…Other high schools at the top include suburban powerhouses Eastern Technical High School and the Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, both in Baltimore County, and River Hill High School in Howard County. Chesapeake Science Point, a small charter school in Anne Arundel County, came in fourth. The Sun analysis averaged the 2016 scores on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career, orPARCC, to produce a single passing percentage for each elementary, middle and high school in the region. The figure represents a school’s overall pass rate for all grade levels on both the reading and math tests. Each school was then ranked. When asked what helped their students succeed, the principals of Chesapeake Science Point, Eastern and Poly said their schools are committed to keeping high academic standards and to providing extra help to struggling students. … while Chesapeake provides extra help on Saturdays and tries to give extra attention both to the highest achievers and those who are doing poorly. But the principals also believe that building a strong sense of community within the school is important.

http://data.baltimoresun.com/news/parcc2016/high/baltimore-area/

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-school-rankings-parcc-20161025-story.html

Erkan Derin
Principal

October 29, 2016 - CSP Math Team won at AACC Math Contest held at AACC, Arnold Campus. There were only 3 perfect scores in the individual round from all the schools that participated. CSP had two of those scores, with 11th grader Glenn Boyette and 12th grader Anthony Krieger each earning a perfect score, and earning an apple from the AACC math professors that organize this contest as their reward. These two perfect scores were joined by two CSP students scoring 5 out of the 6 questions correct (9th grader Oumarr Bah and 12th grader Ryan Budahazy), to give CPS a lead after the individual round. Other high scoring CSP students on the individual round included 10th graders Mark Kelm and Connor Parker and 12th graders Matthew Boyer and Benjamin Kelm. As the contest moved to the team round, the team of Anthony, Glenn, Ryan, Oumarr and Benjamin scores the highest score in the team round, with 5 out of 6 correct to earn CSP 1st place and a solid lead in the overall standings.

After two of the five AACC High School Math Competitions so far this season, the top five schools in overall standings are:
20.33 points - Chesapeake Science Point
18.00 points - Severna Park High School
12.00 points - The Severn School
12.00 points - South River High School
9.67 points - The Key School

CSP was represented by:

8th grade: Cole Parker and Nethmi Weerasinghe
9th grade: Oumarr Bah
10th grade: Mark Kelm, Hana Motta, Connor Parker, Cory Powers, Nathan Taylor, Bosith Weerasinghe and Stanley Zhu
11th grade: Glenn Boyette and Kaitlin White
12th grade: Matthew Boyer, Ryan Budahazy, Benjamin Kelm, David Kravets and Anthony Krieger

At the same time that their high school teammates were competing at AACC, the CSP middle school math team was at the MD Mathalon, a statewide competition held by the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, jointly sponsored by Maryland State Department of Education, Maryland council of teachers of Mathematics, National Security Agency and Anne Arundel County Public Schools. This year marks the 31st year of the MD Mathalon, with teams from the top public, private and magnet-program middle schools competing in a competition that promotes mathematics excellence through individual and team competitions.

This competition is held in three parts, an individual and team mathematics competition and a team engineering challenge invention round. The invention round is a unique part of this contest, where teams are comprised of students from different schools who are given 20 minutes to devise their best solution to a science and engineering based problem. CSP students did very well in invention round with Ololade Omoniyi- Alake, Shiyam Rupeshkumar, Imaad Syed each earning a 2nd place ribbon, Darsana Alagarsamy, Isa Liggans, Emily Liu, Jordan Manalang, Aaban Syed, Joseph Zimmerman each earning 3rd place ribbon. Aaron Chu, Rishi Erigineni, Jeffrey Huang , Katrina Manalang also earning a 4th place ribbon and Anagha Sandeep earning a 5th place ribbon.

CSP was represented at MD Mathalon by:
6th Grade : Rishi Erigineni, Jeffrey Huang, Emily Liu, Shiyam Rupeshkumar and Nasier Sturdivant
7th Grade : Darsana Alagarsamy , Katrina Manalang, Hannah Sullivan, Aaban Syed and Joseph Zimmerman
8th Grade : Aaron Chu, Dhruva Kothari, Isa Liggans, Jordan Manalang, Om Mehta, Ololade Omoniyi- Alake, Akash Prasad, Anagha Sandeep, Imaad Syed and Emily Zhu.

