March 14

CMITN487 / March 14, 2023

Most of us have seen the Green School-inspired mural in our front office. On our way to our offices or classrooms each day, we pass this mural. Our visitors have noted the CMIT Green School mural as an important example of public art and awareness. Only after three years do we develop clubs that speak about advocacy for the green environment and mental health.

In line with this effort, we invite students and CMIT parents who have talents in creating new murals to the cafeteria. Your talent can create awareness and become a medium of goodwill for most students.

Some students from the art class under Ms. Gotlieb's supervision and the CMIT art club under the supervision of Ms. Fermin have started producing murals for the SY 2023 cafeteria. Some students and their parents have also indicated their intention to paint a mural as an example of their legacy in our school.

The CMIT Afterschool Chess Club is excited to announce its first tournament this school year on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm. We are inspired by the number of students looking forward to this exciting event.

CMIT Literacy Magazine has started collecting student literary works and looks forward to publishing its digital and physical journals.

Literacy Magazine is typically looking for submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, interviews with students, and book reviews.

The staff of Literacy Magazine works very hard to help students learn new skills, fill in gaps in their knowledge, and be inspired.

In order to ensure student success, one of our objectives is to foster "life-long" learners.

Mr. Tekin, our school's IT specialist, seeks a solid platform to combine all literacy digitally to make it a more enjoyable and engaging resource.

If you have art entries or submissions, you can also see Dr. Clarke or Ms. Fermin in room 147.

Your contributions to our publication are also an excellent way to boost your high school résumé.

For all submissions please access the form

Literacy Magazine Submission Form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgR2lYvxrNhm2z2gQctsxdY5WKIvCLp2Wz0TssMyE42JTySQ/viewform?usp=pp_url

Please remember that next school year (2023 - 2024) - no hoods will be allowed.

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Here it is one more time for those who missed it. MAY is military appreciation month and it is quickly approaching. In honor of military appreciation month, we would like to get an understanding of how many future soldiers, coast guards, sailors, Airwomen & Airmen, we have in the house. For all the CMIT staff that have served in the military, we thank you for your sacrifice. And for all our CMIT Golden Tigers who are thinking about military service, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Below you will find a google form for each branch of the military. Please fill out the form that corresponds with the branch of military that you are interested in joining. Once again, we wish you all the best.

For our future Marines (Marine Corps) & Navy:

https://forms.gle/UxsXVsBgqtTRSpyp9

For our future Airwomen and Airmen (AirForce):

https://forms.gle/gPTu8kvuvA1uuiUi8

For our future Coast Guards:

https://forms.gle/oN2f6F4NoBQjd15z9

For our future Soldiers (Army):

https://forms.gle/eKsxoh34yEKSXtQs9

The Team Illusion SeaPerch Club submitted a wild card application for the International Competition that will happen in May.

This is to make sure to gain a spot in this Global competition and CMIT north will earn its spot in the field of Robotics around the world.

Robonation has confirmed the CMIT order for control systems and is preparing to send them to us. Until we have them in hand, CMIT students will concentrate on preparing the control systems that we have for reuse. To that end, we will use the remaining time to prepare our existing control systems to prepare vehicles for use in Annapolis on the 25th of March.

We only have two weeks until the trip to Annapolis Regional Competition, so make sure you have time to come into the lab in the afternoons to work.

This week, Wednesday's meeting will cover the control systems and motors. Students will start at 3:00 PM and conclude at 5:00 PM.

The Team Illusion Club is attending the FIRST Robotics Competition in Portsmouth this weekend, on March 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2023. The team will depart from the school on Friday afternoon, the 17th, and return on Sunday, the 19th, at about 9:00 PM. The venue for the competition is Churchland High School, 4301 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA.

https://www.firstchesapeake.org/frc/portsmouth/

FIRST Robotics is a global robotics competition that prepares children to succeed. It inspires young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators by involving them in exciting mentor-based programs that develop science, engineering, and technology skills that foster innovation and well-rounded life capabilities such as self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Team Illusion is going to the FIRST Robotics Competition in Portsmouth this weekend, the 17th, 18th and 19th of March. We will have two hotel rooms, one for the boys and one for the girls, for Friday and Saturday night. We will depart from the school at 3:00 PM on Friday afternoon, the 17th and return on Sunday, the 19th, at about 9:00 PM.

We are also going to be taking part in the Seaperch Regional at the Naval Academy on the 25th of March. Participants are expected to provide their own transportation to and from the match on the 25th. Students having trouble arranging transportation should contact Mr. Lavalle by email at slavalle@cmitcademy.org. The regular meeting on Wednesday, the 15th of March will be used to verify that our remotely operated vehicles are ready for the match.

String Club has been working toward improving our skills and expanding upon our musical abilities. We have begun practicing for an end-of-the-year performance for everyone to enjoy! We've had the fortunate opportunity to play with new electric guitars, which were given to the club in support of our talents! New members have been working alongside us, and we're very glad to have each and every one of them. Students are having so much fun learning about new techniques to practice their instruments.

String Club is also preparing for a BIG end of the school year event concert!

Jescie Tinio

Mathmagicians is a math club where we prepare and participate in math competitions and work through math puzzles with the guidance of Ms. Keskin. We go over a range of math from geometry, number theory, statistics and arithmetics. Mathmagicians is a helpful and enjoyable club for students who are interested in math since by being in the club it offers many learning opportunities, awards and a space to practice math without outside pressure. One of the many possible scholarships one can earn is from the UMD High School Math Competition which gives a full tuition if someone plans to enroll in UMD.

By being in Mathmagicians I have a better understanding in different ways math can be applied and benefit my life.

-Grace Omoregbe

Grade 10

Ms. Keskin is a great teacher who taught Algebra 2 to me in my freshman year. She is a very kind and respectable teacher who I can count on to answer any questions that I have regarding math or anything outside of school. I am very grateful for the CMIT afterschool program for allowing me to attend after school clubs to develop my relationship with the school staff, whether I know them or not, and pick up skills that may be beneficial to me in the future. I would like to thank Dr. Clarke for monitoring CMIT after school programs and checking up on the students who attend these programs consistently. I would also like to thank her for assistance with club related activities and service hours opportunities. I would also like to thank Mrs. Ozturk for also overseeing the school’s afterschool programs creating a safe environment for us.

-Micah Germain

Grade 10

In Foundations of Technology, the students have designed and constructed a Marshmallow Launcher. The only materials used were 15 popsicle sticks, glue, and 4 rubber bands.

The goal is to have the Marshmallow Launcher launch marshmallows from three different goal lines which range between 12 and 48 inches away from the goal. Each line had a point value of between one and three points.

Below is a video of Alexander Asade showcasing his Marshmallow Launcher which scored a total of 24 points in two minutes.