![First page of the PDF file: DSC_4460]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673034060/colonial/did2uifinyr1hsengdvn/DSC_4460.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673034060/colonial/did2uifinyr1hsengdvn/DSC_4460.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673034060/colonial/did2uifinyr1hsengdvn/DSC_4460.pdf","width":792}])
8th grader Amelia Johnson sits down with new Assistant Principal, Mrs. Spivey to welcome her to CMS.
News
School News
![Daily Rubbish: Schools to Replace Buses with F/A 18 Hornets (Satire)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675353096/colonial/f7v70plsb9xnbgdkvxpu/superhornetcfts-1518811253.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675353096/colonial/f7v70plsb9xnbgdkvxpu/superhornetcfts-1518811253.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675353096/colonial/f7v70plsb9xnbgdkvxpu/superhornetcfts-1518811253.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675353096/colonial/f7v70plsb9xnbgdkvxpu/superhornetcfts-1518811253.png","width":961}])
7th grader David Hayman back with the satirical Daily Rubbish -- this time offering us an alternate mode of transportation.
![The Undefeated Colonial Field Hockey Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671730076/colonial/zhpks9ofjgkckn5be7ve/FieldHockeyTeam.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671730076/colonial/zhpks9ofjgkckn5be7ve/FieldHockeyTeam.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671730076/colonial/zhpks9ofjgkckn5be7ve/FieldHockeyTeam.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671730076/colonial/zhpks9ofjgkckn5be7ve/FieldHockeyTeam.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671730076/colonial/zhpks9ofjgkckn5be7ve/FieldHockeyTeam.jpg","width":1280}])
8th grader Amelia Johnson reports on the undefeated 8th grade girls field hockey team.
![Six Super Years with Mrs. Carpenter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1669929541/colonial/tf08f2eaijnokz7hpw1x/CarpenterFamily-2459.jpg","width":2200}])
6th grader Maeve O'Connell interviews Mrs. Carpenter, our library-media specialist, who is approaching her 6th year as CMS' librarian!
![What Even IS Activity Period?!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669928315/colonial/xglnu36gsbvfuapixtic/activityperiod.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669928315/colonial/xglnu36gsbvfuapixtic/activityperiod.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669928315/colonial/xglnu36gsbvfuapixtic/activityperiod.jpg","width":800}])
8th graders Amelia Johnson and Zoe Walinsky interview Mrs. Spivy for what Activity Period is as we get back to "normal."
World News
![The Question of Democracy: What Makes a Country Democratic?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675269060/colonial/srmsetevmw1t2b5wqfp0/democracy-promo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675269060/colonial/srmsetevmw1t2b5wqfp0/democracy-promo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675269060/colonial/srmsetevmw1t2b5wqfp0/democracy-promo.jpg","width":800}])
7th grader Brandon Tupchong takes a deep dive into the ideas around Democracy and when a country is (or isn't) democractic.
![What's Groundhog's Day?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1675210766/colonial/pg0xytwshtshmqoxcvbn/750_2066.jpg","width":2200}])
8th grader Amelia Johnson explores the tradition of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog and what it means for us as we wonder if there's snow coming or an early spring...
![Settling the Debate: Who Deserves the NFL MVP Award?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674609333/colonial/nvqcgc5r8fnqb8ucktjn/NFLMVP.jpg","width":209}])
7th grader Hayden Downer settles the debate about who is the real MVP for the 2022 NFL season.
![Philly Sports: 2/2/2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665447282/colonial/wqbn6eql6p0dj9nqxvlu/Philly-Sports.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665447282/colonial/wqbn6eql6p0dj9nqxvlu/Philly-Sports.png","width":400}])
Blake Ambler gives a February update to Philly sports as the Eagles look ahead to Super Bowl LVII.
8th grader Blake Ambler checks in on the four major Philadelphia sports teams. January 24, 2023