Carmel Valley Middle School



Carmel Valley Middle School is a 7/8th grade middle school in the San Dieguito Union High School district in northern San Diego, California. They participate in the very competitive San Diego region which routinely has 40 schools and 120 teams, and is known for being the largest regionals competition in the nation. The teams from the San Diego regional go on to perform well in the state competition. Students from CVMS generally feed into either Torrey Pines High School or Canyon Crest Academy.

School Info
Carmel Valley Middle School opened in 1999 in the San Dieguito Union High School District and serves about 1200 students in a rapidly growing and dynamic community. It's mission is to educate their students to become lifelong learners who will be resourceful, responsible, and compassionate community members. The schoolwide theme, Carmel Valley Connects, focuses on making middle school a supportive and enjoyable transition while encouraging high academic achievement. Over 30 student clubs and activities help students feel connected on campus. Excellent teachers and an involved and supportive parent community create a learning environment that is safe and respectful, offering each student a variety of opportunities to succeed. All classroom instruction is tied to the California Content Standards. CVMS was named a California Distinguished School in 2003, 2009 and 2013.

Although CVMS has yet to qualify for a national competition in Science Olympiad, they are very successful at the state level, placing second seven times to perennial winner Muscatel Middle School (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015).

Teams
Teams are selected using a computer. The teams are then printed onto a student-made t-shirt. Due to the large amount of participants, not everyone is picked. Alternates are participants that are not on a team, but are substitutes for a competitor. Alternates are labeled as Alt. There are usually six teams, but only one team of 15 can go to State.