CMIT`s Newsletter has been serving more than 5 years as a great communication tool between staff, students, parents and the community. All students, parents, staff and subscribers receive the CMIT-H HS Newsletter on Monday mornings. However, How often do you read this Newsletter? What is your level of interest with CMIT`s Newsletter? Are you a cover to cover reader? or do you just take a look? Are you satisfied with the content? Do you have any suggestions to make the newsletter better? Please fill out the survey to help us to improve the newsletter; https://forms.gle/XDNvHHPiDLYSZDbs7 *If you already filled out the survey in the past week, you do not need to fill out again unless you want to answer the questions differently or suggest different ideas. Our goal is to improve the Newsletter. We need your feedback to be able to do this. To subscribe: https://newsletter.clfportal.org/newsletter/issues/cmitn Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator

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Greetings families, Each school year Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) requires parents/guardians to fill out a Publicity Release form for each student. Throughout the school year, PGCPS and the Prince George’s County Board of Education conduct activities that may be publicized by local or national news media or used to promote the school system. Publicity activities include interviews, photographs or videos of individuals or groups of students, or student works (including, but not limited to, artistic works, athletic activities, performances and competitions) that may be used in websites, social media such as Facebook and Twitter, print or online publications, or videos. Please fill out the attached Electronic PGCPS 2020-21 SY Publicity Release Form by checking only one of the boxes to GRANT or NOT GRANT PERMISSION. This Form will remain in effect through September 2021. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11vp6zITFHL1TPbI5a7aUzcf0zWbwSuDbp9uJA210mQM/edit Important Note: CMIT-N HS requires selecting the "GRANT PERMISSION" option in "the Publicity Release Form" to be able to participate in clubs and STEM teams. nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator

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Follow CMIT-N High School on social media. Follow us on Twitter: @CMITAcademy Follow us on Instagram: cmitacademy Subscribe to us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuPgTO2ZyC2WQoTOgBislA?view_as=subscriber Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me at nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

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Give your talented math and science students the confidence to own, shape, and decide their future. Introduce them to Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Innovation where we are reimagining engineering - one future at a time. The application (https://ei.jhu.edu/apply/application-materials/) is now open for the Spring Session: January 25 - April 23, 2021. "The best part of this module was continously remodeling my project and learning through trial and error until I got the result I wanted as it felt satisfying when I reached my end product." Created by Johns Hopkins faculty, this fully online course is designed to be equally challenging, collaborative, interactive as it is fun. Students will model human efficiency, the cardiovascular system, and design experiments to test these models and more. And students have the opportunity to earn college credit. Like you, we understand the importance of stimulating the inner drive of students and giving them access to opportunities to ignite this. That's why, together, we can reimagine the future of engineering. Please take a look at the requirements and share BMEI with parents and students. Contact us with any questions (https://ei.jhu.edu/contact/). Sincerely, Johns Hopkins University Engineering Innovation Programs Biomedical Engineering Innovation

Admin

Hello everyone, First, I would like to take this time to say thank you to everyone as I made my transition back to work from maternity leave. I really appreciate everyone's patience and understanding. Before we left school in March, due to the current global pandemic, there were a few scheduled field trips that did not take place. This email is to inform you that if you paid for a canceled field trip, your refund checks will be available for pick up on Monday, October 26, 2020. The following field trip refunds are included in this message: Aquarium (03/24/2020) Penn State College Tour (04/15/2020) AP Gov/US Hist Philadelphia Spy Museum (03/27/2020) I understand due to the current pandemic, there may be a few considerations regarding receiving the check. With that in mind, please complete the following form to inform how you would like to receive the check. This form should only be completed if you are due a refund from one of the above-listed field trips. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm3M2zCssHa132nPKqttrektopKuLXHnbySupkSXXHHaDmOg/viewform?usp=sf_link If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you and enjoy your day.

Mrs. Bond, Registrar

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Bullying can result in physical injury, social and emotional distress, self-harm and even death. Also, it increases the risk for depression, anxiety and poor academic achievement (cdc.gov/injury/Features / stop-bulling/index,htm/ ). As parents and school staff, let's continue to work together to prevent and stop bullying. Please click the link below to watch the Anti-Bullying 2020 video. https://video.link/w/pJgsb Thank you Nurse Abraha

HS Nurse

Hello, 9th Grade Families! The 9th grade team is excited to introduce you to the Big Eight as a means of infusing character building into our instructional curriculum. On roughly a monthly basis, we will meet with students to introduce one of the expectations listed below. After introducing and discussing the expectation with students, we will apply what we have learned by participating in short activities. In addition to building character, these meetings will offer a relaxed non-instructional environment for students to connect with their teachers, administrator, and classmates - something many of us are missing in this virtual environment. More information about the Big Eight is to come. You will find it in your email. THE BIG EIGHT - Accountability - Boldness - Communication - Curiosity - Diligence - Execution - Gratitude - Optimism We look forward to working with you in this capacity!

Ms. Colandrea 9th + 10th Grade Assistant Principal English, MAPS, SPED, + Social Studies Departments

Hi everyone! This week, BGC students will begin a series of lessons on wave forms. It will take all week. Physics students will have a virtual projectile motion lab, which they will perform and submit in groups of 3 students. Next stop: Newton's 3 Laws.

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

Anime Club has been working to find its stride over the last couple weeks as we navigated the difficulties of watching anime as a group online and establishing convenient but secure methods of online discussion. However, much like the anime protagonists we love to watch, we did not let these obstacles stop us for long! So far the club has rewatched or been introduced to recent fan favorites like "Fire Force" and "Demon Slayer" as we explored the popular shonen genre. This week we hopped in our time machines to kick it old school with classics like 1992's "Yu Yu Hakusho" and 2000s "Inuyasha". The road ahead is long and we do not always know exactly where it will take us, but we remain anxious to explore new genres, themes, and projects as we continue our adventures through anime.

