CMIT South MS/HS Newsletter

Dear CMIT South Community,

As we approach the holiday season, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to students, parents, and staff for your unwavering support and dedication.

This year has been filled with challenges, yet your resilience and commitment have shone brightly. Together, we’ve created a strong, supportive community that continues to inspire.

As we enjoy this well-deserved break, let’s take a moment to reflect on our achievements and the bonds we’ve forged. May the holidays bring you joy, relaxation, and cherished moments with loved ones.

Looking ahead to the new year, I am confident that our collective efforts will lead to even greater successes. Thank you for being an essential part of CMIT’s thriving community.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a rejuvenating break.

Educationally yours,

Dr. Borden-McCarter, Principal

Dear Parents, Students, and Guardians,

I hope this message finds you well. I am grateful for your patience and understanding as we navigate the STEM/Maker's Fair process. Your support has been invaluable.

If you have any questions, please contact your student's Science teacher directly for guidance.

1. Deadline Extension: Due to some students' challenges, the rough draft submission deadline has been extended to December 8th, 11:59 pm. The submission form and rubric are available on Canvas with detailed instructions. The paper should be completed in a Google Doc or Word doc. Reminder this is just a rough draft of your paper, so it's okay if some sections are incomplete or if you plan to make revisions (for example, the results section consists of the data table being used to collect information and a graph set up that will allow you to display your data as it pertains to your project). Some sections will just include the section header as a foundation for the final version of the report.
2. Extra Credit Opportunity: Students who submit their rough drafts by the initial deadline of December 1st will receive extra credit.

Warm Regards,

Miss Hamilton

Science Department Chair

Please support our MS Cheer Program by purchasing Cookie Dough for the holidays!

https://supporter.goldathletics.net/campaigns/2199/users/102745

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.

CMIT Family,

Open house dates for interested lottery applicants:

• In-person:
• November 11, 2023
• Virtual:
• December 13, 2023
• January 11, 2024

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.

• The Week Ahead

  • Our CMIT South Middle School Girls Basketball team has made the playoffs. They will take on Thomas Pullen on January 3rd at 6:00 p.m. If you are interested in attending the game please purchase your tickets using the link below. Tickets go live at 4:00 p.m and will sell out fast.

    https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/5980e357-a57a-4a82-bd11-c9b73c7bc451

    Please come out and support our Lady Tigers !

  
  

  Other News

  • The bsn team store is open
  • All HS students interested in participating in athletics must register on Aktivate. The Link will be at the bottom of the page.
  • All students must have a physical completed within the last calendar year in order to be on an athletic team

  
  

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!

Please see below for the HBCU Council Scholarship Awards Universal Application:

The HBCU Council of Shiloh Baptist Church is pleased to announce the 2024/2025 HBCU Council Scholarship Awards Application Cycle. Our Universal Application is available now via our website, www.hbcucouncil.com or HBCU Council Scholarship Awards Universal Application. Established in 2003, the HBCU Council offered two Scholarship Awards totaling $4000; The Rev. Dr. Wallace Charles Smith HBCU Award, based on academic excellence and the HBCU Heritage Scholarship Award, based on academic performance and financial need. Since then, the HBCU Council has expanded its offerings in additional Scholarships and Awards.

Students are encouraged to apply for our Scholarship Awards if you plan to attend or have been accepted to a Historically Black College or University (Public/Private). As a reminder, all applications must be submitted via email by January 19, 2024 (11:59pm). For more information you may call the HBCU Council at 202-524-2696 or email the Scholarship Committee at scholarships@hbcucouncil.com. Thank You.



Yours in HBCU Spirit,

HBCU Council Scholarship Committee

HBCU Council of Shiloh Baptist Church

1510 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

W: www.hbcucouncil.com

P: 202-524-2696

E: info@hbcucouncil.com

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

Seniors,

Please see the attached Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Opportunity!

Seniors,

Please check out the Prestige Photography Scholarship opportunity by clicking the following link:

Happy Wednesday, 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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