Hello CMIT Family, Hope your day is going well. Even if it is not, it will be after this announcement. The Mathmagicians Team students joined to Math Madness Competition's first-round. I am very happy to announce that the Mathmagicians Team students won the first round with a 17-6 lead. Congratulations Christina Thomas, Suhani Patel, Nigel Seymour, Renee Ogoh, Kanyinsola Ijaduola, Jayden Russell, Leah Brooks, Hannah Simmons, Favour Nwogu!!!🎉🎉🎉👏🎉👏 Go Mathmagicians! Go Tigers!

Esra Keskin, MBA Math Teacher Math Contests & Competitions Coach ekeskin@cmitacademy.org

I would like to announce the great news. CMIT-N High School has 3 winners at Mosaic Theater Play Writing Contest. 2nd place in the 10-20 mins category: Sabvea Edwards 3rd place in the 10-20 mins category: Masai Wray 3rd place in the 10 mins or less category: Alexsia Tarquini Congratulations!!!! Way to go Tigers!! Read the full story: https://mosaictheater.org/blog/a-mosaic-team-serge-seiden-69xye-s96bxhttps://mosaictheater.org/blog/a-mosaic-team-serge-seiden-69xye

nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

Science Olympiad Team competed at MSO Regional Tournament last Saturday. The competition happened completely online. We were able to compete as a whole team with 15 students in all 19 events in Newton Division. Even though we could not advance to the state tournament, we won the followings: Sarah Suleman- Kavyasri Gouda 4th place in Fossils Sarah Suleman-Kaitlin Quarshie 6th place in Water Quality 7th place in: Machines, Codebusters, Chem Lab, Dynamic Planet, Ornithology, and Designer Genes! Congrats to the team! SCIENCE OLYMPIAD 2021 TEAM MEMBERS: 1.Haris Chaudhry 2.Kavyasri Gouda 3.Sarah Suleman 4.Kaitlin Quarshie 5.Suhani Patel 6.Nigel Seymour 7.Samuel Opoku-Agyemang 8.Anthony Stills 9.Velma Funebe 10Samantha Obajolu 11.Christina Thomas 12.Ansharah Akbar 13.Abdulrahman Mohammed 14.Ashley Tchokote 15.Sapri Sise Nuri Bayram Science Olympiad Team Advisor nbayram@cmitacademy.org

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Below are CMIT-N High School`s official social media accounts: Follow us on social media to get the latest news and updates. Twitter: @CMITAcademy Instagram: cmitacademy Facebook: @CmitNorthHighSchool YouTube: CMIT Academy Media 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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Hello Bridge Builders! Thanks for registering CLF TRAC Bridge Building Invitational. Registration is now closed, and time to pick up your Entry Kit (50 balsa wood, 1 glue, 1 precision cutter, 1 cutting mat, and 1 competition guidelines print-out) and start to build your bridges! Pick up location: CLF Central Office, 6151 Chevy Chase Dr, Laurel MD 20707 Pick up time: Monday thru Thursday 9 am-3 pm. Please arrange your schedule and try to pick it up this week. Materials will be ready at the CLF front desk. You need to sign a form and pick up materials contactless. Wear a mask and follow CDC guidelines while you are in the building. If you want to reach someone before you come, email Ms. Wilson or Ms. Meggett. Monday and Wednesday, Annessa Wilson awilson@clfmd.org Tuesday and Thursday, Janee Meggett, jmeggett@clfmd.org A quick reminder: The proposal submission deadline is March 31st, 2021. 11:59 pm. 1st place winners in each category receive an Apple iPad Mini (newest version) 2nd place winners in each category receive an Apple AirPods Pro 3rd place winners in each category receive an Apple AirPods After testing the bridge, each participant students receive a special CLF T-shirt and $15 Amazon gift cards. Mark your calendars on 4/24/2021 (tentatively) for breaking your bridge! PS: Students who registered in the Bridge building competition already received this info via e-mail. -- Cihan Bicer Technology Education & Student Activities Director Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation 6151 Chevy Chase Dr, Laurel, MD 20707 Phone: (301)-776-2300 ext 198 Fax: (301)-776-2322 Email: cbicer@clfmd.org Website: www.clfmd.org www.clfadvancedstudies.org

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Greetings CMIT Family, This is a heartfelt thank you to all who came out to join us this past Thursday for our fourth Parent Academy on effective engagement during distance learning. In particular, we’d like to thank all those who doubled up Thursday to attend both the PTO meeting and the Parent Academy. We appreciate your involvement and perseverance as we strove to negotiate the rescheduling and delayed start. We’d also like to thank our student participants and their parents, whose consent to use their students’ thoughtwork as a framework for this discussion. To those who were unable to attend, we’re sorry to have missed you. But please feel free to reach out with your questions and concerns. You can reach me directly at cbevard@cmitacademy.org to share. In order to make our work as accessible as possible, we’re attaching a PDF rendering of our presentation. To ensure fidelity to our agreement with parents and students, we’ve redacted the clips with student participants, since our agreement was to share voices and images as part of the session itself. Student names have also been extracted in the attached PDF to avoid blasting identifying information out into the internet. The slides which are primarily valuable to parents and guardians are found on pages 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12, but especially essential are the key takeaways and checklist. You may find these on pages 9 and 13. We hope to see again for our next iteration of the Parent Academy!

