Welcome to CLMS!
Welcome to the Crystal Lake Middle School website, the on-line home of the Mighty Mustangs! We invite you to browse through our website to learn more about the exciting new programs we have to offer with more to come! Our focus is on student excellence and achievement providing rigor and relevance each day into each class period.
CLMS School “Facelift”
Crystal Lake Middle’s new school “facelift” has completely changed the appearance of our school! And, with the start of the 2011-12 school year, our new magnet academy, C.A.S.E. 'Crystal Academy of Science and Engineering' opened up. We are excited to "show off" our new look! We invite you to drive by and see all the exciting things happening here at CLMS! Please check out Bay News 9's recent report on our school from the link below!
Mustang Mania
ATTENTION! C.A.S.E. Academy is now in open enrollment. Click here for details
Click here for more information on the Crystal Academy of Science & Engineering.
Click here for C.A.S.E. Parent Newsletter for 6th Grade
Click here for C.A.S.E. Parent Newsletter for 7th Grade
Click here for C.A.S.E. Parent Newsletter for 8th Grade
Click here for Hurricane Day Letter to Parents
Congrats to CLMS Aquaculture Team!
Congratulations to the CLMS Aquaculture Team! They competed at UF recently and placed third in the State. Team members included Luke Tefoe and Cassie Toner, who both placed in the top 10 individuals. Kaley May and Garrison Russell were also valuable team participants. Again, Congratulations to these students and to Mrs. Gattis and Mr. West for their accomplishments!
Step Team Wins 1st Place at Munn Park!
Congratulations to our P60 Hip Hop Team, "Mustang Swag"! They performed their hip hop health routine recently at Munn Park and galloped away with 1st Place! This is another group of Mighty Mustangs, directed by Ms. Firman, who have stepped it up and represented our school well. Outstanding job!Exciting Things Happening in our Physical Education Department!
There
are lots of exciting changes going on in our Physical Education
Department! Over the past few weeks, we have transformed part of
the gym into the new Fitness Center.
Our Fitness Center consists of an exercise machine area, a hydraulic weights machine area and an aerobic activity area. Inside our exercise machine area we have treadmills, elliptical machines, and exercise bikes. The hydraulic machine area consists of 6 different machines that focus on building upper and lower body muscle. Students are able to do bicep curls, squats, leg extensions and bench press. All of these machines are pressure-based and students can learn how to properly use the types of machines without any fear of injury.
Our aerobic activity center currently has a new Mimio inter-active white board and Xbox 360 gaming system with Kinect. This area has been used to teach aerobics with videos projected on screen, as well as, incorporating 'Exergaming' into Physical Education with use of the the Xbox Kinect.
We are excited to have our P.E. Department join in our school-wide integration of technology! Great job,
Coaches!
FFA Landscape & Nursery Students Earn 1st Place Trophy at Hollis Gardens
On
Tuesday, March 5, 2012 the CLMS FFA members competed in the Polk
County FFA Landscape and Nursery Contest at Hollis Gardens in
Lakeland. Members had to identify plants, tools, insects and
diseases of Florida landscape plants, as well as, complete a job
interview. Luke Tefoe, Christina Dias, Angelica Rodriguez,
Garrison Russell, and Heidy Valle proudly brought home the 1st
place Trophy. Luke Tefoe had the top individual score in the
contest. The team will compete in the state competition in St.
Petersburg on March 17th.
CHESS TEAM Wins Polk Middle School Championship 4th Year in a Row!
CONGRATULATIONS to the CLMS Chess Team, who have officially won the Polk Scholastic Middle School Championship for the fourth year in a row! Great job to the entire team for their continuous efforts in providing CLMS with another successful year. Individually, some of the team members who placed in the county are as follows: Ricky Cerratos (3rd Place), Akeen Suarez (4th Place), Esteban Zaragoza (5th Place), Josiah Oquindo (6th Place), and Jesse Decker (10th Place). We are so proud of Mr. Morgan and his students! Way to go!!!
CLMS Newsletter - 3rd Nine Weeks
Crystal Lake Middle now offers an informational newsletter published each nine weeks of the school year. The newsletter includes a message from our principal, information on upcoming events, special announcements and more! Click here to read our current newsletter
Big THANKS for "Hug Your School!"
The administration would like to say a big THANK YOU to all those who turned out for our first “Hug Your School” Campus Beautification day held on Sat., Jan. 7th, 2012! This "spruce up" to our newly-renovated school just keeps everything looking top notch! Staff, students, parents and volunteers all worked together to clean up the campus! There were paint touch-ups, new annuals planted, Aquaculture areas cleaned out, and now, we are back to "sparkling" once again! It was great to see the camaraderie of everyone working together to keep CLMS and CASE Academy "lookin' good"!!
CLMS Announces Mentoring Program
Crystal lake Middle School’s Youth Motivators program is getting underway. We are always looking for more mentors to pair with students. The Youth Motivator program brings together positive role models from the community and students who can benefit from one-on-one attention. Students are selected by teachers and guidance counselors. Parents sign a permission form for participation in the program. Students and mentors meet, usually once a week, to work together to improve grades, set goals for improved attendance and behavior or focus on career interests. Click here for more information on this program.
Upcoming Events
- May 14th - Field Day
- May 22nd - Electives Night in Cafeteria 6-7PM
- May 23rd - Awards Night/Branscomb Auditorium 6PM
- May 28th - No School/Holiday
- June 1st - "Crystal Ball" End of Year Dance
- June 7th - Last Day of School Year for Students