CSP Math Team Coaches:
Mrs. Merlina Bogador
Mr. Vincent Njong
Mrs. Diana Stinson
Mrs. Imelda Valencia
Parent Volunteer coaches: Mr. Bernie Kelm and Mr. Jim Powers

This year's first robotics competition is on this Saturday, November 5th, 2016. In order to get ready for the competition, the robotics team had their first weekend camp last weekend at CMIT South. They worked on the robot until late night and are finally ready for this Saturday. They also enjoyed CMIT South's indoor soccer field, GYM and game room.
If you are free, please come out and support CSP.

Competition will start at 9:00 am and end around 5:00 pm.

Competition Address: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1400 West Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21209.

Engin Acar

Parents / Guardians,

In the last newsletter, I stated that you needed to make an appointment. This is not the case. Students who were not photographed in the summer were already assigned a time slot for Monday. These students were called to the front desk to remind them of this time.

If you want information on purchasing these photos, please contact Prestige directly.

Prestige 410 - 525 - 1700

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

All schools are closed on Tuesday, November 8th for Election Day.

Go Vote!

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

The make-up picture day for students in grades 6th-11th will take place on Friday, November 18th.
Please remember that students wishing to appear in the yearbook must wear Oxford shirt and tie.
Only students that are purchasing a package or missed the first picture day will be photographed.
Picture order forms are located at the front desk area. If you need one, please ask your child to stop by and pick one up.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Middle school spirit week will culminate with our NEON NIGHTS DANCE.
Tickets will go on sale Friday November 11th.
The dance will take place Friday November 18, 2016
Get your tickets Now before they sell out. Cost will be $5.00 in advance and $10 at the door.
Support the middle school Student council while having fun at NEON NIGHTS!

Diana Stinson

On December fifth and sixth CSP will welcome resident artist Gayle Danley into our classrooms. Gayle is a former national and international slam poetry champion. We will have two assemblies for the high school on December 5 and she will have seven workshops with different classes in high school on the fifth and sixth.

Rachel Pratt

Congratulations to the amazing students of the Month! The students nominated in October emulated the character trait of honesty. We are very happy to have so many honest students at our school.

This month, in November, we are looking for students who are generous. Keep up the great job, students!

Ashlee Brown

Just a friendly reminder that when you change your address, I must be notified so I can update your child's information. Also, there is documentation that must be provided to the school along with a new registration form. Failure to do so may result in your child being transferred back to their home school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at jcalvert@mycsp.org

Thanks,
June Calvert
Registrar

June Calvert

This year, we are offering up ad space at the end of the Senior section and 8th grade section of the yearbook for parent of the graduating students to create a personalized message. These ads will be created for you and serve as a one-of-a-kind memory for years to come. Ads will be in full color unless you note otherwise.

Space is limited, and all reservations need to be made by Friday, December 16th. Once we receive your check, an email will be sent to you with more directions on how to submit your message and/or photographs at the end of October. If you would like this ad to be kept a surprise, please let us know when filling out the form attached.

Ad Size:
1/8 page- $25
¼ page- $45
½ page- $75

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Cunning at jcunning@mycsp.org

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Jessica Cunning

Order your child's yearbook in the month of November to save 5% off the list price of $45! This yearbook is guaranteed to be a hit with the students this year and your child can create his or her own personal page to be printed in the yearbook for free. The yearbooks have a guaranteed delivery date of no later than June 9th!

To order this year’s book, please visit
https://www.treering.com/validate
and enter in the password 1014667901281041.


**We also have limited amounts of last year's yearbook on sale for $20, please see Mrs. Cunning in Room 209 if you would like to purchase one!**

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Jessica Cunning
jcunning@mycsp.org

This fundraiser is to be a competition between all grades with the hopes of selling $20,000 or more worth of items. If we reach this goal, we will receive 50% of the profits, with each grade receiving their split of what they sold. Please ask your child for the packet handed out in school!

•All checks collected should be postdated to November 18, 2016.
The school is unable to accept checks that are written more than five days prior to being deposited.

•You are encouraged to set up an online sales account but please remember that all items will be delivered to the school and you are responsible for pickup that day. Delivery notification will be announced at least one week prior to delivery. We are unable to keep items frozen overnight.

•To help encourage student participation, the classes will be selling against one another. The class that sells the most items will be awarded a Chick-fil-a chicken sandwich, a bag of chips and a drink. Only those students in the winning class that sell 3 or more items will be rewarded with this lunch on Thursday, December 22nd.

