Good morning Clarksburg High School Families

Monday begins the fourth week of school and we are well into coursework, homework, and assessments. Just a reminder that you may view grades and check status of work within ParentVUE or StudentVUE applications. Also reach out to staff as needed to check for understanding and ask questions.

This week CHS will be giving the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment to all 9th and 10th grade students in both Reading and Math. The MAP Growth is a computer adaptive test that students take two to three times per school year. The MAP Growth measures what students know, regardless of their grade level. It also measures growth over time, allowing you to track your student’s progress throughout the school year. The results provide teachers, students, and families with an accurate assessment of a student’s ability, accurately measuring what a student knows and needs to learn.

The assessment will be administered on both Tuesday, September 21st (English) and September 23rd (Math) through homeroom classes. 11th and 12 graders who are not testing will also report to Homeroom for foundational lessons in Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, etc.

The schedule for both September 21st and 23rd will begin with testing and SEL lessons. Once testing and the lessons are complete students will resume with their regularly scheduled classes. Please see the schedule within this message.

Activity busses continue this Tuesday and Thursday after school. Busses depart Clarksburg at 4:30 pm. Please see the Activity Bus schedule on the Clarksburg Website.

In closing I want to remind students and families that safety is a priority at Clarksburg. It is critical for students to report any suspicious or out of the ordinary activity. Essentially when you see or hear something, please say something to a school staff member or adult at home.

In this newsletter you will find information about college and university visits to CHS, upcoming testing, our new PTSA News, and opting in for Google suite of applications.

As always, thank you for your continued support and trust. Together we are Clarksburg!

Tuesday, September 21 - MAP Testing (SEE ADJUSTED BELL SCHEDULE); Activity Busses will operate; Girls Volleyball - Clarksburg at Poolesville JV 5:30pm / V 6:30pm; Girls Soccer - Clarksburg at Walter Johnson JV 5:30pm / V 7:15pm; Cross Country - DA and PB at CL (at High Point Farm) 3:30 pm; Boys Soccer - Walter Johnson at Clarksburg JV 5:30pm / V 7:15pm

Wednesday, September 22 - JV Football - Clarksburg at Urbana 5:30 pm

Thursday, September 23 - MAP Testing (SEE ADJUSTED BELL SCHEDULE); Activity Busses will operate; Field Hockey- Clarksburg at Northwest JV 5:30pm / V 7pm;

Girls Volleyball - Springbrook at Clarksburg JV 3:45pm / V 4:45pm

Friday, September 24 - Boys Soccer - Clarksburg at Springbrook JV 5:30pm / V 7:15pm;

Varsity Football - Clarksburg at Urbana 6:30 pm

Saturday, September 25 - Girls Soccer - Springbrook at Clarksburg JV 10am / V 11:45am

This is a reminder that MAP testing will be conducted next week on September 21st and 23rd for students in grades 9 and 10. Students can find their testing location here. We are asking all students to be prompt as testing will begin at 7:45 on both days of testing. Please remember all students testing will need to bring a charged MCPS chromebook, No 2. Pencils, and non wireless headphones (if they have them).

Grades 11 and 12 will not be testing but participating in a two hour foundational lesson on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, etc in their assigned homerooms.

The schedule for both September 21st and 23rd will begin with testing and SEL lessons. Once testing and the lessons are complete students will resume with their regularly scheduled classes.

September 2021

Dear Clarksburg High School Families,

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! As we start this new year, we also want to reflect on the last one. 2020 was a year like no other. We faced challenges we could not have foreseen, reminders of how precious our connections are, and lessons on the importance of harnessing and embracing our voice. When the world stood still, we were working tirelessly to maintain some level of normalcy at home, at school, and at work. We joined hands and forces, albeit virtually, even when guidelines called on us to be physically apart. We channeled powers we never knew we had to be there for our families and our communities. This year, as our students return to the hallowed halls of their schools, it is even more imperative for us to join hands and rally together to support our new and returning Coyotes.

