Dear Chesapeake Science Point Families: Welcome to the 2019-20 school year! I hope you all enjoyed summer vacations and are excited about the upcoming school year! We welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in education, and we look forward to working with you and your children. All signs point to another incredible and productive school year. Our skilled and devoted staff is already planning and preparing for your child(ren). Our enthusiastic office team is registering new families, ordering needed materials and updating student files. Our hard working and conscientious custodians have spent the summer thoroughly cleaning the facility. And, our much-appreciated PTA is gearing up to welcome families, provide volunteer opportunities, and offer other exciting events and programs. We are indeed a joyous and caring community with the common goals of nurturing responsible, caring students and promoting high-level learning. Each year brings positive change. This includes new additions to our staff! When your student returns, they will see several new faces! We are happy to welcome the following additions to our great staff: Ms. Thomas, Spanish, Mr. Thompson, Government, Mr. Smith, PE and Athletic Director, Ms. Conley, Social Studies, Ms. Troshinsky, English, Ms. Hagan, Math, Ms. Messer, Math, and Mr. Onyshkevych, Technology. Parents, please review with your child the updated school uniform policy. It can be found on the school’s website. We hope that you will find our website informative and very helpful. All of the information that we send out via email can also be found on the website. We have also entered dates of all activities and events on our school calendar. I ask that you refer to this calendar and our website for all pertinent information. I want to personally invite you to attend our Back-to-School Nights on Thursday, September 12th, from 6PM-8PM for grades 9-12 and Thursday, September 20th, from 6PM-8PM for grades 6-8! This will be a great time to strengthen our CSP community, meet teachers and other families, and learn about the upcoming school year. We’ll begin the evening promptly at 6 PM. Additional information is forthcoming. Our school goal is to see at least 80% of our families at this event. I hope to see each of you! As always, please feel free to reach out with questions or concerns. Respectfully,

Dwight Jefferson, Principal

Welcome to all the new and returning students!! We are excited to have all of you. I wanted to say hello and introduce myself to those who do not know me. I am a transplant from Ohio. I have lived and worked in Maryland for fourteen years. I have three beautiful children. We are a PBIS school we love to spread the positivity. Please encourage students to be kind and collect the Tiger Tickets! Please feel free to reach out to me if you need anything.

Thank you! Ms. Motsco

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Darryl Gonzalez

Welcome back CSP family!!!!! I'm so excited to be starting my 11th year at CSP as the English Department Chairperson! Welcome to all of our new staff members and students! For those of you who don't know me: HI! I am Ms. Bulisco! CSP has been my home for a long time! I have taught English at every grade level over my tenure! i enjoy incorporating art and music into my classes, reading, rainbows, glitter, unicorns, hugs, and naps. I am a mom to two little ones: Cosimo and Tallulah. Cosimo will be 3 in January and Tallulah is 3 months old. The only thing I love more than teaching is being a mom. Please feel free to stop by or send me an email to say hi or talk about anything you need! LBULISCO@MYCSP.ORG

Ms. Bulisco

Welcome to all our 6th graders!!! We are excited to have you and are looking forward to a wonderful school year. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your learning experience better. Mrs. Valencia Math 6/7 teacher 6th Grade Team Leader

Mrs. Valencia

Hello CSP Family! I would like to introduce myself as the new Financial Secretary. My name is Karen Carre. I have worked in the banking industry for 30 years. I came to work for AACPS in the fall of last year. I am very excited to be here and honored to be part of the CSP family!

Karen Carre

Hello my name is Mrs. Phifer! I’m super excited to be a part of the CSP family. I have great passion for the care and wellbeing of young people being successful. My role is to Equip, Educate, Encourage and Empower young people to strive for EXCELLENCE! My position here at CSP is Behavioral Support. I graduated for South Mecklenburg High School, NC. I studied at UMUC and AACC. I have worked in the field of Education /Early Childhood Development for over 25 years. I’m married my husband’s name is Tony. I have 2 Awesome Kids -Tony II and Destinee! I love being their MOM!

