Blake Updates
December 16, 2018
2019 - 2020 Course Registration
- December 17- Registration Homeroom- Students receive registration information and materials
- December 17- Electives informational fair during lunch
- December 17 - January 4- Online registration portal open for all students
- January 2 - 4- Student registration support in room A103 during lunch
- January 4- Grade 9-11 registration cards turned in to English teachers
- January 7 - 25- Counselors will meet face to face with students to review course selections
The point of contact for families during registration are the students' counselors:
- Jessica Conter-Last Names: A - Card
- Jean Smith- Last Names: Care - F
- Jeannette Hayes- Last Names: G - Kar
- Kim Tolbert- Last Names: Kas - Man
- Jaime Baer- Last Names: Mao - Par
- Dwayne Thomas- Last Names: Pas - She
- Katryn Costenbader- Last Names: Shi - Z
Lock Down with Options Drill Information
Dear Parents and Community Members:
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is committed to providing a safe and welcoming learning environment for our students and staff. Every year, each MCPS school conducts a number of emergency drills to ensure students are prepared in the case of an emergency. These drills include:
Evacuation
Reverse Evacuation
Shelter-in-Place
Drop, Cover, Hold
Severe Weather
Lockdown
This year, in alignment with the Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018, MCPS schools will train staff and students in an active assailant drill.
An active assailant drill is very similar to a Lockdown drill. In a Lockdown drill, the teacher locks the classroom door, covers the door window, and has the students sit alongside a wall out of view of the door, and remain silent. The new drill in MCPS is called a Lockdown with Options. The key element of this drill is to prepare staff and students to avoid and escape harm if they cannot get into a room that locks because they were out of the classroom for any reason. The expectation is that students would exit the school to its boundary to avoid danger. During the first Lockdown with Options drill, students will not actually leave the school, but they will be taught that they can exit as a way to ensure their safety.
James Hubert Blake High School will hold our first Lockdown with Options Drill on December 17th. On the day of the drill, counselors will be available to support any student or staff member who expresses concerns or questions as we train in new active assailant protocols.
Thank you for your support as we take steps to keep students and staff safe.
Sincerely,
Bob Sinclair, Principal
Purchase Spirit Wear
The Blake HS Athletics Booster Club will be selling spirit wear during lunch on December 19 and 20th. The following items will be available for purchase-
- Window decal -- $5
- Drawstring bag -- $5
- Headband -- $10
- Stuffed animal -- $12
- T-shirt -- $15
- Baseball hat -- $20
- Shorts -- $20
- (Hooded) Long-sleeved T-shirt -- $20
- Sweatpants -- $25
- Yoga pants -- $25
- Hoodie -- $30
- Collared shirt -- $30
Earn Student Service Learning Hours Over Winter Break
Winter break is a great time for students to become involved in service activities and earn Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Students can participate in a range of activities—working at a soup kitchen, cleaning up a local park, or collecting items for a clothing or food drive. All MCPS students need 75 SSL hours to graduate from high school.
Visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteercenter/ to check out the various organizations and opportunities that are already approved for SSL hours. Also, don’t forget that all service hours performed during the first semester must be turned in to the school’s SSL coordinator no later than Friday, January 4, 2019.
Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget Virtual Presentation Set for December 18
Superintendent of Schools Jack R. Smith will host a virtual community conversation to present his Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget Recommendation on Tuesday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. As part of the presentation, Dr. Smith and MCPS staff will take questions from the community and answer them live. Questions may be submitted online or via text message to 724-990-8433. The presentation can be viewed live on Comcast Channel 34, Verizon FIOS Channel 36, and RCN Channel 88, as well as through the MCPS website at
montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/fy2018/live.aspx.
Help MCPS Receive Critical Impact Aid Grants
Impact Aid programs and grants are designed to assist local school districts that enroll federally connected students. The grants from these programs become part of the MCPS general operating budget and support instructional activities. To qualify for Impact Aid funding, MCPS must determine how many of its parents/guardians are in active duty with the uniformed services, employed on federal property, reside in federal or public housing, and/or are a foreign government military officer. MCPS uses the Federal Impact Aid Survey that is distributed to all families to collect this information. For each school-aged child in your household, please complete and return the survey as soon as possible. The survey is available on the MCPS website. Your participation is critical to ensuring that MCPS receives its fair share of federal Impact Aid grant funds and that all MCPS students receive an excellent education. If you have any questions, contact the MCPS Division of the Controller at 301-279-3039.
Board of Education Elects New Officers
Shebra Evans was selected by her colleagues on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 to serve as president of the Montgomery County Board of Education. Patricia O’Neill was elected as vice president. Both officers will serve a one-year term. Ms. Evans was elected to her first four-year term in 2016. For the past year, she has served as the vice president of the Board and a member of the Board’s Fiscal Management Committee. Mrs. Evans serves on the Maryland Association of Boards of Education's Resolution Committee, as well as the Policies and Procedures Committee.
Ms. O’Neill, a resident of Bethesda, is serving her sixth term on the Board of Education and is currently the longest serving member of the Board. She has served as vice president and president of the Board several times, each. For the past year, Ms. O’Neill has served as the chair of the Policy Management Committee.
Key Dates
- December 17- Registration Kick Off
- December 17- Electives Information Fair
- December 17- Active Assailant Drill
- December 17 - January 4- Online registration portal open for all students
- December 19- Winter Choral Concert (7:30 p.m.- Auditorium)
- December 24- Holiday- School Closed
- December 25- Holiday- School Closed
- December 26-31- Winter Break- No School
- January 1- Holiday- School Closed
- January 2-4- Student Registration Assistance During Lunch in A103
- January 4- Students turn in Registration Cards in English Classes
- January 7 - 25- Counselors Meet Face to Face with Students to Review Course Selection
- January 9- Blue Block Day
- January 10- Silver Block Day
- January 12- Bump It Up
- January 21- No School
- January 25- Early Release Day
- January 28- No School for Students
James Hubert Blake High School
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Email: Robert_Sinclair@mcpsmd.org
Website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/blakehs/
Location: 300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Phone: (240)740-1400
Twitter: @Blake_Principal