Clarksburg High School
Weekly Message 10/31/21
A message from Principal Edward Owusu
Good morning Clarksburg High School Families,
Happy Halloween! The end of October also brings wonderful new fall colors, and the new marking period. November 3 will end the first quarter and marking period and grades will be processed the following day by teachers. November 4 will be a professional day for staff and students will not have classes on Thursday.
This week we also wish happy retirement, after 30 years, to Mr. Michael Smith Assistant Principal. Mr. Dan Mulcahy will serve as Acting Assistant Principal for the duration of the year.
Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the AP® Program introduced new resources and processes designed to help students earn college credit and placement. Students are now required to register for AP Exams in the fall. The exams will still take place in May. Please see the information contained in our newsletter and plan to register and make payment before the November deadline.
There are many seniors that need to take their Senior Photo. November 3, 4, and 8th from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm are available for Seniors to take the Senior Photo if they have not already done so. (*Note: 11/3 & 11/8 are during the school day. Seniors will be responsible for the classwork missed and should follow-up with their teachers.) Please go to Prestigeportraits.com to find your picture day information by entering the state and the city of your school. Simply enter your name to begin the scheduling process. Please note that these are the final dates for which Lifetouch will be at Clarksburg High School.
CHS is saddened by the loss of Ms. Sara Bristor, English Composition Assistant. Ms. Bristor is survived by her Husband Joel and her four sons.
In this newsletter you will find information about Registration for Winter Sports, Advanced Placement Exams (Click Button), PTSA Newsletter, Clothing Recycling, CHStage Fundraiser, college and university visits to CHS, and more.
As always, thank you for your continued support and trust. Together we are Clarksburg!
C'Burg Upcoming Events:
November is - Mental Health Awareness Month; Native American Heritage Month
Monday, November 1 - Cross Country County Championship Meet at Gaithersburg HS - 2:30 V Girls/3:15 V Boys/4:00 V B Girls/4:45 V B Boys; Field Hockey - Region Semifinal Monday (#3) Northwest at (#2) Clarksburg 4:00 pm; JV Football - Clarksburg at Quince Orchard (*@ Clarksburg) at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, November 2 - Edmentum Credit Recovery; ACTIVITY BUS - 4:30 pm;
Wednesday, November 3 - End of MP1; Senior Photo Makeups - Wrestling Room;
Thursday, November 4 - Diwali; Staff Professional Day/No School for Students; Senior Photo Makeup - Wrestling Room; Cross Country - 4A West Region Meet Thursday 11/4 at 2:30pm at High Point Farm; Last day to order online clothing from Booster Club
Friday, November 5 - Marking Period 2 Begins
Get that loved one CHS Holiday Spirit Wear
The CHS Boosters are having a holiday spirit wear online sale. The online store closes November 4th. These orders will be shipped directly to families homes. https://clarksburghighschoolboosterwinter2021.itemorder.com/sale
Mental Health Awareness Month
November is Mental Health Awareness Month. The CHS Counseling department will be sharing information with students and staff throughout the month to help raise awareness about mental health and help reduce the stigma. We will use this time to focus on the healing value of connecting in safe ways, prioritizing mental health and acknowledging that it’s okay to not be okay. Here are some resources. Please be on the look out for upcoming activities surrounding mindfulness, mental health awareness and self-care. If you have any concerns about your child’s mental health, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s school counselor.
Advanced Placement Exam Enrollment and Fee
Hello 2021-2022 AP Students and Parents,
Congratulations on taking an AP course this year! We applaud your commitment to challenging yourself with college-level learning. The opportunity to earn college credit in an AP course is acquired by taking the AP Exam associated with the course and is dependent on the AP exam score and specific college requirements. Exams for the AP courses are scheduled to be administered in schools via pencil and paper and held during the first two weeks in May. Please see below for details about registering.
AP Exam Enrollment - First, you need to have a College Board (CB) Account! With this, students can access PSAT, SAT, and AP scores online and have them sent to colleges. Some students may already be registered.
If you already have one, please do not create a 2nd account.Your same CB account login is used for PSAT, SAT and AP, so if you have ever created an account for one of these, you’ve done step one!
If you are new to AP and CB, you can create your account at https://myap.collegeboard.org/login.
Once students have an account, they will be given a “join code” from their AP teachers where they can join their teacher’s AP Classroom. Once a student enters the join code, they are automatically registered for that AP exam.
AP Exam Fees –
Each exam costs $96.00, which can be divided into two payments:
$40 deposit per exam is due by November 12, 2021
Remaining balance of $56 must be paid by Monday, April 25, 2022
College Board LATE FEE for any exam ordered after the November deadline: $40 (in addition to $96)
CANCELLATION FEE after the November deadline: $40 (money paid above the $40 will be refunded)
Students that do not pay the $40 exam deposit by November 12th will have their registration cancelled and an exam will not be ordered for them.
Reduced fees are available to families with financial need. Families requesting financial assistance with exam fees must fill out the Fee Waiver request form. The reduced fee is $15.00. If families do not meet the criteria but do still need financial assistance from MCPS for exam fees, please email Amber_M_Parks@mcpsmd.org.
