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Attention Wildcat Community: This afternoon's middle school baseball and softball games against Eldorado have been canceled. We will try to make the game up at a later date.
Bus 1 and 2 will be combined on Bus 1 on Friday, August 11 in the morning and afternoon, as well as on Monday, August 14 in the morning and afternoon. Please be patient as this may cause different pickup and drop off times.
Attention Wildcat Community: Welcome Back to the start of the 2023-2024 school year! We have enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces and a few new faces as well, and we are excited about what this year has in store for all of our students. This is just a reminder, but this Friday, August 11 will be an Early Dismissal Day. All students will be dismissed from school at 1:45 pm tomorrow. Have a wonderful day!
Attention Wildcat Community: This is just a reminder, but school will start tomorrow, August 9. Breakfast will be served at the Grade School from 7:30-8:00 am. All High School students should report to the high school gym by 8:00 am tomorrow. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. Go Wildcats!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 9 is the first day of student attendance at Carrier Mills-Stonefort Unit 2 Schools. School begins at 8:00 am. The grade school front doors will be opened at 7:30 am. For the safety and security of all students, parents are not allowed in the building in the morning. If you need to speak with someone, please visit the office at either school. This is just a reminder, but only bus eligible students will be allowed to ride a school bus this year. To be bus eligible, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, you must live more than 1.5 miles from the school. This means, any student that lives 0.0 miles-1.5 miles from the school, will not be allowed to ride the bus to and/or from school. We are looking forward to a great school year with your children.
This is just a reminder, but only bus eligible students will be allowed to ride a school bus this year. To be bus eligible, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, you must live more than 1.5 miles from the school. This means, any student that lives 0.0 miles-1.5 miles from the school, will not be allowed to ride the bus to and/or from school. Some exceptions do apply, so please contact the school and speak with your building administrator if you have a question about bus eligibility.
Attention Wildcat Community: School will begin for students on Wednesday, August 9. School Registration is being held at the Grade School this week of July 24. If you have yet to register your student for school, you may register them on Thursday, July 27 from 10:00 am-6:00 pm or Friday, July 28 from 7:00 am-12:00 pm.
If you are not available this week, you may also register your student the week of July 31 from 7:00 am-12:00 pm each day. For the week of July 31, please report to your student's school in order to register them for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
Also, until all of the required documents have been returned to the school, your student will not be allowed to begin school. If you have questions about any of the forms or required documents, please contact the school at:
Grade School- (618) 994-2413
High School- (618) 994-2392
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Grade School Meet Your Teacher Night (Monday, August 7 from 4:00-5:30 pm), the Back-2-School Bash at the Grade School (Monday, August 7 from 6:00-8:00 pm), and the High School Meet Your Teacher Night (Tuesday, August 8 from 5:00-6:00 pm).
The Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School will host the Back-to-School Bash on Monday, August 7. Students can meet their teacher from 4:00-5:30 pm in the classroom and then head to the front playground from 6:00-8:00 for the bash. Students are welcome to bring in school supplies to put in their classrooms during the Meet the Teacher time. We will have free food, prizes, haircuts, school and sports physicals, games, and school supplies. Please plan on joining us on this fun night as we kick off the 2023-2024 school year.
Proof of Custody and Residency Form
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Unit 2 Registration will be Monday, July 24-Friday, July 28. ALL students (grade school and high school) will be registered in the GRADE SCHOOL CAFETERIA again this year. Please enter the building through the grade school cafeteria doors. The parking lot will be resurfaced on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. If you are coming to register you may utilize the back parking lot by the junior high doors, as well as the side and front of the building for registration.
Please use the following schedule to register your child:
K-2 and 9th grade-Monday, July 24 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm
3rd-5th and 10th grade-Tuesday, July 25 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm
6th-8th and 11th grade-Wednesday, July 26 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm
K-8th and 12th grade-Thursday, July 27 from 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Open/New Student Registration-Friday, July 28 from 7:00 am-11:00 am
As part of Student Registration for this school year, all parents/guardians will be required to complete a Proof of Custody and Residency Form. Along with this form you MUST provide the school with documentation that proves you are a resident of the Carrier Mills- Stonefort School District.
​Attention Wildcat Community:
We hope everyone has had a safe and restful summer, and we look forward to seeing you again for the 2023-2024 school year!
All Carrier Mills-Stonefort students (K-12th grades) will register at the Grade School the week of July 24, 2023. Registration dates and times will be:
K-2nd and 9th grades will register on Monday, July 24 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm,
3rd-5th and 10th grades will register on Tuesday, July 25 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm,
6th-8th and 11th grades on Wednesday, July 26 from 7:00 am-1:00 pm, and
K-8th and 12th grade students may register on Thursday, July 27 from 10:00 am-6:00 pm.
Open/New Student Registration will be held on Friday, July 28 from 7:00 am-11:00 am.
Grade School parents are asked to pay consumable fees of $40.00 on registration day. The school secretary will be prepared that day to receive money and issue receipts for Grade School students. The High School student fees (which depend on the classes your young adult takes) will be paid at a later date. All forms must be completed by the parents before the student will be allowed to register. The CMSF Student Handbook/Code of Conduct is available on the school website at cmsfcats.org and will be updated on July 17.
As part of Student Registration for this year, all parents/guardians will be required to complete a Proof of Custody and Residency Form. Along with this form you MUST provide the school with documentation that proves you are a resident of Carrier Mills or Stonefort.
This is just a reminder, but only bus eligible students will be allowed to ride a school bus. To be bus eligible, according to the Illinois State Board of Education, you must live more than 1.5 miles from the school. This means, any student that lives 0.0 miles-1.5 miles from the school, will not be allowed to ride the bus to and/or from school. Some exceptions do apply, so please contact the school and speak with your building administrator if you have a question about bus eligibility.
Attention Recently Graduated Seniors: The proofs of your graduation pictures are at the high school, ready for pick up. Summer hours are 6:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday, and 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday.
Carrier Mills/Stonefort High School Parents/Students: Grade cards are ready to be picked up. Our summer office hours are Monday-Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Attention High School Parents: The sports banquet is tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the high school gym. If your student played a spring sport, they can turn in their uniforms to Coach Ryan this evening.
If your child has medication in the nurse's office, please pick it up by Friday, May 26, 2023.
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School Parents: The message sent out for yearbooks is for HIGH SCHOOL students only. Grade school yearbooks will be sold NEXT year once they are completed and have been ordered. If you already purchased a grade school yearbook on the lifetouch website, your order has been recorded and you will receive a yearbook next year. Please call the grade school if you have additional questions.
Attention Parents: This is the final week to purchase a yearbook for this school year. Extra yearbooks will not be available to purchase after next week. To buy a yearbook, please visit www.jostens.com/yb23.
Today is the last day for after school tutoring. Tutoring will be from 3:00-4:30 today. Thank you to all who have participated.
Attention Wildcat Community: The regional softball game that was supposed to be played at Goreville will now be played at HOME. We will play at 4:30 p.m., and the Tamms vs Hardin Co. game will be played at 6:00 p.m. The IHSA requires a $5.00 entry fee for tonight's games.
Bus 4 is running late this morning. Please be patient as students will be picked up at different times.