
Bus 1 and 2 will be combined into one route today and tomorrow for the afternoon only. Please understand your children may arrive at a different time than normal.

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Schools will be in session beginning Wednesday, August 10. School hours are 8:00 am-3:00 pm. All Elementary School Students should enter the school building at the front doors only. The doors will be open at 7:30 am. Students will not be allowed to enter any other door unless accompanied by a staff member. For the safety of all school children, parents/guardians will not be allowed to enter the school building unless authorized by a staff member. If a parent/guardian needs access into the building, he or she should go directly to the main office. Elementary students who eat breakfast should go directly to the cafeteria. Students who do not eat breakfast should enter the front doors and go directly to the gym. All elementary school breakfast and lunch will be served in the cafeteria this year. All high school students should enter the building at the front doors. The doors will be open at 7:30 am. A grab and go breakfast will be provided to high school students.

The Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School will host Meet the Teacher Night on Monday, August 8 from 5:00-6:00 pm. Students can meet their teacher and drop off supplies. During Meet the Teacher Night, students can also participate in our free school supply shop in the gym. Students can come into the gym and pick out a new backpack as well as find all of the supplies on their list. Starting at 6:00 pm, please join us for this year's Back to School Bash in front of the elementary school. We will have free food, free physicals, free haircuts, lots of giveaways for kids and adults, as well as games and fun for your kids. We hope you will join us for these events while we welcome your children back for a great school year.

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills First Baptist Church on 306 N Main Street. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Friday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at the back parking lot of the church. We hope to see you this Friday!

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School will hold Dance Camp on August 4, 5, and 6 from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. This camp is for all students ages Pre-K to 8th Grade. The registration fee is $30 which includes a shirt and bow. Please bring a bottle of water. There will be no food allowed in the gym during the camp. Please wear tennis shoes for camp. You must fill out a form and sign a waiver when you bring your child on the first day of camp. Please enter the school through the pre-k door at the side of the building for camp.

The Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School will host Meet the Teacher Night on Monday, August 8 from 5:00-6:00 pm. Students can meet their teacher and drop off supplies. During Meet the Teacher Night, students can also participate in our free school supply shop in the gym. Students can come into the gym and pick out a new backpack as well as find all of the supplies on their list. Starting at 6:00 pm, please join us for this year's Back to School Bash in front of the elementary school. We will have free food, free physicals, free haircuts, lots of giveaways for kids and adults, as well as games and fun for your kids. We hope you will join us for these events while we welcome your children back for a great school year.

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills First Baptist Church on 306 N Main Street. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Friday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at the back parking lot of the church. We hope to see you this Friday!

The food distribution will be at the grade school tomorrow instead of First Baptist Church. The grade school will be open from 7:00 am to 11:00 am tomorrow for pickup.

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills First Baptist Church on 306 N Main Street. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Friday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at the back parking lot of the church. We hope to see you this Friday!

Attention Wildcat Community: As a part of the Illinois Family Relief Plan, sales tax for clothing, school supplies, and all other back-to-school items will be reduced for a ten-day window. As of August 5 sales tax for items related to back to school will be reduced from 6.25% to 1.25%.
Also, please plan to attend the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Back-to-School Bash on Monday, August 8 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the CMSF Grade School. There will be free food, school supplies, haircuts, physicals, giveaways, inflatables, great music, and more!

Registration for ALL CMSF Unit 2 Students (both grade school and high school) will be held at the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School CAFETERIA this year. Registration will be during the week of July 18-22 and will follow the schedule below: Registration for grades K-2 and 9th grade-Monday, July 18 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration for grades 3-5 and 10th grade-Tuesday, July 19 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration for grades 6-8 and 11th grade-Wednesday, July 20 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration for all elementary grades and 12th grade-Thursday, July 21 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration for all elementary and high school and new students-Friday, July 22 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. ALL students and parents participating in registration should enter through the CAFETERIA DOORS. Packets have been mailed with registration forms. Please bring those with you filled out to speed up the registration process. Blank forms will be available during registration as well.

Registration for ALL CMSF Unit 2 Students (both grade school and high school) will be held at the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School CAFETERIA this year. Registration will be during the week of July 18-22 and will follow the schedule below:
Registration for grades K-2 and 9th grade-Monday, July 18 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Registration for grades 3-5 and 10th grade-Tuesday, July 19 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Registration for grades 6-8 and 11th grade-Wednesday, July 20 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Registration for all elementary grades and 12th grade-Thursday, July 21 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Registration for all elementary and high school and new students-Friday, July 22 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
ALL students and parents participating in registration should enter through the CAFETERIA DOORS. Packets have been mailed with registration forms. Please bring those with you filled out to speed up the registration process. Blank forms will be available during registration as well.

Attention 6th-8th Grade Student Athletes: Try-Outs for the Jr. High Softball team will be held on July 15 and July 16 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Try-Outs for the Jr. High Baseball team will be held on July 25 from 5:30-7:30 pm. This is just a reminder, but you must have a current physical and proof of insurance in order to participate in extra-curricular activities. Please contact the Grade School if you have any questions.

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills First Baptist Church on 306 N Main Street. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Friday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at the back parking lot of the church. We hope to see you this Friday!

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills First Baptist Church on 306 N Main Street. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Friday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm at the back parking lot of the church. We hope to see you this Friday!

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School will hold Dance Camp on August 4, 5, and 6 from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. This camp is for all students ages Pre-K to 8th Grade. The registration fee is $30 which includes a shirt and bow. Please bring a bottle of water. There will be no food allowed in the gym during the camp. Please wear tennis shoes for camp. You must fill out a form and sign a waiver when you bring your child on the first day of camp.

The Carrier Mills-Stonefort Junior High Softball Team will hold tryouts on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m. Students must have a current physical to be eligible to participate in tryouts. Any CMSF girl going into grades 6-8 next year will be eligible to try out. Athletes must attend both tryout sessions to be considered for the team. Please email the grade school athletic director, Mr. Vinyard, at bvinyard@cmsfcats.org or call the grade school if you have additional questions.

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Grade School Cafeteria. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Thursday from 8:00 am-11:30 am in the CMSF Grade School Cafeteria. We hope to see you this Thursday!

Attention Wildcat Community: The Tri-State Food Bank will deliver bags of food, free of charge, to the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Grade School Cafeteria. Each bag contains the following: 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch entrees, 2 dinner entrees, 2 shelf-stable milks, 2 100% juice boxes, 2 snacks, and 4 fruit items. These free bags of food will be passed out each Thursday from 8:00 am-11:30 am in the CMSF Grade School Cafeteria. We hope to see you this Thursday!

Reminder to parents of CMSF Summer School Students: Summer School will not be in session on Fridays. Breakfast and Lunch will not be served either. Summer School will resume on Monday, June 13. Have a good weekend!