Welcome Back! We are better together! ~D. Phifer

Hello everyone! This is Yasemin Gunes. I teach AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics this year. This is my 10th year at CSP and 15th in my teaching career. I have a B.S in Mathematics and M.A in Secondary Math education. This is my second year as Khan Academy Ambassador (https://www.khanacademy.org/ambassador) and I was elected one of the 16 among hundreds of ambassadors and was invited to Khan Academy head quarters (in California) over the summer for the summer summit. I met the founder of Khan Academy (Salman Khan) in California and presented my Khan Academy experience to their staff. This was an awesome opportunity as I was the only one from Maryland and I get to share CSP data with them. Beside Khan Academy, I'm a Rubik's Cube Ambassador. I will be offering Rubik's Cube Club to all students after school. Together we will organize and participate local competitions. We will design cool mosaics from Rubik's cubes. I'm excited to get to know new students who loves cubing. If you have any questions about using Khan Academy or about the Rubik's cube program, please feel free to reach out to me at ygunes@mycsp.org . You as a parent can learn anything from www.khanacademy.org and your little ones can use khan academy kids app to get ready for school. Just a heads up, for all 11th and 12th graders, I'm planning to set up weekly SAT study goals using Khan academy. Stay tuned,

Yasemin Gunes

Hello CSP family, Students, and Parents, My name is Eugene Malloy and I am entering into my second year here at Chesapeake Science Point. I love it here the students are very welcoming and so is the staff. It made my first year teaching pleasurable. I was very nervous at the start of last year, but coming into this environment made it a comfortable and easy transition. I am walking into this year full of confidence and knowing the students and staff certainly helps a lot Have a great school year to everyone Teachers, Staff, and Students.

Eugene Malloy

Welcome back CSP families! I am super excited to beginning my 12 year here at CSP. I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun summer. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have throughout the year.

Angie O'Brien

Dear CSP Parents and Students I would like to welcome you all to my language classes. Students will be learning and exploring two of the world languages during this school year (Turkish and French). Syllabus are already sent home with students. Please sign and let students bring the last page back to me. If you would like to contact me, my email is npiskin@mycsp.org Neva Piskin World Language Teacher

Dear CSP Parents and Students, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to my class. We will be learning exciting things this year again. Based on the grade levels, we will be learning Ms Office products (Word, Excel..), Web Page design (HTML Programming Language), Python programming language, Designing and publishing school yearbook.Right after we review classroom, school-wide and county-wide rules, procedures and regulations, students will begin learning their subjects. I also attached my syllabus for you two review. If you would like to contact, please feel free. My email address is ipiskin@mycsp.org Mr. Piskin Technology Teacher MS Robotics Mentor

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I'm Excited to be back and looking forward to a great year!

Rachel Pratt

I'm so excited to see so many smiling students back in the halls of CSP. For those who don't know me, I'm Ms. Bradley, and I teach 8th grade English, run middle school Student Council and high school Student Government Association, and I am also the 8th-grade Interdisciplinary Team Leader. I'm a transplant to Maryland, originally from outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I live with my significant other of over five years, Allen, a dog named Toby, and a cat named Catsby. I enjoy writing and traveling. Over this summer, I'm happy to announce that I've completed my M.S.Ed. degree in Teacher Leadership from Walden University, and I also recently just became a Google Certifed Level 1 Educator. Those are two amazing feats this summer that I experienced in addition to teaching 6-8 ELA summer school at Meade High School and working as a camp counselor at Arlington Echo. We have an exciting year ahead of us, and I'm looking forward to it all!

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

Hello Chesapeake Science Point Parents! I am so excited to be joining the staff here at Chesapeake Science Point! Prior to joining the Tiger family, I spent eight years at North County High School as a school counselor working with students and families. The two great loves of my life are: my family (my husband Jacob and my one year old whose name is also Jacob) and my opportunity to work with students to help them reach their full potential. I will be working with all sixth graders as well as high school students (grades 9-12) whose last names are between A-L. I am here at Chesapeake Science Point on Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's. The counseling department is kicking off the year with guidance lessons in the 6th grade and working with seniors on college applications. We have a very busy and exciting year ahead of us. I am looking forward to getting in the classroom and getting to know the students. I look forward to working with your family! Please feel reach to reach out any time with questions and/or concerns.

