Clay Center Community Middle School

🐅🧡 REMINDER, BENGAL FAMILY! 🖤🧡

Just a heads-up that TOMORROW, Friday, October 16, is an EARLY RELEASE DAY! ⏰

We’ll be dismissing at 11:45 AM as we wrap up the first quarter! 🎉📚

Let’s finish the week strong, Bengals! 💪🧡 Enjoy your Friday afternoon, get a little extra time to relax, and we’ll see everyone back ready to tackle the next quarter! 🐅🖤

BE THE STANDARD. #BENGALSSTRONG 🐾🧡🖤

🐅🧡 BE THE STANDARD: CALL OF THE DAY! 🖤

🌧️☂️ Kindness doesn’t wait for the rain to stop! ☂️🌧️

Today’s Be The Standard Call of the Day goes to Annallia Johnson! 🧡

Before school even started, Annallia spent her time walking other students into the building with her umbrella in the pouring rain! ☔ What a simple, thoughtful way to make someone else’s morning a little brighter!

Annallia, thank you for being a role model of kindness, compassion, and looking out for others. You showed us that being a Bengal means more than just showing up — it means showing up for EACH OTHER! 🐅🖤

👏 Help us celebrate Annallia for putting our Bengal Strong habits into action and reminding us all what it means to BE THE STANDARD!

#BeTheStandard #CallOfTheDay #BengalStrong #BengalFamily #KindnessInAction 🧡🐅

📸🐅 BENGALS, PICTURE RETAKES ARE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! 🧡🖤

Mark those calendars! Picture retakes are happening NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, from 9:30–9:45 AM at CCCMS!

Here’s the scoop, Bengal Family! 👇

📷 Already have a picture package? Bring your original package back, and it will be replaced at no charge! (Ship-to-home orders and online image orders are not eligible for free retakes.)

📷 Absent or missed picture day? No worries! Retakes are FREE!

📷 Want a retake but didn’t order the first time? The cost is $3.00.

🧡 Need to view or order pictures online? Check out the information and link on the graphic!

One week to get those picture-day smiles ready again, Bengals! 😁🐅

CCCMS often uses PAWS time for Leader in Me initiatives. Yesterday, Mr. Last's PAWS class practiced Beginning With the End in Mind. Each group received a puzzle and then developed a three-step plan with their teammates to complete it as quickly as possible. #Celebrate379

🎨🧡 HEY, BENGALS! LET’S GET CREATIVE! 🖤🐅

Just a friendly reminder that YLINK Creativity Club meets TODAY after school! 🎉✂️🎶

Whether you love drawing, painting, music, writing, crafts, or just trying something new, this is your chance to hang out, get creative, and make something awesome with friends!

📅 TODAY — Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 3:20–4:20 PM
🥤 Snacks and drinks provided by YLINK!
🎨 Bring your own supplies if you have something special you want to use!

🚍 Remember, Bengals, you MUST have a plan for getting home at 4:20 PM!

All CCCMS students are welcome, so bring your imagination, your creativity, and your Bengal spirit! 🧡🖤

Let’s make something awesome, Bengals! 🎨✨

#CCCMS #YLINK #CreativityClub #BengalStrong

CCCMS October BOE Report #Celebrate379

🏈🧡 **FOOTBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE!** 🖤🏈 Heads up, Bengal Family! 🐅 Due to the forecast for tomorrow evening, we are moving up our football game start time to try to stay ahead of the weather! ⏰ **NEW START TIME: 3:30 PM** 📣 The first game will start at 3:30 PM instead of the originally scheduled 4:30 PM. Please help spread the word so our Bengal families and fans know about the time change! We hope to get our games in before Mother Nature decides to join the team. 🌧️⛈️ Thanks for your flexibility and support! Let's go, Bengals! 🧡🖤 #BengalStrong #BeTheStandard #BengalFootball

📢 KONZA PRAIRIE TRIP UPDATE! 🌧️

The 2nd half of our 7th graders scheduled to visit Konza Prairie this Wednesday will NOT be going this week due to the forecast of excessive and prolonged rainfall. The expected high water in low-lying areas makes parts of the prairie impassable.

📅 The trip has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 11th!

Thank you for your understanding! More details will be shared by Mr. Kalivoda as we get closer to the new date.

🐅 Bengal Family, please help spread the word! 🖤🧡

Last week, Ms. Smith brought in a guest speaker for her English and Bengal Writing classes. She lives in Uganda and is back in the US for a visit. She talked about life in Uganda. #Celebrate379

🐅🧡 BENGALS, HERE’S YOUR WEEKLY ACTIVITY LINEUP! 🖤🐅

It’s another busy week in Bengal Country! From football under the lights to cross country on the course, we’ve got plenty happening at CCCMS! Let’s show up, get involved, and BE THE STANDARD! 💪🧡

📅 THIS WEEK AT CCCMS | OCTOBER 12–18

🏈 TUESDAY, OCT. 13
7th & 8th Grade Football vs. Chapman
📍 HOME | ⏰ 4:30 PM
Come cheer on our Bengals! 🐅🏈

🌎 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
• Second half of the 7th Graders will head to the Konza
• 7th Grade Girls Basketball Interest Meeting — Room 129 during PAWS
• 8th Grade Girls Basketball Interest Meeting — Library during PAWS

🏃 THURSDAY, OCT. 15
• Cross Country NCKL Meet @ Abilene (Great Life) — 3:00 PM
• Boys Wrestling Interest Meeting — Commons during PAWS
• 🚨 LAST DAY for the STUCO Self-Care Drive!

