Collinsville Middle School

CMS Newsletter

April 20, 2026

Welcome to CMS!

Hello April!
State testing continues next week, so be sure to keep your Chromebook charged and ready. As the school year comes to an end, stay on top of your grades and work toward being exempt. Don’t forget—more virtual days are ahead!

Big thanks to our Digital Media students for your help with this week’s newsletter!

UPCOMING NEXT WEEK!

Summer Camp Opportunities:

6th- 12th Grades 2nd Semester Spring 2026 Test Exemption Plan

OSTP Assessment Information:

Upcoming:

April 28th: 7th & 8th Grade Math State Test (All students will report to the middle school 1st hour. No 1st hour Athletics, Ag, or Band.)

April 29th: 8th Grade Science State Test (All 8th Grade Students will report to the middle school 1st hour. 7th Grade students will follow their normal schedule.)

4/23 Thursday: JH Track Meet @ Collinsville 10am

For this spotlight, we will be featuring a new staff member at the school!

This is Mrs. Shults and this is her 33rd year at Collinsville Middle School!

Where did you teach before coming to Collinsville?

I worked in Tulsa.

What are your favorite hobbies out of school?

I like to garden.

What do you like about Collinsville?

I love the friendly people and our amazing school district.

What do you like about being an teacher?

I like getting to know the students, staff, and parents.

If you could move to anywhere where would it be?

Somewhere near the beach.

Shoutout to our CMS FCS students for participating in the Egg Baby Project! They took on the responsibility of “parenting” their egg baby for three days, bringing it everywhere they went. This activity gave them a small glimpse into the responsibilities and challenges of being a new parent. Great job taking this project seriously and learning along the way!

Shoutout to Jayce McElyea and England Taylor for being our top two cookie buyers during the CMS FCCLA Cookie Fundraiser! We appreciate your support!

As we wrap up the 3rd week of April, we have successfully completed the first week of state testing! We are now heading into the 4th week of April—keep up the hard work, stay focused, and continue doing your best on the rest of the tests.

It’s good to be a Cardinal!