TCMS Admin would like to congratulate our winners on our first annual 12 Days of Attendance Challenge! 5th Grade: Mason Spring 6th Grade: Clara Andrew 7th Grade: Aubrey Lambert 8th Grade: Luke Riffle!! Congrats to everyone who finished the challenge!! ❤️🖤 Goooooooo Knights!!!




We had a Great day on the hill today before break! And we had some Awesome visitors. From everyone at TCMS, we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Do you have a son or daughter with a poem? Students on Thrillshare Rooms? Go to poeticpower.com and have him/her enter it. The company doesn’t accept all entries, but they are very open to entries. There is nothing like getting a written work PUBLISHED at a young age!

Congratulations to the following students for being the top seller in their grade for the candy bar sales. They were awarded a 5 pound candy bar. Paul Pyles 8th grade not pictured, Jamian Poling 7th Grade, Sophia Lipscomb 6th grade and Kyndalyn Streets 5th Grade.



As a reminder for Monday, Dec 22, wear your ugly Christmas sweater. We will have many fun events planned for the day. The concession stand will be open as well and items will be $1.00 and $2.00.
Santa's elves were working hard this afternoon putting together our Attendance Grand Prize Baskets! Monday is the last day of our 12 Days of Attendance Challenge! We have been so happy on the hill with all the students pushing to get to school everyday to be entered into the raffle, but also remember that all students will win a prize on Monday! Check out some of our grand prizes below!! Each grade level will win a basket and will get to choose 1 big prize to go with their baskets! Reminder that winners will be randomly selected at lunch on Monday!


A delicious Christmas meal was had at TCMS today! Thank you to our cooks for always going above and beyond for our students! 🎅🏽

8th grade students who didn't receive ISS, OSS, or 2 days of lunch detention between Thanksgiving break and Winter Break enjoyed hot cocoa, snacks, movie rooms, and door prizes Friday afternoon as a Winter Reward. We are proud of your behavior in the chaotic month of December!!!



Congratulations to Our Patriot’s Pen Essay Winners!
During Tuesday’s board meeting, we were proud to recognize our Patriot’s Pen essay winners for their outstanding writing, thoughtful perspectives, and dedication to civic reflection. Their hard work and creativity truly stood out.
Please join us in celebrating these students and their achievements!
During Tuesday’s board meeting, we were proud to recognize our Patriot’s Pen essay winners for their outstanding writing, thoughtful perspectives, and dedication to civic reflection. Their hard work and creativity truly stood out.
Please join us in celebrating these students and their achievements!

Congratulations, Charity Kasraoui!
At Tuesday’s board meeting, we proudly recognized Charity Kasraoui for achieving National Board Certification—a tremendous professional accomplishment that reflects dedication, expertise, and a deep commitment to students.
Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved achievement!
At Tuesday’s board meeting, we proudly recognized Charity Kasraoui for achieving National Board Certification—a tremendous professional accomplishment that reflects dedication, expertise, and a deep commitment to students.
Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved achievement!

Monday, Dec 22, we will have a lot of events planned for the day. Concessions will also be open and items will be $1.00 and $2.00.
All Taylor County Schools will be on a two-hour delay today, Friday, December 19th, 2025.

Congratulations to the following students for selling the most chocolate bars for our school wide candy sale. 1st place Jamian Poling. 2nd place Kyndalyn Streets and 3rd place not pictured was Sophia Lipscomb. Also congratulations to Ms. Andrews homeroom for finishing in first place. They will receive a trip to the Trampoline Park.


Texas Roadhouse Delivery Info:

Parents and Guardians,
Please take a few minutes and complete this survey for our Capturing Kids Heart program.
Thank You
Admin
https://iheartckh.com/public-survey/3vb6fcbt
Please take a few minutes and complete this survey for our Capturing Kids Heart program.
Thank You
Admin
https://iheartckh.com/public-survey/3vb6fcbt
Patriot's Pen Winners received recognition at Tuesday's BOE meeting. They include Liliana Shifflett 1st place, Laylen Trickett 3rd place and McKinleigh Tingler 2nd place. Congratulations!!!!!

Reminder it's spirit week!!! The 22nd will now be your choice of Ugly Sweater Day OR Christmas Character Day!

For the students who placed Texas Roadhouse orders can pick them up on Thursday, Dec 18 @ 4:00 in the commons area.
As a reminder, when we return to school, we will still be dressing up for Spirit week:
Wednesday is Christmas tree
Thursday is cozy Christmas
Friday is red and green
All of the NTID packets can be found in rooms.