Juliann Siwicki, M. Ed, NCC jsiwicki@mycsp.org

Welcome to the new school year! In the World and Classical Languages classrooms we are looking forward to a productive year growing as global citizens. In the global era in which we now live, skills such as problem solving, communication and collaboration, and cross-cultural awareness are all relevant skills. Exposure to languages is a meaningful way to learn those skills. We hope to build a strong partnership with you to ensure that our students achieve their highest potential while discovering languages and cultures around the world. Mrs. Albayrak WCL Lead Teacher

Welcome back! My name is Mr. Hood and this is my 8th year at CSP. I am the 7th grade ELA teacher. I am excited to be back and looking forward to an excellent school year. Outside of school I love spending time with my wife and son. My son and I are always getting involved in some type of adventure.

Mr. Hood

Welcome back everyone. I am Mrs. AL-OS and I will be teaching Honors Geometry, H Precalculus, and Mathematics ACT/SAT Prep this school year. Wishing both students and teachers alike for a very wonderful and successful school year.

Lyniper Al-Os

Welcome back everyone!! I am so excited to be teaching 8th grade this year. I look forward to reconnecting with all the familiar faces. A special welcome to several incoming 8th graders who are new to the school this year. REMINDER: All students should bring a spiral notebook for use in this class. Review the syllabus and supply list for my expecations.

Mrs. Morandin

Hi I am Ms. Hagan and I will be the Algebra teacher this year at CSP. I have been teaching for 11 years with this being my 6th year in AACPS. I graduated from Towson with a Masters of Science in Secondary Education. I am really excited to be here this year.

Lee Hagan

Hi, I am Ms. Beazer. I have a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Master of Science in education. I worked as a research scientist before changing my career to teaching. I have been teaching for 12 years, the last 8 years at CSP. This year I will be teaching 7th grade science and high school electives (human anatomy and physiology and marine biology). I like to read articles and books, my favorite characters are Snoopy and the Charlie Brown gang, and my favorite color is purple.

Yasmin Beazer

Hello, my name is Ms. Conley and I am so EXCITED to be starting my teaching career off at Chesapeake Science Point! This is my first year of teaching and I can't wait for the coming year. I'm prior military and was an Arabic linguist in the US Army. My husband recently retired from the Army and we are happy to call Maryland home. I have a BA in History and love living on the East Coast where every weekend that I am able to , I love to travel around and visit anything and everything historical. So far my favorite places are Gettysburg and Philadelphia. I will be teaching 6th and 7th grade Social Studies this year. Looking forward to the many challenges and opportunities yet to come!

Ashley Conley

¡Hola! My name is Sandra Thomas and I am the new middle school Spanish teacher for 1B and most of 1A. I am very excited to be here and I have heard excellent things about your students. Some of your kids have proudly told me that their parents speak Spanish and/or have Hispanic heritages, which is great! In fact, we will be talking a lot about culture during Hispanic Heritage Month, so if you wish to share /teach something to the class, please contact me. This goes the same for Día de los Muertos, Navidades,dances, or any other topics you would like to share. Looking forward to a great year!

Sandra Thomas, sthomas@mycsp.org

Welcome parents to a new school year! I'd like to take this time to introduce myself to the new families of CSP and say hello again to the returning families. My name is Robert Woerner and I am the Biology teacher at CSP. This year I will be teaching Honor's Biology, Zoology, and Health. I will also be leading the 9th grade Interdisciplinary Team. About myself, my wife and I live in Odenton with our two daughters and our dog Bailey. I love the outdoors and hope to bring that love for the wilderness to my classroom. Please feel free to contact me via email if you have any questions about your student.

Robert Woerner Science Chesapeake Science Point

Welcome back! Here's to another great year at CSP!