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All the Best! Mr. Bevard

The winter virtual session is underway for basketball and indoor track and will run through March 19, 2021. The Google Classroom code for the CMIT Athletics page is p6wnc26. Students can receive athletic updates and contact coaches directly. Basketball: Coach EJ - ejones@cmitacademy.org Indoor Track: Coach AJ - anthompson@cmitacademy.org The fall season (volleyball, cheerleading, soccer) will begin virtually, on March 1, 2021 to prepare athletes for the in-person conditioning on March 10 through March 26, 2021. Mondays each week will focus on senior athletes only and four days will focus on selected athletes for conditioning/skill workouts. All practices will be held outside and will be canceled for inclement weather. Each workout session will have pods of 10 athletes maximum. Teams will be permitted to hold two pod practices per day with 45 minutes between each practice. This will give time for the first pod to leave the school premises. Due to the loss of the spring season last year, the spring season (outdoor track, baseball, softball, lacrosse) will start April 6 through May 29, 2021. The dates will include the state required 20 practice days (April 6 - April 25 for conditioning) and will then start an in-county only competitive schedule from Monday through Saturday. This season will not include spectators or post season championships. Requirements: A complete guide for athletics during COVID is available on the PGCPS Athletic website. Athletes must have a 2.0 GPA from 2nd quarter report card Athletes must attend school during the school day either in the hybrid model or virtually. Attendance will be monitored for both models. Athletes must have a physical before the start of each season Physical Form Pre-screening required before each practice (coaches and trainers) Temperatures will be taken at start of practice Any athletes not feeling good must report to the coach No spectators during practices or games Specific drop off and pick up areas will be designated Masks at all times (supplied by athletes) Social distancing will be enforced No locker room access - no building access unless an emergency Personal items (water bottle, towels, etc. supplied by athletes) Inclement weather may lead to cancellations With Athletics starting back up, we would like for parents to join a virtual call to discuss our plans for the remainder of the year in regards to athletics. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 5:30 pm. Please join so that we can answer all questions that parents and students may have to the best of our abilities. Topic: Athletics Time: Mar 2, 2021 05:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://pgcps-org.zoom.us/j/85232754578?pwd=K3dDdmhzb3k4MzBFU0wrbzhveU5BZz09 Meeting ID: 852 3275 4578 Passcode: 371727

Thomas Dunn, Athletic Director

Want your design to be the face of Earth Month 2021 in CMIT's Profile pictures? Submit your design by March 30. The winning creation will be used to publicize CMIT Earth Month initiatives on social media, websites, flyers, and more. The design must… * Inspire all CMIT to participate in Earth Month Activities * Contains Unity of Message and Purpose * Consistency drives the clarity of our messages -: "Take care of the Earth or Love our Earth." * There must be unified visual and written messages strengthening our institutional credibility and building trust while establishing a strong voice for CMIT; who we are is reflected in how people think, feel, and respond when they hear “CHESAPEAKE MATH & IT ACADEMY.” * Be a better ambassador for the SCHOOL and reinforce the brand by utilizing these guides and resources. * Be a PNG or JPG and be 1080x1080 pixels 72 dpi The winner will receive gift certificates and will soon announce upon approval.

Dr. CLARKE Science Teacher Academic Support & Tutoring Services Coordinator HS Science Fair Coordinator Green School Club Advisor

Essay Prompt: What is the relationship between Equality and Justice? For more information and to sign up, please visit the following link. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/we-the-students-essay-contest The deadline for entry is April 15, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

Hello, CMIT Families! Thanks to those of you who took the time to submit your reopening questions via the form sent out last week. As promised, we compiled the questions and answered them in the FAQ document below. Please pay special attention to the links at the top of the document. You will find a link to the PGCPS Reopening of Schools Guide for Parents and Guardians and a link to a video demonstrating how a day in the life of a student attending face-to-face instruction might look. These provide useful information as well. If you have additional questions, please continue to submit them in the form linked below. HS Reopening FAQs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k-g_KvcpE-59HJcJKybmVNpi8nUji-HUNh_K4PB_nXs/edit?usp=sharing CMIT HS Reopening FAQs Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEAIlRorY6DwAU4yslNxMqAHmTD6e0DGWzvva5yff4EynMyA/viewform?usp=sf_link All the best,

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

Hi students and parents, This week, BioGeoChem students will be reviewing ocean acidification and taking a quiz. We will begin a section on coral bleaching as the 2nd part of this unit. Physics students are continuing with the electricity unit. We'll be completing electric power this week, and if time permits, begin review for a concept quiz and prep for a lab.

