Our students created there bridge for the National Trac Bridge Competition and showed them off plus had them tested to see which was the lightest that held the most weight. Congratulations to the teams who participated in the Invitational: ABC Bridge Team (Vea Cordero, Hailey Anye & Jordan Blake), The Three Musketeers Bridge Team (JoAle Hart, Rhyanna Knight & Yalanina Lewis) and Fantastic 3 (Sarah Inichei, Samella Kamara & Mikayla Kamara). Thanks to Jaelynn Walker who assisted the students in being prepared for the event. These teams and others will be entering the National Competition with the aim of being in the final six group to compete for National Championship so with them well. Other student in the bridge building arena are Joel Likekele, Ryan Ogoh, Feranmi Adewumi, Ayesha Azeem, Seanna Daye, Akeelah Waldron, Huda Chaudhry, Alexandra Ford & Paolo Rubio Larios. Please congratulate them and wish them the best as they compete in the first round. Special thank also to Dr. Woo and Ms. Nicole from MD Highway Administration and Department of Transportation for coming to evaluate the bridges and for giving our students structural advice to improve their bridges for the National Competition. Thanks you Mr. Nuri Bayram -CMIT, Mr. Ashish Vadalia and the CLF team for organizing this event for the students of all our schools.

Gregory Hynes

Dear Parents, 2nd quarter grades can be viewed on the Family Portal on Wednesday, February 16th and the report cards will be sent home on the same day. Quarter 2 Grade Appeal Window will open on Feb 17th and will close on Feb 24, 2022. If you choose to submit a grade appeal, You may find grade appeal form and the guidelines at the CMIT Website on the following link: https://cmitacademy.org/highschool/parent-grade-appeal-form/ If you have further questions or need clarification about grade appeals, please email Mr.Bayram.

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On February 12, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Dr. Christopher Chute, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Informatics at John Hopkins University, presented one of the most essential and effective lectures on health informatics and COVID-19 to the CMIT Saturday Academy. Participants were given up-to-date COVID-19 medical data in order to estimate population-level changes and find predictors, treatments, and mitigations. This is CMIT's unique Saturday Academy session on current events that is great for students' critical thinking, forecasting what will happen and providing their opinion on a topic that helped them gain a better understanding of the issue or occurrence of the issue. With 70 participants, 62 of them stayed on task. Meticulous questions were answered and students displayed how they look. COViD 19, in Health Informatics, is a great way to offer ideal opportunities for cooperative-group instruction on a Saturday morning.

Dr. Clarke Science Teacher Tutoring & Academic Services Saturday Academy, Liaison STEM Fair Coordinator Green School, Advisor

Congratulations to the CMIT Forensics Mock Trial. CMIT is truly proud of your advancing to the "first round of the Circuit 7 Championships," Knowing that this is the first time in this competition, and wasn't even given a coach-lawyer from the district. yet managed to be in the top 12 among 45 high schools in Maryland. To our loving and ever-supportive parents, CMIT is truly grateful for the trust and support rendered to the team, especially on Wednesday evenings when they have to stay in school until 8:30 in the evening and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, virtually from 6:30 to 7:30 pm for their practice.

Dr. Clarke Science Teacher Tutoring & Academic Services Saturday Academy, Liaison STEM Fair Coordinator Green School, Advisor

CMIT Staff participated in BLACKOUT DAY!

Tammy O'Donnell

LAST YEAR'S Yearbook has finally arrived. Emails will be sent to those who purchased yearbooks with details on when to pick them up. If you did not purchase a yearbook last year, we do have extras. They are $55 and can be purchased from Ms. O'Donnell. Again, I am grateful for everyone's patience. Be on the lookout for an email this week.

Tammy O'Donnell

Future Innovative Rising Engineers and Entrepreneurs will host a race car event Saturday Feb 26 from 10am to12pm in the CMIT HS Gym.

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CMIT will offer SAT Practice test before the application for the actual test in March. We hope for our Grade 11 college and scholarships application for the best opportunities. Full-Length SAT practice tests help students overcome the testing anxiety and become familiar with the testing's content and timing. Please register by using the google form below: (if you have not done so) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3EuiUWikCYN2-JUexoXq_nrISAy-EapEvJ3j3Rp0HftlRg/viewform?usp=pp_url SAT PRACTICE TEST Saturday, February 26, 2021, from 8:30 am to 12:30 noon. Further information will be announced if it is Virtual or in Person. The practice test schedule is as follows. Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS followed by 10 minutes break. Writing and Language Test 35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS followed by 10 minutes break. Math Test – No-Calculator 25 MINUTES, 20 QUESTIONS followed by 10 minutes break) Math Test – Calculator 55 MINUTES, 38 QUESTIONS An email reminder will be sent to parents and students on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and Friday evening before the Practice Test. Please email gclarke@cmitacademy.org for further information.

