Congratulations to Henry Koyl, the 2025 winner of the Axner S. Olson Citizenship Award! Read more about the award here: https://www.coldwaterschools.org/o/lms/page/axner-s-olson-citizenship-award
Chartwells would like eligible families to take advantage of Sun Bucks, the Michigan Summer EBT program that helps families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/food/summer-ebt
This week, we write a giant THANK YOU to the heart of Legg Middle School, our incredible educators!
Your dedication, creativity, and compassion shape minds, build futures, and change lives ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. From the first bell to the last smile, YOU make Legg a place where students grow, thrive, and believe in themselves.
Thank you for nurturing minds, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 with heart, and inspiring excellence — your work is powerful, and so are you.
The Coldwater Board of Education approved the district's 2025-26 calendar during the April 28, 2025 regular meeting. Calendar grid version: https://5il.co/3evvh and accessible list version: https://5il.co/3evvg
Earlier this month, 8th grade students visited Trine University, where they toured the campus, experienced hands-on virtual reality, and explored some of the exciting opportunities available to Trine students.
Thank you to Trine for welcoming our Cardinals and giving them a glimpse of the many possibilities that await after graduation!
This past week, five Peer to Peer students, along with other volunteers in the community, participated in a city cleanup event at Heritage Park in honor of Earth Day!
April 16, 2025
Jefferson Elementary School was closed today due to an electrical situation overnight. A custodian smelled what could best be described as wire burning. The custodian called 911 and Coldwater Fire Department responded. There was no fire, but the smell was confirmed. This district’s maintenance department was sent to the building as there was no power at the time.
Jepson Electric sent an electrician who tested lines entering the building from the transformer. Three lines were found to be inoperable. In order to restore power to the building, the three lines needed to be replaced, and the estimated time for the work would not allow for us to open the building today.
As of 10:30 this morning, power has been restored and our maintenance department and technology director were testing throughout the building to ensure no damage.
A very special thanks to the custodian who contacted 911, Coldwater Fire Department, our maintenance crew and Jepson Electric for the quick response to get our building back up and running!
Paul Flynn
Superintendent
Due to a building problem, Jefferson Elementary School is closed today, Wednesday April 16.
We’re excited to celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our students and teams:
Over the last 3 years, LMS students have consistently scored at or above the state average on the Social Studies assessment.
The 6th grade team achieved remarkable student growth on the Math state assessment and our 7th grade team made significant strides on the ELA state assessment!
Great job, LMS! Keep up the hard work!
On Saturday, April 4, 2025 a few Coldwater High School students contacted Coldwater High School administrators and the Coldwater High School Resource Officer about a SnapChat posting. The SnapChat posting was an image of a weapon and a Cheetos bag with the message “Guys come to school tomorrow I have Cheetos.” The Coldwater City Police Department was contacted immediately and started to investigate.
The Coldwater City Police Department, working with CHS administrators, were able to identify the student in the posting. The investigation included working with the Branch County Sheriff’s Department and the Bronson Police Department. The investigation found that there was no credible threat to any students, staff or others at Coldwater High School.
As always, the safety of our school and our community depends on all of us. We appreciate that CHS students brought this to our attention so that it could be investigated. Whenever we see something suspicious, it should always be reported.
Dr. Steven Hope Paul Flynn
HS Principal CCS Superintendent
Text in picture: Legg Middle School PTO Meeting
Wednesday April 2nd at Legg Middle School Library at 4:00pm
The Michigan Region 10 Science Olympiad tournament brought together teams from 21 middle schools across southwestern Michigan.
The LMS team consisted of seven students from all three grade levels: Joe Wright (8th), Natalie Esterline (7th), Paytan Squier (7th), Galen Towers (7th), Jonah Weber (7th), Avery Gerlinger (6th), and Mark Rayno (6th).
LMS placed 14th overall, an outstanding achievement for their debut year. Students earned placements in four individual events:
3rd Place – Reach for the Stars: Natalie Esterline & Jonah Weber
5th Place – Tower: Mark Rayno & Galen Towers
6th Place – Meteorology: Natalie Esterline & Jonah Weber
8th Place – Ecology: Galen Towers & Paytan Squier
Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team on a fantastic first competition!
LMS course enrollment and teacher request forms for the 2025-26 school year are now available: https://www.coldwaterschools.org/o/lms/documents/enrollment/782075
Coldwater Community Schools is closed for Monday March 31 due to power outages. This includes Kids Club and KLA.
Good afternoon Coldwater Community and welcome back! With the school year winding down, be sure to download our Coldwater Community Schools app to keep up-to-date on our end of year events.
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Reading makes life colorful. Students picked a color of the rainbow to celebrate reading that brings a story in every shade!
Don't forget that household battery recycling has started at LMS! Please make sure to save all of your old batteries in a Ziploc bag and send them in with your LMS student.
Let's keep LMS green!
Statement from District
Due to the threat of inclement weather, tonight's (2/12/2025) middle school girls basketball games against Harper Creek have been cancelled.
Wednesday is Count Day! ❤️ Counting every student is important for school funding - please make sure your children attend school on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Count Day determines our state funding and is based on attendance for the day. If your child will not be in school, please make sure to call in their absence to the school office.