CMIT South MS/HS Newsletter

Happy Friday Tenacious Tigers!

We are pushing through an awesome start of the school year. Special "Shout Out" to all families who were able to join us during our 1st PTO General Body Meeting last night. We were able to have great dialogue as we collaboratively plan for the BEST SCHOOL YEAR YET! Please plan to join us every 3rd Thursday of the month so your amazing ideas can be heard.

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Uniform Policy: Our uniform vendor, All American Wear, has restocked and PE Joggers have been back in stock for over a week! All uniform accomodations/alternative assignments will end today. Students are required to be in the appropriate uniform on a daily basis. As always, please take some time to review our Parent/Student Handbook as well as the PGCPS Student/Parents Rights and Responsibilities Handbook with your scholars.

Back-to-School Block Party: Our wonderful PTO is sponsoring a Back-to-School Block Party for the families of CMIT South. Please come out tonight from 5pm-8pm. All students MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian to attend.

PGCPS Password Reset: We are STILL working to get every student’s password reset. This takes a lot of time as one person has to reset every student's password individually. Thank you in advance for your continued patience.

Cell Phone Policy: Students are expected to store their cell phones in their lockers. If a cell phone is confiscated, a parent will be required to schedule a time to pick it up between 7:30 - 3:30pm.

Dismissal Policy: Parents are not allowed to drive down the tow-truck alley to pick up students. Parents are not allowed to utilize the back entrance as that is dedicated to our approved van providers. Students are not allowed to walk away from the school to meet their rides, including the front entrance, exit area by the field, or tow-truck alley. Please follow the direction of the CMIT South Staff at all times to ensure a safe and orderly dismissal. Students and Parents who violate our policy will be issued consequences that are aligned to the student code of conduct as well as the parent code of conduct.

Technology Distribution Plan: High School students are expected to bring charged devices to school daily. If students are in need of a device, please access our Technology Rental Request Form linked HERE.

Free/Reduced Meals: We are asking every family to complete an application for free/reduced meals this year. Even if you haven’t qualified in the past, please complete it for the current year. Apply Here.

Immunization: Maryland State Law (COMAR 10.06.04.03) requires all students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 to receive age-appropriate immunizations. The school must have proof of immunizations before allowing a student to begin school. If evidence of the required vaccines is not provided, the student will be excluded from school.

Download Maryland Immunization Requirements

Download Immunization Certificate

Let’s make this the best year yet!

Dr. Borden-McCarter, Principal

CMIT South Non-STEM clubs will begin the first week of October.

Please take a look at the current clubs being offered and select clubs that you are interested in. Clubs will have membership limits and regular attendance is mandatory. You can read about each club and its requirements using the button below and/or by opening the attached pictures and flyers.

Click the link to sign up for the clubs of your choice. You will need to complete a separate form for each club you are interested in. The club sponsor will reach out to you regarding additional information.

Greetings CMIT Students!

GREAT NEWS! Ms.Tutt's Student Chat Hours are back STARTING 9/26/23! ✨✨

Are you looking to speak to Ms.Tutt but don't know when or how? Use the link below to book an individual or group appointment.

🌱✨Students can connect with me for advice and support with the following:

• Emotional and Mental Health support/resources
• Study Skills and Organizing for Success
• Socializing/ Peer support/conflict resolution
• Building Self-Esteem Strategies
• Family/Relationship concerns
• Get help In a crisis!

These appointments are open to ALL CMIT students and fill up pretty fast be sure to schedule your desired time with me as soon as possible!

✨School-Wide Student Chat Hours Every Week 💬

✨Tuesdays: 4th Period: 12:46 pm-1:46 pm

✨Thursdays: 1st period: 8:35 am-9:35 am

✨Fridays: 5th period: 1:50 pm-2:50 pm

📍Room: 115 (Next to the main office suite)

Directions: Click on an open appointment slot to sign up. If no slots are available, please try a different time range or day. To cancel an appointment slot you've already booked, leave this sign-up page and delete the event from your own calendar.

If I don't have any more openings please book for another day or the following week (Be sure to scroll up and down the calendar to locate the correct time range you're looking for).

