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Beyond the Bell is here!
Want to learn to cook? Build a hovercraft? Get help with homeowork? Star in a musical? Learn to knit? CMS is excited to offer all of these opportunities in our after school "Beyond the Bell" programs! Click here to learn about the different course offerings. Beyond the Bell courses begin the week of January 14th.
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Vision to Learn and Sharks Foundation gift glasses to CMS students
Students at Columbia Middle School were delighted Oct. 16, 2018, when San Jose Sharks player Evander Kane and SJ Sharkie helped them try on their brand new glasses.
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CMS students connect with Northrop Grumman engineers on Manufacturing Day
Students learned about jobs in STEM and the local history of the company
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Middle school students with disabilities get a jumpstart on life skills through WorkAbility
Whether they are operating their own soap business at Sunnyvale Middle School, maintaining the garden at Columbia Middle, or making their infamous K9 Crunchies dog biscuits at the Fremont Union High School District Office, Sunnyvale students with disabilities are building the vocational and social skills they need to be successful when they enter the workforce.
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We have an app!
Columbia is excited to announce its new App, an all-in-one information source for CMS families. The app was developed specifically to provide direct access to the most sought after information in the most convenient format -- your mobile device.
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SSD recognizes 2016-17 Employees of the Year
Congrats to our Employees of the Year Mirell Kazos, Shawn Machado, Daniel Poo and Esteban Ybarra and to all our nominees! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our students!
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CMS teacher recognized as an outstanding educator by SSD partner, Acknowledge Alliance
Acknowledge Alliance recognized CMS's Rob Felicano as an outstanding educator and honored him for his dedication to Sunnyvale youth at its 10th annual Forget-Me-Not awards
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Women in tech inspire CMS girls to make their own magic
The ongoing series of free after school STEM workshops have covered engineering, circuit design, wearable technology, electrical systems, and animation.
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CMS wrestling team has strong winter season
Columbia Middle wrestlers finished off a big season this winter with four students placing in Sectional finals and one student making it to County finals.
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Santa Clara University's Mobile Maker Lab visits Columbia Middle
On October 14, 2016, students at Columbia Middle School experienced the unique opportunity to learn about 3D printing, laser cutting projects and more thanks to a visit from the Mobile Maker Lab from Santa Clara University.
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Sunnyvale Library and CMS team up to bring STEM to girls
To help increase young women’s interest in STEM subjects, the Sunnyvale Public Library decided to bring its Make-HER hands-on STEM learning program for women and girls to Columbia Middle School this fall for a special 5-week after school program.
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Columbia Middle School teacher overseeing growing music program
The Sunnyvale Sun recently featured an article on CMS's music teacher, Warren Scott.
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Determined to go to Space: CMS Bulldogs experience U.S. Space Camp over the summer
Two Columbia Middle School students and a CMS science teacher went to Space Camp this summer, participating in activities such as building and launching rockets, experiencing weightlessness in an astronaut-training simulator and simulating space travel preparation. The trip was made possible by the Northrop Grumman Foundation.
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Columbia Music Teacher Warren Scott recognized at State of the City Address
Scott received the Community Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts July 9
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Two schools receive 'beautiful' upgrades from 600 volunteers
Columbia Middle and Vargas Elementary were the beneficiaries of work done by 600 volunteers from Beautiful Day, an organization that connects churches, business and community groups to local schools for renovation projects.
