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The Seahawks Call
January 22nd through February 4, 2024
Important Dates to Remember!
(Monday) - January 22nd
- Semester Break/Schools closed for students/Report Card Prep for Teachers
- Marching Band State Champions being recognized at Board at 4:30 pm
(Tuesday) - January 23rd
- 7th Gr. Girls' Volleyball Tournament at Lackey
- 7th Gr. Boys' Volleyball Tournament at La Plata
(Wednesday) - January 24th
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention- Parrish
- Sea Perch until 3:15 pm
- Drama Club until 3:30 pm
- VEX IQ until 3:30 pm
- 8th gr. Girls Volleyball practice until 3:30 pm
(Thursday) - January 25th
- 8th gr. Girls Volleyball Tournament at Lackey HS
- 8th gr. Boys Volleyball Tournament at La Plata
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - McAllister
- Spelling Bee Practice until 3:15 pm
- Black History Practice until 3:30 pm
- Girls Basketball tryouts until 3:30 pm
- VEX IQ
- The CCPS All-County Honors Band will perform 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at St. Charles High School.
- PAC meeting at the Board of Education at 6 pm
- Community Overdose Action Townhall @ 6:30 pm at Board of Education
(Monday) - January 29th
- Report Cards Post
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - Walker
- Educators' Rising until 3 pm in T9
- Spelling Bee Practice until 3:15 pm
- Yearbook until 3:30 pm
- Boys' Basketball tryouts until 3:30 pm
(Tuesday) - January 30th
- Girls' Basketball tryouts until 3:30 pm
(Wednesday) - January 31st
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - Parrish
- Sea Perch until 3:15 pm
- Vex IQ until 3:15 pm
- Girls' Basketball practice until 3:30 pm
- Boys' Basketball practice until 3:30 pm
- Drama Club until 3:30 pm
(Thursday) - February 1st
- Second Quarter Chat-n-Chews (Rewarding students for their Academic Performance)
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - McAllister
- GSA until 3:15 pm
- Vex IQ until 3:15 pm
- Black History until 3:30 pm
- Math Counts until 3:30 pm in T9
- Girls' Basketball practice until 3:30 pm
(Friday) - February 2nd
- Teachers will be updating grades and LMS pages in Synergy
- Job Shadow Day begins and runs through Feb. 29th
(Saturday) - February 3rd
- Math Counts Tri-County Competition at Calvert High School
- Vex IQ Competition at Great Mills High School
Somers' SHOUT OUTS
Mr. DaLawn Parrish, New Administrative Intern
We have another person to welcome to the Seahawks Family.
Mr. DaLawn Parrish is our new Administrative Intern. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Wake Forest University. From Aug. 2000-Aug. 2003, he was a special education teacher in Howard County Public Schools. From there, he worked at Rutgers State University for 1 year as the Athletic Educational Assistant and then matriculated to Prince George's County the following year as a Social Studies Teacher and remained there until finding his new home at Somers.
Mr. Parrish will start on Monday, Jan. 22nd. Once he gets acclimated and receives various trainings, he will oversee all aspects of 7th grade.
Mrs. F. Walent, 7th grade ELA teacher
I am pleased to announce that Mrs. Walent was nominated for and will receive the Teacher Accomplishment in Gifted & Talented Education award at our annual recognition night, “Celebrating Gifted and Talented Education in Maryland.” This event is being held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at North County High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
If you would like to attend the event to support Mrs. Walent, please email Principal Taylor @ staylor@ccboe.com by January 30th as we need to register all guests!
Marching Band State Champions!
The following Milton Somers students will be recognized on Monday, January 22nd at the Board of Education for their participation with the state champion marching band. The event will take place at 4:30pm.
Akezhan Robles
William Reckeweg
Mason Kastorous
Mariel Cielo
Kirra Mears
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JANUARY SEAHAWK STARS!
6th GRADE
Ayonitemi Abudu
Ryan Edelen
Jazari Estep
Anna-Kate Rose
Reagan Sawyer
7th GRADE
Evan An
Maya Budd
Cam'ren Coates
Brooklyn Gross
Samantha McKenzie
8th GRADE
Michelle Alameri
London Daniels
TreMon Foster
Alec Takeuchi
Brayden Young
Would you like to present at our Career Day on Feb. 15th?
From the Library's Circulation Desk.................................
Library News: Got some gently used middle school books laying around? Looking for some last minute tax donations? Please consider donating new or gently used middle school appropriate books for our New2U book drive. Last year, many of our 6th grade students and some of our 7th graders were able to leave for the summer with a summer reading book in hand.
Just added to our collection: Iceburg by Jennifer Nielsen, about a girl who wants to be a reporter. A stowaway on the Titanic, she’s about to get the story of a lifetime! The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman, about a teacher who is too good to be real??? And finally, Dear Rosie, a graphic novel about grief and the journey of healing.
Tech Reminder: Students are expected to have their laptops charged and ready every school day!
A word from your PTSO...........
The PTSO’s next meeting will be February 13, 2023 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria. The topic is: Nutrition. There will be a guest speaker: Alannah Gore from Giant to discuss nutrition and foods. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Milton Somers PTSO - Working together to form great partnerships with our Home-School Community!
Community Event Overdose Action Townhall
CCPS is partnering with the Maryland Department of Health, the Charles County Department of Health and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for the event. Speakers can register in advance to speak at the event and will be called in the order they registered. To register to provide comments during the town hall, visit https://forms.gle/w88KJq2jbcwBBoAT6.
The meeting will be livestreamed at www.ccboe.com and at the CCPS YouTube page. Comments cannot be submitted virtually during the meeting. For more information about substance use treatment and information, call SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services) at 800-662-4357 or visit https://www.ccboe.com/parents/substance-abuse-awareness-and-prevention
When? Thursday, Jan 25, 2024, 06:30 PM
Where? Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, Radio Station Road, La Plata, MD, USA
SCHOOL SUPPORTS
Sandra Taylor - School Principal - staylor@ccboe.com
Chris McAllister- 6th Grade Acting Assistant Principal - cmcallister@ccboe.com
DaLawn Parrish - 7th Grade Administrative Intern - dparrish@ccboe.com
Marlon Walker - 8th Grade Assistant Principal- mwalker@ccboe.com
COUNSELING SUPPORTS
John Craddock- 6th Grade with last names A-L and 7th Grade Counselor - jcraddock@ccboe.com
Megan Chappelle - 6th Grade with last names M-A and 8th Grade Counselor - mchappelle@ccboe.com
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jody Bell - Reading Resource Teacher (Reading) - jbell@ccboe.com
Jennifer Branham - Instructional Resource Teacher (Math) - jbranham@ccboe.com
PTSO Officers
President - Jessica Anderson
Vice President - Kenneth Britt
Secretary - Eileen Lynch
Treasurer - Shellee Stine
Email: miltonsomersptso@gmail.com
Email: somersms@ccboe.com
Website: https://www.ccboe.com/schools/somers/
Location: 300 Willow Lane, La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 301-934-4663
Twitter: @miltonsomersms