Dear CMIT North High School Parents and Guardians, Spring is here! The blossoming trees and warm weather remind us of the promise of spring and the progress we have made through this challenging year. It is hard to believe that we only have about 35 days of school left to wrap up this unprecedented school year. Starting the second week of April, CMIT North High School had an opportunity to welcome our hybrid learners into the school building. It was exciting to see our students in the building moved from class to class, and observing our students learning activities that are remaining virtual for the last few months of this very unique school year. We have 13 hybrid learners for Monday-Tuesday sessions and 16 hybrid learners for Thursday-Friday sessions. Spring is always busy and exciting for the CMIT North High School professional learning community with graduation preparation, school-wide activities, statewide/national competitions, club activities, etc. We have a lot of great news to share with you such as 1st place winner of national math competitions, top award winners in the science fair, CMIT/NSBE students received highest awards in Ten80 Autonomous Vehicle Competition, great SAT participation, and scores for Junior class, and more. Please check out our newsletters and website for more information. Please join us on our social media accounts. We are uploading our activity videos on the CMIT Academy youtube channel, it will be great having you subscribed so you can receive notifications to join our live sessions as well. I would like to say a special thank you to our green club for organizing wonderful school-wide activities. I enjoyed seeing student leaders and dedicated teachers make earth day more meaningful for our community. One CMIT, on one Earth! Average SAT scores increased from 1032 t0 1053 (it looks like we are adding 21 points every year). We all know that what we have had to deal with this year because of COVID 19. It is amazing to have these improvements continuously with our exceptional teachers and students. Also, we are working on the building improvements during this time. CMIT North High school will update the front desk area, gym, media center, computer labs, science classrooms, art room, music room, and science labs. We were working on the grant application last summer and finally, we are receiving payoffs for all of these busy summer hours. I would like to say thank you to our school team and CLF for helping me to complete this application successfully. We are going to have smartboards in our classrooms to support teaching and learning activities. I am excited to announce that our media center will be a fully decorated library with books, computers, and study areas! Our computer lab will become an I-Mac lab! We are working closely with CLF to complete these building updates before the next school year. Thank you for your continued support and kind words! I am thrilled to be part of this amazing professional learning community!

Gonul Ozturk, M.Ed Principal

Since the very first-day celebration of our Earth day in CMIT in 2015, Ninety-five percent (95%) of our student population advocated for millions of people from all walks of life and joined the broad movement to protect the planet. This year, Earth Day was credited with launching the modern environmental action - Virtual Celebration with the Theme, One CMIT, One Earth __Restore Our Earth. The Celebration started with environmental advocacy videos shown during the morning announcement. Students from grades 9 to 12 created videos to educate their classmates and the public to remind them of their role to support the green environment. (Please see CMIT Academy Media for all the videos Created and the morning Announcement during the week) Four weeks before the Celebration, One hundred eighty logos were submitted that made a strong first impression of how we value Environmental Sustainability. (Please see related News: Earth day Logo Competition Winners). Great Videos from our teachers, supporting Climate Literacy Campaign and rendezvous' future generations' most critical issue that the Earth is sick, needs our attention. On Thursday of April 22, during the second period, three important environmental activists paneled on Youtube live streaming: A motivational Speech from Retired Adjutant General Debra Howell from the US Military; A discourse was rendered by Ms. Ester Mitchell, a representative agriculturist from the office of Associate Director Dawn Hawkins of the Prince Georges Department of Environment; and Director Eric Moberg talked important information on solar energy. We had 476 views that stay during our presentation, which is four times more than the expected listeners. (with 667 views at the present moment while writing this newsletter) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuPgTO2ZyC2WQoTOgBislA. The event concluded with the student's pledge to keep a green generation. Ultimately, on Friday, April 23 at 3 PM, more than 65 students (our zoom attendance ranges from 65 to 72) joined the Kahoot Environmental Environmental Sustainability. What was most exciting is that it was amazing to see these students sharing their opinions and information that they researched and learned after the game. I can't be prouder to be a part of this educational journey where students greatly impact and inspire each other. To the community, our parents, staff, administrators, and students, a huge thank you for all your assistance.

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

CMIT-N HS students participated in CLF`s bridge tournament to test their bridge designs on Saturday. They came in their individual appointment slot to reduce the number of participants in the building at the same time. The competition was smooth and great success during COVID-19.

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

On May 7, 2021, students are encouraged to join us on SciTech - Wildlife Forensics Lab for CMIT's Best Virtual Field trip EVER! The integration of Tyson educational programs with faculty-led research allows student-scientists to tackle big questions and student apprentices to gain the expertise they need to become independent investigators with a drive for scientific discovery. Students will explore the issue of shark finning; investigate how DNA gel electrophoresis can be used to test samples of powdered shark fin to build evidence for a legal case. Students will also learn about lab techniques like PCR, making an agarose gel, and using a micropipette. Please click the link for more information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-X7fy8tUI&feature=youtu.be For those interested, please email gclarke@cmitacademy.org to join in any of our sessions; however, if there were more students to be accommodated on the session you selected, we will definitely email you and your teacher to get an excused on that period. I will send a mass email to parents as well about this program. Session 1: 9:00 – 10:00 Session 2: 10:15 – 11:15 Session 3: 11:45 – 12:45 Session 4: 1:00 – 2:00 Because of the huge number of participants, we may be opening another session held after school.

