CMIT South MS/HS Newsletter

Happy Friday Tiger Families!

We are less than 2 weeks away from the end of the first quarter! Please ensure you are checking Schoolmax on a regular basis and reaching out to your scholars’ teachers when necessary. Any students struggling academically are invited to attend Saturday Academy each week from 9am -12:30pm.

Special "Shout Out" to all families who attended our PTO Meeting on Thursday. As a reminder, our PTO meetings take place every 3rd Thursday of the month. If you haven’t joined, please consider. We need you!

Congratulations CMIT South Community. Collectively we sold over $19,000 during our Double Goods Fundraiser. Our students and staff appreciate your dedication to ensuring they have all they need to be successful.

Please send up thoughts and prayers for our 8th graders who will take their PSAT on Wednesday, October 25th! This assessment will be used as an admission requirement for many high school programs, including our ITEC program. Please ensure students receive a good night’s rest and are here at the school no later than 8am.

Next week is our Fall Spirit Week!!!

• Monday students and staff will wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness
• Tuesday students and staff will wear PURPLE for Domestic Violence Awareness
• Wednesday students and staff will wear RED for Red Ribbon Week
• Thursday students and staff will wear Orange for Anti-Bully Awareness
• Friday students and staff will wear PURPLE & GOLD for Tiger Pride!!!!

Students should be in the appropriate uniform pants and shoes the entire week. Those who chose not to participate are required to be in full uniform.

Lastly, thank you for all you do for our school community! Together we will make this the BEST YEAR YET!!!

Dr. Borden-McCarter, Principal

Happy October!

Reminder of Important awareness topics that will be focused on this month that we want to continue implementing and taking supportive action with.

Upcoming OCTOBER Awareness Month Topics and Events:

• Communicate with Your Kid Month
• Crime Prevention Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
• National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
• Positive Attitude Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT EVENT:

On October 30, 2023- Bullying & Cyber Bullying Webinar (In-person/Virtual) event 6 p.m. to 7 p.m

Bullying Prevention is everyone's job. Join us in the fight against bullying prevention on Monday, October 30th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, as we teach bullying prevention, conflict resolution, and more. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7COq799Rt6utaaXxGVX3A#/registration

🆘 If you need immediate help due to suicidal thoughts or other serious emotional challenges, please contact:

• Prince George's County Crisis Services (Mobile Crisis Team): 301-429-2185
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• Maryland 211: Call 2-1-1 or Text your zip code to 898-211
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)
• Child Protective Services: 301-909-2450

Ms.Tutt, Wellness and Mental Health Counselor

Email: mtutt@cmitsouth.org

Student Weekly Chat Hours- Weekly Sign-Up Schedule Link to talk with MsTutt: Tinyurl.com/Cmitstudenthours

As a reminder to all parents whose child is not up to date with their immunizations. Students will be excluded from school starting 09/18/2023. An execution letter was mailed to all students that are Non-Compliant. A free immunization clinic is available. Please check the PGCPS website.

First with the week recap!

• Our HS golf team finished out their season with the county championships this past Tuesday. Congratulations on a very successful inaugural season. Thank you to all of our players and special thanks to Coach Brown for starting this team! We are looking forward to our golf program growing next year.
• Our MS Baseball team concluded their season this week as well. Unfortunately, we did not win our last game of the season, but our boys still had an amazing season. We look forward to continuing to build this program next year as well. Huge thanks to all of the players, parents, and Coach Curtis!
• Our CMIT South Volleyball program had dominant wins on both Monday, October 16th and Wednesday, October 18th. The team seems to be hitting their stride and playing at a high level just before tournament time. We are super excited to see how far they may go.

The Week Ahead

• Our Volleyball program will play Monday, October 23rd at home vs Central. This is our Senior Night so please join us as we celebrate our Senior athletes and all of their accomplishments. They also will play on October 25th at Frederick Douglass HS.
• MS girls basketball tryouts are on Wednesday, October 25th. The tryout will take place from 3:00 - 5:00. All students must have a completed physical in order to try out for the basketball team.
• The official tryout date for MS boys basketball is Friday, October 27th. The tryout will take place from 3:00 - 5:00.
• All students must have a physical completed and turned in within the last calendar year. Feel free to utilize the link to print physical forms or utilize forms provided to you by your child's pediatrician.

Upcoming

• Middle School Cheerleading tryouts will take place on November 1st.
• All students must have a physical completed and turned in within the last calendar year. Feel free to utilize the link to print physical forms or utilize forms provided to you by your child's pediatrician.

If you are looking forward to purchasing tickets to any CMIT South home games, please utilize the link below. Game tickets will be available for purchase at the start of each week.

Monday is our last home game of the regular season, and it is also SENIOR NIGHT!!

Come celebrate our seniors and their hard work & dedication to the volleyball program. The team planned a WHITE OUT for the game, so come dressed in white to cheer them on! Please note: Monday is a Varsity only game.

This past week, JV and Varsity swept Fairmont Heights and Surrattsville, taking home 2 wins each. The Potomac game that was to be played on Friday was cancelled and is currently being rescheduled for a day next week.

Thank you again for your continued support of the team!

