America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. This “Keep America Beautiful” (KAB) initiative is an annual event started in 1997 to spread the word on the importance of recycling and to educate others on how to recycle correctly. On Friday, November 15, 2019, CMIT High School celebrated the event with exemplary participation by the Green School Team headed by Dr. Clarke. The celebration began with peer instruction. Selected students received training from “William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)” and “The Alice Ferguson Foundation.” Two highly prestigious CMIT community partners. They provided instructions and meaningful experience on environmental awareness that enhances and reinforces skills learned in the classroom. The selected students showcase the information by explaining to their peers what substances are biodegradable, their decomposition rate, and recognize trash items that can be recycled or reused in order to reduce our landfill usage. CMIT teachers educate students on What Goes in My PGCPS Recycling Bin? Ms. Ozturk, our Principal, and the rest of the administrators, Mr. Avsar, Ms. Colandrea, Mr. Bayram, and the Green School Team grace the celebration by presenting the teachers with refillable whiteboard markers and air purifying peace lilies. The art students of Ms. Gottlieb started the mural as a symbol of our commitment to a green and beautiful school. And what made the celebration extremely profound was the assembly of our students, where they recognize the importance of a clean environment at CMIT and pledge to be more aware of their actions concerning our resources in everyday life. Shannon L. Okoronkwo, recycle inspector of Prince George’s County Government, Department of the Environment, presented the importance of recycling and clean environment to the students. Saul Giron graces the show with his rendition of America the Beautiful. Gemma Y. Bognot - CLARKE, Ph.D. Science Teacher Coordinator, High School

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Cold weather safety: 1) Wash your hands often. It can help prevent the spread of germs. 2) Layer your clothing and your children's appropriately to stay warm and dry in the cold weather. 3) Get your flu shot. 4) Eat a healthy and balanced diet. 5) Remember to stay hydrated and drink 6-8 glasses of water daily. 6) Stay active - exercise at home or join a gym to get the exercise you need indoors. 7) Maintain healthy skin. Apply moisturizer daily and sunscreen as needed. 8) Get 7-8 hours of sleep. It can increase your immune system to fight and decrease infection. 9) Visit your primary care physician to maintain good health and wellness. Please check attached file below for more information. It may help to stay healthy and safe.

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Hi Parents and Students! This week in PHYSICS, Monday and Tuesday students will take a short quiz (10 points) on section 5.2 - applying friction and Newton's 3 laws. The rest of the week, we will further explore section 5.3 for inclined planes. This week in BIOGEOCHEM, students will be learning about the Ring of Fire, volcanism related to plate tectonics, and the different types of magma and lava and the rocks they produce when cooled. See you in class!

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Acids and bases are important in living things because our body functions best with a specified level of acidity. Cells secrete acids and bases to maintain the proper pH for it to work. For example, every time you digest food, the acid in the stomach breaks down the food into nutrients that the body can use. In Dr. Clarke’s biology class, students utilized the scientific method to do rainbow chemistry for them to investigate the different chemical reactions using the pH scale. Correct investigation resulted in the appearance of specific color indicators. Gemma Y. Bognot - CLARKE, Ph.D. Science Teacher Coordinator, HS

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From the liver and potato experiment, students got to explore how the body works by modeling the function of the liver. Students used chicken liver and potato to investigate how the cell uses enzymes to breakdown carbohydrates. Gemma Y. Bognot - CLARKE, Ph.D. Science Teacher Coordinator

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PTO Members, Please be advise of the Slate of Candidates listed below for the vacant 2019-2020 vacant Executive Board positions. During the upcoming PTO Meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 21, 2019 any additional members interested in running for a position may be nominated from the floor. Executive Director - Tomiko Butler High School Executive Board: HS Corresponding Secretary - No Candidates HS Recording Secretary - Vanessa Oguntayo The following Middle School positions are also vacant: Middle School Executive Board: MS President - Shawniqua Ottley & Tooki Sise MS Vice President - Latishe Boyd MS Treasurer - Adriane Clark & Beverly Flowers MS Corresponding Secretary - No Candidates MS Recording Secretary - Mosina Wright If you have questions about the Slate of Candidates or running for a position, please email infromation@cmitnorthpto.org

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The PTO invites you to join us for the November PTO Meeting! Note: The PTO will take nominations from the floor for our 2019-2020 Executive Board Elections. Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019 Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: CMIT High School School Cafeteria, 14800 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD Call in Option Below: 1. Dial In to the Conference (United States): (515) 606-5356 Access Code: 531867 International Dial-in Numbers: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/cmitnorthpto#international 2. Join Online Meeting: Online meeting ID: cmitnorthpto Online meeting link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/cmitnorthpto Online Instructions: At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line. When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). To join the online meeting, click the online meeting link and follow the prompts. To Join the PTO please visit http://www.cmitnorthpto.org/join-online.html For questions please contact the following: General - information@cmitnorthpto.org Membership - membership@cmitnorthpto.org Fundraising - fundraising@cmitnorthpto.org

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