Sean Meighen

I am excited to join Chesapeake Science Point! Here is a little information about me: Recently, I taught U.S. Government, Personal Finance, and Psychology in Talbot County, MD. I coached the Varsity Cross Country and Baseball teams, and was an advisor for my previous school's Class of 2019. I am married to an elementary school teacher and we have a son (Colby) who is almost One! My favorite aspect of teaching is when my students are able to express parallels between past events and today's world. I am extremely excited to learn about my students, this school community, and all events at CSP!

Mr. Chris Thompson

Fall Sports Photos will be taken on Thursday, September 12 at 3:00 pm.

Angie O'Brien

Parents / Guardians, Please come out and join us for Back-to-School Night. High School Back-to-School Night Thursday, September 12 beginning at 6:00 pm Middle School Back-to-School Night Thursday, September 19 beginning at 6:00 pm

Angie O'Brien

Parents / Guardians, Please be on the lookout for the Federal Impact Aid Survey coming home with students on October 1. Please take a moment to fill it out and mail it back in the self-addressed, stamped envelope provided no later than November 15. We thank you in advance for your cooperation

Angie O'Brien

Dear CLF Schools’ Communities of Volunteers, Philanthropists, Innovators, and Stakeholders! Every year, during the first weekend of November, our CLF community gathers to celebrate our collective culture. For 2019, Saturday, November 2nd, marks the official event date for our 7th Annual CLF CultureFest 2019! The location for this year’s CutureFest is our CMIT North High School: 14800 Switzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707! The event will kick off at NOON and closing ceremony will be held at 5:00 PM. Performers, vendors, volunteers, and CultureFEST fanatics can plan to come early to help set up. Join your CLF community for a fun-filled, STEMazing way to celebrate cultural diversity with: music, games, heritage-based foods, local MD vendors, live stage performances, and so much more! This event grows each year and is an extraordinary way for our CLF Community to NETWORK and FUNDRAISE, together. (think out of the box…there is no box…there is no box to think about; skies are our collective limit). "Let’s keep the momentum going for our non-profit schools, PTOs, SGAs, PACs, Foundation and community for generations to come! After all…When it comes to CultureFEST ideas, our CLF motto is:" "YES AND!" #CLFCultureFest All About CULTUREFEST: CultureFEST is a family-friendly festival event to celebrate our six STEAMazing schools & cultures without a competition component. We need you to choose not if but how you wish to support CultureFEST: student talent, come laugh, play games, come to learn about and celebrate diverse cultures! We truly hope you & your family will join us for community, unity, friendship, and fun at this year’s CultureFEST on Saturday, Nov. 2nd. As we gather ideas for CultureFEST, this annual cornucopia of culture requires your input, energy, and creativity in as many ways as you can imagine. Imagination is the power of creation so please join in the fun and help to shape the biggest CLF event of the year by signing up, today! Right now, we need volunteers for planning & performing. Sign up, TODAY! Visit the link below to fill out your survey! http://clfmd.org/culturefest-is-coming/ -- Warmest regards, Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation 6151 Chevy Chase Dr. Laurel, MD 20707 T. (301) 776.2300 E. clfpr@clfmd.org Website: CLFMD.ORG

CLF Community Partnerships

Parents / Guardians, Please see attached schedule for high school class dues. You have the option to pay in full or the yearly cost. Please make sure your child's payment is sent in by the deadline.

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Angie O'Brien

Please note that Dr Gonzalez is no longer the college counselor. All questions regarding college, financial aid, transcripts, credits, schedules, recommendations, etc. should be directed to your student’s counselor. Ms Shepherd (mshepherd@mycsp.org) is responsible for 7th and 8th grades, and letters M-Z in high school. Ms Siwicki (jsiwicki@mycsp.org) will handle 6th grade, and letters A-L in high school. Ms Siwicki works Tuesday through Thursday. If she is not in, please contact Ms Shepherd. Please let Dr Gonzalez know how he can serve you as Assistant Principal.

