Wildcat Weekly

As a reflect on the last few weeks, I feel compelled to revisit our values and commitment to our school community and our students. The Carver Cornerstone of Respect:

I have respect for myself.

I have respect for others.

I have respect for my work and the work of others.

remains the central foundational belief system for our school. Please review this with your student.

Carver remains a very diverse school and I am proud of that. Our students and their families represent a variety of and sometimes multiple cultural, religious, social, and political identities and perspectives, and Carver's commitment is to embrace each student and build a community of respect where every student is safe to learn. The current times present challenges to our school community. It is my hope we will continue to engage in discussion, as needed, and seek to understand not only for the sake of our individual student but in the interest of each Carver student, so the school culture is healthy for all students.

Please remind your student about your expectation for interacting with other people through texting and social media. Remind them that anything they don't see first hand is a rumor. Please report concerns to teachers and administrators. We will address each.

AP Testing Continues through May 22

AP exams are scheduled May 4-22. Each student testing received a letter from their AP teacher with the location of their exam, information on what to bring, and when to report. Here is a link to CollegeBoard website with the full Exam Schedule. Any student that does not take their AP Exam will incur a $40 unused exam fee.

All students should bring with them their fully charged BCPS Chromebook and charger with them. Students are not allowed to use personal devices. Here is a list of items that you may and not bring to the test from College Board.

Students must know their College Board log in information in order to test. Proctors and school staff do not have access to this information. If a student is not able to log in with their email and password to log in to their College Board account they will not be able to test.

Report Times:

• Morning exams students need to report at 7:30 am to their testing location. They will not check in with first period teachers but need to report directly to their testing location. Late students will not be able to test.
• Students reporting for morning exams should bring their lunch if they have extended time or an afternoon test as they will not be able to go tot eh dinning hall during testing.
• Afternoon exams students need to report at 11:30am to their testing location. Students that do not have a morning exam will need to eat first lunch the day of their exam then report directly to the testing location. Late students will not be able to test. Students need to arrange transportation home as afternoon test go beyond the end of the school day and students will not be to take buses home. No student is allowed to leave before the testing time has ended for any reason. Appointments should be made for after the test has concluded.

We anticipate that all testing will run smoothly, but it is important to remind all CCR students:

• Students who are College and Career Readiness (CCR) met and who demonstrate disruptive or elopement behaviors in an exam room or during an AP exam will be responsible for the cost of exam fees incurred. AP exams follow specific guidelines for testing and students who leave testing rooms without permission or are disruptive during a testing session are subject to an incident report (school administration and College Board), will be dismissed and not readmitted, and will be responsible for the exam fees incurred.

Questions:

• Course specific questions should be directed to your students AP teacher.
• If you have a logistics question, fee question, or need to cancel an exam please contact Ms. Horner nhorner2@bcps.org

Seniors, please keep watching your grades and families please check in. We have a few days to get our last students set to walk across that stage! Let's go!

We are coming down to our last few state testing dates. Again, we ask that you make note of the dates listed below as they apply to your student. Attendance on the day of the exam is important and prevents missing classes for make-up testing:

• ALG 1 Testing- May 12th and 14th
• MISA GT Testing May 11th - 14th (Science)
• MISA Honors Testing May 18th and 20th (Science)

Questions regarding testing should be directed to Mr. Andre, assistant principal.

MAY

12--3rd Senior Show, Visual Arts, 6:00 p.m.

13--DIM Senior Showcase, Dining Hall, 6:00 p.m.

13--DIM Senior Showcase, Black Box, 7:00 p.m.

15--Dance Senior Showcase, Carver Theatre, 7:00 p.m.

18--Spring Sports Awards, Carver Theatre, 6:30 p.m.

18--Senior Acting Night 1, Black Box, 8:00 p.m.

19--4th Senior Show, Visual Arts, 6:00 p.m.

20--Senior Awards Ceremony, Carver Theatre, 6:00 p.m.

21--Senior Acting Night 2, Black Box, 7:00 p.m.

UPDATED 21--Senior Breakfast, Dining Hall, 7:45 a.m.

UPDATED 21--Senior Graduation Rehearsal, Gymnasium, 9:00 a.m.

22--Senior Prom, 7:00 p.m.

27--Vocal Junior Recital, Carver Theatre, 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 5/12

• Varsity Baseball Region Final, Time/Location/Opponent TBD
• Varsity Track and Field, Regional Meet, Away @ Hereford, 4:00 p.m.

• Varsity Track and Field, Regional Meet, Away @ Hereford, 4:00 p.m.

Week of 5/11-5/16

• Varsity Tennis, Regional Matches, Away@Aberdeen High School

BCPS is proud to announce that ALL graduating seniors now have a smoother, faster and more accessible path to early acceptance at the Community College of Baltimore County through a new partnership called Direct Admit. This opportunity streamlines the admission process, provides a simplified path to early admission, information, resources, and financial aid at CCBC. For most students, CCBC tuition will be low cost or free.