Payments
All payments can be made by either cash, check, money order, or by credit card using the Online School Payment link. If sending in a check/money order, please make your check/money order payable to “Clarksburg High School.” Address your payment envelopes to Amber Parks. Students may also deliver payments to Room 157 during lunch.
Should you have any questions, please reach out to Amber_M_Parks@mcpsmd.org, the AP Coordinator.
CHStage Fundraiser
To help raise funds for CHStage drama program, CHStage is selling fruit! The fruit can be shipped directly to your home or to another home (give the gift of fruit). Students will receive credit for their sales, or if you would like to order for the program in general please just use the link and you do not need to enter a student name. Thank you in advance for your support of our program!
Student Drop-Off and Student Parking
PTSA NEWSLETTER 10/31/21
Dear Clarksburg High School families,
We want to thank all of our community members and families who joined us for our very first meeting on October 19th, 2021. At the meeting, we were able to approve the 2021-2022 budget and we had a great discussion around the special topic of Anxiety, Covid-19, and the Return to School. We want to send a special thank you to our panelists: Public Health Advisor, Rasha Manoppo, MPH; Community School Coordinator of Everymind, Elaine Carballo; and Registered Psychology Associate at Quince Orchard Psychotherapy, Murphy Danahy, M.S. We hope you will join us for our next Special Topic: College Readiness at our November 16, 2021 PTSA General Membership meeting.
We have a few updates we would like to share in this Note:
- Please join us on November 15, 2021 for our very first Fundraiser at Chipotle (20940 Frederick Road, Germantown, MD) from 4:00pm – 8:00pm (flyer attached).
- Please complete the School of Excellence questionnaire: https://forms.gle/yXZ3N1gRiN4SiMcAA
(School of Excellence is a National PTA program to support and recognize the partnerships between local PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being for all students. More information about it can be found here: https://www.pta.org/home/programs/National-PTA-School-ofExcellence )
- National PTA has also partnered up with TikTok to create a helpful guide for parents about the social media platform: https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/programs/pta-connected/tiktoktoolkit-2019-2020/tiktok-guide-for-parents-revised.pdf
• Webinar on the effects of pandemic on education at high school level for English Learners
• https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/effects-pandemic-high-school-english-learners
Nov 2nd at 2:00 PM
- Search for the new Superintendent meetings:
- o Thursday, November 4, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
(Interpretation available for Spanish, Mandarin, French, and American Sign Language)
https://mcpstvorg.zoom.us/j/86958533882?pwd=dGJJK0tRaEFMRFMvRHB0clV3MUl5UT09
o Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
(Interpretation available for Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and American Sign Language)
https://mcpstvorg.zoom.us/j/86958533882?pwd=dGJJK0tRaEFMRFMvRHB0clV3MUl5UT09
o Input Survey for the Superintendent Search:
https://survey2.ecragroup.com/index.php/346943?lang=en
Thank you so much again for all of your support. If you have not already, please join us as a member or even a volunteer: https://chs-ptsa.memberhub.com/store . We hope to partner with you to support our amazing CHS community. May you all have a great week!
Important Reminders from our Attendance Office
Please review these important attendance reminders:
- If a student is late to school for any reason they must stop by the attendance office to sign in. This also applies if a student needs to sign out early with parent permission or parent pick up. An accurate sign-in/out time must be recorded in the system. (Please note: If a student does not stop by the attendance office then anything that the student is marked absent for will stay in the system).
- Please make sure whoever is signing the student out is on their emergency pick-up contact list in Parent VUE & is at least 21 years of age.
- Any notice sent for a student to sign out early must be submitted in writing.
Also, please remember that all parents/guardians and visitors are required to show ID upon entering our building.
College/Career Center Update - November 1, 2021 through November 5, 2021
Clarksburg High School
Monday, November 1, 2021 - Friday, November 5, 2021
The Clarksburg High School College/Career Center provides in-person services daily from 7:15 am through 3:30 pm. Visit the Career Center website and Career Center on Twitter: @Cburg_Readiness. If you have questions, contact Mrs. Somerville at Cintonya_A_Somerville@mcpsmd.org.
The Clarksburg High School College/Career Center provides in-person services daily from 7:15 am through 3:30 pm. Visit the Career Center website and Career Center on Twitter: @Cburg_Readiness. If you have questions, contact Mrs. Somerville at Cintonya_A_Somerville@mcpsmd.org.
Class of 2022 (Seniors)
The November 1, 2021 college application deadline is quickly approaching, finalize your applications and press submit. If you need assistance, schedule an appointment with your Counselor or visit the Career Center.
Please bring copies of all acceptance and scholarship applications to the Career Center.
State of Maryland College Application Campaign (MCAC) Fee Waivers
Apply to Montgomery College for FREE!
Juniors and seniors, register in Naviance Single Sign-On to attend college/career visits. Visits will be held in the Career Center. Please share the reservation with your teacher. Attendance will be recorded.
