In order to keep our students safe and to comply with district policy, please be prepared to show identification any time you need to pick up a student during the school day. A student may only be released to individuals who are listed on his/her Student Information card.

In the event a student must be picked up by someone who is not specifically listed on this card, please fax the name of the individual and their driver's license number to 570-3505.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

All Leander ISD schools will be closed during the week of November 23 - 27. Students will be dismissed at the regular time on Friday, November 20 and school will resume on Monday, November 30.

READ IT FORWARD and pass it on!
Did you find a copy of the book I.Q. Independence Hall by Ronald Smith?
If so, you are now part of the first ever Canyon Ridge Middle School Read It Forward! Program!
Read the book, sign your name on the inside cover, and pass the book on to a friend or classmate. Come to the library to sign the Read it Forward! wall and receive your prize.

If your child is exhibiting any flu-like symptons (fever, vomiting, body aches, etc.) please do not send him/her to school. District policy requires that students be fever-free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.

Help us keep our students healthy!

Due to overcrowding on buses No. 257, 259, 261 and 304, there is no room for additional riders. Until further notice, no passes will be issued to any student to ride on one of these buses.

A student who usually rides on one of these buses may not bring friends on the bus with him/her.

Cell phones may not be seen, turned on or used between 8 AM and 4:05 PM. if seen, cell phones will be taken up and turned in to the assistant principals' office. All confiscated cell phones must be picked up by a parent. Cell phones WILL NOT be released to students. After the first confiscation, students will receive additional consequences.

Parents, if you need to contact your child for any reason, including emergencies, please call the main office at 570-3500 and we will make sure your child receives the message promptly.
Please do not text or call your child's phone. You put your child at risk of getting in trouble!

Effective September 1, 2009, you may be ticketed for talking on a cell phone which is not hands-free or texting while in a school zone.

Students may not wear shirts with low necklines. Students' skirts, shorts and shorts must be at or below the middle of the thigh. Hats may not be worn anywhere on campus -- inside or out -- during school hours or inside during extra-curricular activities. Shorts must have an inseam of at least five inches. Anything else is out of dress code.

Yearbooks are available for sale online until April 15, 2010 for $35 each. Personalization is available for an additional $5 per book.

Any books which are unsold after April 15 may be purchased on the last day of school for $40. Please contact Dana Thompson with any questions or concerns.

Students are encouraged not to bring items such as iPods, MP3 players and portable DVD players to school. These items may not be used during the school day. They are small, valuable and difficult for students to secure. If these items are turned in to the office, parents will be required to pick them up. Please remember that in the event these items are lost or stolen, the school is not liable.

The CATCH Middle School Program is a resource for bringing schools, families, and communities together to work toward creating a healthy school environment.

CATCH is a Coordinated Program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food choices in the middle school setting as well as at home.

Click on the headline of this section to be redirected to the CATCH home page.

Please read the attached letter regarding communication with parents regarding the academic progress of their students.