•All orders must be turned in on Friday, November 18th to teacher in charge of their grade level. If you have any questions, please contact that teacher.
12th- Mr. Meighen 8th- Mrs. Ferrante
11th- Mrs. Jensen 7th- Mrs. Stinson
10th- Mrs. Cunning 6th- Mr. Mullen
9th- Mr. Meyer

Jessica Cunning

Congratulations to all our CSP Fall Sports Teams!!!...All of our Fall Teams (Varsity Golf, Girls and Boys Varsity Soccer) advanced to the State playoffs and had outstanding seasons!...

Girls Varsity Soccer advanced to play undefeated #1 seed, Carver A&T, in the State 1A Regional Semi-finals. Unfortunately our girls came up just short, losing 2-1 in overtime!

Boys Varsity Soccer will also play in the 1A Regional Semi-finals vs. Pikesville HS on Friday, 11/4, 5pm @ Annapolis HS...GO TIGERS!!!


Our 2016 Fall Sports Banquet will take play on Saturday, 12/3, from 6pm-8pm in the school cafeteria!

Erik Johnson

The English/Language Arts department’s Literary Pumpkin Night was another huge success this year. The gym was decorated with 355 pumpkins, each representing a novel our students have read. Students and their family packed the gym to vote for their favorite pumpkin in each grade. The following students are this year’s winners:

Grade 6- 1st place: Niina C., 2nd place: Michael C., 3rd place: Alexia R.
Grade 7- 1st place: Aiden L., 2nd place: Micayla F. and Darsona A., 3rd place: Tobi B.
Grade 8- 1st place: Jessica N., 2nd place: Akash P., 3rd place: Muueez C.
Grade 9- 1st place: Alyson S., 2nd place: Sandras H., 3rd place: Moeed M.
Grade 10- 1st place: Nathan T., 2nd place: Mark K., 3rd place: Jennie C.
Grade 11- 1st place: Josh B., 2nd place: Jimmy V., 3rd place: Gabrielle S.
Grade 12- 1st place: Lily F., 2nd place: Lema S., 3rd place: Alex C.

The winner of the Candy Corn Contest is 6th grader Jewlia C.
Congratulations to all of our winners. Thank you everyone for participating this year to make it the BEST Literary Pumpkin Night YET!!!

Donna McCallister

During the month of October, we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and were honored by the visit of Mrs. Maria Sasso from the Board of Education. She shared with our Hispanic family her personal story and encouraged them to continue following the traditions of Hispanic heritage with their children.

Students also learn about “El Dia de los Muertos”(The Day of the Dead) on November 1st. A traditional celebration that originated in Mexico and is recognized internationally. In 2008 it was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and a special bread. Our students enjoyed learning about the holiday and creating colorful skulls.

Mrs. Albayrak

Welcome to the new marking period! 6th grade with explore ancient Greece and Rome. 7th grade will explore the history of Russia and Eastern Europe., through to present day.

This marking period's objective: Turn in homework ON TIME, to avoid a "O" grade.

Janette Morandin

Our 9th grade FOT students have been working hard designing and building their own cranes from popsicle sticks and wood slats. They are designing the cranes with the intention to see whose crane can hold the most weight without breaking from the stress. Keeping in the competitive spirit, the winner from each class will win a prize. Some designs are extremely complicated while others are very simple. Our Engineering Design class has moved away from a typical pencil/paper quarterly exam and in fact designed a garage/guest house for one of the teachers in the building. They used the Sketchup program on the computers and many students were able to design some very interesting garages.

Andrew Meyer

November 9: Salisbury University visits CSP. Sign up at least two days in advance on Family Connection
November 14: West Virginia University visits CSP. Sign up at least two days in advance on Family Connection
December 3: SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
December 10: ACT. Register at act.org
December 21: Deadline for January 21 SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
January 21: SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
February 10: Deadline for March 11 SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
March 11: SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
April 7: Deadline for May 6 SAT. Register online at collegeboard.org
May 6: SAT. Register at collegeboard.org
May 9: Deadline for June 3 SAT. Register online at collegeboard.org
June 3: SAT. Register at collegeboard.org

Darryl Gonzalez

Looking for the easiest way to get scholarships? Raise.me is a website that allows you to earn scholarships from over 180 colleges, starting in 9th grade, for things you’re already doing! Students earn micro-scholarships for college for getting an “A” or “B”, participating in a club or sport, completing community service hours, and more. Use the following link to sign-up for Raise.me: https://www.raise.me/join/1094846869
Just added: students can earn up to $1000 in scholarship dollars for simply taking the PSAT and up to $8,500 for scoring well!

