Our CMS Blue Belles danced at halftime of the BPCC basketball game today. Great job, girls! It's a great day to be a Cope Cougar!
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#thecopedifference
CMS Wrestling Post #2 because their hard work paid off and they got on the podium, medals, and awards! Great job! 👏🏻
Our CMS Wrestling team competed in the 2025 Mitch Downey BPMS Championship today in Haughton. Wow--these athletes made a mark! They were fun to watch; their grit and determination were awesome!
Congratulations to our team, Coach Sellers, and Coach Machen for all of your efforts!
Marissa Salinas 1st
Alexis LeBlanc 1st
Coleman Morgan 1st
Kellan Davis 1st
Aiden Farmer 2nd
Christopher Davidson 2nd
Dakota Taylor 3rd
Nolan Sovine 3rd
Gavin Reuther 4th
Christian Tilley 4th
Jordyn McGee 4th
Most Outstanding Wrestler Boys Lower - Coleman Morgan
Most Outstanding Wrestler Girls Upper - Marissa Salinas
Our CMS Math Counts Team earned second place at the Regional competition held today at LSUS! Congratulations to these girls and their sponsors! 🧡🌎🧡These girls will help run the world one day with all of their knowledge!!! 🧡🌎🧡 We are super proud of Makenna Gilbert , Kyla Gilbert, Kaylin George, and Elise Johnson for their efforts today!
CMS Yearbooks will be on sale at Jostens.com until March 3rd for $55.
We will only have a limited number available for cash sales in May at Cope. Yearbooks sold at the school are on a first-come, first-served basis. Email ashley.wood@bossierschools.org if you have any questions.
CMS 2nd Nine Weeks Academic Assembly is tomorrow, Thurs., Jan 16th!
6th grade - 9:00am
7th grade - 10:00am
8th grade - 1:00pm
**These events can be found on our Facebook page, Cope Website at the bottom in the events, and on the Event tab of our App. Please use these to stay most up to date!
CMS --> This is just a reminder to our students and families that schools will be closed to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 20th. All schools and centers will be closed. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.
🎉👏🏻Kudos and congratulations to our very own CMS 7th grader, Clayton Scott, for earning the #1 spot in the boy’s middle school division in the NASP North Regional archery competition on Saturday. He scored 288 total points, which is his personal best while hitting 19 tens! 🎯🎯
He along with 11 other archers earned CMS the 8th place in the tournament.
We are SO proud of our archery team!
🎯💙🧡🎯CMS archers hit the mark today at the ALAS North Regional competition this morning. We are so proud of these kids who show up and give their best. 5 cougars scored their personal best this season. 👏🏻Thank you to our sponsors, Mrs. Milam and Mrs. Rutherford, for your time, energy, and efforts with our archery team!
CMS families, please be aware that the BPAR (Bossier Parks & Recreation) games scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 10th will be postponed to a later date later in the season. The Saturday, January 18th games will be played as normally scheduled.
CMS MathCounts Competition scheduled for Saturday, January 11, has been cancelled due to the inclement weather. Please email your coach for more information.
CMS Cope ambassadors Meeting is Wed. Jan 15. Please make plans to attend if you are a memeber!
CMS is preparing for i3, and we need your help! This year the theme is Louisiana Lagniappe. We need items for our school's display that represent Louisiana. Any decor you have, we would love to use for our display! If you want your items returned, please put your name on it with a note so we can make a note of it. We also need A LOT of Mardi Gras beads, drift wood, and spanish moss. If you can help, please drop off the items in the front office and let them know that the items are for Mrs. Bowers for the i3 booth.
CMS girls' softball tryouts is postponed until next week due to the weather. Tryouts are now Jan 14. Please email Melissa.Bullard@bossierschools.org if you have specific questions.
CMS 8th grade salutes in the yearbook-- deadline is due Feb 13. Please don't miss this opportunity. Parents are so upset when they miss this deadline. Please see the infographic for specific details. Email Ashley.Wood@bossierschools.org for specific questions.
3 p.m. UPDATE
Wednesday, January 8
Good afternoon! After a briefing today with the National Weather Service and Bossier Parish emergency agencies, Bossier Schools will be open Thursday, January 9. However, the YEP program will be canceled and all extracurricular and after-school activities will be postponed until a later time.
We will continue to carefully monitor the forecast and provide an update at 4 p.m. Thursday regarding school operations on Friday.
Stay tuned for further information and remember, if you do not already have the Bossier Schools district app, this is a great time to download it so you will get updates from the district in real time. Here’s how to find it:
*Search ‘Bossier Schools’ in your phone’s app store and download the app.
*Select ‘Personalize Notifications’ when prompted on initial download to ensure you receive notifications
*Then, select ‘Bossier Parish Schools.’
Cope Middle students have an opportunity to vote on voting machine from the Louisiana State Secretaries' Office in coordination with the Louisiana Young Readers Choice for 2025. The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana by motivating them to participate in the recognition of outstanding books. If your student has read any of the 3 outstanding books listed, they can experience the vote on January 29! You still have time to read any of the listed if you are interested in voting!
9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 8
Good morning! Bossier Schools is on winter weather watch for the next two days, closely monitoring the forecast with the Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and staying in close contact with the National Weather Service. We are meeting again today and will provide an update at 3 p.m. this afternoon regarding any adjustments to Thursday’s school schedule.
If you do not already have the Bossier Schools district app, this is a great time to download it so you will get the latest updates. Here’s how to find it:
1. Search ‘Bossier Schools’ in your phone’s app store and download the app.
2. Select ‘Personalize Notifications’ when prompted on initial download to ensure you receive notifications.
3. Then, select ‘Bossier Parish Schools.’
CMS 7th grade New Orleans Trip REMINDER! The 2nd payment for the NOLA trip is due this Friday, Jan 10th. Letters were sent home today with student. Please ask your student about it if they are planning to attend. Thank for your prompt attention!