Collinsville Middle School

CMS Newsletter

December 15, 2025

Welcome to CMS!

Happy December!

This is the last week until Christmas break! If you would like to leave after semester testing ends on Friday, make sure your guardian has completed the online blue slip google form.

Have a wonderful week — be your best, finish strong, and keep those grades up!

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

12/15 Monday: JH Basketball vs Grove 5pm

12/16 Tuesday: JH Wrestling vs Catoosa 6pm

12/18 Thursday: JH Basketball vs Claremore 5pm

12/18 Thursday: JH Girls Wrestling Joe Cole Classic @ Cleveland 10am

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

This is Coach Gray and this is his 3rd year at Collinsville Middle School!

Where did you teach before coming to Collinsville?

I taught in 2 schools before this.

What are your favorite hobbies out of school?

I like watching football and grilling.

What do you like about Collinsville?

I like how that it is a small community and there is a big emphasis on activities.

What do you like about teaching?

I like seeing the kids understand things and seeing the lightbulb “flicker” on.

If you could move to anywhere where would it be?

I would move to Florida on the beach.

A huge shoutout to CMS Leadership for helping the CUE with their Santa Shop! Your time, kindness, and teamwork made a big difference.

Thank you for wrapping gifts and helping the younger students shop for their loved ones — you all helped make the holiday season a little more magical.

Shoutout to our CMS students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Thursday, 12-4-25.

We are incredibly proud of you and this distinguished honor. Keep up the great leadership, character, and hard work!

🔧🏗 SHOUTOUT TO OUR ACE STUDENTS! 🏗🔧 Our Collinsville Middle School ACE classes recently had a special guest speaker — Mr. Ryan O’Neil, Project Executive for Nabholz Construction. Students learned about site logistics for large construction projects and even had the opportunity to review blueprints for the new Collinsville 5th Grade Center. Thank you to Mr. O’Neil for sharing real-world experience and inspiring future builders, engineers, and designers!

🚀🔧 SHOUTOUT TO OUR TSA STUDENTS! 🔧🚀

A big shoutout to the CMS TSA students who attended the Mini Conference on 12-3-25 in Clinton!

We are proud of your effort, creativity, and willingness to learn and grow.

It’s the FINAL week before Christmas break! Keep working hard and stay on top of your grades as we head into semester tests.

Finish strong, stay focused, and then enjoy a well-deserved holiday!

Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful break!

It’s good to be a Cardinal!