Darryl Gonzalez

The National Security Agency offers several programs for high school students. If you are interested, please visit
https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/icstudents.html?Agency=NSA
to learn more about these programs.

Darryl Gonzalez

Current Athletic Parents!!
Middle School Parents!!
High School Parents!!

Parent Athletic Committee (PAC) supports our student athletes, CSP Sports, and aims to positively shape the CSP athletic community.

If your student will be playing sports in the upcoming years....

Please come out to our PAC meeting which will be held on:

Monday November 14 @ 6:30 pm

We need participation from all parents of students that wish to play a sport.

PAC will be discussing how we can make these upcoming years a success for our CSP Tigers.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Middle school Student council will be sponsoring a dance on November 18th. Middle school Student council is looking for volunteers to help with decorations, food and chaperones. If you are interested please contact Mrs. Stinson at dstinson@mycsp.org
If you have decorations that we could use please just send them in ASAP to Mrs. Stinson Room 108! Food donations will be taken closer to the event. All food items should be in original containers that list all ingredients.
Sign up now on our Signup Genius. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9a82ba3f94-spirit

Thanks

Diana Stinson

Hey CSP! Great job collecting for Harvest for the hungry! 6th grade is in the lead with 4,127.5 lbs, 10th grade has 3,092, 7th grade 1,762, 9th grade 1,643 lbs, 8th grade 1,293, 11th grade 632 lbs, and 12th grade 126.5 lbs. We have a school total of 12,676 lbs. Thank you for all your generous donations!
Please continue donating so we can reach our goal of 26,000 lbs. in order to have our school block party before winter break! Last day to donate is 11/18.

Ms. Zambito
rzambito@mycsp.org

The 1st marking period ended on October 31st and the 2nd marking began on Nov. 1st.

Report card distribution will be on Thursday, November 10th.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Looking to make some extra money during the day and help out CSP at the same time? We are always looking for substitute teachers. Consider becoming a substitute teacher to help CSP reach its goals! Contact Cheryl Downs at 410-222-5275, or cdowns@aacps.org

Darryl Gonzalez

The 9th grade SGA will be holding a fundraising event at Five Guys Burgers on Dorchester Rd. in Hanover. The fundraiser is at Five Guys with 20% of proceeds and $1 for every milkshake purchased going to the 9th grade CSP SGA. Come out and support the 9th grade class. Details including dates and times are to come.

Andrew Meyer

Show your school spirit and buy a "We the Beast" t-shirt for $15! We still have plenty of Adult size Medium, but are limited in each color, please see Mrs. Cunning in room 209.

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Jessica Cunning

Middle school Student council will be sponsoring a dance on November 18th. Middle school Student council is looking for volunteers to help with decorations, food and chaperones. If you are interested please contact Mrs. Stinson at dstinson@mycsp.org
If you have decorations that we could use please just send them in ASAP to Mrs. Stinson Room 108! Food donations will be taken closer to the event. All food items should be in original containers that list all ingredients.
Sign up now on our Signup Genius. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9a82ba3f94-spirit

Thanks

Diana Stinson

Middle school Student council will be sponsoring a dance on November 18th. Middle school Student council is looking for volunteers to help with decorations, food and chaperones. If you are interested please contact Mrs. Stinson at dstinson@mycsp.org
If you have decorations that we could use please just send them in ASAP to Mrs. Stinson Room 108! Food donations will be taken closer to the event. All food items should be in original containers that list all ingredients.
Thanks

Diana Stinson

Happy November,
Its that time of year; time for Science Fair! We are currently looking for past and present professionals in the field of science to spare their time and come out on Dec. 17th from 8-3:30 to judge the student projects. If interested please contact Mr. Vadalia at avadalia@mycsp.org.

Ashish Vadalia

Thank you CSP family for supporting our fall Scholastic Book Fair! We sold almost $2500 worth of items. Profits will be used to purchase new and exciting materials for our Media Center to help support our students' learning journey.

Special thanks to our parent volunteers (in alphabetical order): Mrs. Azan, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Cortes and Mrs. French. Thank you for coming out to help---we couldn't have done it without you!

More information coming soon about our Spring Fair (May 2017---date tbd).

Mona Gomaa
mgomaa@mycsp.org

Mr. Mullen's 6th and 11th graders did a great job this marking period. Keep working hard! Remember, Mr. Mullen stays after on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for extra help; see him to make arrangements.

Mr. Mullen