Cal Young Week At a Glance: September 9th - 13th

CYMS Cross Country registration is now open! Students of all grades are invited to join the team. Head Coach Scott Bush looks forward to getting the season underway next Monday, September 16th, with the first practice.

Practices are directly after school Mondays,Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays through late October. Participating athletes should report to the West Gym at the start of each practice.

Cost for registration is $50 and includes a t-shirt as well as all meet entries and transportation. Scholarships are available. Please contact CYMS athletics coordinator, Alexis Krivchuk, at krivchuk_a@4j.lane.edu for more information.

Please note, all athletes must have a current physical exam on file with the district to be eligible to participate. Physicals are valid for two years from the date of the exam.

For XC questions, please contact Head Coach Scott Bush at bush_s@4j.lane.edu

This coming week, we will hold the first of our regular emergency drills. Throughout the school year, students and staff will participate in a variety of emergency drills in addition to traditional fire drills. Advisory lessons will cover the different types of drills students will experience throughout the year.

Please note that during drills, there will not be any late arrivals or early releases processed until the drill is over. Students returning from appointments should wait until the completion of the drill for entry to the building. We encourage parents picking students up for appointments or early departures to call ahead whenever possible. If a drill is to be conducted during your pick up time, the office staff will inform you at the time of your call so adjustments can be made for your student pick up.

We ask that appointments be scheduled during non- school hours as often as possible but recognize there are times when class must be missed to accommodate appointments. If you need to pick your child up from school early for an appointment or family reason, please call the front office, 541-790-6400, at least 30 minutes in advance of your needed pick up time. This allows us to have your student ready for you.

Parents do need to come in to the front office to sign their child out. Only those on a students approved list are permitted to pick a student up early from school.

Picture day is coming up on September 19th. Families are encouraged to order pictures through the LifeTouch online portal. If you would rather purchase using cash or check, picture packets are available in the front office.

Online Ordering: mylifetouch.com

Please use Picture Code: EVTV78VSJ

Are you interested in helping with picture day? We need a couple of volunteers to help organize students and assist photographers. Sign up today on SignUpGenius.

Our bell schedule has changed this year. District wide, middle school has moved to seven academic periods with one advisory period per day. Early release days will consist of only the academic periods and advisory will not be held. Please note that every Wednesday of the school year is an early release schedule, with students dismissed at 2:35.

This year we have a variety of spirit gear available to purchase either by order form or online. All orders are due by Friday, September 27th.

Parents are encouraged to order online when possible, however, paper order forms are available in the front office. Please make any checks payable to Cal Young Middle School and include your student's name in the memo section.

If your student needs a schedule correction (example: has 2 math classes and no science class on their schedule), they will need to complete this Schedule Correction Request Form. Class change requests for anything other than scheduling errors require a meeting with Mr. Parks in addition to filling out the form. The request deadline for changes is Thursday, September 12th.