Hello STEAMazing Superstars! CLF Black History Month is here! This year, we were astonished by the tremendous increase in participation! CLF received over 350+ posters and 45 essays on January 25th! With so many unique submissions, we need your help! CLF invites all its staff, parents, teachers and seniors to participate in the poster evaluation process! Come to the CLF central office, grab some tea or coffee and check out the colorful projects on display. We are also encouraging visitors to take photos of their favorite projects and post them on social media. Don’t wait to evaluate, our staff will cycle through projects on display to keep the exhibit fresh and fun! CLF will also select posters throughout February to highlight on Twitter. Visit @CLF_CLF or @CLF_PR to check out posters in the social spotlight or tag us on your favorite posters! Let's celebrate the "A" in STEAM together! A special thanks to all the parents, students and teachers that contributed to this year’s Black History Month! I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap Ani DiFranco

CLF Community Partnership

Hello Parents and Guardians, The bus contracts for next year are now available! I have attached the contract to this blurb. Please note the following: The contract must include a deposit of $150.00. It cannot be paid via PayPal, unfortunately. It must be paid with a check, money order, or exact cash at the time of submitting the contract. If you submit a bus contract and have a balance for this year, please note that it must be current. Your bus contract will not be accepted if you owe more than one payment for this year. In this year's contract, we are asking for your home address. CSP is working with Lonergan's Charter Service to optimize the bus routes and stops. Group stops are no longer being proposed. If you would like your address to be considered during this evaluation period, you must submit your contract and deposit by February 22nd. If you would like to utilize transportation at all, please submit your contract and deposit by February 25th. The routes and stops will be announced on February 28th. We hope to make transportation better every year and your input is important. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. My email address is cbogden@mycsp.org.

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Cassandra Bogden,
Financial Secretary

All schools & offices are closed on Monday, February 18 for Presidents Day.

Angie O'Brien

The 10th grade SGA will begin their winter chocolate fundraiser on Monday, February 18, 2019. The fundraiser will run until March 18, 2019. The fundraiser is open to all grade levels. Students may take part in the fundraiser by picking up a permission slip from room 111 or downloading a copy here. Once a parent or guardian signs the permission slip students will be given a box of chocolate to take home to sell. Students will receive: * 1 free dress down day for every box of chocolate they sell (2 boxes sold = 2 free dress down days) * 1 entry into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card for every box sold (3 boxes sold= 3 entries) Please note, boxes of chocolate taken home cannot be returned to school. Please contact Mrs. Ferrante with any questions regarding the sale. The 10th grade SGA thanks you in advance for your participation!

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Mandi Ferrante

Middle School Student Council will be starting to sell wrist bands for Skate Zone in Crofton. They will be $5 sold during lunches or in the morning on A days in room 107. The $5 include both the entry on February 28th and skate rentals. Only 75 wrist bands are available at this time, but we will request more wrist bands depending on demand. Students cannot lose these wrist bands. Wrist bands should be worn the day of the event. Skate Zone is located at1082 ROUTE 3 SOUTH, Crofton, MD 21114

Questions? Seek out Ms. Bradley (nbradley@mycsp.org) in room 107!

All students in grades 6-11 received re-enrollment information with their report cards on Friday, February 8. Students must return re-enrollment forms by Friday, March 1. We ask parents to return the re-enrollment form even their child(ren) will not be returning for the 2019-2020 school year. There is so much planning that goes into scheduling and having a clear understanding of which students are returning and which are not is extremely helpful. We appreciate your cooperation dearly. If you need another copy of the information that was sent home, I have attached it here and it is located on the website.

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Angie O'Brien

Parents, If your child earned the Superintendent's or Principal's Honor Roll for the second quarter (straight A's on second quarter report card,) you and your child are invited to an assembly celebration and donut breakfast. The celebration assembly will take place: Friday, March 1, at 9:00 a.m. in the CSP Gym If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Shepherd, School Counselor, at mshepherd@mycsp.org. Congratulations and we look forward to celebrating with you!

Mary Beth Shepherd -School Counselor

CSP Student Leadership will be hosting two early spring dances. Themes will be announced for each dance in the coming weeks. Middle School - The dance formally scheduled for 2/15 has been rescheduled for 3/1 4-6pm. High School - The dance will be 3/2 8-10pm CSP Student leadership is looking for volunteers to chaperone and donations. Please sign up via this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4DA9AC23A3FA7-2019

Questions? Seek out Ms. Bradley (nbradley@mycsp.org) in room 107!

The Science Bowl will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Prince George’s Community College located at 301 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 from 9am to 3pm. Teams are to report at 9:00am to the Student Center, 2nd Floor. Please meet Mrs. Valencia and Ms. Beazer on the second floor of the student center by 8:45. Thank you for allowing your child to compete in the National Science Bowl.

Yasmin Beazer

There are many resources available through our county that provide support and training for staff and parents so that we can best serve our students. Please feel free to forward these to anyone you feel would benefit from them. 1. SECAC -- Anne Arundel County Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee. They have monthly meetings as well as informative workshops. : www.aasecac.org 2. PFS --Partners for Success. Each team is a professional special educator partnering with a parent to support a cluster of schools in the county. Flier attached. Thanks!

