CMS hosted a Rising Stars Open House on Saturday, July 26 from 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. There were musical activities for the whole family as well as tours of the building. The Elmwood Kiwanis also sponsored a delicious Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ. (Please scroll down to see photos, including Carol McLaughlin and an entranced young lady from the audience; Carol McLaughlin Trio including Wally Jedermann on keyboard, a hidden Larry Owens on drums and a guest bass player; and songwriter David Cloyd singing pieces from his recently-released CD. Carol and David are both CMS faculty members.) More text follows the pictures.

The Bee-Lievers from Phillips Lytle battled with the Superdelegates from Damon & Morey and 20 other teams to win the trophy at the 14^th Annual CMS Corporate Spelling Bee in the WNED Studios. The Superdelegates misspelled the word ‘siffilate’ while the Bee-Lievers correctly spelled ‘gesundheit’ in the final round.