Dr. Clarke Science Teacher Tutoring & Academic Services Saturday Academy, Liaison STEM Fair Coordinator Green School, Advisor

Dear Parents, Guarians, Students and Colleagues - As we prepare to dive into Quarter three more fully, here's a brief update on where we've been and where we're going: - In week 22, -- 9th graders completed the Benchmark #2 --10th graders have collaborated to select "1984" as their Quarter 3 choice novel and have designed a recurring schedule of weekly and quarterly assignments and assessments. - In week 23, --9th graders will collaborate to develop their own cycle of recurring assignments and assessments for the Quarter 3 novel "To Kill A Mockingbird." --- Just a heads up - we're going to start this novel in Week 24, and at the outset we'll establish norms for how we'll handle the topic of racism and its treatment in the novel. You can help put your student ahead of this curve by talking with them ahead of time to help them frame their ideas about the Jim Crow era and the impacts of racism in our history. -- 10th graders will complete the Benchmark #2 - We're rolling out iPads in the classroom. --We've been very lucky to receive Ms. Oz's support to pilot an iPad program in class, and we'll be training the students on this device in weeks 23 and 24. -- As a brief aside, for anyone interested in a brief review of a headline article advocating for more "traditional" - that is, paper and pencil style learning - here's interesting reading: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.udel.edu/dist/6/132/files/2010/11/Psychological-Science-2014-Mueller-0956797614524581-1u0h0yu.pdf If your student has a personal iPad, which is also equipped with a stylus, AND is interested in using this tool in class, please reach out to me directly to confirm system requirements and grant permission to install a managed profile on the device. These devices are provisionally approved for use in Mr. Bevard’s classroom only.

All the Best! Mr. Bevard, MA English 9 & 10 CMIT Academy

Science Olympiad Regional Tournament took place virtuall on Saturday 2/12/2022. We competed in Varsity division with a complete team on almost all 23 events against much bigger schools. Congratulations and thanks to the team members for putting in the hard work to compete against some of the best schools in the state. We will announce the results as soon as they are confirmed. Thank you! Science Olympiad Team Members:

#	StudentLastName	StudentFirstName	GRADE
1	Opoku-Agyemang	Samuel	12
2	Stills	Anthony	12
3	Cannon	Nevaeh	11
4	Thomas	Christina	11
5	Patel	Suhani	11
6	Seymour	Nigel	11
7	Bryant	Jashyi	11
8	Nwachukwu	Marvin	11
9	Nwogu	Favour	11
10	Cambrelen	Anthony	9
11	Akinmutimi	Alexander	9
12	Adenola	Samuel	9
13	Ogunsuyi	Oluwadamilola	9
14	Onagbeso	Victor	9
15	Lameece	Shearin	11
16	Sise	Sapri	11

Coaches: Reina Finch - Science Olympiad Alumni John Ikegwu - Science Olympiad Alumni Joshua Ikegwu - Science Olympiad Alumni Carvengy Milfort - Science Olympiad Alumni Haris Chaudhry - Science Olympiad Alumni Michael Coplan - Physics Professor at UMD

Joshua Ikegwu

We will have a general softball interest meeting on Monday the 14th at 3pm in the cafeteria. The meeting will detail the upcoming season and will be no more than 30 minutes. This meeting will detail what is needed to participate, the upcoming season schedule, and to answer any softball related questions. For all those who are committed to playing please complete your Formreleaf requirements NOW AS YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY FORM WITHOUT YOUR FORMRELEAF PAPERWORK COMPLETED. This meeting is not mandatory, but it is a good idea to come out so we can take a preliminary count of interest. If you cannot make the meeting but you are interested, please don't hesitate to contact me at cdonelson@cmitacademy.org. http://www.formreleaf.com/ Best, Coach Donelson

cdonelson@cmitacademy.org

Hello all, ALL ANIME CLUB MEMBERS will meet this Monday, 2/14, from 3-4 PM in room 222. We will be having officer elections that day and all potential candidates will be given 2 minutes to give a presentation/speech on why they should represent you as an Anime Club officer. After presentations are made I will send the Google form ballot out to all active members. IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED ANIME CLUB IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE ON MONDAY YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CLUB AND UNABLE TO VOTE IN OUR OFFICER ELECTIONS. If time allows we will then watch a romantically themed Anime in honor of Valentines day. Here are the current list of candidates who identified their interest in serving as an Anime Club officer. If you would like to add your name to this list as a potential candidate please email Mr. Dorris at ldorris@cmitacademy.org. Precious Sobowale Cameron Rogers Ugonna Onyegbula Dion Meeks Marlin Nwachukwu Jalen Powell Ebrima Sise Jalen Blue See you all then!

