Board Elections –The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 21st, first call at 6:30 pm in the Blue Room with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. The deadline to submit letters of interest for that has now expired.  Below please find the slate of community members running for office.  The by-laws state that to run for one of the executive positions you must have already served on the Board, therefore the Board of Directors submits the following two names:                         President -        Katia Rodriguez             Vi...

Board Elections The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 21st. At this time the Board is asking any members of the community that are interested in submitting a resume and letter of interest for one of the two member at large openings to do so by May 1st. They can be submitted to the Board Secretary, Ivette Rodrigo, in the office of the Headmaster.   Marc Elliot Be sure to come to the presentation on Thursday April 4 in the gym at 7:30 pm to hear prize – winning presenter Marc Elliot talk about TOLERANCE… sponsored by th...

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013   To the Community of Carol Morgan School Parents:   As it was informed in a previous letter dated March 14 from Mr. Delman, the Carol Morgan School Administration and Board of Directors are embarking upon the analysis of the construction of a new gymnasium. We have been working with our architects in the United States, H2L2. Now we are at the stage where we are ready to identify a local architectural firm to develop the construction documents and work with H2L2 through the process of preparing a developmental p...

March 13, 2013 Dear CMS parents, The work of the Board of Directors Facilities Committee is to provide recommendations regarding the school's facilities and to assess future needs and develop long-range planning. This is a never ending process especially as we inhabit a campus with structures that are aging. After the earthquake of 2010 the facilities committee hired a firm to do an analysis of all the buildings of CMS to assure their earthquake preparedness. The overwhelming number of them have been certified to be earthquake safe. The exce...

80th Anniversary Dates Please pay special attention to these dates as we celebrate the founding of CMS and it’s 80th Anniversary. The morning of March 15th will begin with an Assembly and a parade of generations. If you are a CMS alumni we hope to see you there proudly marching with your graduating class. We will be recognizing families with three generations that have gone to the school, the 10 alumni who have been honored with Distinguished Alumni Recognition Awards, Past Board Presidents, major donors to CMS and a group of surprise teacher...

Board Admissions/ Scholarship Committee The Admissions/Scholarship Committee is   accepting applications for financial aid for the 2013/2014 school year.  The deadline for submission of applications is Thursday February 14, 2013 for students that are enrolled in the Carol Morgan School for the 2012-13 school year (grades 8-11).  The following requirements are among those that must be met for a CMS family to be eligible for financial aid: The family must complete a Financial Aid Form developed by the Scholarship Committee to demonstrate a c...

Tuition Raffle The Development Committee proposed to the Board, with unanimous acceptance, that one of the ways to help raise funds for future projects should be a Tuition Raffle. For just US$100 you can buy a raffle ticket and three winners, at the drawing to be held on our March 80th anniversary celebration,  will be reimbursed either a full, a half tuition or a quarter tuition for a whole school year.  That could possibly save a family as much as US $ 14,000 (depending on the grade of your oldest child). A minimum of 262 tickets will need t...

Halloween Frolic New Date Remember to reserve the afternoon and evening of Tuesday October 30th to attend the CMS Halloween Frolic. The PTO always does a superb job in having a variety of games and activities for students and we have a traditional trick or treat parade through the Early Childhood hallways. All proceeds from the event go to the PTO who later will reinvest that money in projects to advance the school program. In the past the PTO made enough to purchase new bleachers for the gym and smart boards for classrooms as well as having...

Newsflash from Headmaster – for October 12, 2012   Student Voice      What students have to say and how they communicate it are very important to us at CMS.  Some of the 21st Century Skills that we are emphasizing are their ability to critically think and communicate their ideas using modern tools.  For that reason, we have created a space on the front of our webpage called Student Voice.  At the beginning of each month a new student produced video from each division of the school will be displayed highlighting an area of their own choice....

From the Board of Directors and Headmaster This year the first general assembly sponsored by the Board of Directors, traditionally known as the Welcome Cocktail, was held on September 19, 2012 at the Embajador Hotel. Over 400 CMS community members came out that night to hear our special guest, Neil McIntyre, from the Rachel’s Challenge organization.  The audience was enthralled by the story of Rachel Scott and the legacy she has left behind to encourage people around the world to live a life of kindness and compassion and speak up against int...

Newsflash from Headmaster    Welcome To New School Year 2012-13  On behalf of the Board of Directors, administration, faculty and staff of Carol Morgan School, it is my pleasure to welcome all new and returning families to the 2012-13 school year.  Our entire outstanding Administrative team has returned this year. It is made up of Deputy Head for Curriculum and Instruction – Christy Brown in her second year at CMS; Elementary Principal – Laura Tolone in her second year as Principal but ninth year at CMS; Middle School Principal – Marsha Aa...

Board of Directors Election Results – As a result of the first on line voting for Board of Directors that took place Tuesday May 22 the following Board members were elected for new terms:                 Treasurer -        George Spence             Secretary -        Alejandro Ruiz  There is one Member at Large position that will be vacant for only one year since it is presently held by George Spence but he is now the new Treasurer. Thus, Manuel Caceres has been chosen to fill that position for the year. In addition there were two Member a...

Board Elections The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 22nd, first call at 6:30 pm in the Blue Room with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. Below please find the slate of community members running for office. The by-laws state that to run for one of the executive positions you must have already served on the Board, therefore the Board of Directors submits the following two names:             Treasurer -         George Spence             Secretary -         Alejandro Ruiz There is one Member at Large position that will be...

Board Elections The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 22nd, first call at 6:30 pm in the Blue Room with the meeting starting at 7 p.m. The deadline to submit letters of interest for that has now expired.  Below please find the slate of community members running for office.  The by-laws state that to run for one of the executive positions you must have already served on the Board, therefore the Board of Directors submits the following two names:             Treasurer -         George Spence             Secretary -      ...

Board Elections The date for the election of the Board of Directors is May 22nd. At this time the Board is asking any members of the community that are interested in submitting a resume and letter of interest for one of the two member at large openings to do so by May 2nd. They can be submitted to the Board Secretary, Ivette Rodrigo, in the office of the Headmaster.   Spring Fest Thanks to the hard work of the CMS community and especially its teachers and PTO and the excellent participation of the general community at large this past Satu...

Sometimes we take for granted the amount of opportunities the students at CMS have to demonstrate their way array of talents and be able to participate in events that enhance those talents.  At CMS our mission clearly states that we address the diverse needs of students.  Here is a list of events that have been taking place or are taking place right now that demonstrate that we walk our talk.  You can find out further details about all of these events by reading further the three divisional principals reports which highlight these activities: ...