The PTSA is committed to being there for our beloved CHS community. Our mission, as the PTSA, is to, “To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before government bodies and other organizations that make a decision affecting children; To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children, and to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation”.

To carry out this mission, we will work hard to listen to you and to advocate on your behalf. We also hope you will join us in our meetings and be a member of the PTSA. Do visit this site to join us: https://chs-ptsa.memberhub.com/store# Your involvement will mean so much to our CHS community as parents are a vital part of the academic journey our children undertake. High school is one chapter in that journey and we hope to work with you to help make this chapter a positive and memorable one.

Please join us in our very first meeting of the year on October 19th, 2021. We will send out information about the meeting in the coming week. We look forward to hearing your ideas and concerns. Please also share with us how you would like to be involved to support the programs and activities we will carry out this year.

Thank you so very much for all of your support and may we all have a fun-tastic year!

Warmest of regards,

Nadia Syahmalina

CHS PTSA President 2021-2022

clarksburghighschool.ptsa@gmail.com

Clarksburg High School is looking for passionate learners to join a cohort of similarly minded students in our APPS and P-TECH Program.

The APPS program (local school - students whose hone school is Clarksburg High School) gives students the flexibility to follow an advanced course of study of their choice, access to extension activities such as guest speakers and field trips and culminates in a presentation of student work during the senior year.

The Pathways in Network and Information Technology Program (lottery program open to multiple cluster schools) is also a one-of-a-kind special program at Clarksburg High School. If you are interested in earning an associate degree in Cloud Computing and Networking Technology for free from Montgomery College while earning a high school diploma then join us for our upcoming information meeting to learn about the P-TECH program at Clarksburg High School!

For more information about both programs, current Grade 8 students and families should join us for our informational webinar on September 30, 2021 at 7 pm.

Here is the webinar information:

When: Sep 30, 2021 07:00 PM

Topic: P-TECH & APPS Information Night

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/88624081651?pwd=WTYvKzM4SEc4S3FCSFExbWRHdUNTQT09

Passcode: 054810

Or One tap mobile : US: +13017158592

Webinar ID: 886 2408 1651

As we return to school, we continue to rely on our families and each individual to screen themselves daily for symptoms. To help us avoid quarantine, we are asking that you please continue to screen your children at home and if they have even one symptom of COVID-19, or are awaiting COVID test results, please do not send them to school.

This is particularly important as if your child has any of the following single symptoms they will be sent home and not be able to return to school until they have a negative test, alternate diagnosis, or complete a full 10-day quarantine. During that period of time, all other students who have been in close contact will have to be in a temporary quarantine while the other families wait on the outcome of that testing for your child. This could be potentially disruptive to your children and families moving in and out of quarantine and to avoid it takes all of us working together. It is a collective responsibility that we exercise extreme caution and be conservative in our approach.

The single symptoms that the health room staff screen for and will result in quarantine are cough, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell, fever ≥100.4°, sore throat, severe Headache, diarrhea or vomiting. Please do not send your children to school with any of these symptoms. This is essential for us to continue to remain in school without quarantine.

FREE COVID 19 TESTING:

See here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/testing.html

Fully Vaccinated Exposure Exemption

Students and staff who are fully vaccinated (two weeks past their last dose) are exempt from quarantine if they have direct contact with someone who has tested positive or is suspected to have COVID-19.

• Students can continue to attend school in-person, and staff can continue to work in a school or office building.
• Fully vaccinated people should still monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days following an exposure.
• Recommended to get tested 3-5 days following a known exposure. Staff and students may report on-site as normal during this time as long as they do not have any COVID symptoms. If they experience symptoms, they should isolate and be tested for COVID-19.

Close contact is:

• Being 3 feet or less away in the classroom for 15 or more minutes during a 24-hour period, regardless of mask use.
  
