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James Screven, Assistant Principal

I am so excited to announce the CMIT MS Virtual STEAM Fair result! The top 6 projects will receive a trophy, and the project will be eligible to go to the PG county STEAM Fair.  Also, the top 3 projects from each category will be awarded a medal. Congratulations to all participants. You made our day. Top 6 Brandon Milline Terry Bozemore Kareem Ottley Kamraan Sahibzada Vivian Akinfe Titus Kelly Botany and Zoology 1. Kareem Ottley 2. Kamraan Sahibzada 3. Vivian Akinfe Physics 1. Brandon Milline 2. Titus Kelly 3. Kristina Blake   Math and Computer Science   1. Terry Bozemore Microbiology and Biochemistry 1. Zachary Ward 2. Saloni Patel 3. Daniella Ogwo     Medicine and Health Science 1. Cornell Lewis 2. Alexis Onyebuenyi 3. Omri Shortt     Earth and Environmental Science 1. Erick Charles Jr.   2. Alexander Asade 3. Jaslyn Hayfordwinful   Chemistry 1. Oluwaseyi Agboola 2. Lola Almonte 3. Rebekah Castleman     Engineering 1. Umah Kazeem 2. Steven Butler 3. Alexander Carpenter     Behavioral Science 1. Oluwagbemisola Adekanbi 2. Malcolm Fontaine 3. Aiden Carpenter    

Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

Hello Bridge Builders! We are pleased to announce the Annual Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation TRAC Bridge Building Invitational. The EVENT DATE is set (tentatively) on April 24, 2021. Due to social distancing mandates, each student must participate individually. There will be a maximum limit of 100 students that can participate this year. All application(s) will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. CLF unfortunately will not be hosting any large, indoor gathering for this event. Virtual participation and social distance measures (when testing/breaking bridges) will be discussed in complete detail with participants. CLF will provide a TRAC Challenge Entry Kit (balsa wood, glue, precision cutter, cutting mat) to each student to begin their project. The students are to construct a bridge made only with the materials provided. Detailed guidelines and rubrics are attached. Applications will be taken through February 19, 2021. Registration link and more information: https://www.clfadvancedstudies.org/trac 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 Each participant students after testing the bridge receive a special CLF T-shirt and $15 Amazon gift cards. Please mark your calendars for 4/24/2021 and APPLY today!

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Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

HELLO!!! Welcome to the 2nd Semester and Welcome to Health Education. Parents please be sure to check your scholars google classroom for important information about health education. NO forms need to be submitted but it would be good for you to be in the know. Students you were told several times and sent a link to your google classroom for my class so there is not excused as to why you were in PE zoom, in a waiting room. With that being said hope you had a great weekend and you are ready for health this up coming week, we are starting our chapter units, do not miss out. See you soon!!!

Mrs. Curry

Even if the pandemic put distance between the Science Olympiad team, there is a great sense of team spirit among the scholars and coaches. With CLF sponsorship, Ms. Hinton and Ms. Lawal distributed a bag of fine chocolates and Science Olympiad t-shirts to our scholars. Thank you, everyone, for making this club a great success.

Esra Kocaslan-Inci Science Department Chair

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.