Wednesday Roundup | 4.5.23

Spotlight Image: Second graders at Sporting Hill Elementary School recently hatched chicks after learning about the life cycle of a chicken during their CKLA Cycles of Nature knowledge unit. Photo courtesy Mrs. Jessica Omelia, grade 2 teacher.

• April 6-10, 2023 - No School (Spring Break)
• April 17, 2023 - School Board Meeting
• April 18, 2023 - JROTC Blood Drive (details below)
• April 18, 2023 - CV Jazz Night
• April 21, 2023 - Modified Virtual Schedule
• April 26-30, 2023 - CV High School Musical (details below)
• May 1, 2023 - School Board Meeting

* All events subject to change. Not an all-inclusive list.

Congratulations to our indoor color guard and percussion teams on successful performances at the Keystone Indoor Drill Association (KIDA) championships over the weekend. Our students competed against teams from throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Junior Varsity Indoor Guard took home 12th place, indoor percussion took home 2nd place, and our varsity indoor guard earned the KIDA National A Blue Championship and Most Improved Color Guard titles.

Indoor Guard will now compete in the Winter Guard International Championships in Dayton, Ohio, next week.

The Capital Area Intermediate Unit’s 2023 Regional Media and Design Competition recently concluded with a successful blended competition of high school and middle school students. Congratulations to the following CV students who placed FIRST in each of the respective categories and will be representing our region at the State-level Media and Design Competition at Dickinson College on May 23 and 24.

Digital Movie

• High School: Maximus Knickerbocker, Cumberland Valley HS

Graphic Design & Logo

• High School: Hana Hussain, Cumberland Valley HS

Programming

• Middle School: Dylan Staykov, Eagle View MS
• High School: Toshani Rawat, Cumberland Valley HS

Website Design

• Middle School: Pranav Behal & Alex Sun, Mountain View MS

Congratulations to our Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA, Future Health Professionals Club) students on a successful showing during the Health Occupations Student Association State Leadership Conference held recently in King of Prussia. These students also all qualified for the International Leadership Conference over the summer:

• Junior, Arnav Chatrathi was elected to the State Leadership Executive Board as the Central Region Vice President.
• The HOSA Service Project Team of Pranav Anand and Rohan Kakaria was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for raising the most money for the "Be the Match" foundation that assists patients with blood cancers in finding their marrow donors.
• 1st place Biomedical Debate Team: Yujie Lu, Vraj Patel, Srihari Rajesh, and Bhav Singh.
• 1st place Health Care Issues: Arnav Chatrathi
• 1st Place Community Emergency Response Team: Aidi Lin, Ali Nawaz
• 1st Place Medical Spelling: Surabi Shanmugam
• 1st Place Public Health: Ankita Kesavan, Rakshni Rajendran (Both CV-9)
• 2nd Place CPR/ First Aid: Bhawana Bhandari, Likitha Nalla
• 2nd Place Emergency Medicine Technician: David Cameron, Pratt Arikeri
• 2nd Place Health Informatics: Shreya Satheesh
• 3rd Place Human Growth and Development: Sri Koneru

Cumberland Valley High School's JROTC cadets will host a blood drive to benefit the Central PA Blood Bank. The blood drive is open to students, staff, and the community. More details are provided on the PDF available by clicking the link below.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTS EXPO 2023

Thursday, April 26, 6:30-8 p.m., Administration Center

Childcare will be Available

The West Shore School District's Special Education Department is hosting a Community Supports Expo for parents with students attending West Shore, Cumberland Valley, East Pennsboro, and Camp Hill School Districts. Come speak with representatives from Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties, Arc of York County, Easterseals, Include Me, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, TNS Programs, and other organizations. Please click here to register if you plan to attend.

More information is available on the Community Supports Expo flyer attached below.

What is Delta 8?

Psychoactive substance found in the Cannabis sativa plant, which can be found in both marijuana and hemp. Delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects. These products have not been approved by the FDA. Since there has not been an approval process, there is no telling what concentration levels are present, what other additives are included, where it is derived from, etc. Some of these products are labeled as a “hemp product,” misleading consumers to believe there is not a psychoactive component to these products.

How is it being sold to minors?

There are no legal age parameters set by federal law. Delta-8-THC is classified as a legal hemp product, and federal law does not specify any age limits or other parameters that affect who can access legal hemp products. Instead, the legal age for buying Delta-8 is decided at the state level. The legal age to purchase vape devices at any gas station or shop is 21.

As is being seen with the current vaping situation, many of these products are packaged and labeled in ways to appeal to adolescents, but that doesn’t mean that it is safe for children nor is it legal on any school grounds or buses.

Delta 8 Craze | Dangers of Delta-8

How is it legal?

It is (currently), but only if it is derived from hemp and contains no more than 0.3% of delta-8 THC, which is the limit under federal law to be considered legal.

There are several different methods used to extract the delta-8 THC from CBD and many of those use strong acids or metal catalysts. These products are not being tested to ensure those catalysts are safe to use or for any residual that is left behind.

Bottomline

Delta-8 THC has psychoactive and intoxicating effects responsible for the “high” people may experience from using cannabis. Delta-8 THC products likely expose consumers to much higher levels of the substance than are naturally occurring in hemp cannabis raw extracts.

National poison control centers received 2,362 exposure cases of delta-8 THC products between January 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022. Of the 2,362 exposure cases:

• 58% involved adults, 41% involved pediatric patients less than 18 years of age.

• 40% involved unintentional exposure to delta-8 THC and 82% of these unintentional exposures affected pediatric patients.

• 70% required health care facility evaluation, of which 8% resulted in admission to a critical care unit; 45% of patients requiring health care facility evaluation were pediatric patients.

Anonymous reporting can be made @ Safe to Say

Cumberland Valley Student and Public Safety – (717) 506-3349

(Please note: This is a non-emergency number that is not staffed 24 hours per day and is not a reporting hotline.)

Eagles in our three autism support classrooms at Winding Creek Elementary School joined forces recently to submit a design for the Special Olympics Area M t-shirt design contest. Their design - themed Every Star Shines a Little Differently - was selected as the winner and will be printed on t-shirts to be distributed to all participants at the Area M Special Olympics on May 18, 2023. Without a doubt, this is a great example of our Eagles displaying communication, collaboration, and empathy throughout this project. They are a Portrait of an Eagle!

Congratulations! #CVproud

Unless otherwise advertised, all meetings begin at 7 p.m. and will take place in the District Office Board Room (6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg)

Monday, April 17, 2023

Monday, May 1, 2023

Monday, May 22, 2023

A full list of School Board and committee meeting dates is available by clicking here.

Board Agendas - Posted a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Committee Assignments - 2023 Board committee/advisory group assignments.

Meeting Minutes - Posted once approved by the Board of School Directors.

Watch Live - School Board meetings are live streamed to our website.

Reminder: Below is information about our spring musical production at CV High School.

High School

Beauty and the Beast

April 26, 27, and 28 – 7 p.m. | April 29 and 30 – 2 p.m.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Pricing: Adults $20, Student/Senior (65+) $15

www.cvmusical.com

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