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Mona Gomaa

Parents, Please see the attached letter that went home with all seniors. Please keep in mind graduation tickets will go on sale April 23. Each student will receive 5 free tickets with the ability to purchase up to 7 additional tickets.

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Angie O'Brien

Box Tops are real money for America’s schools! This year CSP will be participating in the Box Tops for Education™ program. Clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help our school buy what it needs. Box Tops are each worth 10¢ and they quickly add up to real cash for our school. · When people throw away their unclipped Box Tops, it’s like they are throwing away money. · When families and schools work together to collect Box Tops and send them in, the money adds up fast! For more information on Box Tops, including a list of participating products, go to www.BTFE.com. Be sure to sign up as a member (it’s free!) so you can check out our school’s earnings details and get access to coupons, recipes, bonus offers and extra ways four our school to earn. Send your clipped Box Tops in with your student. Collections boxes are in the lobby and Media Center. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the PTSO. We’re here to help make our school’s fundraiser programs a huge success this year. Thanks for your help!

Sincerely, CSP-PTSO

Hello CSP Families: Chesapeake Science Point (ID #: 05537) has the opportunity to participate in and earn CASH from A+ School Rewards, a great fundraising program run through your local Giant! PLEASE NOTE: You DO NOT need to re-register your card if your school selection(s) remains the same as last year. To participate: • Visit www.giantfood.com/aplus and scroll down to the center of the page to select REGISTER YOUR CARD from the red box on the right marked FOR CUSTOMERS; or, • Call the A+ School Rewards Hotline at 1-877-275-2758 for assistance; or, • Email the A+ Hotline. Please include the last name associated with your GIANT CARD, your 12-digit GIANT CARD number and our school name and school ID number* of our school (or the name, city and state in which the school is located) to: askaplus@cranecommunications.com. * If you are supporting more than one (1) school, please include the ID numbers for both schools (or the names, cities and states of your schools. To earn points: • Use your registered GIANT CARD each time you shop at Giant, and you will earn CASH for our school. You can track the number of points you are earning for our school by checking your grocery receipt. • At the end of each month, your points are calculated and converted to CASH rewards for our school. These CASH rewards are updated monthly on the Giant A+ website beginning in November. • After the last day of the 2017 program, which is March 17, these same conversions are performed and the final school account total is posted. • Our school will receive one CASH awards check at the end of the program and can use this cash for any of our educational needs. Also, please encourage your family members and friends to support our school. This could result in more CASH REWARDS! Thank you for supporting our school.

Sincerely, CSP-PTSO

CSP continues to provide a rigorous and quality education to all students. It has always been our goal to improve upon past practices, find new ways to engage students and make learning something students enjoy. We also believe that high school students need to put forth that same effort in order to be become successful adults; therefore, CSP is Repeat Free. If a student receives an E in a required high school course, the class will have to be repeated in an alternate program such as summer school, evening school and twilight school. These programs are available for students to make up credits in courses that they were not successful in the first time; classes at CSP are for students taking them for original credit. If a student does not make up the failed class in one of these alternative programs, there is a chance that we will not be able to schedule the student for the classes required for graduation and the student will have to take classes at CSP for more than four years.

Darryl Gonzalez

Any student who wishes to receive high school credit for any dual credit AACC class they have taken must present an official transcript from AACC to Dr Gonzalez. The Registrar’s Office at AACC can assist you with that.

Darryl Gonzalez

March 8 Registration Deadline for April 13 ACT March 9 SAT Test April 5 Registration Deadline for May 4 SAT April 13 ACT Test May 3 Registration Deadline for June 8 ACT May 3 Registration Deadline for June 1 SAT May 4 SAT Test June 8 June 1 SAT Test June 14 Registration Deadline for July 13 ACT July 13 ACT Test

Darryl Gonzalez

Parents and students, Please remember to bring in overdue books as soon as possible so that other students may enjoy them. Thank you!

Mona Gomaa

The Linthicum Community Library is sponsoring "The Glow Up Prom Dress Event" where donations are needed. The following libraries are accepting gently used dresses or formal wear, accessories, shoes and make-up through March 16: Broadneck Eastport-Annapolis Edgewater Discoveries: The Library at the Mall Linthicum Maryland City at Russett Odenton Severna Park If you are in need of prom items, the "Glow Up Prom Dress" giveaway event will take place at the Linthicum Library on March 23 at 10:00 a.m. For more information about the event, please see the attached flyer.

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Mary Beth Shepherd -School Counselor

We want YOU to be on our CSP-PTSO team!!!! Our fearless team’s term ends this school year. We’re looking for creative problem solvers, decision makers, a record keeper, a number cruncher. That’s right, if you fit any of these descriptions for president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer, send us a brief biography and let us know for which position you would like to be considered for by March 15, 2019. You will receive a special invitation to attend our April 4, 2019 PTSO meeting for a meet and greet!!! Elections will take place on April 18, 2019. The positions do not start until June 2019. Our goal is to make this a smooth transition. Together we achieve more!!! Please submit to mycspptsoboard@googlegroups.com, if you have any questions please contact Dee Phifer at dphifer@mycsp.org.

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Sincerely, CSP-PTSO

There are several scholarships that CSP students can win. These are county-level scholarships, and our students have done well in the past winning them. Please go to http://www.scholarshipsforscholars.org/ for more information!

Darryl Gonzalez