All you need to do is check your BCPS email from Direct Admit on Monday, March 16th and complete a brief confirmation form for acceptance. Additional information can be found at https://www.ccbcmd.edu/direct.

Have questions or need help accessing your BCPS email? Please see your School Counselor.

Interested in taking college courses over the summer? Check out our latest newsletter for Summer/Pre-College Programs! There is also a separate newsletter for summer jobs and more! Opportunities are added frequently for both, so check back often!

Summer/Pre-College Programs: https://app.smore.com/n/4vqbh

Job Opportunities: https://app.smore.com/n/a5n8c

Join the College and Career Schoology Group for Important Information

All scholarship opportunities, summer programs, and college/career events are posted in the Carver Center College and Career Schoology groups. All students have been added, but parents are encouraged to join. The access code is 82H5-5B96-J8Z2C. Please contact Ms. Pettit with any questions.

School Activities and Field Trips

Tickets for our theater performances are available for purchase through Online School Payments (OSP). The link to OSP is accessed on the main page of our website.

Athletics and School Performance Tickets

The links for tickets to school performances and athletic events are also available on the Carver Center homepage.

From 10:30-11:00 a.m. each day, students are required to participate in WILDCAT Time, a 30-minute time frame dedicated, first and foremost, to accessing academic support from teachers. Wildcat is also a time when clubs and organizations meet.

Students use All Timely to sign up for a daily session. Please talk to your children about how they use their Wildcat Time and how they access All Timely. We will teach freshman how to use and access All Timely this week.

In addition to the traditional support services offered in school, we are excited to share that Carver will soon be partnering with a community mental health agency to provide in-school counseling services for students. This service is expected to begin soon. If you are interested in learning more or would like your child to be considered, please contact Ms. Wendy Pitts, School Social Worker, at WPitts@bcps.org with any questions.

Talkspace is a resource available If you are 13 years old BCPS student and in high school, you can sign up for Talkspace to learn more about mental health using:

• Talkspace Go - a self-guided mental health and therapy app that provides resources like courses, workshops, and exercises, on-demand. It is designed to be accessible anytime, anywhere, to help users manage stress, anxiety, relationships, and other mental health concerns.

• Text/messaging therapy - Be connected to a licensed mental health provider which includes 1 live video session per month.

• Teenspace Communities - a safe, moderate space to connect with peers.

• Access these services anytime, anywhere, and at no cost to you.

Please visit our Foundation's website for more information about this important organization.

At times, families sometimes have questions about content or classroom concerns that are not resolved by talking to the classroom teacher. Our department chairs are the next point of content for resolving issues.

Academic Department Chairs

• English, Dr. Freeburger, afreeburger@bcps.org
• Mathematics, Mr. Johnstone, wjohnstone@bcps.org
• PE/Health, Ms. Snyder, wsnyder@bcps.org
• Science, Mr. Chandler, zchandler@bcps.org
• Social Studies, Ms. Guaraldo, eguaraldo@bcps.org
• World Languages, Ms. Snyder, wsnyder@bcps.org

Prime Department Chairs

• Acting, Mr. Diem, pdiem@bcps.org
• AI/IMP, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org
• Carpentry, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org
• Cosmetology, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org
• Culinary, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org
• Dance, Mr. Diem, pdiem@bcps.org
• Design and Production, Mr. Diem, pdiem@bcps.org
• Digital Instrumental Music, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org
• Literary Arts, Mr. Diem, pdiem@bcps.org
• Visual Arts, Mr. Cypressi, jcypressi @bcps.org
• Vocal, Ms. Adelung, vadelung@bcps.org

School Counselors - (443) 809-2753

• Alastair Palmer, (apalmer2@bcps.org)--Last names A to Go
• Leslie Aguila (laguila@bcps.org)--Last names Gr to Q
• Andrew Goolsby-Cole, Department Chair (agoolsbycole@bcps.org)--Last names R to Z
• Kristen Pettit (kpettit2@bcps.org)--College and Career Counselor

School Social Worker - 443-809-4713

• Wendy Pitts (wpitts@bcps.org)

School Psychologist - 443-809-6722

• Karl Fleischer (kfleischer@bcps.org)

Pupil Personnel Worker - 443-809-6856

• Lisa Mazzilli (lmazzilli@bcps.org)

School Nurse - 443-809-4577

• Ruth Arenas (rarenas@bcps.org)

Administration - 443-809-2775

• Assistant Principal, Emmanuel Andre (eandre@bcps.org), Grades 9 and 11
• Assistant Principal, Alison Becker (abecker2@bcps.org), Grades 10 and 12
• Principal, Erin O'Toole-Trivas (etrivas@bcps.org)