Mr. Dorris (Anime and Gaming Enthusiast)

Hello All, Nintendo and League of Legends players will attend Tiger Gaming club this Tuesday, 2/15, from 3-4 PM in room 222. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING FOR ANY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE PLAY VS. SPRING SEASON. If you are interested in playing on our Smash Bros. or League of Legends Play Vs. team for the spring season please be sure to stop by even if it is only for the first 15 minutes (if you have other commitments). The Play Vs. season starts the following week, beginning the week of February 21st, so we need to discuss where we are at and what options we have if PGCPS IT does not whitelist our games in time. So please be sure to attend if you are even minorly interested in playing in Play Vs. Spring Season. For our other members please review the Google Form sent your email by our very own Walter Railey about other, more casual Tiger Gaming opportunities in Tiger Gaming. Walter is trying to expand our game list and get some fun random game tournaments going that sound really fun. Additionally, Walter and Niyah Belton have brought to our attendance an opportunity to participate in a Smash Bros interest meeting and tournament at Randolph College on Saturday 2/19 from 12-4 PM. Being in Lynchburg, VA it is not necessarily a short drive, but I wanted to provide the details anyway, you can find a link with details below. https://admission.randolphcollege.edu/register/smashbros?utm_term=fall_2022&utm_content=09_app_gen22&utm_source=slate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=app_gen_2022 Look forward to seeing our LoL and Nintendo players on Tuesday!

Mr. Dorris (Anime and Gaming Enthusiast)

Team Illusion participated VEX Robotics Competition on Saturday 2/12/22. We won 3 matches out of 6 and ranked 11th among 17 teams. The matches were tough. Robots literally fought each other to grab the mobile goals to their zones. Team members had limited time to complete the robot because of the school closure due to the pandemic. Last week, they worked hard to get it ready for the competition day. It was a great experience and lots of excitement and fun. VEX Robotics Competition Tipping Point is played on a 12’x12’ square field. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period. The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Rings, moving Mobile Goals to Alliance Zones, and by Elevating on Platforms at the end of a Match.

Fethi Ozdem, Chemistry Teacher TeamIllusion Coach

The Yearbook Club has been working hard to collect pictures of events, write blurbs and designing what will be a yearbook like no other! Yearbooks are on-sale beginning this week. The link to order yearbooks is: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB114796 The cost is $40. A flyer with details is also attached. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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The SGA Officers spent Saturday, February 12th at a the leadership retreat led by advisors Mr. Mirza and Ms. O'Donnell. They participated in team building activities, shared leadership skills and had an opportunity to talk to Mr. David Murray, Board of Education Representative for District 1 (our rep). They asked Mr. Murray how to use their voices in advocacy for students, as well as heard about upcoming issues facing education today. It was an amazing day. We can't wait to see them grow and take what they learned at a the retreat to make a difference at CMIT. Great job!!

Tammy O'Donnell

Chemistry Honors students experienced Elephant Toothpaste Experiment this week. It is a fun experiment of decomposing hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas. The experiment demonstrates the redox reaction, exothermic reaction and usage of catalyst. On the other hand, students designed bike frame from limited resources with respect to given criteria and constraints. They sketched their design, created the prototype and tested. They practiced the engineering design process and learned about material properties and strength of bonds.

Fethi Ozdem, Chemistry Teacher

Hello seniors, I'm pleased to announce that we have our date and venue for senior prom! When: Saturday, May 14th, 8-11pm Where: The Great Room @ Historic Savage Mill, Savage MD What: The theme is "A Night in Paris" We will begin selling tickets in March and will have more information for you very soon! *Please keep in mind that, given our current climate, plans may be subject to change. However, we are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to have a memorable prom for our 2022 seniors. You deserve it!

-Mr. Hommel, Honors English 10, College Summit 12, 2022 Class Advisor shommel@cmitacademy.org

PTSO finally has an account and is ready to collect members! Thank you for being so patient!! Membership fees are usually $10/family, but since we got started a bit late we are only charging $5/family. This money will go directly to assisting our students! Supporting them and helping them to achieve their goals. We have already had a request from the baseball team to help them raise money for new baseball hats. They cannot compete without them. Let's start our NEW PTSO by helping these student athletes. Please join the PTSO for $5 and/or make a donation to the baseball team. To sweeten the effort, the class that has the most new members joined by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH will receive a prize (TBD). Here is the PAYPAL link to join. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QR8DCQFAUD3CQ If you have any questions, please let me know!

Tammy O'Donnell

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