Chatham Middle School

6th graders just finished a project on American graffiti in art class. They used the local train as inspiration to learn about color theory, motifs and different lettering styles ...

Congratulations to sixth grader Kaylie Williams, who is Chatham Middle School’s Science/Technology Fair Logo Contest winner! Kaylie's design becomes the official logo for the sch...

With the CMS theme for March being ‘teamwork,’ the school hosted Proctors Theatre’s On-The-Go production of They Built America: Workers of the Erie Canal on March 4. The ...

Chatham Middle School held a chartering ceremony for its new Kiwanis Builders Club, the first of its kind in Columbia County. School counselor Jackie Hoffman has operated the Mid...

Mrs.Velez’s grade 6 social studies class celebrated the Lunar New Year when students returned to school from winter break. Students arrived to a freshly cleaned classroom decorate...

The Class of 2027 hosted the annual Queen of Hearts Dance for 7th and 8th grade students on February 27 in the CMS gym. Our 2026 Queen of Hearts Royal Court is: 7th Grade Court...

Did you know that this March marks more than 40 years of celebrating Music in Our Schools Month? This month-long celebration celebrates the music made in schools throughout the c...

Nineteen members of Chatham Middle School's Service Club set up an afternoon of fun games for Chatham Kids Club, with spoon races, go fish, arts and crafts, and reading on Februar...

Congratulations to Chatham Middle School special education teacher Lauren Wrigley on being named a News Channel 13 Top Teacher! Ms. Wrigley's segment aired the morning of Februar...

As the teacher in the movie Wonder explains to his students, "When you are faced with the choice of being right or being kind, choose kind." As part of CMS' February character e...

Channel 13 News' Tamara Starr was at CMS to talk with teacher Lauren Wrigley and her students on February 4. Ms. Wrigley has been named a WNYT Top Teacher and her segment will a...

Chatham Middle School congratulates our students who made the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2025-26 school year. Grade 6 Honor Roll Jacob Beauchemin, Amaya Brantl...

Emily Haigh from the Columbia County Department of Health visited CMS to talk to students about the dangers of vaping (hint: it's bad for you!). In separate presentations for 6th,...

The CMS Service Club made a trip to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, where the students cleaned windows, folded laundry and brought care to the animals by brushing and playing ...

Students from the CHS Student Government, CHS Class Officers, and CMS Key Communicators, as well as officers from the CMS Service Club and National Junior Honor Society attended ...

January 2026 The Chatham Central School District encourages all students in grades 3-8 to participate in the New York State Testing Program. We know that in recent years, there ...

The Chatham Board of Education has appointed John Thorsen to serve as Chatham Middle School’s interim assistant principal. Mr. Thorsen is a familiar face to most of us here at Chat...

The Chatham Middle School Service Club visited the Payne Home in Chatham this holiday season to make crafts, play bingo, and build connections with the residents.

On the last day of school before the holiday break,CMS hosted its annual volleyball tournament. Mrs Ladd's class an the 8th graders won vs teachers! Way to go everyone.

The seventh grade headed over to MED December 18 to bring some holiday cheer to third grade. The students read, played games, made a craft together, and made a lot of great connec...