AEHS Weekly Newsletter

Good evening, Titans!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday. Today's message is coming to you a few hours early as to not interrupt your Super Bowl festivities. I hope you enjoy the rest of the evening and what is left of the weekend. Please see below.

Have a great week!

Mark Brown, Jr.

Principal

• Thurs. Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday & Valentine's Day
  
• Mon. Feb. 19 - Presidents' Day. No School for Staff and Students
• Tues. Feb. 20 - PTSA Meeting
• Fri. March 1 - AEHS Career Fair / Early Release
• Follow the AEHS Website - Upcoming Events link to see more events that are coming up at AEHS
• MCPS SY23-24 Calendar

On Friday, March 1st, we will host our 2nd annual AEHS Career Fair. Our goal is to have one professional in each classroom, during each class period. Last year was a huge success, and we are hopeful to follow up in a big way this year!

Please consider volunteering your time to be a presenter, a sponsor, or just lending a hand the day of. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Also, questions can be direct to assistant principal, Alyson_L_Gordon@mcpsmd.org.

"SAT Day" will be held at Einstein high school on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Grade 11 students will take the Digital SAT exam, and other students will participate in activities that will help them prepare for life after high school. Any students not in grade 11 will have the opportunity to sign up for a SAT exam.

Registration for Digital SAT

Grade 11 students are automatically registered for the SAT and do not have to pay for the exam. Any students not in grade 11 are eligible to register for the exam. You can register for the SAT here by Friday, 2/16. The exam costs $42 and can be paid for using your child's school cash online account. A payment link will be shared once you have registered. Payment is required by Friday, Match 1.

If you have additional questions, please email me at kimberly.d.prillman@mcpsmd.net.

Do you want to order a senior banner for your graduating senior? Please see the attached flyer and be sure to order now at the Early Bird price. Please see Ms. Tasha_E_Kelly@mcpsmd.org if you have questions.

Dear Albert Einstein staff, families and students,

My name is Sara Rivera, and I am honored to be the new administrative secretary. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself. I have worked at Albert Einstein for the last year as a Paraeducator and support staff for our Special Education office. Additionally, I am the Costume director for our STAGE program. And almost as Importantly, I am a previous Einstein parent and Titan through and through. In serving in this new role, it is my hope that my understanding of the school and community needs allows me to serve not only our students and staff but our families and community to the best of my ability. It is my mission and goal to provide the utmost in dedication and support as the administrative secretary. I look forward to working with each one of you.

Sincerely,

Sara Rivera

AEHS Administrative Secretary

Help AEHS Instrumental Music and Choral Students Attend the Spring Trip to Quantico & Williamsburg!

Hello Titan families!

The AEHS Instrumental Music and Choral students have a great opportunity to perform at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico and attend music and choral clinics at William & Mary University in Williamsburg in April 2024. Please help students cover the costs of this 3-day trip by making a donation!

This is an incredible opportunity for our AEHS musicians. Travel and other associated costs are not covered by the school, so we need your help. Please consider making a donation to PACE, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.

If you are supporting a specific student-musician, please check the "Write us a comment" box on the donation form and enter the student's full name in the comment section to ensure your donation will help cover costs for that student. Contributions without a comment will be used to support the entire experience and students who are most in need.

Please share with your family, friends and neighbors! Every dollar contributed will help offset the costs of this trip for our hardworking and talented student-musicians.

Thank you!

Karin Rudolph

PACE Theatre and Choral Liaison

Sylvia Augustein

PACE instrumental Music Liaison

ONE more week to donate and help send Dance Company to the Regional HS Dance Festival in Norfolk, VA!

We are more than halfway to our goal!

AEHS Dance Company will be traveling to a 4-day high school dance festival in March. They recently learned that they were one of a limited amount of groups chosen to perform during the festival!! Besides having the opportunity to represent the AEHS Community, the Einstein dancers will also be able to take master classes, audition for college and summer program scholarships, and see other schools perform from all over the country. We want to be sure that ALL of our dancers have access to this experience, so please consider donating to help offset the cost for our families – every little bit helps. Please donate by January 31 and share with your family, friends and neighbors!!

