CMIT South MS/HS rounded up the 2019 Black History Month with a worthy commemoration on February 28, 2019. Over 300 families graced the occasion. Talented students displayed many talents with performance such as songs, dances, steps, speeches and many more. Mr. Quinn and his budding artist graced the setting with a fantastic that we are sure to use again and again. Many thanks to Ms. Jones, Mr. deBruyn, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Ellis and Mr. Kwiatkowski. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed authentic African Cuisine and music. We are grateful for such supportive community and families. We look forward to next year. Thank you all for coming.

Social Studies Department

CMIT South HS Boys Basketball team played against our biggest rival CMIT North HS in the Prince Georges County, Boys Basketball Willard Division's Championship Game on Tuesday February 26, 2019. The team won a resounding victory to claim the County Championship in this Division. CMIT South MS/HS remains proud of all our student athlete accomplishment this season. You can watch the game on Youtube via this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z6oq8oBl-o. Keep Rising Tigers!!!

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Rising 9th-grade students are invited to participate in CMIT-South’s Information Technology Early College (ITEC) program next year. This is a unique program that allows students to participate in dual enrollment courses beginning in the 9th grade and earn an Associate Degree in Information Technology by the time they graduate high school. The program is especially suited to students with a strong interest in information technology and those with a strong work ethic. We will start the application process on Monday, February 25th, by giving ITEC application forms to our current 8th-grade students (The application fee is waived for ITEC program). The due date for ITEC application is Wednesday, March 6th, at 3:00 pm. All applications must be returned to Mr.Pitter Professional School Counselor, no later than the due date. Students who successfully meet this deadline will be invited to take the Accuplacer Exam. Any student who meets PGCC eligibility requirements will be invited to continue the enrollment process which may include, but not limited to, interviews, teacher recommendations, and writing samples. This enrollment season is the only opportunity to enroll in this unique program, ITEC, and the application deadline is firm. For more information about ITEC program please check out the attached flyer and visit: https://sites.google.com/a/cmitacademy.org/itec/ For more information about parent/student financial responsibility for the ITEC program please review the attached “ITEC 2019-2020 memo to CMIT Academy Schools” document. Here are some resources to practice for Accuplacer: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org https://www.mometrix.com/academy/accuplacer-test/ http://www.accuplacerpracticetest.com https://www.pgcc.edu/uploadedFiles/Resources/pdf/math%20resources_2015091513141300.pdf

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Mr.Taner
Assistant Principal

As we begin to plan for the new school year, the PTO Board and Elections also need to be in the forefront. On behalf of the Nominating Committee appointed by Monique Gallaway our PTO President, we welcome current officers and new parents to seek election for one position on the CMIT South PTO Board. If you are interested in seeking any position on the CMIT South PTO Board, please forward your bio along with the position you are seeking. You will be added to the ballot. Please submit your information to pto@cmitsouth.org , by April 12, 2019. Current Elected Positions for 2019-2020 School Year: President Vice President Treasurer Recording Secretary Secretary Volunteer Coordinator High School Rep (3) Middle School Rep (3) Appointed Positions Assistant Treasurer CMIT South Staff Director/Representative (3)

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Dear Parents and Guardians, Prince George’s County Public Schools is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all students. To this end, we want to make you aware of a potentially dangerous internet trend targeting young children called the “Momo challenge.” When using Whatsapp and YouTube and some other online resources, a scary avatar named Momo interrupts videos and challenges children to complete a series of bizarre and potentially dangerous tasks and upload evidence they were completed. On the final day of the challenge, children are encouraged to win the game by committing suicide. Children are threatened throughout the challenge with harm or sharing their personal information online if they do not complete the tasks. We are partnering with families to raise awareness of this online threat. Please discuss the challenge with your child and use online safety practices that include not accepting invitations from strangers or taking part in anonymous challenges. We encourage you to allow electronic device usage in shared family spaces. Please monitor your child’s social media accounts and online activities, and install parental controls and filters. Please see the attachment for additional information regarding this App. Thank you for your continued support of CMIT SOUTH MS/HS

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Lara Asafa, Principal

First Friday’s -Lunch on Me Campaign is collecting money starting on Friday, March 1, 2019 It is easy and simple. We are asking parents to donate their lunch money the 1st Friday of each month ($8 each month for 8 months). You can pay $8 a month or $64 per family total. Payments can be made via: - A Drop Box in the drop-off line on 1st Friday Mornings; - Drop Box near the front office area; - On-line store through pt-avenue.com by entering organization code -CMITSPTO. We are challenging each of you to help us reach the goal of having a minimum of 100 parents, friends, and family to contribute to this fundraising campaign. This would produce a profit of a minimum of $6,400 to go towards CMIT South PTO activities. We will provide an update on the fundraising success throughout the year. We need your help to make this a successful campaign. Thank you.

