Choir and Band Trip to Toronto The Symphonic Band and HS Advanced Choir just finished a very successful trip to Toronto, ON, Canada. While there they participated in the Music Alive festival in Richmond Hill and the band received a rating of Platinum and the choir received a rating of Gold. Congratulations to the band, choir, and teachers for attaining such successful results! Band and Choir Concert The final band and choir concert will take place on Wednesday, May 15th at Casa San Pablo at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome and invited to atten...

Fine Art Dominican Festival On February 21st the Fine Arts team will host the Fine Arts Dominican Festival. This event will take place outside of the Fine Arts Pavillion during the school day. Dominican artists, artisans, and food vendors will be invited to CMS and students will have a chance to purchase their wares. Actors portraying traditional Dominican roles will mix with the crowds throughout the day and musicians will entertain with merengue music. Parents are more than welcome to come experience this festival. Flag Day Members of the ...

The Traveling Sketchbook  What is the Traveling Sketchbook Project? "The Traveling Sketchbook Project 2012-2013" consists of ten different sketchbooks traveling around the world. Under the direction of Raquel Baez, Artworks and writings were created by our first, second, and third grade students. The main objective of this project is to promote tolerance, visual and written communication between individuals of different countries, multiculturalism, and global awareness. Sketchbooks were sent through Dominican mail on September 11, 2012. So fa...

Seussical the Musical Over 75 Elementary and Middle School students are participating in this year’s holiday musical SEUSSICAL…..developed from the creative imaginings of the amazing artistic mind of Dr. Seuss. The play follows the stories of Horton the Elephant, JoJo the Who, Mayzie LaBird and her Nest, Gertrude McFuzz, and even includes a rounding rendition of Green Eggs and Ham! The Directors Kimi McMaugh and Yulimer Almonte and the entire Fine Arts Department invite the CMS community to come and “dream in bright colors” with us on December...

Fine Arts Showcase The Fine Arts Showcase took place on November 1st this year. Students thrilled the audience with exciting music, dancing, and drama. The perimeter of the gym displayed the creative works of students in 2D and 3D art classes and Jenifer Norman's classes demonstrated what they were doing in her technology classes. Congratulations to all of the students and teachers for such a successful evening. Concert at Teatro Nacional The CMS Symphonic Band and HS Advanced Choir performed in the lobby of the Teatro Nacional o...

Fine Arts/Technology Showcase On Thursday, November 1st CMS will host this year's first Fine Arts/Technology showcase in the CMS gym. The doors will open at 6:30 pm and the talent show performance will begin at 7:00 pm. This event will feature an art exhibition of students' works from the MS and HS art classes. For the first time the technology department will also display projects being created in their classes and with their extra-curricular clubs. Talented performers will also showcase their abilities in singing, playing, and acting. Clear ...

Fine Arts Showcase/Awards Congratulations to all of the students who received awards of excellence in their respective disciplines on Tuesday night; you are truly talented. To all of the students who sang, played, performed, created paintings, or sculptures, thank you for sharing your gift on this magical evening. Thank you to all of the Fine Arts team for creating such a beautiful showcase and inspiring greatness on a daily basis. Band and Choir Concert Congratulations to all of the band and choir students who performed during their final...

Helping Hands Congratulations to the visual arts students and staff. Despite the wet weather, many people came to the CMS pavilion to celebrate and purchase works of art created by CMS students. Helping Hands raised RD$55,000.00 and all of the money went towards Futuro Posible.    ES Musical On May 10th and 11th students under the tutelage of Ms. Yuli and Ms. Carmen performed the musical "Lemonade" for their peers and parents. Congratulations to the fine young actors and singers! Also, special thanks to Ms. Raquel and Ms. Massas for their...

HS Musical The High School performed the musical GREASE on Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th in the school gym. Congratulations to all of the students, teachers, Ms. Kimi, and Ms. Baird for all of their hard work! The shows were extremely well prepared and fun. Helping Hands Art Auction The Helping Hands Art Auction will take place on May 3rd at 6 pm in the CMS Fine Arts Pavilion. All of the artwork is created by ES, MS, and HS CMS students to raise money for charity. All proceeds from this year’s auction will be donated to Fu...

HS Musical The High School is performing the musical GREASE on Wednesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 26th in the school gym. This production is the PG rated "school version" of GREASE, so it is appropriate for all ages. Performances start at 7:00pm. Tickets are on sale at the cashier, at the MS and HS offices, or from Ms. Baird. They will also be on sale the week of the show during MS and HS lunch time. The cost is RD $300 if you buy your ticket in advance or RD $400 if you buy it at the door the night of the show. There are 28 students ...