User:Lester2/Cornerstone Middle School

Cornerstone Middle School is a public middle school located at 371 First Avenue South, Baxter, Tennessee, 38544. It is part of the Putnam County, Tennessee School District. Cornerstone serves more than 600 students in grades 5-8.

History

On January 6, 2003^[1], the building that had historically housed the Upperman High School campus was opened for the first day of classes as Cornerstone Middle School. On June 22, 2004, the Herald-Citizen newspaper^[2] reported that Cornerstone's first principal, Barbara Good, was to be replaced by Garry Lee.

Accreditation

CMS, like all Putnam County Schools, is 100% accredited with AdvancEd, the parent organization of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools^[3].

Behavioral Strategies

Starting in 2008, Cornerstone Middle School (and all the Baxter, Tennessee schools) began to introduce the behavioral strategy of School Wide Positive behavior support.

Athletics

Cornerstone offers baseball^[4], basketball^[5], football^[6], golf^[7], softball^[8] and volleyball^[9]. Cornerstone's mascot is the yellowjacket and the school colors are black and gold.

Electives or "Encore" Classes

In addition to core subjects (English, math, science, and social studies), CMS offers art^[10], computer skills^[11], gym, instrumental music, Spanish^[12], and vocal music^[13].

Online Presence

In 2009, the former web site (www.cornerstoneyellowjackets.com) went offline for a brief period and a new site was created.^[14]

External links

References

[1] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/

[2] ttp://www.herald-citizen.com/

[3] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/pcs/

[4] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/baseball.htm

[5] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/basket2.htm

[6] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/football.htm

[7] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/golf.htm

[8] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/softball.htm

[9] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/volleyball.htm

[10] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/art.htm

[11] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/technology.htm

[12] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/Spanish.htm

[13] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/vocalmusic.htm

[14] ttp://www.pcsstn.com/cms/

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