Big Congratulations to 7th grader Hadassah Agbaniyaka whose art work will be on display at the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore until December 15th. Hadassah is one of three middle school students selected from all of Prince Georges County Schools to represent our county in this state wide student art exhibit !

Emily Champagne 6th & 7th Grade Art

Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO Dr. Monica Goldson, Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks, former NFL player Brandon Coleman and CF Charities Founder/CEO Dr. Larry Caplin announced a new partnership to provide free mobile dental and vision services for students. Starting in January, PGCPS students will be able to access the services at schools or in mobile units. Vision services will be provided to all schools and include screenings, follow-up services with an optometrist or ophthalmologist and free glasses as needed. Dental care will be available at 101 schools and include routine treatment. CF Charities, based in Philadelphia, champions educational and enrichment opportunities for youth. Coleman is a Prince George's County native. The Student Health Impact Project seeks to address health disparities and expand access to care where youth live, learn and play.

CMIT Nurse

The Kuk Sool Won club of Laurel Maryland is hosting a holiday comedy special. Parents will see Comedy Show Extravaganza featuring GL Douglas. Separate tickets to enjoy story time and holiday treats with Santa! Tickets can be purchased by clicking QR code on the attached flyer.

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Kuk Sool Won Club

During the month of December, 6th graders shall be empowered with knowledge regarding Vaping/E-Cigarettes and What Every Teen Needs To Know, presented by Nurse Anthony. E-Cigarettes are battery operated devices that people use to inhale an aerosol, which typically contains nicotine (though not always), flavoring, and other chemicals. They can resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes (cigars-a-likes), cigars, or pipes, or even everyday items like pens or USB memory sticks. Some common nicknames for e-cigarettes are: * e-cigarettes * e-hookahs * hookah pens * vapes * vape pens * mods (customizable, more powerful vaporizers). Is it working?: E-Cigarette ads are being marketed towards teens, and they are working! Why Is It Working?: Youth and young adults cite a variety of reasons for using e-cigarettes. These include curiosity, taste (including the favors available in e-cigarettes), and the belief that e-cigarettes are less harmful than other tobacco products. Why are they so bad for teens? Behavior Risks: E-cigarette use among youth and young adults is strongly linked to the use of other tobacco products, such as regular cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and smokeless tobacco. Some evidence suggests that e-cigarette use is linked to alcohol use and other substance use. Brain Risk: The part of the brain that's responsible for decision making and impulse control is not yet fully developed during adolescence. Addiction: Each time a new memory is created or a new skill is learned, stringer connections - or synapses - are built between brain cells,. Young people's brains build synapses faster than adult brains. Because addiction is a form of learning, adolescents can get addicted more easily than adults. The nicotine in e-cigarettes and other tobacco products can also prime the adolescent brain for addiction to other drugs such as cocaine.

Sincerely, Dr. Sullivan-Williams, Ph.D. (aka Dr. BB) Senior Certified Life Skills/Character Education Instructor

Q: Is CMIT North MS a public school? 

A: Yes We are a public charter school who is staffed by PGCPS teachers and administration, and support staff who work along side of a limited CLF staff. We have access to PGCPS support but also benefit from additional guidance, management and financial support from Chesapeake Light House Foundation, whose educational concept this school is based on. 

Q: Do siblings get preference in applying to CMIT?

A: The process of gaining entry to any charter school in Prince George's County is through a lottery. However, siblings of already attending CMIT students are weighted differently during the lottery process. This different weighting gives preference to siblings. 

Q: What makes CMIT different then any other school in the district? 

A: Although we are a PGCPS public charter, we are given some autonomy over curriculum. This autonomy allows us to fast track students, who are academically ready, through selected high school courses in math, foreign language, science and technology. It is that fast tracking that opens up opportunity to more advanced  coursework on the college level while still in high school.  Additionally, we offer students supports and enrichments to every student, not available at most schools. Lastly, we are a uniform school which takes away the distraction, the competition and the social stratification that is brought on by non uniform dress in a school. 

Our test scores oustrip not only county averages but also state avaerages. This, along with other metrics has made us a 5 star school. 

Q: Do you offer everything the big middle and high school's offer? 

A: Unlike many school in Maryland, we do not have a  full spectrum offerings in sports.  Instead, our focus is on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). Therefore, our sports offerings are more limited.  We offer, boys and girls soccer, basketball, girl's softball, boy's baseball and club lacrosse in the middle school. Additionally, boys and girls basketball, track/field and volleyball at the high school level. With that said we recently (2017) won the girls county basketball championship and made it to the playoffs in soccer. Our high school opened a multi-million dollar, state of the art gym complex, competitive with all schools of their size. The middle school has also added an indoor gym space.  Lastly, we do offer special educational services, but becuase we are a school of choice, the amount of service hours we can provide is limited to 7.5 hours a week, split between literacy and math. Services hours are delivered by special education teachers but are limited to literacy and math courses.