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ZCMS Rise-Up morning tutoring is now available for students on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:10-7:55 a.m.

Rise-Up Tutoring

12/03/2023

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Arrival & Dismissal Maps 2023-2024

08/09/2022

2023-2024 School Arrival & Dismissal Map

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2023 5th Grade Winter Concert

11/30/2023

Elmwood and West Elementary Schools will have their Winter Band and Orchestra Concert on Tuesday, December 5, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Zion Central Middle School gymnasium. Please join us for an evening of music!

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News

Students walk around the room looking for the perfect book.

Sixth-grade ZCMS students in Mrs. Gentzen's class explored novels by taking a Book Walk through her classroom on Friday, November 17.

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A computer generated model of a house.

Students in the eighth-grade Career Exploration class at ZCMS learned about architecture and construction.

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Students work on their dressing.

Mixing Up Something New

For November, Cooking with Arbor taught students at ZCMS how to make homemade honey mustard salad dressing to complete an Apple Pecan Fall Salad.

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A student eats and apple.

Choosing to Eat Healthy

Students across ZESD 6 could try healthy snacks like local butternut squash and granny smith apples on Tuesday and Thursday this week.

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T-Shirts from the event.

Middle school girls from around Lake County, including recent Shiloh Park Middle School student Anita, gathered at Vernon Hills High School for the county’s STEM for Girls event on November 4.

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Group picture of student of the month winners.

Hats Off to ZCMS Students

ZCMS Students of the Month were joined by their families Friday morning for a light breakfast and an awards ceremony. Congratulations to all first-quarter award recipients!

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Students sit in the library reading their books.

Cafe Reading Day for ZCMS

The ZCMS seventh-grade team has made Fridays their Cafe Reading Day. Students use the school library to apply the ELA skills they have learned to a novel of their choice.

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Students work on their model.

Tiny Little Houses

Eighth-grade students in Ms. Pipes' Career Exploration class continued to put the finishing touches on their tiny house project.

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Students work with Arbor staff to cook a quick snack.

Pumpkin Spice Season

Students from ZCMS continued with the Cooking with Arbor program on Tuesday, October 17, by preparing Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats.

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Families line up at a booth to learn more about a specific country.

ZCMS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

ZCMS opened its doors Friday evening, with the support of BPAC, on October 13 to host a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

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