Shark Bytes

Each week we share a reason to celebrate a Virtual Academy classmate. Do you have something great to share? Do you have something you'd like to share about another Virtual Academy student? Please fill out this form.

Congratulations to Demitry Simmons who was nominated and awarded for the DAR Service Award!

The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship.

This award recognizes and rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. These students are selected by their teachers and peers because they demonstrate these qualities to an outstanding degree.

Congratulations, Demitry! Ms. Cabanacan will reach out to you to provide you your award!

The top five things you need to know for this week!

Please remember to attend all scheduled Google Meets and complete any/all asynchronous work by the due dates! We can see the end of the 2023-2024 School Year (just 14 more days!).

Remember, cameras are to be on during Google Meets!

It's also a good time to check your grades!

Do you have an Edgenuity MP3 recovery course?

If so, the deadline is approaching! You MUST (no extensions, at all) no later than Friday, May 31, 2024.

Gmail: TURN ON SMART COMPOSE

Gmail has a Smart Compose function designed to make email-writing less of a chore. Smart Compose is driven by machine learning and will guide your language with each word you type, helping you complete your thoughts precisely.

Turn it on by accessing Gmail, clicking the Settings gear, then choosing See all settings.

Next, navigate to General, then choose Smart Compose. Turn Writing suggestions on.

Gmail currently has Smart Compose available in these languages: Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish, and English.

And remember: You have a subject line (for a brief title) and then the body of your email (where what you want to communicate goes).

• Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - Government State Test sections 1 & 2 (graduation requirement)

• Monday, May 27, 2024 - No School for students, schools closed (Memorial Day)
• Wednesday, May 29, Government State Test sections 3 & 4 (graduation requirement)
• Wednesday May 29, 2024 - Chopticon Graduation
• Thursday, May 30, 2024 - Leonardtown Graduation
• Friday, May 31, 2024 - Great Mills Graduation

• Friday, June 7, 2024 - Last day of the 2023-2024 school year

Government

Having trouble getting to Google Meets, Schoology, using your camera, mic or other tech problem? If so, reach out to Ms. Barker for help! Contact her at ajbarker@smcps.org or call the Virtual Academy at 301-863-4090 and dial 16122 to talk to her directly.

Ms. Barker is also reaching out to student whom the teachers have reported are having difficulty.

University of Baltimore

The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the School of Law, the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts and the Merrick School of Business. Bachelor degrees and specializations include applied information technology, business administration, community studies, and civic engagement, corporate communications, criminal justice, English, forensic studies, government and public policy, health systems management, history, human services administration, interdisciplinary studies, jurisprudence, management information systems, marketing, psychology, real estate and economic development, and simulation and digital entertainment.