Coon Rapids Middle School

05/29/2026

📚 Celebrating Our Top Readers! 📚

The library wants to congratulate the 5 students in each grade who checked out the most books this year! We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to our families. Thank you for partnering with us, supporting your young readers, and encouraging a lifelong love of books! ❤️

Please help us celebrate these outstanding students:

6th Grade: Amiir Bullo, Violet Dangerfield, Aiden Harrington, Emil Abibullaiev, Jameson Pavelko
7th Grade: Isis Zitto, Alex Carlson, Gavyn Rohloff, Mikey Mathiason, Gabe McClellan
8th Grade: Samiyah Joyce, Yusuf Farah, Alice Dangerfield, Josh Jacobs, Logan Dionne

Each student will receive a certificate and their choice of a FREE DQ Dilly Bar or Chick-fil-A sandwich! 🍦

Thank you for an incredible year of reading! ✨

05/20/2026

Our food distribution is tonight! We are open from 3:15-5:15.

We have our food distribution this week, WEDNESDAY, 5/20/26, from 3:15-5:15. Families may enter our school through Door 10 and park in the south lot or near the curb. We will provide reusable Hope for the Community red bags for your first visit, and you can bring these back for future visits. We have a short registration form (name, number of people in your household, zip code, and signature), and once you complete it, you are registered for the school year.

We are expecting these items: bulk apples, bulk potatoes, d'anjou pears, half gallon milk, frozen chicken breasts, hoagie rolls, collagen/protein shakes (chocolate), garbanzo beans (dry), black turtle beans (dry), cereal, mac and cheese, white rice, Healthy Request chicken noodle soup, raisins, corn puffs (dill pickle), plus anything leftover from last month. Everything is always first-come, first-served.

Everything must go as this is our last month for this school year.

We are a Hope for the Community site. The other nearby location is their Blaine site, which is open to you as well. They have a weekly Thursday curbside pickup from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Lisa Tauer, Student Achievement Advisor, 763-506-4991 (food shelf lead)
Justin Haughton, School Social Worker, Last Names A-La, 763-506-4980 (on leave through June)
Kara Walker, School Social Worker, Last Names Le-Z, 763-506-4976

05/20/2026

Attention all readers! The 2026-2027 Battle of the Books reading list is here! Students can also pick one up in the library or outside room 196. All CURRENT 5th, 6th, and 7th graders will be able to participate in next year's Battle. Look for more information on how to join when we come back to school in September. In the meantime, Battle of the Books titles can be checked out over the summer during our special summer hours--look for more information to come!

05/18/2026

We have our food distribution this week, WEDNESDAY, 5/20/26, from 3:15-5:15. Families may enter our school through Door 10 and park in the south lot or near the curb. We will provide reusable Hope for the Community red bags for your first visit, and you can bring these back for future visits. We have a short registration form (name, number of people in your household, zip code, and signature), and once you complete it, you are registered for the school year.

We are expecting these items: bulk apples, bulk potatoes, d'anjou pears, half gallon milk, frozen chicken breasts, hoagie rolls, collagen/protein shakes (chocolate), garbanzo beans (dry), black turtle beans (dry), cereal, mac and cheese, white rice, Healthy Request chicken noodle soup, raisins, corn puffs (dill pickle), plus anything leftover from last month. Everything is always first-come, first-served.

Everything must go as this is our last month for this school year.

We are a Hope for the Community site. The other nearby location is their Blaine site, which is open to you as well. They have a weekly Thursday curbside pickup from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Lisa Tauer, Student Achievement Advisor, 763-506-4991 (food shelf lead)
Justin Haughton, School Social Worker, Last Names A-La, 763-506-4980 (on leave through June)
Kara Walker, School Social Worker, Last Names Le-Z, 763-506-4976

05/06/2026

May 4-8, 2026 is being celebrated as Employee Appreciation Week across the school district, recognizing the significant impact that staff at all sites make for students. You can join us in honoring, recognizing and celebrating school district staff! Consider a few ideas to show your appreciation:

• Encourage your student to share a handwritten note of appreciation for a staff member that impacts their days at school.

• Consider sending a staff member a simple email message to let them know that their work and the connections they make with your student matters.

• Share a smile, and/or tell a staff member how they make a difference for your student or your family.

• Get involved in your school’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) and see if there are ways you can volunteer or donate as a token of appreciation.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/ahschools2026appreciation

05/04/2026

Each day, approximately 8,000 Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members work to make an impact on nearly 37,000 students! There are a lot of numbers that go into the work that is accomplished across the district:

•Supporting learning at 47 schools.
•Serving 13 communities with over 253,222 residents.
•Over 3,290 graduated in 2025.
•27,500 lunches served daily.
•35,000 miles traveled by school transportation each day.

…are just some of the MANY numbers we have been accounting for.

Our school district may have the most students, or the most staff - but only ONE number matters: Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members are the ONE that prepare students for life.

May 4-8, 2026 is being celebrated as Employee Appreciation Week across the school district, celebrating the significant impact that staff at all sites make for students. View the video appreciation message for Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/ahschools2026appreciation

04/23/2026

Try something new! Anoka-Hennepin Community Education offers a variety of enrichment classes and recreational activities for students. Classes are offered after school, in the evening and over the weekend. See what’s available: https://app.smore.com/n/gbv9u.

04/22/2026

Extravaganza Night is tomorrow, Thursday, April 23rd! Join us from 6:00-8:00 and visit our departments for interactive activities, games, and information.

We are excited to see you tomorrow night!

Students must arrive with a parent.

04/20/2026

This beginner fishing class is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop designed to transform novices into confident anglers. The program focuses on building a solid foundation in equipment, technique, and conservation. We'll cover rods and reels, tackle, casting and fish identification and the importance of ethical angling. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/4vD4Oyl. Grades 6-8.

04/15/2026

We have our food distribution TODAY, WEDNESDAY, 4/15/26, from 3:15-5:15. Families may enter our school through Door 10 and park in the south lot or near the curb. We will provide reusable Hope for the Community red bags for your first visit, and you can bring these back for future visits. We have a short registration form (name, number of people in your household, zip code, and signature), and once you complete it, you are registered for the school year.

We are expecting these items: bulk apples, bulk potatoes, cantaloupes, half gallon milk, frozen ground chicken, frozen hot dogs (beef, chicken, pork), purified water (gallons?), organic wellness juice shots, Heavenly Hunks brownies, great northern beans (dry), canned pork and beans, crisped rice cereal, mac and cheese, plus anything left over from last month's delivery. Everything is always first-come, first-served.

We are a Hope for the Community site. The other nearby location is their Blaine site, which is open to you as well. They have a weekly Thursday curbside pickup from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Lisa Tauer, Student Achievement Advisor, 763-506-4991 (food shelf lead)

Justin Haughton, School Social Worker, Last Names A-La, 763-506-4980 (on leave through June)

Kara Walker, School Social Worker, Last Names Le-Z, 763-506-4976

04/14/2026

Put Extravaganza Night on your calendar for next week! This is a fun and interactive event for our CRMS students and their families. Please join us on Thursday, April 23rd, from 6pm to 8pm!