The Seahawks Call
April 11 - 30, 2022
Congratulations to our 21-22 Board Recognitions for: Outstanding Student and Exemplary Employee
Eleanora Jones, 8th Grader
Eleanora Jones was selected by her teachers to be recognized as Milton Somers’ Outstanding Student in the Area of Academic Achievement.
Her academic profile reflects the highest levels of achievement including Principal’s Honor Roll, taking all enrichment classes including Algebra 1 and Spanish 1, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 4.0 and meeting the criteria to be on the Scholars Course of Study track.
Eleanora will be recognized at the Board of Education on Tuesday, April 12th.
Congratulations Eleanora! Continue to strive for excellence and RISE!
Julie Snavely, Physical Education Teacher
She has been a dedicated PE teacher in CCPS for 20 years exclusively at Somers.
Ms. Snavely has served as department chair for several years. She dedicated much of her time to developing our youth athletically by volunteering to be the Somers' archery coach since 2014. This year, she is the assistant softball coach at Thomas Stone High School. But prior to this role, she was the head softball coach at McDonough High School for 16 years.
Ms. Snavely rarely misses work and pitches in wherever needed.
She will be recognized at the Board of Education on Tuesday, April 12th.
Congratulations Ms. Snavely! This honor is well deserved!
Important Dates to Remember!
(Monday) - April 11th
- MCAP (ELA) for 6th graders
- Zoned 8th graders for SCHS interested in playing football meet in cafe' @ 9 am
- 8th Grade Proofs must be submitted to
- Somers' girls' outdoor track until 3:30 pm
- Yearbook Club until 3:30 pm in room 218
- Dance team until 3:30 pm in the cafe'
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- LPYSA - All soccer fields
- CCYL Ball fields 1 & 2 from 5-8 pm
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
(Tuesday) - April 12th
- Weekly screenings for registered staff and students
- MCAP (ELA) for 6th graders
- NJHS in room 101 until 3:30 pm
- Somers' Boys' outdoor track until 3:15 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Board Meeting and Recognitions @ 4:30 pm
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Wednesday) - April 13th
- MCAP (ELA) for 6th graders
- Somers' Girls' Track & Field until 3:30 pm
- Double Dutch in the outside/gym until 3:30 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- VEX Robotics
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Thursday) - April 14th
- MCAP (ELA) for 6th graders
- Drama Club performs Rainbow Fish at Mitchell Elem. 8:15-11:30 am
- Grade Recovery for Q3 begins for registered students from 2:30 - 5 pm
- Somers' Boys' Track & Field tryouts until 3:15 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
April 15th - April 22nd SPRING BREAK (Main office will be closed for the entire break)
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm (4/19 & 4/21)
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Saturday) - April 23rd
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 9 am - 5 pm
(Sunday) - April 24th
- SSprinters Track from 1-3 pm
- Baby Bazaar - Parking Lot
- DRPT from 7am-3pm
(Monday) - April 25th
- MCAP (ELA) for 7th graders
- Somers Girls' Track & Field practice until 3:15 pm
- Dance team until 3:30 pm in the cafe'
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- LPYSA - All soccer fields
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
(Tuesday) - April 26th
- Weekly screenings for registered staff and students
- MCAP (ELA) for 7th graders
- Somers' Boys Track & Field practice until 3:15 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 5-8 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Wednesday) - April 27th
- MCAP (ELA) for 7th graders
- PBIS Spirit Night @ Roy Rogers/Ritas
- Middle School (Girls') Track & Field @ Westlake
- VEX Robotics
- Double Dutch club until 3:30 pm
- Somers' Girls Track & Field until 3:30 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Thursday) - April 28th
- MCAP (ELA) for 7th graders
- Drama Club performs Rainbow Fish at Mitchell Elem. 8:15-11:30 am
- Grade Recovery for Q3 begins for registered students from 2:30 - 5 pm
- Somers' Boys' Track & Field tryouts until 3:15 pm
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Friday) - April 29th
- Middle School (Boys') Track & Field @ Westlake
- CC Elite Track (Outdoor Track)
- Lackey Tennis from 3-4:30 pm
- DRPT Ball field #3 from 6-8 pm
- LPYSA (All fields)
(Saturday) - April 30th
- CCYL Ball fields 1&2 from 9 am - 5 pm
- Girl Scouts Troop from 11:30-12:30 pm
Important Message from the Office
Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation!
SPRING BREAK SPIRIT WEEK!
.................From the Library
Spring Cleaning?: We are looking for titles for our New to You Book Drive. The Somers Library would like to collect enough new and gently used books for every rising 6th and 7th grade student to leave school this year with a summer reading book in hand. We are looking for donations of books that are new or gently used, appropriate for middle school readers, and are engaging titles that they want to read. Right now we have about 75 books already collected towards our goal of 700.
You can bag up the books and have your student drop them off at the library any day. If you would like to purchase some books to donate, some new titles our students love are the Big Nate books; the Wings of Fire series; books by Gordon Korman; and Diary of a Wimpy Kid #16: Big Shot. Thank you!
SCHOOL SUPPORTS
Matthew Newcamp - 6th Grade VP - mnewcamp@ccboe.com
Marlon Walker - 7th Grade VP - mwalker@ccboe.com
Cynthia Panizzi - 8th Grade VP - cpanizzi@ccboe.com
Zachary Ortolano - zortolano@ccboe.com
COUNSELING SUPPORTS
Mike Simms - 6th Grade Counselor - msimms@ccboe.com
John Craddock- 7th Grade Counselor - jcraddock@ccboe.com
Nancy Franklin - 8th Grade Counselor - nfranklin@ccboe.com
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Andrea Johnson - Reading Resource Teacher (Reading) - afjohnson@ccboe.com
Jennifer Branham - Instructional Resource Teacher (Math) - jbranham@ccboe.com
Suzanne Johnson - Learning Resource Teacher (Gifted Education and Testing Coordinator) - srjohnson@ccboe.com
Email: somersms@ccboe.com
Website: https://www.ccboe.com/schools/somers/
Location: 300 Willow Lane, La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 301-934-4663
Twitter: @miltonsomersms