Mr. Dorris (Anime Enthusiast)

Last week in CMIT LEAD, we started talking more about our values, focusing on the leadership element of "consciousness of self." We did an activity around our values, and our members identified the leadership value they feel is most important. Here is what some of our members had to say! “My most important value is ACHIEVEMENT. A leader's goal is to accomplish an achievement, therefore a leader without any achievements has failed as a leader. Although you may have been kind, caring, and compassionate, you will always be known as a failed leader that never achieved their goal.” “A value that I think is of utmost importance is FLEXIBILITY. Flexibility means you are able to work in all kinds of situations, regardless of the kind of person you define yourself as. In order to work on my flexibility, I plan on being very open-minded and seeing things from all possible frameworks in order to focus on the greater good.” "OPEN-MINDEDNESS is a crucial aspect to keep in mind for a leader, as it builds character upon criticism, and widens their point of view for certain topics in order to build a better tomorrow." “The value of a leader that I think is the most significant would have to be HONESTY. If you are a leader who deceives others or manipulates them, you will be unable to gain the trust of others which ultimately causes people to fail to rely on you and trust you when they should. I think honesty can also ultimately at least link most of the values of a leader together. As a growing leader, I would say that in order to practice this value, I need to practice being honest and telling the truth, even if the truth is hard.” “I believe that SPIRITUALITY is one of the most important values a leader can have. A person's morals, ethics, and belief system should set up a path for them to follow and lead by.” “I believe that every leader should have the value of COMPASSION because in order to be a strong leader you should care about your followers. I will continue to compassion in my everyday life.” Interested in joining? Complete the Interest Form! https://forms.gle/V31gAowqbQmjkZ9t5

CMIT Academy North High School Counseling Department Ms. Gaudette (A-J Last Names) - ngaudette@cmitacademy.org Ms. Ryan (K-Z Last Names) - rryan@cmitacademy.org

For all the writers, readers and artists of CMIT. Literary Magazine is a great place to express your creativity. The Lit Mag staff will write, create digital and print media, and provide a forum for anyone in CMIT to submit work for publication within our community. Join us on Fridays at 3:00 PM. Contact Ms. Houston for more information khouston@cmitacademy.org

Katie Houston

You’re a writer. You’re an artist. You have a voice. “The Den” needs you. CMIT Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for the first publication. Put your words, your art, your expression in print. For more information on submission guidelines, contact Ms. Houston khouston@cmitacademy.org

Katie Houston

WOP is a club that mainly focuses on building women in many different categories, whether it’ self-esteem, leadership, self confidence and more. We talk about serious topics whether it’s in their lives and problems they have or problems society or community have, starting a small business, etc. All students welcome to join. First meeting will be this Tuesday 10/27 at 3:00 PM. Contact Ms. Houston for details. khouston@cmitacademy.org

Katie Houston

Clubs already started and you may still join. You may find the club announcements in this and last week's newsletters and you may still sign up. In addition to Newsletter, you may receive emails for Clubs and STEM Team announcements and recruitments. Please check the weekly newsletter and your emails carefully. Moreover, If you want to see all clubs` info together at one place, visit CMIT-N HS Clubs webpage: http://cmitacademy.org/highschool/clubs-20-21/ The only thing to sign up is to send an email to the club sponsor. A few important points about the SY20-21 Clubs. 1. Clubs and Team Meetings will be online, in a virtual environment. 2. In order for students to participate in Clubs and STEM teams, the Board of Education of Prince George’s County Public Schools shall require students in high school to maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or equivalent. 3.Publicity release google forms should be submitted by selecting the "GRANT PERMISSION" option to be able to participate in Clubs/STEM Teams. Find the Publicity Release Google form in the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11vp6zITFHL1TPbI5a7aUzcf0zWbwSuDbp9uJA210mQM/edit Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

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Science Olympiad team had the regular Wednesday meeting. Overlap schedule was mostly finalized during the meeting. We currently have 19 students in the team. Each team requires 15 students to compete at 23 events. We completed and registered the 1st team. If more students would like to join, we will open and register the 2nd team. If you want to join the Science Olympiad Team, fill out the form to apply. https://forms.gle/yvNvBovKoFErpRMg6 Make sure to check the flier to see if you meet the criteria. If you need more research for Science Olympiad, check the national website. www.soinc.org Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

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The Social Studies Department would like to help make communication and scheduling appointments during Office Hours on Wednesdays easier. Please click on the attached PDF link (not the image above), and once you open the PDF, you can click on the image for the teacher that you are interested in meeting with to schedule an appointment. Election 2020: Tuesday, November 3 To register to vote or request a mail-in ballot, please use this link: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1 Thank you to all the students who participated in the Social Studies Presidential Debate Watch Party this past week. We hope that those who attended appreciated the context and fact checking that was provided. We plan to host an Election Night Watch Party, so please check your Social Studies teacher's Google Classroom for the Zoom link! **For students enrolled in AP Courses, please make sure to check your email from Ms. Lee regarding an Acknowledgement Form that needs to be submitted prior to the end of the month. Also, double check that you have selected to take the exam in AP Classroom!**

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning, Social Studies Department Chair

Greetings! This week, the science department thinks it would be fun for the students to don a favorite costume (keeping in line with the PGCPS code of conduct for appearance). For those classes in which cameras are operational and/or required, you may also see a teacher in costume! Students may also change their avatars to something spooky, but festive. Remember: Candy Corn is a 'thing'! Have a great week!

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

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