trip Credit

Urban Air Sign up:

Itinerary: https://form.jotform.com/261024237616148

1:30 PM Meet in Band Room
2:00 PM Depart CMS
2:45 PM Arrive at Urban Air
3:00-5:00 PM Play Time
5:20 PM Depart Urban Air
6:10 PM Arrive at CMS

TBLA Sign up: https://form.jotform.com/261023824651148

Itinerary:

4:00 PM Meet in Band Room
4:15 PM Depart CMS
5:30 PM Arrive at Rome Emperors Stadium
6:35 PM Perform
6:45-8:45 PM Enjoy Game
9:15 PM Depart Game
10:30 PM Arrive at CMS

Carowinds

This past weekend our 8th graders traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina for the annual Carowinds Trip. Students road go karts, shopped, played putt putt, enjoyed Dave and Busters, and spent their Saturday at Carowinds! The chaperones were incredible and their support as well as Mr. Boyle’s and Ms. Morrissey made this trip a success. The students have worked for a very long time and many hands worked together to make this happen for them. Our 8th graders did a tremendous job and deserve credit for being active participants and leaders in our program for three years at CMS.

West Georgia Arts Summer Camp

The West Georgia Arts Collective is excited to announce a summer camp hosted right here at CMS!

With music at the center, students will enjoy a 5-day event while learning a set of music pieces with a public concert to be presented. Each day will include rehearsals and activities that include: a Six Flags Over Georgia trip, water park visit, service project, ice cream social, presentations, physical-education activities, and more!

This is open to any 6th-8th grade students and I would love to have a huge CMS showing of students! Sign up today!

https://www.westgaarts.com/services-3

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

4/20-4/24

Happy Sunday!

Upcoming field trips:

4/24-4/25: Carowinds 8th grade only
4/28: 7th Grade Urban Air Trip: Sign Up Here
4/30: TBLA Rome Emperor’s Trip: Sign Up Here
5/9: 6th Grade Field Trip to 6 Flags: Sign Up Here

Upcoming Concert:

5/7 Required for all students
- Mabry Arts Center @7PM

Week at a Glance:

Tuesday: High School Percussion Auditions (8th grade only) 4:00 PM-6:00PM at CHS
Wednesday: High School Percussion Auditions (8th grade only) 4:00 PM-6:00PM at CHSJazz band until 4:15 PM after school
Thursday: High School Percussion Auditions (8th grade only) 4:00 PM-6:00PM at CHS
Friday: Carowinds Trip for 8th grade students!

Field Trips

2026 Field Trip Credit

Carowinds

The week is finally here! Our 8th graders will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for the annual Carowinds Trip! Some special notes:

Students will receive a packing list this week
Students will tie dye their shirts in class on Thursday
Students will receive a paper version of the schedule in class this week
Report time on Friday morning is 6 AM. Breakfast will be provided (chicken and sausage biscuits from school cafeteria)

West Georgia Arts Summer Camp

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

4/13-4/17

Welcome back from Spring Break! The weather has been wonderful and I am excited to get back into a routine and push towards the end of the year! The end of the year for us is filled with lots of performances and field trips so buckle up!

Upcoming field trips:

4/24-4/25: Carowinds 8th grade only
4/28: 7th Grade Urban Air Trip
4/30: TBLA Rome Emperor’s Trip
5/9: 6th Grade Field Trip to 6 Flags

All forms will be released this week so that you can sign them and begin payments if needed.

Upcoming Concert:

5/7 Required for all students
- Mabry Arts Center @7PM

Week at a Glance:

Monday: TBLA Meeting until 4:30 PM after school
Tuesday: High School Percussion Auditions (8th grade only) 4:00 PM-6:00PM at CHS
Wednesday: Jazz band until 4:15 PM after school
Thursday: High School Percussion Auditions (8th grade only) 4:00 PM-6:00PM at CHS
Friday: Jazz Band 7:45 AM

Grades

Our grades from LGPE, the 6th grade field trip, and more will begin going into the gradebook. A “Missing” assignment in Infinite Campus will come across as a zero until the student has made up the assignment. Please help your student with their make up work in order to keep their grades where they should be. Be on the lookout and let me know if you have any questions.

Raffle Fundraiser

A HUGE congratulations to our Raffle Fundraiser winners and to all students who participated! In addition, we had an incredible Raffle Party celebration before Spring Break. Thank you to all of our volunteers for helping with that and congratulations again to our band program on a successful Spring fundraiser. This was our most successful one yet!

Raffle Winners:

Karee Payne: $50 Amazon Gift Card
Sondi Cooper: $50 Amazon Gift Card
Denise Worthington: Beats Headphones
Kerry Godsey: Nintendo Switch
JR. B: 65″ Roku Smart TV
Gary Warren: VR Headset

Winners will be contacted this week and they will receive their prizes. Thank you for buying a ticket!

West Georgia Arts Summer Camp

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask!

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net