📣 FRIDAY, OCT. 16
• 🎉 End of 1st Quarter — 11:45 AM Dismissal!
• 🏀 8th Grade Girls Basketball Practice Begins

🗓️ PLANNING AHEAD
📌 October 21–22: Parent-Teacher Conferences
📌 October 22–23: NO SCHOOL

Let’s make it a great week, Bengals! Good luck to all our students and athletes, and don’t forget to support your Bengal Family whenever you can! 🧡🖤

🐅 BE THE STANDARD. BENGAL STRONG!
#BengalSTRONG #BeTheStandard #BengalPride #CCCMS

🧡🏐 **BENGAL STRONG! 7TH GRADE NCKL RUNNERS-UP!** 🏐🖤 Our 7th Grade Lady Bengals put in the WORK, and it showed today! 💪🔥 These girls battled their way to **2ND PLACE at the NCKL Tournament!** 🥈 🏐 **Tournament Highlights:** 🧡 Victories over Chapman and Marysville! 🖤 A HUGE comeback against Marysville after trailing **8–14**! These Bengals refused to give up and fought their way to a WIN! 🔥 🏐 Battled Rock Creek in the championship match to finish as **NCKL RUNNERS-UP!** This team has worked hard, fought hard, and shown what it means to be Bengal Strong! We are SO proud of these girls and all the heart they brought to the court today! 🧡🖤 Help us congratulate our **7th Grade Lady Bengals on an incredible 2nd-place finish!** 🥈🐅 #BengalStrong #CCCMSBengals #NCKL #Volleyball #BeTheStandard

🏆🧡🖤 **NCKL CHAMPIONS!!!** 🖤🧡🏆 **YOUR 8TH GRADE LADY BENGALS ARE NCKL CHAMPS!!!** 🏐🔥 These girls came to COMPETE and left it all on the court! 💪🐅 With HUGE wins over Fort Riley and Rock Creek, our Lady Bengals punched their ticket to the championship match and finished the job with a WIN OVER CONCORDIA to claim the **NCKL CHAMPIONSHIP!** 🏆🙌 Hard work. Teamwork. Determination. Bengal PRIDE. 🧡🖤 These girls showed up, battled hard, and proved what happens when you believe in each other and play as a TEAM! 📣 **THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT, BENGALS!!!** 📣 Help us congratulate our 8th Grade Lady Bengals on an AMAZING accomplishment! They are bringing home the hardware, and we couldn't be prouder! 🏆🐅🏐 #BengalStrong #NCKLChamps #LadyBengals #BeTheStandard #BengalPride

🧡🖤 BENGAL GAME DAY! 🖤🧡

Rise and shine, Bengal Family! ☀️🐅 We have an EARLY morning packed with Bengal pride, miles to run, and volleyball to play! Grab your coffee, throw on your orange and black, and come support our Bengals as they hit the road this Morning! Let's make some noise! 📣🔥

🏃‍♀️🏃 CROSS COUNTRY – RILEY COUNTY INVITATIONAL
📍 Leonardville Golf Course
⏰ First race kicks off at 9:00 AM!

Here’s the race lineup:
• 9:00 AM – Open 400m (boys & girls, intended for 2nd grade and younger)
• 9:15 AM – Open 1K (boys & girls, intended for 3rd–6th grade)
• 9:30 AM – Middle School Girls 2 Mile (7th & 8th combined)
• 10:00 AM – Middle School Boys 2 Mile (7th & 8th combined)
• 10:30 AM – High School Girls Varsity/JV 5K
• 11:15 AM – High School Boys Varsity/JV 5K

👟 The Leonardville Golf Course is a fantastic place to cheer on our runners, with spectators able to see much of the course from one spot! Just remember to stay off the sand greens and tee boxes.

🏐 7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL – NCKL TOURNAMENT
📍 Concordia Jr./Sr. High School
436 W. 10th Street, Concordia
⏰ 9:00 AM

Our 7th-grade Bengals are ready to compete against some tough NCKL competition! Bring that Bengal energy and cheer them on! 🧡🖤

🎟️ Admission: Adults $5 | Students (K–12) $3
💳 Card reader available.

🏐 8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL – NCKL TOURNAMENT
📍 Fort Riley Middle School
4022 1st Division Rd., Fort Riley
⏰ 9:00 AM

Our 8th-grade Bengals are headed to Fort Riley to battle it out on the court! Let's show them some love and support as they take on the tournament! 💪🏐

🎟️ Admission: Adults $5 | Students (K–12) $3
💵 Cash admission.

🧡 Whether you're cheering from the sidelines, watching a race, or sending our athletes some encouragement from home, let's show our Bengals that we've got their backs!

