Middle school robotics team participated in Philadelphia VEX competition last Saturday on 11/19/2016. They competed against 26 other prestigious middle and high school teams. They made it into the qualification rounds, played semifinal and got qualified for State Championship. Congratulations to MS robotics team members! Team members are: Imaad S, Dhruva K, Nahuel A, Shiyam R, Darsana A, Rishi E, Jordan M, Rygel Y, Aaron C, Adharsh M, and Dillon W.

Engin Acar

November 19th, 2016: The CSP High School Math Team has won the 3rd contest in the Anne Arundel Community College's High School Math Season. At this contest there were only 5 perfect scores on the individual round, out of the 14 schools participating. CSP was the only school to have two students accomplish this, earning them apples from the AACC math professors that organize this contest. CSP 12th graders Benjamin Kelm and Anthony Krieger each solved all six problems correctly. At this contest, the schools individual score is the average of their top three individuals. Anthony's and Ben's score was joined by their classmate, 12th grader Nina Smilek, whom scored 5 out of 6 correctly, giving CSP the high score from the individual round with 5.67 points. Other top scoring CSP students at this event included 9th grader Oumarr Bah and 11th grader Glenn Boyette whom each scored 4 of the 6 correct. In the team round, the CSP team of Anthony, Ben, Glenn and Oumarr were joined by CSP 12th grader Matthew Boyer, and together they solved 4 of the 6 team round problems correctly, giving CSP the high score for this contest and extending their lead on the season tally, with two competitions remaining.

After three of the five AACC High School Math Competitions so far this season, the top six schools in overall standings are:

30.00 points - Chesapeake Science Point
27.00 points - Severna Park High School
19.33 points - The Severn School
18.67 points - South River High School
15.33 points - The Key School
15.33 points - Archbishop Spalding

CSP was represented at today's competition by:

8th grade: Cole Parker
9th grade: Oumarr Bah
10th grade: Hana Motta, Ayomikun Oyemade, Connor Parker, Cecilia Ramirez, Bosith Weerasinghe and Stanley Zhu
11th grade: Glenn Boyette and Kaitlin White
12th grade: Matthew Boyer, Benjamin Kelm, David Kravets, Anthony Krieger and Nina Smilek

Thank you for the hardwork and dedication of the students and their coaches as well as support of CSP family.

Coaches: Mr. Vincent Njong, Mrs. Imelda Valencia
Parent volunteer coaches: Mr. Bernie Kelm and Mr. Jim Powers

Parents / Guardians,

Please see the schedule for parent / teacher conferences taking place Friday, December 2, 2016. All conferences will be held in the gymnasium.

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Teachers will be split into 2 separate lunch breaks:

11:00 - 11:30 am - Teachers with last names beginning with A-L

11:30 - 12:00 pm - Teachers with last names beginning with M-Z

No one will be permitted to enter conference area after 2:45 pm.

Please click on link if you wish to see the staff directory. http://mycsp.org/school-staff/

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Congratulations to the students who made Principal's Honor Roll for first marking period!

Students who made Principal's Honor Roll are INVITED TO THE PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL BREAKFAST on Wednesday, December 7th at 9am in the cafeteria! We are very excited to celebrate with the students and their parents and/or guardians.

Families have been asked to R.S.V.P by December 1st to Ms. Brown at abrown@mycsp.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ms. Brown

Attention parents and ice-cream enthusiasts! The 11th grade class will be sponsoring a Behind-the-Stone Night at the Cold Stone in Hanover, across from the mall, on December 7th from 6-9 pm. Come out to help support the Junior class and have the teachers serve you ice cream! A percentage of proceeds will go to helping the Junior Class fund their prom and future graduation.

Wendy Jensen

CSP is an E-Free school! If a high school student receives an E as a final grade in anyclass, the class will have to be repeated outside of CSP. Anne Arundel County Public Schools offers summer school, evening school and twilight school for students to make up credits in courses that were not successful the first time.

Darryl Gonzalez

A huge THANK YOU to the CSP Middle School parents and students who made the Middle School Dance a success!!! We could not have done it without the generous donations from parents and our volunteer chaperones. Student Council members and parent volunteers also worked hard organizing, setting up, and cleaning up after. An outstanding team effort resulted in a fun night for all!!!!

Kathleen Scarlett

Congratulations to the Star Students of the Month for November. Our character trait this month was generosity. You should be very proud of your accomplishments!