Class of 2022 (12)
Montgomery College (MC) Scholarships
UMBC Meyerhoff Scholarship
Howard University Karsh Scholarship
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Career and Technical Education Scholarship
Class of 2023 (11)
Class of 2024 (10)
Carson Scholars (4-11)
Class of 2025 (9)
Carson Scholars (4-11)
SAY YES TO THE TEST
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is asking all families to consent for their children, at all grade levels, to receive free COVID-19 testing at their school. Testing helps to keep schools open and students and staff safe.
Two types of tests are available and the one given to students depends on the situation. The tests are fast, safe, and painless. A cotton swab is used on the front part of the nose. Students say it feels like a tickle! The tests are:
Screening tests for students with no COVID-19 symptoms
Rapid tests for students with COVID-19 symptoms that occur in school
Parents/guardians must consent for their children to participate in the COVID-19 screening and rapid tests. They only need to fill out one form to give their permission. The consent form is available in multiple languages and can be filled out online or schools can provide paper copies for families.
The weekly screening tests for a random sample of students with no symptoms can limit the spread of the virus. These tests are especially important for younger students because they are not yet eligible to be vaccinated.
The rapid tests for students with COVID-19 symptoms will help keep students in the classroom. Results are available in 20 minutes and if a student tests negative, classmates can remain in school and will not have to quarantine.
The tests are an important part of MCPS' plan to keep students learning in school, five days a week, and to keep our community safe. Learn more about what MCPS is doing and how everyone can do their part to stay safe.
Testing consent forms:
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Ways To Report
Bullying, harassment (including sexual misconduct and sexual harassment), intimidation, hazing, incidents of hate-bias, and concerning issues involving student gender identity are not tolerated in MCPS. We are committed to ensuring our students feel safe, valued, and respected in our schools. Please see the multiple ways you can file a report below.
To file a Bullying Form online, click HERE
To file a Child Abuse & Neglect Form online, click HERE
To contact the MCPS Title IX Coordinator, click HEREHow You Can Report
✓ Contact school principal, counselor, student welfare liaison, or any MCPS staff member.
✓ Contact the Montgomery County Police Department, 301-279-8000.
✓ Submit MCPS Form 230-35, Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Reporting Form.
✓ Contact the MCPS Title IX Coordinator at TitleIX@mcpsmd.org. Reports and allegations concerning MCPS employees will immediately involve the Department of Compliance and Investigations. They can be reached at DCI@mcpsmd.org.
✓ Safe Schools Maryland Tip Line is an anonymous reporting system used to report threats to the safety and/or well-being of students. Call 1-833-MD-B-SAFE or download the App.
✓ Contact the Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP) for support. VASAP provides information, referrals and advocacy, as well as crisis and ongoing counseling for victims of sexual assault.
✓ Contact the Montgomery County Hotline at 240-777-4357. A trained staff member or volunteer will provide supportive listening and information, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
✓ Send a text to EveryMind hotline telephone number, 301-738-2255, daily between noon and midnight.
✓ Use the MCPS Student Reporting Phone Application (Currently In Development)Digital Citizenship at Clarksburg High School
- MCPS and Common Sense Education are committed to working together to provide schools and educators within the district the necessary tools, training, and support to: (1) Empower students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly with technology as part of the district’s Digital Citizenship Program, and (2) effectively integrate technology into the classroom to improve student outcomes.
- As part of the district’s Digital Citizenship Program, Common Sense Education will provide high-quality digital citizenship materials to schools to use with both students and families. A whole-community approach to digital citizenship is an implementation model that involves student instruction, family engagement, and educator professional learning and support.
- Implementation of the digital citizenship curriculum will be a shared responsibility of media specialists, school counselors, and teachers in digital literacy, English, health, and social studies. Media specialists will serve as the key contact at each high school and will receive professional learning during the school year to support the coordination of implementing the digital citizenship curriculum.
- Digital citizenship content will be embedded within existing curriculum giving each student in Grades 9–10 a minimum of 5 lessons over the course of the school year.
C'Burg Athletics
Return to RAISE Communication 10.29.21
Please refer to the October 29 communication for the latest updates regarding MCPS Athletics. A Spanishversion is also available. This week’s update includes:
- Updated Guidance Regarding Indoor Face Coverings/Masks (during contests only) – new language is below:
Face coverings are not required indoors for student-athletes actively participating in contests; however, students who are not fully vaccinated are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings. Face coverings are still required during practices and all other team activities. All other individuals, including coaches, officials, and spectators, are required to wear a face covering at all times indoors. All participants shall bring their own mask/face covering; extra masks are available at all activities.
- Indoor Concession Stands – may now open and fully operate (however, eating and drinking are still not allowed in gymnasiums)
- Vaccination Reminders & FAQs
- Winter Sports Registration
- Fall County Championships
- MPSSAA Playoffs
- Testing in Schools Reminders
The Return to R.A.I.S.E. Plan has been updated to include these changes. The latest information continues to be available on the COVID-19 Athletics Information webpage.
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Clarksburg High School
Email: Edward_K_Owusu@mcpsmd.org
Website: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/clarksburghs/
Location: 22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg, MD, USA
Phone: (240)740-6000
Facebook: facebook.com/clarksburghighschool
Twitter: @Cburg_Coyotes