Dear CVMS Students and Families,

Welcome to a brand new school year!

I hope your summer was filled with opportunities to relax, recharge, and create lasting memories with family and friends. It is with great excitement that we welcome both returning and new members of our school community as we begin another year of learning, growth, and possibility together.

This summer, while traveling through South Carolina, I had the opportunity to visit the magnificent Angel Oak Tree. Believed to be more than 400 years old, this remarkable tree has stood strong through changing seasons, powerful storms, and countless challenges. What makes the Angel Oak truly extraordinary, however, is the way its massive branches stretch outward, creating a canopy that offers strength, shelter, and a place where others can gather, flourish, and grow.

Standing beneath those incredible branches, I couldn’t help but think about our own CVMS community.

Middle school is a time of tremendous growth and transformation. Like the branches of the Angel Oak, our students are stretching in new directions, discovering interests, developing talents, building friendships, gaining confidence, and beginning to understand who they are and who they want to become. Some students are ready to reach outward from the very beginning, while others need encouragement, patience, and support as they find their place. At CVMS, we are committed to making sure every student feels seen, valued, challenged, and supported along the way.

Our faculty and staff, together with our families, provide the strong roots and steadfast support that help our students flourish. Through strong relationships, meaningful learning experiences, encouragement, and high expectations, we create an environment where every child has the opportunity to grow.

As we begin this new school year, let us embrace the opportunities ahead with optimism, perseverance, kindness, and a commitment to lifting one another up. We will celebrate accomplishments, learn from challenges, create lasting memories, and continue cultivating a school community where everyone belongs.

The Angel Oak reminds us that a meaningful legacy is not simply about how long we stand, but about the lives we nurture, the support we provide, and the opportunities we create for others to grow. Every act of kindness, every word of encouragement, every lesson taught, and every relationship built strengthens the roots and extends the branches of our community.

As we embark on this new year together, let us continue growing something extraordinary—a school where every student finds a place to belong, discovers who they are becoming, and has the support to reach toward their full potential.

Here’s to a wonderful school year filled with learning, growth, and endless possibilities!

Sincerely,

Lisa Hankinson
Principal, CVMS