ONE TEAM. ONE FAMILY. BENGAL STRONG! 🐅🔥

#BengalStrong #BengalGameDay #OneTeamOneFamily #CCCMSBengals #BengalPride

Mrs. Pfizenmaier's 8th grade science students are finishing their unit on energy. As a final project, she had them create a family energy profile. They were given a location and the costs of different options, and they had to decide which housing improvement was best. Real-world application! #Celebrate379

🐯🧡 BENGAL STRONG HABITS IN ACTION SPOTLIGHT: MRS. McDONALD’S PAWS! 🖤🐾

If you know Mrs. McDonald, you know she knows how to make learning fun! And this PAWS group definitely knows how to bring the positive energy! 😄

Mrs. McDonald’s PAWS class is all about supporting one another, including everyone, lending a helping hand, and being the kind of leaders who make CCCMS a better place. But let’s be honest… middle schoolers who are busy with all their extracurricular activities might need a little extra help getting those genuine smiles! 😂

So, what does a fun teacher do? SURPRISE DODGEBALLS, OF COURSE! 🏐🤣 Mrs. McDonald had a little surprise lined up to get those genuine smiles out of her PAWS kiddos, and let’s just say the plan worked! Of course, two other PAWS classes were more than happy to take advantage of the opportunity to join in on the dodgeball fun! Because if there are dodgeballs involved, why should only ONE PAWS class get to have all the fun?! 😂

Here’s what Mrs. McDonald PAWS had to say about their awesome group:

“Mrs. McDonald's PAWS class is a fun and positive group. We see ourselves as funny, happy, kind, and helpful. We are often tired from all of our extra curricular activities, but we still come ready to support one another and have a good time. We include everyone, lend a helping hand, and bring positive energy to our group. Mrs. McDonald believes we are great leaders who set good examples for others and make our school a better place.”

🧡 We LOVE seeing our Bengals build relationships, lift each other up, and create a school community where everyone belongs. A little laughter, a few dodgeballs, and a whole lot of Bengal spirit make for some pretty great memories!

Way to go, Mrs. McDonald’s PAWS! Keep being kind, keep being helpful, keep leading by example, and KEEP BEING BENGAL STRONG! 🐯🖤🧡

#BengalStrong #HabitsInAction #PAWS #BengalPride #BeTheStandard

🏈🏐 IT’S GAME DAY, BENGALS! 🐾🧡🖤
It’s time to ROAR LOUD and show our Bengal athletes some love! 🔥

📅 TODAY — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
🏈 FOOTBALL
📍 @ Rock Creek
⏰ 4:30 PM
7th Grade followed by 8th Grade
🏐 VOLLEYBALL
📍 @ Rock Creek
⏰ 4:30 PM

Two sports. One Bengal Family. ONE BIG SHOW OF SUPPORT! 🐯🧡
Whether you’re in the stands, cheering from home, or sending those Bengal vibes from afar—let’s make sure our athletes know we’re behind them! 📣🔥

GO BENGALS!
ONE TEAM. ONE FAMILY. BENGAL STRONG. 🐾🧡🖤
#BengalStrong #BengalPride #OneTeamOneFamily #GameDay #GoBengals

🏐🧡🖤 IT’S GAME DAY, BENGALS! 🖤🧡🏐

Our Bengal Volleyball teams are HOME today and ready to bring the energy! 🔥🐾

📣 CCCMS vs. Chapman
🏐 7th Grade: District Gym
🏐 8th Grade: CCCMS Gym

Come out, pack the gyms, and make some NOISE for our Bengal volleyball girls! 📢🧡🖤 Let’s show them what it means to play in front of the Bengal Family!

And since today is National Coaches Day, we HAVE to give a huge shoutout to the amazing coaches who pour their time, energy, knowledge, and heart into our athletes every day! 🧡

👏 Megan Griffiths
👏 Jennifer Pfizenmaier
👏 Tailar McGregor
👏 Liz Bott

Thank you for cheering them on, pushing them to be better, believing in them, and being such an important part of their Bengal journey! 🏐🧡🖤

LET’S GO, BENGALS! 🐾🔥
Bring the energy. Bring the noise. LET’S GET IT, LADY BENGALS! 🏐🧡🖤

🐾🧡 HAPPY NATIONAL COACHES APPRECIATION DAY! 🧡🐾

Today, we’re giving a HUGE Bengal THANK YOU to all of our amazing coaches who show up, put in the work, encourage our students, push them to be their best, and cheer them on every step of the way! 🏆

Being a coach is about SO much more than what happens on the court, field, track, or sidelines. Our coaches help build confidence, teach teamwork, create memories, and help shape our students into better students and stronger tomorrows. 🧡🖤

We are incredibly thankful for the time, energy, patience, encouragement, and heart you pour into our Bengals! Your impact reaches FAR beyond the scoreboard. 🐾

To ALL of our CCCMS coaches—THANK YOU for being a part of our Bengal Family and for helping our students #BeTheStandard!

We appreciate you more than you know! 🧡🖤

GO BENGALS!!! 🐾🏆🔥

#NationalCoachesAppreciationDay #BengalStrong #BeTheStandard #CCCMSBengals #BengalFamily #GoBengals