Crystal Lake Community Middle School (usually referred to as Crystal Lake Middle School, or CLMS for short) is located in Pompano Beach, Florida. The school colors are gold, black,and green. Their school mascot is the cougar. The school principal is Ms.Phillips. They operate on a 6 period schedule; school starts at 9:30 A.M. and ends at 4:00 P.M.
This school provides a program T.E.E.N.S. Spanish speaking students. The principal is Ms. Sabine Phillips, 8th Grade Assistant Principal Mr. Pierre-Jerome, 7th Mr. Reeves, 6th Dr. Peterson, as of December 2011. The school has recently completed construction and has a magnet program, run by Mrs. McCrary. It offers Spanish and French and a science magnet program. It has been awarded as a "C" school.
In addition to the magnet programs, Crystal Lake Middle School offers their music program to the entire student body, supporting both Band and Orchestra. Both programs have Beginner or Advanced students enrolled and the entire music program is supported by their booster club, who continually fund raise to further enrich the music program experience of attending students.
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