To donate:

https://donorbox.org/2024-national-high-school-dance-fundraiser

Thank you!
Kirstin Goldston
AEHS PACE Dance Liaison

Einstien's Closet (previously Project Prom) is collecting donations until April 1st. We are only in need of men/women's suit jackets and pants as well as long prom/bridesmaid dresses. Donations can be dropped off in Ms. Klenk's Room (150). Any questions you can reach Ms. Klenk at: katelyn.a.klenk@mcpsmd.net

The 16th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) College Fair will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024, from 6:00–8:30 p.m.

The in-person event will take place at The Universities at Shady Grove for students in Grades 8–12 and their families to meet with representatives from over 50 historically black colleges and universities. The HBCU College Fair will include the following:

• Workshops on financial aid, assistance with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and scholarship opportunities.
• A panel discussion on college life with representatives from the Montgomery County National Pan-Hellenic Council Fraternities and Sororities.
• Workshops that include scholarship information from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and an overview of HBCUs and how to find your best-fit HBCU.

Volunteers are needed to help with monitoring workshop sessions and logistics. The volunteer registration information is located on the HBCU Fair website.

Important Dates:

• Friday, January 19, 2024, registration opens.
• Friday, February 16, 2024, from 6:00–8:30 p.m., HBCU Fair

Rockville, MD —

Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) launched his annual Congressional Art Competition for Maryland’s Eighth District. The competition invites high school students across the district to submit their original artwork for Congressional recognition and for the chance to see their art displayed in the United States Capitol.

“Each year, I look forward to seeing the boundless artistic talent and youth creativity represented in my Congressional Art Competition,” said Rep. Raskin. “I encourage all high school students across our district with a passion for visual arts to enter the 2024 competition and share their vision with us. Eighth District youth are the future of American art.”

All high school students residing in Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District are eligible and encouraged to enter the competition. All entries must be submitted digitally via the portal here no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 25, 2024. The online submission must include a single entry as well as a completed Student Information & Release Form. Complete submission guidelines can be found on Congressman Raskin’s website here.

Independent judges from the Eighth District will evaluate entries and recommend one first-place winner, whose work will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year, alongside other winning pieces from Maryland and across the nation.

Additionally, the winning entry and a larger pool of honorees from the district will be shown at local arts center VisArts (155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850) from May 5, 2024 through May 12, 2024. A selection of runner-up pieces from the exhibition will also be featured in Representative Raskin’s Rockville District Office. In honor of each of our student artists, all submissions will be featured in Representative Raskin’s virtual art gallery. You can view the 2023 virtual gallery here.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email, Nina Weisbroth: nina.weisbroth@mail.house.gov and Hailey Roh: hailey.roh@mail.house.gov,

Summary:

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has a business partnership with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., where they provide 15 grand, upright, and digital loaner pianos to MCPS at no cost. MCPS provides maintenance for the instruments and informs our students, parents, and guardians of the partnership.

Background:

Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., has a public sale of instruments twice a year—the second sale is scheduled for February 17–25, 2024. During this time, the public can purchase pianos at reduced prices. Our partnership with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., commits MCPS to provide the notice of this sale to each student.

Please see a copy of the letter's distributed by MCPS using the links below.

Letter (English), Letter (Spanish)

The Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is hosting our annual 2024 Talent Hunt Showcase at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School on Sunday, March 17, 2024. We need assistance from local high schools with seeking talented students to participate in the upcoming Talent Hunt Showcase. Please disseminate this email to your performing arts teachers within your school.

Student participants can click on the following link: https://formfacade.com/sm/wT40SyvCJ to access the program application. Students and parents must complete and submit the program application to be eligible to participate in the Talent Hunt Showcase. For additional information about the Talent Hunt Showcase, please contact a member of the Mu Nu Talent Hunt Committee at munutalenthunt@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support in advance.

Lorenzo R. Prillman, Ed.D.

Assistant Principal

Clarksburg Elementary School

Congratulations to Renee Boissiere and Maeve Salzman who have both scored 1000 career points for the Lady Titans Basketball Team. It is rare for a team to have one player score 1K career points, and it almost never happens that a team has two 1K career point scorers on the same team. Congratulations to Renee and Maeve, and Coach Rice and his staff on this huge accomplishment!

