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Raider Nation Newsletter

Week of March 20, 2023

Raider NationNewsletterWeek of March 20, 2023
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Survey for Families

Dear Atholton families,


It was great spending St. Patrick’s Day at the Raider Roast! What a great evening! Thank you to the Athletic Boosters for putting on such a great event. Although I was outbid in the silent auction, I strongly encourage you to save the date for this fun event next year!


This week is the opening of our spring musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It is about six strangers who have one thing in common- they love to spell! Surrounded by their high-pressure families, a former Spelling Bee Champion (Syzygy), a jaded assistant principal (they won’t let him be principal), a parolee comfort counselor, and a variety of other colorful characters, these six champions duke it out for the title of champion. Join us for some made-up words, a few tears, a lot of laughter, and songs you’ll be humming for weeks to come. The spring musical is Thursday, March 23 (7 pm), Friday, March 24 (7 pm), and Saturday, March 25 (3 pm & 7 pm). Come out and see a great show. You can purchase tickets at https://hcpss.booktix.com/view/99/71022cc7d6f42daa/


I want to congratulate our Space RAIDers Robotics Team for an outstanding showing last week (2nd place). As team members approached me one by one to tell me the good news, I could not wait to publicize the result. Ryan Nguyen explained how very happy they are with taking second place and also being able to win against the number 1 ranked team once. The SpaceRAIDers worked very hard this build season, working through tough technical challenges and, ultimately, succeeded so far. The team will continue to prepare and improve the robot for the second District Event at Dulaney High school on 3/25 GOOD LUCK THIS COMING WEEKEND!!.


The newsletter this week will be brief as I am assigning homework to our families! As part of our school improvement process, we are asking families to provide input about their equity priorities at our school. Please use the link below to complete the HCPSS Indicators of Educational Equity Survey by April 14, 2023. We will use your input, along with other school data, to refine our school improvement plan for next year.


This survey is anonymous and available in multiple languages. If you have children at more than one school, please complete one survey per school.


Here are the surveys:


Please take just a few minutes to complete the survey!


Have a fantastic week!


Warmest regards,


Robert A. Motley

Principal

MCAP (Maryland State Testing)

Our state testing window is as follows:


English Language Arts – ELA 10: April 13 - April 18

Science MISA: May 1 - May 5

American Govt: May 8 - May 12

Algebra I and II: May 15 - May 22

MVA Permit Testing

The next MVA Driver’s Permit Test will be on Monday, April 17th, at 2:15 p.m. in the Media Center. Students must be 15 years old and 9 months by April 17th to complete the driver’s permit test. Students must return a signed parent permission form to the front office or Mrs. Bopst by Tuesday, April 11th. Late forms will not be accepted. Forms can be found on Mrs. Bopst's classroom door (room F182). Students are registered for the MVA Permit Test on a first-come, first-serve basis when the signed permission slip is returned. Spots are limited. If you need accommodations for the test, please visit your local MVA branch for support. Students can get driver's manuals from Mrs. Bopst to help prepare for the test.


*Disclaimer - when you pass the MVA Permit Test at school, YOU MUST make an appointment with the MVA branch to obtain the actual permit and pay the fee. When you pass, the paper given to you is only a piece of paper and DOES NOT SERVE as your learner’s permit.

Mark Your Calendar

March 31 -- 3hr Early School Closing

April 3 - 10 -- School Closed (Spring Break)

May 19 -- Junior/Senior Prom -- The Hotel at Arundel Preserve