Gemma Clarke, Ph. D. Science Teacher Academic Support and Tutoring Services Coordinator Green School Team Organizer HS Science Fair Coordinator

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE MATH TRIVIA WEEKLY CHALLENGE! Week of April 12th - Suhani Patel, Andrew Jones and Christina Thomas Week of April 19th - Oluwanifemi Adekanbi, Nevaeh Cannon, Marvin Nwachukwu, Suhani Patel, Roshni Pawar and Christina Thomas The third and last (April 26th) Math Trivia Weekly Challenge is posted here in the Newsletter and in "CMIT Math & Statistics Awareness Month" Google Classroom (code: znrqttt). Looking forward to another set of winners for our last Math Trivia!

Mrs. Mace Eclevia and Ms. Esra Keskin, Mathematics Teachers

And here is our Last Math Trivia Weekly Challenge for our Math and Statistics Awareness Month! Submit your answer at "CMIT Math & Statistics Awareness Month" Google Classroom (code: znrqttt). Make sure to show your complete solution. Due date and time for submission is on April 30 at 3:00 pm. Prize awaits winners for this Trivia! Looking for more winners!

Mrs. Mace Eclevia & Ms. Esra Keskin, Mathematics Teachers

There’s never been a better time to play awesome kahoots around climate change, energy-saving, and other environmental topics. On Friday, April 23, 2021, Grades 9-12 played and encouraged meaningful discussions on Environmental Changes. I have never seen a huge crowd of students on a platform that explored their feeling on an educational topic. It did not even matter who won the Kahoot; The students hanged -on for more than an hour of discussions. The chat room was flooded, providing information that opened them to criticism and analysis. There was so much passion that they explored and enjoyed. By sharing their thoughts, they were also learning how to express themselves to the world. With confidence and pride, I can say that CMIT teachers produced strong, powerful, and intelligent students.

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

Greeting CMIT Family, I hope all you are well and healthy. I would like to thank you all of you that support us and celebrate us for the Mathmagicians tremendous success. We honored. Also, I need to thank to our principal, Mrs. Ozturk. She supported the Mathmagicians with her full heart, and admitted my purchase orders for Mathmagicians gifts. I sent their gifts, Mathmagicians T-shirts, and their certificates to their home addresses. ___________________________________________________ Upcoming contests: Caribou Contest: May 5/6th, 2021 Math League - High School: May 20th, 2021 ***Math League - High School Contest is open to all high school students. Please let me know if you are interested via email. You can join the next section of the Mathmagicians Club to be ready. The club is on Tuesdays at 4 pm. Have a great week...

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

CMIT Students (Middle and High School) have been invited to participate in two upcoming debate activities. You do not have to be current debate team members to participate, as the events are open to all!!!! This is a great chance to learn more about the structure of debate and try out this program. Free Virtual Financial Literacy and Debate Workshop The Washington Urban Debate League will be hosting a 2-part Financial Literacy program to help students learn to discuss important topics around finances. Part 1: May 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Students learn vocabulary and basic information relating to financial literacy within the context of debate. The students will learn about how to prepare for a financial literacy debate, which will take place in Part 2. Part 2: May 15 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (timing is tentative) - Students will debate financial literacy-related topics. The theme this year is on COVID-19 Relief packages. THERE ARE MONETARY REWARDS FOR THE WINNERS OF THIS EVENT, BUT YOU NEED TO ATTEND BOTH PARTS OF THIS PROGRAM! If you have more questions or would like to sign up to participate, please email Ms. Ryan at rryan@cmitacademy.org by April 28, at 3 p.m. Free Virtual or In-Person Summer Debate Camp - See more info here & register: https://www.urbandebatewashingtondc.org/how-to-apply Summer camp will be taking place from July 26 to August 7, 2021 and will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There are a limited number of in-person spots for debate camp!!!! If you want to be in-person for camp, the spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register ASAP and email Ms. Ryan once you've done this. Remember, this is a FREE CAMP!!! It looks great on a college application and students will receive stronger consideration for a spot on CMIT Academy North High School's Debate Team for the 2021-22 season if they attend.

Rebecca Ryan, Professional School Counselor and Debate Coach rryan@cmitacademy.org

Hey CMIT-North Scholars! You still have time to submit your entries for the following Math Competitions as we celebrate the Math and Statistics Awareness Month. - MATH VIDEO RAP CONTEST - MATH POSTER DESIGN CONTEST - MATH LEARNING VIDEO CONTEST Make sure your entries touch the theme for this Math Month's Celebration "MATH....INFLUENCE THE CHANGE". To submit your entries, join "CMIT Math & Statistics Awareness Month" Google Classroom using the code: znrqttt Prizes await for our TOP THREE WINNERS!!! Email Mrs. Eclevia at meclevia@cmitacademy.org OR Ms. Keskin at ekeskin@cmitacademy.org if you have any questions.

Mrs. Mace Eclevia & Ms. Esra Keskin, Mathematics Teachers

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