Ms. Brown

November 30, 1:30: All seniors meet with Dr Gonzalez
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

Many college application deadlines are around the corner. Please support your seniors as they complete applications, and encourage them to work closely with Dr Gonzalez to meet all deadlines. If your senior is applying for financial aid, you should submit the FAFSA now. You should also submit the College Board CSS Profile ASAP if it is required by any of your child's schools.

Darryl Gonzalez

Juniors are responsible for registering for standardized tests. There are several opportunities to take the SAT and ACT in the second semester. We recommend that each student takes the SAT at least twice; at least once in the spring of their junior year, and at least once early in the fall of their senior year. Juniors should see Dr Gonzalez with any questions. Also, if you need help logging onto Family Connection, please contact Dr Gonzalez.

Darryl Gonzalez

Hello Parents,

The Equity team holds an annual winter gift giving event for our CSP families that are going through a hardship, either due to finances and/or health issues.

This year we have a few families that need your support.

If you would like to donate clothing, gift cards, food or money please contact Ms. Gomaa at mgomaa@mycsp.org

We appreciate your help!

Mona Gomaa

Hello Parents and Students,

Several of you have been asking if the Media center is accepting donations. YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! We would love your new/gently used items to expand our collection. We are accepting:

books
magazines
board games
arts and crafts supplies for our forth coming maker space center

Please drop off donations in the media center. For more information, please contact Mona Gomaa at mgomaa@mycsp.org

Thank you!

Mona Gomaa, Media Specialist

The equity team will be accepting donations for their food drive next week. Please see Ms. Gomma or Ms. Brown with non-perishable food donations. Items that are accepted may include: canned goods, boxed non-perishable goods and toiletries. The food and supplies donated will go to CSP families. Thank you for your contribution.

Ms. Brown

CSP-PTSO Family Night, Thursday, December 1, 2016 6:30-8:00 pm

Parents / Guardians / Teachers / Students

Come one, come all….
· Meet the 2016-2017 PTSO Board
· Join PTSO
· Share your ideas
· Get connected
· Stay informed

Snacks and treats will be provided!

Visit http://mycsp.org/ptso-home/ for more details.

Davette Phifer

CSP will be closed for ALL students on May 30, 2017 due to the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

Class of 2017 Graduation Ceremony

when: Tuesday, May 30, 2017

where: Meade Senior High School - Auditorium

Time: 6:00 pm

More details will follow as the date gets closer.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

The CSP application for 2017-18 opened on October 10th and will remain open until Friday, December 16th at noon. If you have another child at home that you want to enroll, you must submit an online application before the deadline.

If a sibling application is submitted late, it is placed at the bottom of the waitlist.

Angie Obrien Principal's Secretary

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

*Spaces for HS ______________ *Spaces for MS
1/8- 4 -------------------------------------- 1/8- 3 (can make 1 1/4 and 1/8)
1/4- 1 -------------------------------------- 1/4- 0
1/2- 0 -------------------------------------- 1/2- 1 (can divide into 2 1/4)

If you have already paid for an ad, you should have received an email from us with more details about how to turn in photographs and messages. If you have any questions, please email us at yearbook@mycsp.org

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Jessica Cunning

Show your school spirit and buy a "We the Beast" t-shirt for $10! We still have a limited number of Adult size Medium in both orange and grey, please see Mrs. Cunning in room 209 or the front desk to purchase.

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Jessica Cunning

On December 20 the Foundations of studio art and ninth grade history classes will be going to the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. The museum has a great selection of art from the Impressionist period through today. Currently they have all 60 panels on display from Jacob Lawrence's "Migration Series". I will need four chaperones in order to make this trip possible. I have created a sign up sheet on signup genius. Please make sure that you have filled out the appropriate forms with the county to go on the trip before signing up.

http://www.aacps.org/chaperone/

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4dadae2da7fe3-phillips

THANK YOU FOR Volunteering!!!!

http://www.phillipscollection.org/

Rachel Pratt

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Our school has completed our first quarter and are well into our second.
As we reflect on the many things for which we are thankful, I want to take this opportunity to share just a few of them with you: We are thankful for our students who come to school every day ready to learn – they give us all a daily reminder of what is important and why we are here.We are thankful for the support of the parents in creating an outstanding partnership for our students.We are thankful for the parents that have kept the faith in us. They continue to share their most valuable possession with us and—in most cases— work hard and advocate to be a partner in their children’s education, safety and well-being. For this, we are ever so thankful.

I would like to wish all of you and your families a happy, healthy and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday!

Erkan Derin
Principal

Congratulations to our students who achieved Principal's Honor Roll and Honor Roll for marking period 1. You should be very proud of your accomplishments! Way to go!

CSP staff