Darryl Gonzalez

Hello Parent/Guardians, Emergency Cards/Code of Conduct forms (Handbook) Please review and make any changes, sign, and date the emergency card. NO ONE will be allowed to pick your child up that is not listed on the card. Please make sure to answer all questions regarding your contacts. Please make sure that the Code of Conduct form is signed and dated by a parent/guardian and the student. Just a reminder if your child is transferring or withdrawing from CSP, you will need a transfer packet from me. This takes time to do, so I will need to know in advance. I will need the name and phone number to the school they will be attending. Upcoming 7th graders will need the Menningoccal (MVC4) and Tetanus, diphtheria & acellular pertusis vaccine (tdap) before entering the 7th grade. If you have not already done so, please send me an updated immunization record when your child receives them. Attendance: Students are permitted into the building as early as 8:00am. This allows time to visit their lockers, eat breakfast, etc. Students must be in the school and in their classrooms before 8:20 or they will be marked tardy.

June Calvert

Hi Junior & Senior Parents! Please visit the links provided below for registration information for open houses, college visit days and information sessions. Goucher College https://www.goucher.edu/become/visit/ Johns Hopkins University https://apply.jhu.edu/campus-and-community/visit-hopkins/ Loyola University Maryland https://www.loyola.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit The University of Maryland https://www.admissions.umd.edu/visit/on-campus-programs UMBC https://undergraduate.umbc.edu/visit/upcoming-events.php Morgan State University https://www.morgan.edu/campusvisits Towson University https://www.towson.edu/admissions/visit/ Evening Information Sessions Boston University September 15, 7:00 pm BWI Airport Marriott Register via: http://www.bu.edu/admissions/visit-us/bu-in-your-area/ Carnegie Mellon University September 26, 7:00 pm Delta Hotels Baltimore Hunt Valley Register via: https://admission.cmu.edu/portal/information_session

Your Counseling Department Juliann Siwicki, M. Ed, NCC * jsiwicki@mycsp.org * 443-757-5277 x323 & Mary Beth Shepherd, M. Ed * mshepherd@mycsp.org * 443-757-318

For all high school students: It is not too late to tryout for our Fall sports team. If you have any golf, soccer, or volleyball experience, and would like to stay after school with our sports teams, see Mr. Smith for more information.

Mr. Smith

Hello CSP-PTSO family, On behalf of the CSP-PTSO, we would like to welcome everyone back to school. You ask what is PTSO? PTSO stands for Parent-Teacher-Student Organization, consisting of parents, teachers and students working together. What is the PTSO and who can be a Member? The PTSO is made up of several officers: Davette Phifer, President, Jennifer Blackwell, Dianna Davis, Vice Presidents, and Santha Cortes, Secretary, and William Hyman, Treasurer not to mention our wonderful school staff, students, and volunteers. So, who can be a member? If you’re a father, mother, protector, guardian, and/or a person who teaches or instructs at CSP. If you answered YES, then we would like you to become a member. Our primary objective as a PTSO is to provide our school with funds, programs, resources, and services that will enrich and maximize the education of every child and to benefit the school. To meet this important objective, we fundraise. Here are a few programs that we sponsor and/or support: HS Homecoming, School annual Fall & Spring Book Fairs, MS Dances, Harvest for the Hungry, Teacher & Staff Appreciation, Star Student Lunch, Earth Day, and various other events throughout the year. Become a Volunteer…. Why YOU should get involved? As you can see, we are a small and busy group. This is where you can come in! We need your help, and so do our children. A special thanks to all our volunteers from last year for all their hard work and dedication. Here at CSP, we strive for excellence and what better way than to become involved today. We are seeking volunteers to continue re-establishing the organization. We have planned some exciting events this year in hopes to get more parents involved in their children’s education. The PTSO is a team effort in which we cannot succeed on our own. Please come and join us by signing up. CSP-PTSO Meeting Dates for 2019-20 September 12, 2019 Back to School Night HS Membership drive 6-7pm September 19, 2019 Back to School Night MS Membership drive 6-7pm October 10, 2019 November 14, 2019 December 12, 2019 January 9, 2020 February 13, 2020 March 12, 2020 April 9, 2020 May 14, 2020 Meetings are held in the CSP conference room 6:30-7:30 pm

Warm regards, CSP-PTSO Email: mycspptsoboard@googlegroups.com Website: www.mycsp.org