• Being 6 feet or less away while eating or outdoors for 15 minutes or more during a 24-hour period, regardless of mask use.

If your child tests positive for COVID-19 please contact your health provider immediately, and contact Clarksburg High School at 240-740-6000. You may also contact any member of the Administrative team or you may contact our School Nurse:

Ann Morrison, RN, BSN

School Community Health Nurse

Montgomery County DHHS

Clarksburg High School

Ann_M_Morrison@mcpsmd.org

Health Suite: 301-444-3294

Nurse Office: 301-444-3295

County Cell: 202-853-4943

MCPS is committed to leveraging technology in ways that ensure all students have access and opportunity to communicate, collaborate, create, and innovate safely and responsibly anywhere, anytime in support of learning. MCPS has contracted with Google to provide access to G Suite for Education to students in a closed and secure environment that is not accessible to anyone outside of MCPS. In addition to their Core Services, G Suite for Education offers supplemental tools, or Additional Services, which require parent/guardian consent in order to log in and use the services. Clarksburg High School teachers may also utilize a variety of supplemental online digital tools to reinforce the district’s instructional program. These tools have been evaluated to be safe for student use and are consistent with federal laws on student data privacy.

Please complete this Google form to submit your permission for these important supplemental digital tools.

Clarksburg High School 12th Grade Students, Families and Guardians,

We are gathering feedback regarding the Commencement venue for the CHS culminating ceremony for the Class of 2022. Commencement is an important event, and it is important that we provide a great experience for our students and families.

All 12th grade students AND their parent/guardian are encouraged to complete the linked survey to gather feedback in our efforts to select the venue for the Class of 2022. The survey is open from Friday, September 10 - Friday, September 24. Student ID information will be needed while completing the survey.

Please note:

• Commencement date has not been determined. Likely late May/Early June
• In-Person Commencement (vs. Virtual) is the preferred option. Depending on health metrics, MCPS will determine if preferred option may change for all schools at a later date
• The number of tickets for In-Person commencement has not been determined, regardless of venue.

Thank you for completing this survey before the deadline. Click here: https://forms.gle/kDwuLX5JtQpM5djx9

The Clarksburg High School College/Career Center provides in-person services daily from 7:15 am through 3:30 pm. Use this link to schedule an appointment. 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.

College/Career Center Visits

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 and submitted to Mrs. Koval, Attendance Secretary.

Events and Activities

Please check periodically for new events and updates.

Checkout scholarships on the Career Center website.

Prepared by: Cintonya Somerville, CHS College/Career Center, CCIC

We are thrilled to announce full launch of the Clarksburg High School Alumni Association webpage and platform. We would love to be able to get all of the graduating seniors (and their parents!) on the platform and excited about this next school year and the larger alumni community to come. We are sending out email campaigns to the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020 as well as collected emails from the Classes of 2009-2019. Can you feel our excitement??!!!! Staff, teachers, and friends of CHS are also welcome to join the platform.

Over the summer, alumni have worked hard to make connections with local businesses, gain sponsorships, and get support for programming events. Our fundraising goal is $10,000 for this fiscal year and we feel optimistic about our ability to achieve that goal.

So spread the word, click the link and join today! https://cburgalumni.org/

Thank you in advance for your support of the Alumni Association.

Go Coyote Blue!

JOIN THE CHS BOOSTER CLUB

The CHS Athletic Booster Club is an organization of parent volunteers who fundraise in support of the entire athletic program. Please join us in supporting our student athletes!

Athletic Boosters Membership Link: chscoyotes.memberhub.com

Clarksburg High School opened its doors for the first time during the 2006-2007 academic year. A part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system, Clarksburg High School is located at 22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg, Maryland and serves a student population from Clarksburg, Germantown, Damascus, Boyds, and Gaithersburg, Maryland. The student enrollment at Clarksburg is approximately 2,360 students in grades 9 -12.

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