Coach Sears & Coach K

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UPCOMING GAMES: (JV games start @ 5:30 pm & Varsity starts immediately following)

• Monday, October 23rd HOME vs. CENTRAL (SENIOR NIGHT and Varsity only)

• Wednesday, October 25th AWAY vs. FREDERICK DOUGLASS

GAME RESULTS:

One Day Only!! Come One Come All to MS Cheer Tryouts!

Nov. 1st from 3-6pm

• All scholars need to have a physical (no exceptions) - any questions about the physical please email Mr. Smith
• Please have a change of clothes (no exceptions)
• All scholars will perform 1 cheer solo, NO groups
• All jumps & flips (If you can)
• All parents should arrive between 5:30-5:45pm
• If parents are going to be late please inform your scholar to let Coach Nikkie & Kelly know
• Any scholar that is picked up after 6pm may lose their chance to be on the cheer team and will have to re-tryout next school year.

All scholars are welcome to try out even if they did not attend an open gym.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE TRYOUT THIS YEAR!!

If you are looking for some volleyball options for your student, please check out the links, flyers, and posts below for clubs in the area. Club volleyball is the best way for players to improve their skills and learn the game of volleyball.

Middle school students should strongly consider playing if they hope to play once they get to high school. High school players should consider playing to strengthen and improve their skills before next season. Also, anyone hoping to play in college should play club, as most college coaches recruit during the club season.

Club tryouts are happening at the start of November for most clubs, and many clubs have teams for both girls and boys. If you aren't ready or can't commit to club volleyball just yet, please still take note of the websites, as some clubs offer clinics throughout the year that could be beneficial for players as well.

The Chesapeake Region Volleyball Association (CHRVA) has compiled a spreadsheet of clubs in our region. The sheet includes each club's updated tryout dates, website, and contact information should you have any questions. Click the link below to access the information.

Coach Sears

AR Stars Volleyball Club Team Tryouts for 2023-24 season are coming soon!!

All ages will try out the weekend of November 3rd-5th.

Check out the link above or flyer below for more information.

The Potomac Valley Premier League is an AAU-sanctioned league created to provide a cost-effective option for club volleyball. The PVPL will allow athletes who desire to compete to have an opportunity to participate in competitions among local/regional teams. The league concludes with a Grand Prix to allow teams an opportunity to win a bid to AAU Nationals.

The schedule consists of 6 to 8 dates and is divided up into 8 teams in the following age groups:

• Ages 11-13 (Middle School)
• Ages 14/15
• Ages 15/16
• Ages 17/18

The Potomac Valley Region seeks volleyball teams, clubs, and/or individual players to participate in the PK Martin Sports Festival. Individual players will be placed on a team by age and position. This event is a Super Regional in which participating teams can win a full or partial bid to the AAU National Championship.

Age groups are as follows:

• 14U
• 15/16U
• 17/18U

Team entry fee is $375 Max 12 player/roster - Team Registration link

Free Agent Player fee is $75 - Register here

The class of 2025 is selling spirit blankets! Please use this link to order yours today. We are collecting pre-orders until October 31, 2023 which is when the order will be placed. Only those who have purchased in the pre-order will be eligible to receive a blanket. The blankets should take about 60 days to arrive at school where Ms. O'Daniel will have the list of those who ordered and will email a time for pickup of the blankets.

Blankets are $35 and the class of 2025 will receive over 50% of the profit of this fundraiser! Thank you so much for your support of this fundraiser.

Any questions can be sent to bodaniel@cmitsouth.org

Seniors!!!

The following link is a list of scholarships with deadlines in early October! For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the contact information provided on the scholarship's page.

https://studentscholarships.org/scholarships.php

Good Day Parents, Juniors, and Seniors!

Please see the attached flyer for a FREE HBCU College Fair hosted by Mount Calvary Baptist Church. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the contact information provided on the flyer.

Seniors! Check out this phenomenal STEM scholarship opportunity! https://futureofstemscholars.org/fossi

The 2023 Baltimore Washington Invitational Men's Gymnastics Meet needs volunteers to help make the event a success!

Dates:

• 12/8, 7pm to 10pm
• 12/9, 8am to 10pm
• 12/10, 8am to 8pm

Preference will be given to students that can commit to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

There are a limited number of volunteer spots!!

Sign up by clicking the button below.

Greetings CMIT South Class of 2024!

Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation has taken a proactive position in identifying early interest and recruiting educators for each of their seven schools located in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties. To that end, they are elated to share The CLF TEACH Service Grant Application for eligible 2024 graduating seniors, or CLF alumni.

Once the grant applications have been received, the Application Review Committee will select recipients for the one-time $10,000 grant. Recipients will agree to serve in a teaching capacity at any of our Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Schools for one year to repay the $10,000 grant (1:1). If a grant recipient does not teach at one of our seven schools immediately upon graduation from the college or university, the grant will become a loan, repayable with interest.

If you are interested, the deadline for submitting applications is December 15, 2023.

Greetings CMIT-South Family,

We are excited to welcome qualifying scholars for the Middle School Fall Dance on November 2nd, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. Scholars come dressed (dress must meet CMIT-South dress code) in your flyest dress down gear and enjoy music, dancing, and socializing amidst beautiful fall decorations. Concessions and refreshments will be sold.

The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a school-based organization made up of parents, guardians, teachers, staff and administrators who work together to supplement and enrich the educational experience at CMIT Academy South Middle and High schools. Please consider joining our PTO and getting involved with school activities.

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