It is finally here and hangs prominently in the gym. Congratulations again to Coach Da Silva and the Boys Cross Country Team for the State Championship this fall. Friday we were able to celebrate them as we unveiled and hung the state championship banner in the gymnasium. Kudos to you all!

Spring Tryouts 2024 interscholastic athletics online registration through the ParentVUE Portal opened on January 22, 2024. The ParentVUE online registration portal, available in English and Spanish, incorporates all required paper forms and documents into an internet-based platform that can be accessed using a secure ParentVUE Portal login. REGULAR SPRING REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 28TH AT 12:00 NOON. ALL ATHLETES NOT REGISTERED BY THIS TIME WILL MISS THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE. LATE REGISTRATION OPENS ON MARCH 2ND AT 11:00am. LATE REGISTRATION QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED AT COACH HOWELL’S OFFICE STARTING AT 11:00am.

Parents/guardians are also able to scan and upload their student’s physical as part of the registration process. The first day for spring tryouts will be March 1st except for Allied Softball. If you have any questions about registration, please contact our Assistant Athletic Specialist, Alberto Jimenez, director of registration. alberto_j_jimenezguedez@mcpsmd.org

For more information can be found at einsteinathletics.org

Dear MCPS Families,

Here are things to know for Thursday, Feb. 8. Meet the new interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Monique Felder, how to access your student's report card, upcoming events and opportunities for students and families, February highlights, and more.

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We wanted to let you know about a STEM scholarship opportunity that is only available to students in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

The 2nd Annual PAVE Essay Contest and Scholarship Program encourages high school students to imagine the future with automated vehicles, and write a well-crafted essay about what that could mean for their communities. Submissions are due March 15, 2024, and winners will be notified in late spring 2024. The top three awardees will win $2500, $1500, and $1000, respectively.

The contest sponsors are Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), which is a 501c3 education nonprofit, as well as STEER Tech, an autonomous vehicle technology company, the Maryland Department of Transportation and the District Department of Transportation.

Questions? Please reach out to Marsha Camp, PAVE Membership Manager, at marsha.camp@pavecampaign.org.

Kind regards,

Marsha Camp

PAVE Membership Manager

The message below is from a community partner who has recently worked with students via our Career and Technology Education (CTE) department, and who will be a Career Day presenter on Friday, March 1.

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Hello, my name is Demeterius Harmon and I am a Financial Coach. I help people who make $50,000 or more with budgeting, saving money, and paying off debt.

Additionally, I help my clients shift their mindset regarding money which helps them develop a healthy relationship with their money.

I also have a passion for teaching the youth about financial literacy. I truly believe that kids should learn the basics of financial literacy before they graduate high school. Therefore, I partner with high schools to teach their students about building wealth and how to attend college debt-free. If you are interested in me speaking to your students, please do not hesitate to contact me. My contact information is below.

Email: demeterius@harmonfinancialcoaching.com

Phone: 301-244-9340

Website: harmonfinancialcoaching.com

Happy New Year Students, Parents, and Administrators,

The Greater Washington Urban League Guild is pleased to announce year two of Project STEAM AHEAD! This immersive experience will teach basic coding skills or allow students to sharpen and enhance already existing skills in a fun and interactive way with the end result being the production of a video game with storyline and illustrations. The key is to fully engage the intellect and imagination! The program will run for five weeks from Feb 10 - March 16, with a celebration and presentation on week six. We will meet at the Greater Washington Urban League Headquarters on Saturday mornings from 10 - 11:30. If possible participants should bring a laptop, but if you don't have one don't let that be a barrier! Come prepared to have fun and learn a new skill or sharpen the ones you already have.

If you are interested please Click to complete the form and indicate your interest in "Project STEAM AHEAD," (some of you may have completed the form in the past, but please complete it again.)

Feel free to email any questions you may have, you will find the link for the interest form included in this email and an information flier attached.

We hope to see you in February and please share with any friends in grades 8-11!

All the Best,

Dr. Lynn

GWUL

Youth Education and Development

Committee Chair