CMIT South MS/HS Newsletter

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff,

As we welcome the arrival of spring, I want to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a fantastic Spring Break filled with relaxation, rejuvenation, and joyful moments.

This break presents a wonderful opportunity for all of us to unwind, spend quality time with loved ones, and engage in activities that bring us happiness and fulfillment. Whether you're planning a getaway, exploring new hobbies, or simply taking time to recharge, I encourage you to make the most of this well-deserved break.

As we embark on this brief hiatus from our academic and professional responsibilities, let's also remember to prioritize self-care and safety. Whether you're traveling or staying close to home, please exercise caution, follow any recommended guidelines, and take necessary precautions to ensure your well-being and that of those around you.

For our students, I hope this break provides a chance to reflect on your accomplishments thus far and return with renewed energy and focus for the remainder of the academic year. Remember to make time for both relaxation and academic pursuits, striking a healthy balance between work and play.

To our dedicated educators and staff, I extend my deepest gratitude for your unwavering commitment and tireless efforts in supporting our students' growth and success. I hope this break affords you the opportunity to rest, recharge, and return with renewed enthusiasm to continue making a difference in the lives of our school community.

I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready to tackle the remainder of the school year with enthusiasm and determination. Until then, enjoy every moment of this Spring Break, and may it be filled with laughter, love, and cherished memories.

Educationally Yours,

Dr. Borden-McCarter- Principal

Join us for our Annual Fine Arts Night on Thursday, April 18th, from 6-7:30 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Entry fee is $5.

Scholars, grab your bestie or your friend group and take personality pictures on Friday, April 5, 2024. Students purchasing pictures can dress down on that day. Please check out the flyer below and scan the QR code to pre-order your pictures.

We are excited that PGCPS students have the opportunity to earn Service-Learning Hours during the school day! Students can participate in the following school-based service-learning project in order to reach the required 24-hour service-learning requirement! All middle and high school students are eligible to participate in Project 24.

Schools are also able to create and implement a specific project that meets the needs of the community. Proposals must be submitted to Doreen Hogans one week prior to the implementation date. Proposals can be submitted by using this link.

*Student’s social media posts must be approved by the SSL Coordinators and/or Principals’ designee prior to posting. Failure to obtain approval will result in forfeiture of hours. Students can screenshot approved posts to verify completed activity.

**Student’s letters must be of original thought and cannot be mass copied. Prior to email submission or postal mailing, letters must be approved by obtaining the signature of the SSL Coordinator(s) and/or Principals’ designee. Students must attach the following cover page to all letters.

CMIT Family,
As we begin preparations for next school year, we are asking those scholars that will not be returning to CMIT next year to please complete a withdrawal request in the link below. Because PGCPS is moving from schoolmax to a new student information system (Synergy), blackout dates for withdrawals is June 1-July 21. After June 1, 2024, all request would have to be made once the new system is in place.

Any questions regarding withdrawals, please reach out to Mrs. LaPorte.

https://pgcpsmdc.scriborder.com/

If you're interested in working for the #1 Charter School in PGCPS and advancing your career, mark your calendars for April 6, 2024, from 9 am to 11 am! Join us for an insightful event where you'll have the opportunity to hear directly from the Principal, Parents, Students, and Staff about what it's like to be a part of the CMIT South Middle/High School Community. Register now and don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn more about joining our dynamic team. Click HERE to register!

Dear parent, an Immunization Alert letter was mailed out to most 6th graders. Please parent check with your student doctor and see what shot your scholar is missing for the 2024/2025 upcoming school year. For any further questions you can reach out to the school nurse at 2405737250.

Below are some resources that parents can utilize for their scholar:

Lakewood Family Clinic

1400 Mercantile Lane Suite 180

Largo, MD 20774

301-925-7022

Walk-in, no appointment needed

9:30am - 4:00pm

Cost: $23.28

OLD GREENBELT FAMILY HEALTH

115 Centerway Suite 104,

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Phone: (240) 424-0697

WALK-INS

Monday- Thursday

No insurance needed and vaccines start at $20

Hours:

Monday 12–6 PM

Tuesday 9 AM–5 PM

Wednesday 9 AM–5 PM

Thursday 9 AM–5 PM

Friday Closed

Prince Georges County Health Department

Cheverly Location:

3003 Hospital Drive

Cheverly, MD 20785

301-583-3300

Laurel Location:

14207 Park Center Drive Suite 102

Laurel, MD 20707

301-583-3300

Must have an appointment

Select “Family Health Services”

Select “Immunizations”

List of Items to bring to the appointment

Proof of income (paystubs, disability letter, etc.)

