Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School

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Caddo Parish Middle Magnet
Established	1982
School type	Magnet
Stars	****^{[citation needed]}
Principal	Mrs. Kay Robinson
Location	7635 Cornelious Lane, Shreveport, LA 71106
Phone	(318) 868-6588
Enrollment	Approx. 1,230
Colors	Blue and Gold
Homepage	www.prysm.net/~cmm

Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, commonly known as Caddo Middle Magnet (CMM), is a performing arts magnet school in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 2002/3 the school was the number one ranked middle school in Louisiana. It is currently a "four star" school; the second highest rating awarded to Louisiana schools. The school district is Caddo Public Schools. The school retained its "five star" status in 2005-2006 despite the continuously rising standards of the No Child Left Behind Act. It recently dropped to a "four star" school because the standard for a "five star" ranking was raised.

Caddo Middle Magnet is located at 7635 Cornelious Lane, Shreveport, LA 71106. The school opened in the fall of 1982, and enrolls students in grades six through eight. Today, it serves approximately 1230 of the best and brightest students from the area. Through academics, performing arts, and extra curricular activities, the school continues to make its mark on its community.

CMM partcipates in many fundraisers every year, from Magazine fundraiser sales to Hurricane donations to the American Red Cross.

1 Grants
2 School Media
3 Festivals
4 Sports
5 Other Shreveport/Bossier Schools
6 External links

[edit] Grants

Over $662,000 in grants has been awarded to the school and teachers to provide continuous and innovative educational opportunities to the students. They have received grants from the following sources:

Title II Grant for "TechnoMUSICin the Classroom"
8G Block Grant for Dyslexic students
Caddo Public Education Foundation Grant
Louisiana Quality Science and Math Grant - Math and Science Departments
Caddo Middle Magnet PTA
Armed Services Technology Grant
National Science Foundation Grant
KTBS One Class At A Time Grant
Alliance for Education

[edit] School Media

Caddo Middle Magnet has three school media. The first is the yearbook and it is called the Equestrian. It is published annually. Next is the newspaper and it is called Mane Line which is published monthly. They have a website at www.freewebs.com/manelinewebmaster. Last is its own TV Station called KCMM which is shown weekly. With the exception of the day that KCMM is on, the school regulary watches Channel One News during Stallion Round Up period.

[edit] Festivals

The school serves students from across Caddo Parish, from sixth grade to eighth grade. Its annual festivals include Colonial Days, Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras, and the Renaissance Festival.

Oktoberfest is usually held in October 13th on Wednesdays. Every student at CMM attends. There are free games such as catch the crepe, kick the soccer ball, and football throwing. There is also a traditional folk song and dances which is done by Mrs. Perkin's classes. The songs include "The Rooster is Dead" and "Brother John". The songs are sung in three languages, French, Spanish, and English. There is a large food menu to select from, including french fries, sausage on a stick, turkey legs, nachos, and strawberry crepes.There are also craft activities such as yarn bugs and pennants. Renaissance Fair is strictly for sixth graders only. During the Renaissance fair, students from the Magnet High come to CMM to educate 6th graders about Renaissance. Crafts include cuff links and hair wreaths.