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Hello CMIT South Family, Please think about supporting CMIT South PTO. When you are shopping, please remember to use AmazonSmile for your next purchase. This is another way to support the PTO effort to raise money for student programs at CMIT South. We receive a percentage of the total sale. Feel free to spread the word! Go to smile.amazon.com and look for CMIT South PTO. ======================================================== Here are some frequently asked question about AmazonSmile: How do I shop at AmazonSmile? To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. How much of my purchase does Amazon donate? The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile? On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. AmazonSmile will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. Thank you for your support,

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Hello Parents and Scholars, Congratulations to Naila Steward of Stanford and Hailey Francis of HS 104. They are our big winners! Thank you everyone for your support with Box Tops, we appreciate your participation. Box Top Committee

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health and Comcast organizes a free workshop to be presented by DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance. The interactive, hands-on workshop is for students in grades 9-12. It is designed to increase their awareness and understanding of the exciting career options in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. When: Saturday April 27, 2019 8am-4pm Registration is now open and will be till March 18, 2019. Application is online at this link: https://goo.gl/forms/3vJsT9bspKBbvSnZ2 Selected participants will be notified on March 25, 2019. Paid student internship opportunities with Kaiser Permanente will be available. Please click on attached for more information and send emails to stem@dchbcu.org for questions.

DCHBCU/Kaiser Permanente/Comcast

Georgetown University Medical Center and the Mini-Medical School staff and faculty, announces the Spring 2019 Mini-Medical School Program, set to begin Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Our Mini-Medical school follows the traditional disciplines that medical students encounter during their training and offers innovative and timely presentations on a variety of topics related to the biomedical sciences and your health. We have assembled an outstanding group of expert faculty to present this material and the sessions promise to be every bit as exciting as those in past years. Topics this semester include Oncology, Nursing, Genetic Testing, Transplant Surgery, and Anatomy, with a visit to our anatomy labs, to name a few! Dates: Eight consecutive Tuesdays, March 5 through April 23​ Time: 7pm - 9 pm Place: New Research Building Auditorium, Georgetown University Medical Center Cost: $150.00 (general public) $125.00 (for Georgetown University and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Employees, Faculty, and Alumni) For registration forms and information, visit our website at minimed.gumc.georgetown.edu. Please direct your questions or requests to our coordinator, Sulphat Sanni at minimed@georgetown.edu. Class size is limited, so please complete your registration early! We look forward to seeing you in March. Carlos Suarez-Quian, Ph.D. and Andrea Singer, M.D. Co-Directors, GU Mini-Medical School Sulphat Sanni Coordinator, GU Mini-Medical School

Georgetown University

Hello CMIT South Family, The Claire's Gourmet Popcorn Fundraiser is well underway and will end Friday, March 8th. There are several incentives for all to win big for each class! The more items sold, the more chances you can win! Utilize the on-line option to sell to family and friends that are out of town. Please place all orders and money (CASH, Certified Money Order, or Checks) in the fundraiser envelope with the Student Name, University, and amount enclosed. All Checks should be written to CMIT South PTO . All money can be dropped off in a box near the front office starting Thursday, March 7th . Thank you in advance for supporting the CMIT South PTO!

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Who: Open to all HS Juniors What: PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR Where: Sports and Learning Complex When: April 5, 2019 Cost: $0:00 Who: Open to all HS students Where: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center When: May 1, 2019 Cost: $12:00 Who: Open to all MS students Where: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center When: May 1, 2019 Cost: $12:00 Who: Open to all students Where: Kings Dominion (tentative) When: June 12, 2019 Cost: $65:00

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I would like to congratulate the College Summit class on their commitment, collaboration, and creativity for fusing the college experience and the celebration of Black History Month. This course allows these students to create action plans according to their high school transcripts, in the 11th grade, and transfer these skills to postsecondary levels. The College Summit students are also learning how to create goals, essays, resumes, and personal statements for the college application process, the college experience, and even employment opportunities. Next, these students have constructed study plans, life plans, and college lists of their choice. In addition, the students were provided the opportunity to participate in data analyses of college admission exam results to enable them to set expectations to be prepared and be competitive for the colleges of their choice. One exciting exposure was to have the College Summit students be exposed to the financial components which will show them how to be proactive and navigate through the entire financial aid process. Ultimately, these students will acquire the necessary skills to prepare them to be college and career ready for any path that they choose when they graduate high school.

Lori Payne, MAT, M.Ed. 11th Grade RELA Teacher HS RELA Department Chair

Howard University Business School is now accepting applications for the 2019 School of Business Summer Enrichment Programs. The School of Business offers four summer programs: Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Actuarial Science, and NEW this year, Entrepreneurship for rising high school juniors and seniors. The application is now available. It can be found at https://bschool.howard.edu/student-affairs/summer-programs/ Any interested student may contact D’Shaun Vance at HUSBSummerPrograms@gmail.com or 202-806-1504 for more information.

