The Seahawks Call
November 20 - December 1, 2023
Message from Principal Taylor..............................
Administrative Team Update
Our seventh-grade administrator, Ms. Shaneha Harvard-Lamb, will be out of the building for the remainder of the school year. Her family suffered a recent tragedy and Ms. Harvard-Lamb is taking an extended leave of absence. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Our current assistant principals, Mr. Christopher McAllister and Mr. Marlon Walker, will oversee our Grade 7 students for the rest of the school year. Mr. McAllister is new to our administrative team and was recently promoted to an acting assistant principal for the rest of the year.
Mr. McAllister is our sixth-grade administrator and will oversee seventh graders with last names beginning with A-L. Mr. Walker is our eighth-grade administrator and will oversee seventh graders with last names beginning with M-Z.
VIRTUAL GIVING TREE
Milton Somers is spreading joy to some of our students in need this holiday season. If you are interested in sponsoring a student, please click the link for our Virtual Giving Tree below. Gifts should be wrapped, labeled with the student number and dropped off to Milton Somers by Friday, December 15th. If you have any questions, please contact our PPW, Pam Jenkins, at pkjenkins@ccboe.com. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AAA92EA0FF2-46220601-virtual
Important Dates to Remember!
(Monday) - November 20th
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - McAllister
- Educators Rising until 3 pm in T9
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
- SSEYTC in the cafe' from 7-9 pm
(Tuesday) - November 21st
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
(Wednesday) November 22nd - (Friday) November 24th - THANKSGIVING BREAK
(Saturday) - November 25th
- LPBK Ball football fields from 7 am - 7pm
(Monday) - November 27th
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - McAllister
- Yearbook until 3:30 pm in rm 218
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
- SSEYTC in the cafe' from 7-9 pm
(Tuesday) - November 28th
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
(Wednesday) - November 29th
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - Taylor
- Vex IQ until 3:15 pm
- Vex Robotics until 3:30 pm
- Drama Club until 3:30 pm
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
- SSEYTC in the cafe' from 7-9 pm
(Thursday) - November 30th
- Administrator on duty for after school clubs/detention - Walker
- PBIS RISE Club meeting until 3 pm
- GSA until 3:25 pm
- Sea Perch until 3:15 pm
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
(Friday) - December 1st
- PBIS RISE club meeting
- LPBK Ball football fields from 5-8 pm
(Saturday) - December 2nd
- LPBK Ball football fields from 7 am - 7pm
Congratulations to our November Seahawk Stars!
6th grade
Erin Hemphill
Clarence Johnson
Haylee Murphy
Liam Reeb
Zachary Reyes
7th grade
Brynn Barry
Liam Carsia
Jaylin Dantzler
Harper Dolan
Aaron Harris
8th grade
Carly Kendrick
Madison Owens
Amiela Vasquez
Grace Washington
Ryan Williams
Fall Yearbook Sale and Picture Retakes
Fall Yearbook Sale! The price of the yearbook is $30.00 until December 1st. Get yours early! Prices will increase on December 2nd. Yearbooks can be purchased at www.yearbookordercenter.com. Our school code is 14954. Make sure to get yours today! If you have any questions about yearbooks, please contact Ms. Strobel or Ms. Villela.
Picture Make-up/Retake Day will be on Wednesday, November 29th during Periods 1-4 in the cafeteria. The photographer will only be here in the morning, so please make sure that if you need a photo taken you are present the morning of November 29th. This picture day is for students who were absent on the original picture day, have a new order, or have a photo package that they would like to return for new photos.
Picture Day forms will be available soon. Photos from our original picture day were passed out the week of November 6th during 1st period.
Any questions regarding pictures, please contact either Ms. Strobel or Ms. Villela.
From the Library's Circulation Desk.................................
Thank you for your support of our Scholastic Book Fair. Thanks to you, we will be able to add numerous popular titles to our library collection! The physical book fair may be closed, but the online one remains open through November 26. You can access it here: Book Fair Homepage (scholastic.com)
Break is a perfect time to finish those library books and return them back to the library. Curl up and enjoy a good read.
Tech Notes: Thanksgiving break is the perfect time for students to power down their laptops and have a break from screens. Remind them to use the power icon to power down and enjoy their break.
A word from your PTSO...........
Join us for a monthly meeting this year to help promote Health Families and great partnerships with Home-School-Community!
SCHOOL SUPPORTS
Sandra Taylor - School Principal - staylor@ccboe.com
Chris McAllister- 6th Grade & 7th Grade (with last names A-L) acting AP - cmcallister@ccboe.com
Marlon Walker - 7th Grade (with last names M-Z) & 8th Grade AP - 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