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David R. Cawley Middle School

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Make Your Mark, Make A Difference

2017 New Hampshire Middle School of the Year

  • Matthew Benson

    Principal

  • Brad Largy

    Assistant Principal

David R. Cawley Middle School

  • Robotics Team Earns Trip to State Championship

    Date: November 19, 2018

    Congratulations to the Cawley Space Hawks for receiving the Core Values award at the FIRST Lego League robotics qualifying tournament in Manchester, NH. The Core Values award is given to the team that demonstrates exceptional respect, inclusion, team spirit, and willingness to help others. This means that in addition to being good robot programmers and project researchers, the students are also good people.  The school community is so proud of the Cawley Space Hawks.  The Space Hawks will be competing in the NH state championship meet on Dec 2 at Windham High School.

  • Report Card Information Night (Competency Based Reporting System)

    Date: November 15, 2018

    This year, Cawley Middle School will be using a competency-based reporting system. On November 28, at 6:30 pm in the Cawley Media Center, Principal, Matthew Benson, Assistant Principal, Brad Largy, Math Accountability and Assessment Director, Meghan Largy and Assistant Superintendent, Marge Polak will present the new middle school competency based report cards to parents. Competencies are student-learning targets that represent key content-specific concepts, skills, and knowledge. A competency is achieved when a student demonstrates, through performance and over a period of time with multiple opportunities, that they can use the knowledge, skills and concepts learned. This reporting system is new for...

  • Principal's Report

    Date: November 01, 2018

    Click here to download Mr. Benson's November Principal's Report.

  • Midterm Elections at CMS on November 6

    Date: October 30, 2018

    On November 6, 2018, Cawley Middle School will be a polling place for the midterm elections. School will also be in session for students and staff on this day. Student safety continues to be the most important priority of the Hooksett School Board, Superintendent and the Cawley administration. In the month of October, Superintendent, Dr. Charles P. Littlefield, Principal, Matthew Benson, Hooksett Police Chief, Janet Bouchard, Lieutenant, Justin Sargent and the Town Clerk of Hooksett, Todd Rainer met to implement immediate changes to various procedures to further ensure student safety on election days. The following changes will be implemented for this election...

  • Superintendent Search

    Date: October 26, 2018

    A "Meet the Candidates" night will be held on November 15. More information will be coming soon. To read biographies of each candidate, click here.

  • Winter Sports Tryout Information

    Date: October 24, 2018

    GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Mr. Middleton Tryout Schedule: Monday, 10/29 (2:45-4:30), Tuesday, 10/30 (2:45-4:30), Wednesday (2:45-3:45?) BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Mr. Gustavson Tryout Schedule: Monday, 10/29 (4:30-5:30 6th & 7th grade, 5:30-6:30 RETURNING players and 8th grade), Tuesday, 10/30 (4:30-5:30 6th & 7th grade, 5:30-6:30 RETURNING players and 8th grade), Wednesday (3:45-5:00 all players who made it past the first cut). CHEERLEADING Coach: Ms. Wyka Informational meeting 11/5 at 3 pm. Cheer Tryouts: Wednesday 11/14 (3:00-4:30), Thursday 11/15  (3:00-4:0), Friday 11/16 (3:00-4:30). CO-ED VOLLEYBALL Coach TBD:  TRYOUTS BEGIN THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4

  • Report Card Information Night (DATE CHANGE)

    Date: October 23, 2018

    The date for Report Card Information Night for parents has been rescheduled for November 28 at 6:30 pm in the Media Center.  This year Cawley will be using a new report card to communicate student progress to parents.  Our new report card will include learning competencies to provide you with a more detailed understanding of your child's learning. Traditional letter grades will still be on the report card and honor roll certificates will still be awarded. Report cards will be issued three times a year in the months of December, March and June. The information night will provide parents with...

  • NH TechfestNH Techfest

    Date: October 23, 2018

    What if teens could attend an expo featuring the jobs of the future?… Of their future? Since 2009, NH TechFest has been showcasing those exciting STEM occupations by inviting cutting edge technology companies in New England to feature their innovations and ideas in a hands-on format for Middle and High School students. From video game developers to drone racers to roboticists, these are the STEM fields of the Future. And STEM touches all areas- the FBI forensics lab, meteorology, and assistive technologies. How can you be an active participant in the Future? Come see, touch, hear, and experience those ideas and...

  • Parent Meeting for 8th Graders Attending DC

    Date: October 18, 2018

    There will be an informational meeting for all parents who have children attending the annual Washington D.C. trip hosted by Bennett Student Travel and D.C. coordinator, Mrs. Adams on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Cawley Media Center. This meeting will give an overview of the trip, as well as suggestions for helpful items to pack. If your child will need medication dispensed during the trip, please send a doctor’s note along with the medication to our school nurse, Mrs. Vrooman, as soon as possible. In addition, the school will provide ibuprofen and Tylenol in pill form,...

  • CoderZ Cyber Robotics Competition

    Date: October 16, 2018

    For the second year in a row “The New Hampshire Cyber Robotics Coding Competition” is being offered to CMS students. This is an exciting online competition, featuring a virtual, 3D animated robot, with a focus on computer code development. The first part of the competition, "Bootcamp," lasts from October 15 through November 4. During Bootcamp, students participate in guided online "missions." Students can even access Bootcamp missions at home. On November 5, the Qualifier round begins. For these missions, students must use the knowledge gained from Bootcamp to compete in 20 missions. Schools who complete the most challenges and have the highest participation and diversity of...