Mr. D’Shaun Vance, Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator

Happy Friday ! The first deposit for 8th grade packages has been extended to March 4, 2019. Payments are being accepted via pt-avenue.com, cash and checks made payable to CMIT South PTO memo: c/o 2023 with the package number and student name. Payments can be placed in the drop box outside of the PTO office. Package order form is attached. Additional updates are included in the March Update ( attached) ============================================================= The next meeting will take place on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the CMIT South Cafeteria. A reminder will be sent out on Friday, March 8th. Please register as a CLASS of 2023 participant by using the link below by Friday, March 8, 2019. Click Here ====> https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948AFAE2EA3FA7-cmit3 We are seeking input from parents and students to make sure this is a fun and memorable experience for all. Please register. For those who have already registered and are a part of a sub- committee, please meet prior to March 8th and send updates so it can be included in the discussion and we can make a few decisions at this meeting. Thank you, CLASS of 2023

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Get your pictures in this year's middle school yearbook! We would like to invite all parents, guardians, family members, and students to submit photos for this year's middle school yearbook. If you have great photos of middle school events or of you and your friends just having fun, we would like to see them! Our photographers can't be everywhere this year, so help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. The more pictures we have, the better chance of seeing yourself and your friends in the yearbook! We want photos of sporting events, school events (Hispanic Heritage, Talent Show, school dances, Black History Celebration, etc.), and casual group photos too (you can keep the selfies though!). We have two ways to submit photos this year and they can be submitted from now until the end of April, so upload after each event you attend throughout the year. See below and the attachments for instructions on how to use either site. Option 1: ReplayIt Site On this site, you can upload any school-related photos off your phone or Facebook to a school-wide photo sharing site. This allows any member of the school community to see pictures of all the things happening at school this year. Directions for setting up a ReplayIt account are attached below. Option 2: Private Upload If you'd rather not share your photos to the entire school community site, you can upload them strictly for yearbook use. Here is how you can submit photos privately: • Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login • If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 411443695 • Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload. • Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information. • Click "Save Details". It's that easy..submit your photos today! Remember, the last day to submit photos is April 22nd, but don't wait...do it today and keep submitting as the year goes!! **(We will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.)

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Miss Sears and the Yearbook Club

Hello CMIT South Family, Early Enrollment for Costa Rica Tour is now open at www.eftours.com. Use code 2147267KB. Enrollment fee is $95.00 per traveler. The Tour is open to all students in 6th grade and higher at the time of travel. All travelers must enroll by Friday, March 8th to receive the early enrollment cost savings of $200.00. If your student enrolls with a buddy by March 15, 2019 they will receive an additional $100 cost savings. Space is limited and is first-come, first-served. Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders Tour brief is attached.

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What is the Uniform Policy?
The uniform policy can be found on our website, under Students tab. http://cmitsouth.org/uniform-policy/

How do we order uniform items?

Families wishing to purchase uniform in store may visit:

All American Wear, Inc.

5001-B Forbes Boulevard

Lanham, MD 20706

301-459-5000

Do I have to purchase uniforms from this vendor?

No, however, uniforms purchased from other vendors must have 100% identical color tone and the CMIT South logo. The current uniform vendor provides donation to the CMIT South PTO based on sales. Each uniform purchase from Minuteman Press is contribution to the school. 

What is CMIT South's Daily Schedule?
8:20am - 8:40am:
- Student arrival (drop off is at the side entrance)
- Doors close at 8:40am (after 8:40am parents need to sign late students in at the Front Office)

8:20am - 8:45am:
- Homeroom (Breakfast is available during this time until 8:45am)

8:45am - 2:49pm for 6th & High School grades and 8:45am - 2:54pm for 7th & 8th grades: 
- Academic instruction

2:49/2:54pm - 3:10 pm: 
Student pick-up outside (Students who are not picked up by 3:10pm will be waiting outside for their ride. There is no adult supervision for these students during this time).

Clubs and enrichment activities will begin immediately following dismissal. All club/enrichment participants must report directly to the cafeteria. Students who continuously fail to report directly to their designated locations will lose the privilege to participate in any after school activities. 

How do I pay for my child's lunch?
Breakfast and lunch are served every day. You can add money to your child's account by visiting this link. You can also pay by cash or money order in the cafeteria. 

Can my child bring their own lunch to school?
Students can bring a lunch from home. Lunches can be stored in the student's locker. Lunch taken to lunch room should be consumed in lunch room. Student cannot return to locker after lunch. All lunch bags should be left in lockers if student do not wish to place in bins after lunch. Lunch bags are not allowed in class.

What do they serve for school lunch?
A monthly menu is provided by Food and Nutrition Services. Click here for lunch and breakfast menu.

What is the academic calendar?
CMIT follows the Prince George's County Public School calendar found here. To receive notifications of PGCPS school cancellations by providing information here.

Where can I find information about CMIT events and updates?
Every Friday CMIT South publishes its weekly newsletter. It is HIGHLY recommended that you subscribe to the newsletter. It is a vital means of communication between CMIT South and stakeholders. Please click here to subscribe to CMIT South Newsletter. Please visit www.cmitsouth.org for more information.