Frequently asked questions for incoming 7th graders

 At this time, we are not using lockers and do not plan to use them in the future. Students are provided two sets of books, one set for home and one set for the classroom.

7th graders and 8th graders have separate lunch breaks. You get 30 minutes, no assigned seats! There is a bathroom located in the lunchroom, and there is access to the outside area after you sit and eat for the first 15 minutes.

Of course! 7th grade classes are mostly downstairs and 8th grade classes are mostly upstairs.  We have five elementary schools coming together and with a total of about 400 new 7th graders sharing the halls and lunchroom, so you will definitely see old friends and make new ones.

We have both clubs and sports at Centennial for students to get involved in.

Sports seasons are as follows:

• Fall – football, softball, and co-ed cross country         
• Winter 1 – boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball
• Winter 2 – girls’ basketball and co-ed wrestling           
• Spring – co-ed track and field.

Clubs are student driven and can change from year to year. Some of the more consistent clubs include Art Club, Garden Club, Book Club, Baking Club, D and D Club, Nature Club, Coding club and many more.

Passing time is 4 minutes long, which is plenty of time to get from class to class!  We have bells that ring throughout the building to indicate start and end time of class.

For the first couple weeks of school, while everyone is learning how to do things.  After you have learned how to find your classes and how long it takes to walk between them, you will be marked tardy if you’re late.

How Patriot Period works is that you are assigned to a 30-minute Patriot Period class, Monday-Thursday, after 2nd period. During Patriot Period, you can work on homework, make up tests or quizzes, and make appointments to get help from any of your teachers with a pre- approved pass. We also use this time to do building-wide activities.

You get to choose between Regular or Advanced Language Arts (please read the course descriptions, talk to your parents and maybe even ask your 6th grade teacher’s opinion before you choose). You also get to choose two semester-long electives OR one year-long elective.

 We cannot drop students from year-long classes (Band and Choir), so make sure you are ready to commit to them.  

Seventh grade students take one semester of Health and one semester of Physical Fitness. Students are required to wear a CMS PE uniform during their Physical Fitness class which consists of a school bought t-shirt and shorts. PE uniforms will be available to purchase at the Summer Start Up in August, as well as online, or in the front office with the bookkeeper.

The price is $16 for a uniform.

Students can access higher level math classes and Advanced ELA classes in each grade at CMS. Students wanting to sign up for Advanced ELA should be reading/ writing/ thinking at or above grade level. The expectation of a commitment to participate at an accelerated pace with minimal practice, to keep up with the increased homework and study expectations, and to invest the extra time needed outside of school to keep up with the faster pace of the course

You can make a schedule change request during the first 3 days of the semester with your school counselor. The Counselors keep a waitlist and try to accommodate schedule change requests (for electives only) within the first week of the semester as much as possible.

We cannot make schedule changes for year-long courses. We do not make schedule changes for teacher requests.

We use Skyward Qmlativ to keep track of your grades and progress.

Students and Parents should check Skyward Qmlativ at least once per week to see how you are doing in your classes. Some teachers at CMS also use the Canvas grading tool for students or teachers to track progress. This is a great place to also check, but please note not all teachers use that system and the only place an official grade exists is in Skyward.

Your school counselor will also check Skyward Qmlativ regularly and might send you a hall pass to talk to you about grades if it looks like you need some help. Or you can also ask to see them if you want some help yourself!

The Counselors’ offices are located in the main office area, and they are available during the same hours as teachers (including before school, lunchtime and after school).

Reasons you might see your counselor: Talk about your schedule; Get help with organization and keeping up with school-work; You’re concerned with a friend or family member; Having conflict with another student; Making a plan to improve grades; You need money or help with school supplies, clothes or food; Career Exploration and High School & Beyond planning; Social Emotional Lessons.

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Transportation works hard to assign routes over the summer months. Those bus routes and times will be available sometime in August.

Transportation information.