Essay Requirements (Grades 6-12 ONLY): At least 250 words, but shall not exceed 500 words • Typed and double-spaced • Original work only • Be sure to properly cite your sources. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ • Due on Friday, January 24th Scoring Rubric Comprehension (20 points) How well does the essay reflect a thorough comprehension of the essay topic? Does the essay provide supported reasons for the student’s topic selection? Organization (20 points) Does the argument/discussion follow a logical and easily understood progression? Does any outside evidence contained in the essay support the essay’s main points? Conclusions (20 points) Do the conclusions follow logically from the main body of the essay and reflect what the student has learned from research? How compelling are the conclusions? Creativity (20 points) Use of diverse resources, language &/or style, unique angle? Writing (20 points) Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure. Poster Requirements (Elementary ONLY): • Poster MUST be 18x14 inches • Illustrates & supports a significant African American • Illustrates the contribution clearly and with artistic energy • Is it Colorful? Creative? Innovative? Legible? Different? Finished? • Poster should have a caption of at least three sentences, but no more than 10 to include who, what, and how the person contributed to shaping history. • Poster should mention at least one NEW thing the student learned during this contest? (E.g. arts in STEAM, African American role models, about oneself, society, African American history &/or culture, etc.) CLF will have three winners from each division who will receive a $50 gift card. Student winners and their parents will be invited to an awards reception hosted by CLF. One honorary mention from each school/division will be asked to read their essay or present their poster submission. Refreshments will be served and community leaders, special guests, fellow students, teachers, school officials, and board members will be in attendance.

CLF Community Partnerships

The Team Illusion robotics team worked on assembling pieces of their robot in the last weeks' meetings. We took apart an older robot in order to acquire pieces for the new robot. We ordered pieces that we were missing. The programmers also started to makes files to store our programs in order to drive and do different functions. We started to assemble the gearboxes and started to wire the motors to their respective controllers. We have 4 more weeks to build the robot! FIRST Robotics team meets every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and every Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm in room 137. By: Bilal Suleman 10th Grade

Mr. Bayram STEM Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Students who have a CMIT-N parking permit (above) may park in the designated parking zones for the students. There are two designated areas for Student Only parking: 1 - The parking zone behind the elementary school (parking spots 1-24). If a student has a parking permit with a number from 1 to 24, s/he should park there. The number on the permit should match with the number on the parking spot. 2 - The parking zone in the neighboring building (opposite the cafeteria). There are 16 parking spots marked CMIT but without numbers. Students who have a parking permit with a number which is higher than 25-40 should park in this zone. NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE OR PARK ON SCHOOL PROPERTY WITHOUT A VALID CMIT-N STUDENT PARKING PERMIT. Also, if a student fails to follow CMIT-N parking rules, his/her car will be subject to towing! I still have three parking permits for students. If any student still needs a parking permit, check your e-mail inbox. I sent an email last week with instructions on how to get a CMIT-N parking permit.

Mr. Bayram Program Cooordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

CMIT Families! Earlier this year, some members of our community expressed interest in a task force that combines the input and efforts of parents, students, and staff. That task force is here and has been establishing itself. We are ready now to hear from you. You may submit your questions, concerns, and ideas via the link below. You may do so anonymously, if you choose. The task force will review your input and address it during its monthly meetings. (The next meeting is January 30th.) You can look for responses to your input here in the newsletter. Consider bookmarking this link to the form for easy access: https://forms.gle/TGri3zajLqk7DhiGA We look forward to working with you.

Parent, Student, Staff Task Force

As a reminder, when the semester changes, students who are currently taking Health Education will be switching to PE and therefore will need to have the correct PE uniform starting January 27th. This means a CMIT PE t-shirt, CMIT PE shorts or sweatpants, and sneakers.

Mr. Snyder

Students in Ms. Gonzalez's Forensics class worked to solve a case! They collected evidence from the crime scene and potential suspects, then tested the objects with Luminol to determine which stains were real blood and which was stained with something else. The evidence that had traces of blood glowed a bright blue! The excitement exhibited by the students when real blood was detected and the case was solved had our enthusiastic young forensic scientists ready for more!

Brittany Gonzalez

Design Club meets after school on Thursdays from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. We meet in Ms. Cline's room (Room 233). We make bracelets, necklaces, rings, and waist beads of all sorts. This is a club where we embrace and showcase our creative designs! If you are interested, you may still join us! By: Oluwanifemi Adekanbi Grade 11 Design Club Student Sponsor Club Supervisors: Kimberly Jones/Simone Richardson

Mr. Bayram After School Clubs Coordinator CMIT Academy North nbayram@cmitacademy.org

Hello, CMIT Families: Please note that the last day of the second quarter is this Friday, January 24th. If you have lingering questions or concerns about grades reflected in SchoolMax, this week would be a good time to address them. There will be a 3-hour early dismissal on Monday, January 27th so that teachers can finalize their grades. School will dismiss for students at 11:45am. Please make plans for your student's transportation from school accordingly. Respectfully,

HS Administration

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