On Thursday, November 7, 2024, Clay Center Community Middle School hosted a double dual versus Wamego and Fort Riley. The Bengals walked away with a total of 18 wins. They will wrestle again on Saturday, November 9 in Manhattan at The Little Apple Grapple. The tournament will be held at MHS West Campus, 2100 Poyntz Ave. Good Luck Bengals! "Like a Champion"
Today, our Bengal Spotlight Featured Team is the 7th-grade Girls' Basketball team! These girls have so much heart and continue to improve every day! Their hard work and dedication shine through. They are coached by JD Lane and Emilie Roe. Their game, originally scheduled for today vs. Anthony MS, has been rescheduled to December 2nd. Continue to play hard Bengals!
Good luck to all our Bengal Athletes today! The 8th-grade Girls' Basketball tip-off is at 3:30 at Anthony Middle School. Our Boys' Bengal Wrestlers are on the mat for the first time this season!! Come support them in the CCCMS Gym at 4:30. It is a varsity and junior varsity dual format as they take on Wamego and Fort Riley. Good Luck Bengals! "Like a Champion"
7th-Grade Girls Basketball vs Anthony has been rescheduled to 12/2. Good luck to Coach J.D. Lane and the Tiger football team tonight in Andale!
We had a good day in the FFA!
Our 8th-grade Ag students participated in the Middle School Ag Academy at Chapman today!
Team- 2nd
1st- Hannah Cott
4th- Weston Presley
8th- Isaac Pierson
All the students did very well!
Today's "Like a Champion" Call of the Day is Kate Larson. Kate has been a tremendous leader in our school, using her voice and advocating for change among her peers and school. She is leading our bullying prevention group which has brought so many students and staff together to support a more kind, inclusive, and accepting school environment! Kate lives all the seven habits daily and we could not be more proud of her! Keep advocating for change Kate!
Our Bengal Spotlight Featured Team today is our 8th Grade Lady Bengals! They started their season strong yesterday and hope to continue that in Junction City today! We are excited to watch them learn and grow this season! Dick Ahlberg and Addy Mullin Lehman are the coaches of our 8th-grade team.
Good Luck today Lady Bengals! "Like a Champion"
Today our "Like a Champion" Call of the Day is Mia Blackwood! Mia always puts her work before play. She is a dedicated student. Mia is an excellent example of Habit 3, put first things first! Way to go Mia!!
Come out and support your Lady Bengals in their season opener today at 4:30 vs Fort Riley. 7th Grade will be in the District Gym 8th grade in the CCCMS Gym. Good Luck Lady Bengals!
Today's "Like a Champion" Call of the Day is Lizzy Van Aken! Lizzy saw Ms. Miranda was trying to get the PAWS Cards dated and labeled for each student receiving one, so she stepped up and volunteered to write the dates on each card! Way to Synergize, together is always better! Why to be a Champion Lizzy!!
A new week means a new Pillar of Leadership Employee of the Week recognition! This week, we recognize Mr. J.D. Lane! Mr. J.D. Lane exhibits all seven habits in his day-to-day work. At this time of year, he is sacrificing all of his time coaching morning and night while running a well-organized classroom. He is always ahead of the game to put out fires and his students understand his expectations. We greatly appreciate Mr. J.D. Lane and are pleased to recognize him as our Pillar of Leadership!
We are so proud of this group of Bengals that tried out and were selected for the NCKMEA Middle Level Honor Choir. They participated in this on Saturday in Junction City.
Sopranos- Shaylee Baker and Jeanese Luke
Altos-Kayla Woodworth and Imogen Stewart
Bass-Reese Williams
Yesterday, four of our students performed in the NCKMEA Middle Level Honor Band! This is an auditioned ensemble and they worked hard to get in. After a long day of rehearsals, they performed a wonderful concert.
Congratulations to:
Callen Burr
Morgan Green
Andrew Stewart
Neelly Taddiken
For our next Spotlight PAWS, we are recognizing Mr. Sleichter's class. They are a great group of kids who say their favorite PAWS activities are playing Silent Ball and competing in PAWS family challenges every week. A highlight so far this year is winning Sonic Drinks for being the first-place PAWS group on activity day. They have an amazing group of high achievers who are always ready to step up for the next challenge.
Mrs. Koster spends time each week with a spelling list. This isn't just a "memorize, test, forget" type of learning. They are making connections with prefixes, suffixes, and Greek/Latin roots that will help them with other words down the road. Today they partnered up and practiced the list together.
Mr. Lane has a unique way of maximizing learning in his 8th grade social studies class. After reading the assignment in their textbooks, students then watch a video prepared beforehand by Mr. Lane that talks more in-depth about the lesson. This way he can be teaching his students and helping them at the same time! Students also learn through creation, including these projects on Zebulon Pike's life and legacy.
It was Nitro Ball day in Ms. Roe's P.E. classes! This is a game similar to volleyball but with a lower net and fewer players on each side.
6th grade Science students in Mr. Walsh's classes were processing malachite ore into copper using sulfuric acid and iron powder. They are studying how the extraction and processing of ores, necessary for modern life, can result in short- and long-term consequences for the environment if not mined, processed and recycled properly.
Mrs. Griffiths celebrated Halloween with her 6th grade math classes with some candy and a "Ghosts in the Graveyard" story problem hunt around the room.
Today we have two Champions to share! Our "Like a Champion" Call of the day is Reece Richter and Keaton Bowser! When students were coming in from PAWS time outside this morning Reece and Keaton ran out to pick up all the basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, and frisbees left outside by their peers. Thanks for being Proactive Bengals! Great Job!!