Bank statements if you have them

Medicaid card

Parent identification

Birth certificate for the child

Proof of residence

Immunization Record

Exclusion Letter from the school

*+*** KEES ARE ASSESSED ON A SLIDING SCALE ***

*+*** A FINANCIAL INTERVIEW WILL BE

CONDUCTED AT YOUR APPOINTMENT ****

PG Community Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic

6122 Landover Road

Cheverly, MD 20785

$20 per vaccine

301-322-2411

Must have an appointment

**** You must bring copy of shot record and letter with the vaccine that your child

needs or they will not see your child.****

Date: March 30th, 2024

Event time: 11am-3pm.

Location: City of Glenarden

Address: Glenarden Community Center

8615 Mclain Ave., Glenarden MD 20706

Join the Easter Egg Extravaganza at the GCC with Mayor Cashenna A. Cross Glenarden with key community partners and core team leaders, Collective Impacts Foundation Corporation, and the community star GLENARDEN Community Center, M-NCPPC

FYI - the CIFC committee will be wearing white shirts with the logos for everyone to find them. Service-Learning forms will be provided however, it is preferred that you take a form with you. The mayor is the only one that can sign Service-Learning forms for this event.

Volunteers are needed on Friday night from 6pm to 8pm for set up, then again on Saturday at 9:00am.

For all questions or concerns, please reach out to the CIFC Executive Community Liaison Queen Hirfa the contact information provided on the attached flyer.

Greeting Parents/ Guardians,

This is just a reminder that Saturday Academy will resume this Saturday. Remember, we have two sections for you to choose from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, or both. We look forward to working with your scholars.

Sincerely,
Ms. Jones

Join CMIT South NHS and NJHS in supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission to end blood cancer. With your help, we can bring light to the darkness of cancer.

https://pages.lls.org/ltn/nca/WashDC23/CMITSouthMSHSTeam2024

Students, Parents, and Guardians,

1. Student lunches should be sent with them when they arrive for school or lunch can be purchased in the cafeteria via MySchoolBucks.
2. Please refrain from bringing fast food to the school for your students and their friends throughout the school day and during their lunch period.
3. Food deliveries ordered by students, parents, family members or friends will NOT be accepted from DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub or any other food delivery service or vendor.
4. All orders for students will be refused and sent back with the driver. CMIT South MS/HS is not responsible for any cost or loss of food.

Hello CMIT South MS/HS Families,

We want to ensure that all parents and students know the CMIT South attendance policies. At CMIT South, we follow the PGCPS attendance policy AP 5113. Below are some quick bullet points of the attendance policies:

• CMIT South will use the Google form 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School for all student's absences. This form will be the official means of parent/guardian notifications for student absences. Parents can also email attendance@cmitsouth.org when their student will be absent.
• CMIT South does not take paper excused/doctor notes. When a student is absent please fill out the Google form 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School. This form will be sent straight to the attendance manager. Parents are the only ones who can fill out the form and email the attendance manager about a student who is absent. A student cannot send the email or fill out the Google form, the absence will not be excused if a student does it.
• The Google form must be filled out within 3 days of the student’s absence; otherwise, the absence will not be excused. This can be emailed as well.
• Students who are considered unlawfully (unexcused) absent from school or a class will not have the opportunity to make up missed assignments.
• A doctor’s note is needed if a student is reported absent for three school days for an illness, and a physician’s certificate will be required if a student's absences reach six days. Please send the physician’s certificate to the school's attendance manager at attendance@cmitsouth.org.
• Mental Health Day. Students may receive as an excused absence one (1) day of absence in each semester of each school year for a student’s mental health needs. A note from a physician to excuse a student’s absence for mental health needs is not required.

Once again, these are just some of the new updates that PGCPS has put in the attendance policy AP 5113. We encourage all parents to read the full updated attendance policy linked below.

For all attendance-related information or questions, please direct it to attendance@cmitsouth.org.

Thank you.

Calling all High School scholars! Join us for the Spring Dance on Friday, April 12th. Scan the QR code on the flyer to purchase your ticket!

High Schoolers!

Please click the attached link and flyer for a great Student Service Learning opportunity provided by the University of Maryland Extension!

https://extension.umd.edu/locations/prince-georges/4-h-youth-development/volunteer-information/

One Day, One Place, More Than 30 Employers. Come Find Your
Next Great Career or Internship at the CIGIE Career Fair!
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with more than 30 Federal Offices of Inspectors
General and find out about available and future positions!

Class of 2020 graduate and recent graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, Tarik Manzie wanted to share this opportunity with our high school scholars. He is assisting NCAT with recruiting students. Please see the attached flyer for details about the upcoming summer program.

Good Morning Parents and Juniors,

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen would like to share information on an exciting opportunity that may be of interest to your students.

