Carmel Valley Middle School

Carmel Valley Middle School
Established	1999
Type	Public middle
Principal	Laurie Francis
Students	1500+
Grades	7-8
Location	3800 Mykonos Lane, San Diego, California, USA
District	SDUHSD
Campus	Suburban
Colors	green and gold
Mascot	bobcat
Website	sduhsd.net/cv

Carmel Valley Middle School, or CVMS, is located in San Diego, California, in the neighborhood of Carmel Valley. The school is a member of the San Dieguito Union High School District, and it offers seventh and eighth grade education.

The mission statement of the school is "to educate our students in a safe and challenging learning environment to become life-long learners who will be resourceful, responsible, and compassionate community members."

CVMS's mascot is the bobcat, and school colors are green and gold.

Feeder schools for CVMS include Solana Pacific, Sage Canyon, Torrey Hills, Sycamore Ridge, Carmel Del Mar, Ashley Falls, and Ocean Air Elementary Schools. Students from Carmel Valley primarily attend nearby high schools such as Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy, but also matriculate at private schools such as Cathedral Catholic High School, La Jolla Country Day School, The Bishop's School, and Francis W. Parker School (San Diego).^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

Carmel Valley Middle School is a recipient of the Atlantis Distinguished School Award 2003 and is a California Distinguished School. It had the highest API score (971) in San Diego County in 2011.

Clubs and Extracurricular Activities

Students in the school can participate in many extracurricular activities and clubs, such as Speech/Debate, Science Olympiad, two math clubs (Mathcounts and Math League) and sports in the neighboring Boys and Girls Club. Most clubs meet at lunch or after school.^{[citation needed]}

The ASB (Associated Student Body) helps with the school activities, such as planning the school dances and spirit week.^{[citation needed]}

Visual and Performing Arts

Carmel Valley Middle School has a variety music classes. There are two orchestras, Bobcat (Intermediate) and Chamber (Advanced) and four bands, Bobcat (Beginning), Concert (Beginning/Intermediate), Symphonic (Intermediate), and the Wind Ensemble (advanced). There is also a Jazz Band.

These music classes take part in a variety of events from concerts to competitions.

Many students also participate in art and drama classes ranging from beginning to advanced levels.

See also

• Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
• San Dieguito Union High School District