Be sure to share this information with a friend and I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Please email me if you have any questions or issues with booking: mtutt@cmitsouth.org

Thanks,

Ms.Tutt - Wellness and Mental Health Counselor

Hello CMIT South MS/HS Families,

As we begin the new school year, 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.

Here is the link to the 2023-2024 Absence Reason Notification Form CMIT South Middle/High School Form: https://forms.gle/QCb1Xu2ytD9vUToW6

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 here:
https://www.pgcps.org/globalassets/offices/general-counsel/docs---general-counsel/administrative-procedures/5000/administrative-procedure-5113---student-attendance-absence-and-truancy.pdf

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

Thank you.

As a reminder to all parents whose child is not up to date with their immunizations. Students will be excluded from school starting 09/18/2023. An execution letter was mailed to all students that are Non-Compliant. A free immunization clinic is available. Please check the PGCPS website.

First with the week recap!

• Our CMIT South Volleyball Varsity girls team suffered their first loss this week. Despite this loss, they were able to quickly bounce back and win in straight sets on Wednesday! They are continuing to have a successful season as they move to 3-1 on the season. Our JV team won both games and they have moved to 4-0 on the season.
• Our CMIT South Golf Team competed in another match this week. Since the beginning of the season we have had all of the students improve on their scores. Special shoutout goes to coach Brown for developing this program!
• Our CMIT South Soccer team played on Monday, and despite losing to one of the best teams in the county, they still were able to put up multiple goals. They have consistently been practicing and striving to get better. They look forward to picking up a couple of wins this week.

The Week Ahead

• Our Volleyball team will play this Wednesday @ Crossland HS and Friday vs CMIT North at home.
• Our Golf team's next match will be this Wednesday at the Paint Branch Golf Complex.
• Our Soccer team will play on Wednesday and Thursday this week. They will play International Langley Park on Wednesday, and Friendly HS on Thursday.

If you are looking forward to purchasing tickets to any CMIT South home games please utilize the link below. Game tickets will be available for purchase at the start of each week.

Our team store is now open for Fall Sports! We have a plethora of options available for purchase.

Please take a look at the catalog by clicking the link below.

JV Volleyball won both their matches this week against Gwynn Park (2-0) and Int'l Largo (2-1).

Varsity split their matches this week beating Int'l Langley (3-0) and losing to Gwynn Park (1-3).

The next home game is Friday, September 29th against CMIT North. The game theme is a BLACK OUT, so come dressed in all black to cheer on the team! Thanks in advance to all of you who come cheer on the teams!

Coach Sears & Coach K

Click the buttons below to access the full game schedule and Home Game Themes.

UPCOMING GAMES: (JV games start @ 5:30pm & Varsity starts immediately following)

• Wednesday, September 27th AWAY @ CROSSLAND
• Friday, September 29th HOME VS. CMIT NORTH (Black Out - come dressed in all black)

GAME RESULTS:

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

The 2023 Baltimore Washington Invitational Men's Gymnastics Meet needs volunteers to help make the event a success!

Dates:

• 12/8, 7pm to 10pm
• 12/9, 8am to 10pm
• 12/10, 8am to 8pm

Preference will be given to students that can commit to Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

There are a limited number of volunteer spots!!

Sign up by clicking the button below.

SENIORS!

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the 35th class in 2023, the Foundation has provided over 6,750 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $81 million in educational support. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. The 2024 application is now open here for students who will graduate during the 2023-2024 academic year. The deadline to apply is Monday, October 2, 2023, by 5 pm Eastern.

For any questions or concerns, please submit the contact form using the following link:

https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/contact/

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This is to inform you that your child will be taking the PSAT 8/9 on October 25, 2023. This test will be administered during the school day. It is given to all 8th-grade students in Prince George’s County to allow students to apply to our Specialty Program throughout the county. More information will be provided very soon. In the meantime, please use the resource link to learn more about PSAT 8/9 as well as have your child enroll in Khan Academy for additional practice.

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9

Again, thank you for your continued support and help to prepare our scholars for success.

Sincerely,

Ms. Jones

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.

LET'S EAT!

PAPA JOHNS GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER

Gift cards are $15.

Using the card allows you to get one pizza free with the purchase of another pizza. It’s good for multiple uses over the course of a year.

Spirit Wear is available for purchase. Shirts are $25. Students can wear them on Fridays to show their school spirit.

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