Juniors (students in the Class of 2025) who have an interest in learning about opportunities to attend a U.S. Service Academy for college are encouraged to apply to participate in a summer program. Each Academy’s summer program provides a week-long immersion into the academic, military, and social life of that Academy. The Academies are ranked among the top undergraduate public universities in the country.

Participation in a summer program is considered a student’s first step in navigating their future to becoming one of our nation’s next generation of leaders. Summer programs introduce one to life at an Academy, where they will experience first-class academic, athletic, and professional training at one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the country

Summer program applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Military Academy (Summer Leaders Experience, West Point, NY), U.S. Naval Academy (Summer Seminar, Annapolis, MD), and U.S. Coast Guard Academy (AIM Summer Program, New London, CT).

U.S. Military Academy

Session I

Session II

Deadline: March 15, 2024

June 1-7, 2024

June 8-14, 2024

Additional information and the application for the Summer Leader Experience (SLE) are on West Point’s website at https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program

U.S. Naval Academy (USNA)

Session I

Session II

Session III

Deadline: March 31, 2024

June 1-6, 2024

June 8-13, 2024

June 15-20, 2024

Additional information and the application for the Summer Seminar are on the Naval Academy’s website at https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/NASS.php#fndtn-panel3-Steps-For

U.S. Naval Academy

Summer Stem

Session I

(9th Graders)

Session II

(10th Graders)

Session III

(11th Graders)

Deadline: March 31, 2024

June 3-8, 2024

June 10-15, 2024

June 17-21, 2024

Additional information and the application for the AIM Summer Program are on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s website at: https://www.uscga.edu/aim/

U.S. Air Force Academy

Session I (Virtual)

Session II

Session III

Deadline: January 15, 2024

June 4-6, 2024

June 11-14, 2024

June 18-21, 2024

Additional information and the application for the Summer Seminar are on the Air Force Academy’s website at: https://www.academyadmissions.com/prepare/high-school/summer-seminar/

Financial aid is available to students who are accepted into a program. Program participants must be U.S. citizens.

For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the following contact:

Catherine Provost

The Office of Senator Chris Van Hollen

academynominations@vanhollen.senate.gov

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

Hello Juniors and Seniors!

Please see the below scholarship opportunity. Students who are currently taking dual enrollment courses may apply for this scholarship. Please take note of the applicant requirements under the "Undergraduate Applicants" section. For any questions or concerns, please email smart@smartscholarship.org.

SMART Scholarship Eligibility & STEM Disciplines

To learn more about the Ronald V. Dellums Memorial SMART Scholarship (Dellums SMART Scholarship) and to review eligibility requirements of the Dellums SMART Scholarship, visit the About Dellums page: https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart?id=kb_article&sys_id=5eb87d811b1f6d504e7ba820f54bcbf7

Eligibility Requirements: Review the below scholarship requirements to ensure you are eligible to apply for this life-changing opportunity. Who can apply? The SMART application is open August through December of every year, with awards being granted the following spring.

All applicants must be:

• a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom at time of application,
• 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2024
• requesting at least 1 year of degree funding prior to graduation (which starts at the program start date),
• able to complete at least one summer internship (multi-year scholars only)
• willing to accept post-graduation employment with the DoD,
• a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale,
• pursuing a technical undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the 24 STEM disciplines listed below,
• able to produce a fall 2023 college transcript from a regionally accredited US college or university, OR be pursuing a graduate degree at a regionally accredited US college or university.

For more information, watch the SMART Eligibility Requirements video.

What kind of STEM?

The program focuses on students pursuing disciplines that are critical to national security functions of the Department of Defense (DoD). The following is a list of SMART’s 24 approved STEM disciplines. These disciplines are general umbrella disciplines – specific applicant majors or fields of study may fall under one or more discipline on this list. Please note, non-technical degrees, including management, arts, or humanities, are not approved or funded by SMART.

• Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biosciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science and Analytics
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• Geosciences
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Information Sciences
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Oceanography
• Operations Research
• Physics
• Software Engineering

Scholarships are awarded for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 5 years of funding, depending on degree requirements. SMART is a one-for-one commitment; for every year of degree funding, the scholar commits to working for a year with the DoD as a civilian employee.

Undergraduate applicants

Must be currently enrolled at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university Must be able to produce a fall 2023 (or earlier) college transcript at the end of the term AP coursework is not considered college credit

Graduate applicants

Can be either currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or awaiting notification of admission If awaiting admission, you must be accepted for entrance in the fall 2024 term Scholars enter the program as either recruitment or retention. Learn more information on how scholars participate in the SMART Program through recruitment or retention. Learn more about the citizenship and security clearance requirements for SMART scholarship awards.

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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