Clubs & Activities

CMS offers several clubs and activities for students to enjoy outside of regular school hours. Participation in extracurricular activities is optional but encouraged.

The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle school students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship. 

The goal of NJHS is to build leaders and do service. Other than that, the activities are up to the NJHS members. Things like school awareness programs, volunteer drives, service projects, etc. are all decided upon through the school year by the NJHS officers and members.

Joining NJHS

At CMS, in accordance with national standards set by NJHS, students will first qualify for an invitation through their demonstration of success in the area of scholarship. That means, students in 7th or 8th grade with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4 point scale will receive an invitation to fill out an information sheet. Students will then fill out the information sheet to give examples of their accomplishments in the remaining areas of Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship. Therefore, just because a student qualifies based on their cumulative GPA (scholarship), they will not automatically be inducted into the NJHS.

After students fill out an information sheet and the required recommendation forms from teachers and/or other adults, all of their qualifications will be reviewed by our Faculty Council. The Faculty Council is an anonymous group of faculty members who make final decisions about who will be invited for induction into the NJHS. The Faculty Council also serves as the group that determines if a student should be dismissed because of a failure to meet expectations in one of the five areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, or Citizenship. The NJHS sponsors do not have a vote on the Faculty Council and will not be making any decisions regarding acceptance, rejection, or dismissal.

2022-2023 NJHS Officers

President:         Ava Bouch

Vice President:     Mia Barnette

Treasurer:         Lexi Kern

Secretary:        Leah Rhoades

Historian:         Julia Marks

The Student Government Association (SGA) represents the interests of students at CMS. SGA members are elected by their peers. Getting involved in SGA is a great way to develop leadership skills and serve your school!

SGA includes the following roles:

President

Qualifications: 8th grade student, member of Student Council in 7th grade, able to speak before a group, able to lead others, responsible, hardworking

Responsibilities: Run meetings, communicate with administration, schedule meetings, meet with advisor and Secretary to set agenda for meetings, attend and help with all SGA activities

1st Vice President

Qualifications: 7th or 8th grade student, able to speak before a group, able to help lead others, responsible, hardworking

Responsibilities: Help run meetings, communicate with administration, attend and help with all SGA activities, announce all upcoming meetings

2nd Vice President

Qualifications: 6th or 7th grade student, able to speak before a group, able to help lead others, responsible, hardworking

Responsibilities: Help run meetings, communicate with administration, attend and help with all SGA activities, in charge of the School Spirit committee

Secretary

Qualifications: Any grade, able to write neatly, able to type well, responsible, hardworking

Responsibilities: Meet with President and Advisor to type agenda, take notes at all meetings, report minutes, organize all papers dealing with SGA

Treasurer

Qualifications: Any grade, able to count money and keep records, responsible, hardworking

Responsibilities: Obtain account balance from Mrs. Wolfe, attend and help with all SGA activities, in charge of the Fundraising Committee 

Sergeant-at-Arms

Qualifications: Any grade, able to maintain order during meetings, know parliamentary procedures, responsible, hardworking
Responsibilities: Maintain order of all meetings, enforce all SGA policies/rules during meetings, in charge of the Service Projects committee

Centreville Middle School’s School Climate Team (SCT) is comprised of members from all aspects of the CMS community. The SCT’s goal is to create a positive school climate and culture, the development of a school-wide approach to proactively combat bullying, and to support the acquisition and application of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

The School Climate Team focuses on the following areas:

• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
• Anti-Bullying Initiatives
• Positive-Based Behavior Programs (PBIS)
• Student and Staff Recognition Programs
• Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Character Counts

After School Opportunities

CMS Band after school opportunities are optional and never required. In order to participate, students must:

• Bring in a note of permission from home 
• Sign in at the media center that morning.
• Arrange transportation to pick you up at 4:30pm

Please see Ms. Fullerton for details on upcoming after school opportunities.

Marching Band

Winter Practices (Music: Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

Tuesdays, 11/15   &  11/29

Winter Performances

Centreville Christmas Parade:  Friday, 12/2/22

Christmas in St. Michaels Parade:  Saturday, 12/10/22

Winter Band Concert:  Tuesday, 12/20/22

Spring Practices (Music: Boogie Shoes)

Drumline only: 5/15/23

Full Marching Band: 5/16/23  & 5/23/23

Spring Performances

CHESTERTOWN TEA PARTY PARADE:  5/27/23

Perform for KES:  TBD (during the school day)

Jazz Band

Membership into the CMS Jazz Band is by invitation only. Please contact Ms. Fullerton for more information.

Winter 2022 Jazz Band Practice Schedule:

Tuesdays 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 12/6, 12/13

Color Guard

Membership into the CMS Jazz Band is by invitation only. Please contact Ms. Fullerton for more information.

Winter 2022 Jazz Band Practice Schedule:

Tuesdays 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 12/6, 12/13

All-Shore Band

Band students who excel on their instruments are encouraged to try-out for the Junior High All-Shore Band. Students from every county on the Eastern Shore of Maryland compete for limited spots. Any student may learn the audition piece, but only invited students may go to the audition.

Scale sheets have been given to every student already. These scales need to be memorized.   

Audition pieces are different for each instrument. If you wish to learn the audition piece, please see Ms. Fullerton. If you are interested in trying out, please let Ms. Fullerton know and be prepared to stay after school at least once a week. 

Audition piece available: October 2022

Auditions:  1/28/23 (Snow date:  2/4/23)

Location:   Bennett Middle School, Fruitland, MD

Registration:  Closes at 10am

Festival:   April 14th & 15th 2023

Acceptance Rates through the Years:

Year	# Student Auditions	# Students Chosen
2003	22	7
2004	33	16
2005	31	16
2006	36	17
2007	33	24
2008	36	26
2009	35	24
2010	32	17
2011	32	18
2012	24	18
2013	23	14
2014	27	24
2015	26	16
2016	29	19
2017	31	14
2018	31	18
2019	33	23
2020	23	15 (14)
2021	14	14  100% acceptance rate!!
2022	10	9
2023	21
2024

Listening Links

Resources

Mr. Dewey runs a Creative Writing Club at CMS. To learn more or get involved, please contact Mr. Dewey.

CMS students have the opportunity to participate in sports like basketball, track, and more. Ask your guidance counselor about how you can get involved!