Suzanne Coholic High School Science Teacher Science Department Chair

Greeting CMIT Family, Hope this email finds you well and healthy. This month's project assignment was to research and present a Black Mathematician how to contribute math and to impact other mathematicians under such hard life conditions since February is Black History Month. I am so happy to announce my students put all their group and individual effort to make fantastic presentations. It was inspirational, and I believe they have found new role models to impact their lives positively. Maybe we can see new phenomenal mathematicians from CMIT students soon. Thank you to all my students for your participation and hard work! And Thank you to all the parents and guardians for their collaboration and support! So what will be the new project? ( Hint: Look at the calendar, what do you see on March 8th?) I will announce the new project next week, so exciting! Have a great week! Stay connected!

Esra Keskin, MBA Math Teacher Math Contests & Competitions Coach ekeskin@cmitacademy.org

Environmental Science will make a 1-minute video advertisement to demonstrate Student-Driven Advocacy of Sustainable practices. These videos will be shared every day starting April 1 to 30 in our CMIT social accounts and morning announcement to reference our Earth day celebration. What is Inside The 1-Minute Video Ad? Submit a 30-second to a 1-minute video (2 minutes will be the maximum time) with any of the following content - in which you answer the question: “What environmental problem are you most concerned about, and what is the most important thing people can do to address it?” This will be GRADED on your poise and diction, explain the environmental challenge, and the effectiveness of the strategy you provide to address the environmental challenge. - singing a song, reciting a poem, or rapping to educate people about why protecting the earth’s forests is important to help combat climate change. This will be GRADED on your creativity and the effectiveness of linking forest conservation and human wellbeing to climate change - on ways, CMIT students Can Become a Leader in Addressing Climate Change.” This will be GRADED on your poise and diction, persuasiveness, and soundness of your arguments All rules and regulations will be discussed in the class, including publicity reports.

Dr. CLARKE Science Teacher Academic Support & Tutoring Services Coordinator HS Science Fair Coordinator Green School Club Advisor

Hello CMIT Families! The Comic Book Club to wrap up Black History Month. Although black culture and black history should be celebrated year-round, February is the month all about black history, and thus we decided to draw some famous black people. These are people who have made a big impact in history, names you all know and love. Enjoy our drawings! Drawings by: Bryanna Henry and Yusuf Quadri The Comic Book Club: Student Sponsors: Imad Bashir-Danfati, Nathan Yebyo Club Advisor: Ms. Graham Club Members: Williams Adjare Yusuf Quadri Jacinth Kouadio Muzammil Ali Bryanna Henry Folakemi Uthman James Onuma

Club Advisor: Gloria Graham

Quarter 3 Progress Report grade publishing window will open on 3/3/2021 and will close on 3/5/2021 at 11:59 PM. Progress reports will be available online at the Schoolmax family portal on 3/11/2021.

nbayram@cmitacademy.org Mr.Bayram Program Coordinator STEM Coordinator

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. This Week in History: March 1, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, an organization sending young American volunteers to developing countries to assist with health care, education and other basic human needs. March 2, 1943 - During World War II in the Pacific, a Japanese convoy was attacked by 137 American bombers as the Battle of Bismarck Sea began. The convoy included eight destroyers and eight transports carrying 7,000 Japanese soldiers heading toward New Guinea. Four destroyers and all eight transports were sunk, resulting in 3,500 Japanese drowned, ending Japanese efforts to send reinforcements to New Guinea. March 3, 1913 - A women's suffrage march in Washington D.C. was attacked by angry onlookers while police stood by. The march occurred the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. Many of the 5,000 women participating were spat upon and struck in the face as a near riot ensued. Secretary of War Henry Stimson then ordered soldiers from Fort Myer to restore order. March 4, 1789 - The first meeting of the new Congress under the new U.S. Constitution took place in New York City. March 5, 1946 - The "Iron Curtain" speech was delivered by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Churchill used the term to describe the boundary in Europe between free countries of the West and nations of Eastern Europe under Soviet Russia's control. *Information for each day came from: https://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/march.htm

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Mrs. Jessica Cunning, Social Studies Department Chair

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