Blake Updates
October 20, 2019
Marking Period 1 Final Stretch
Principal's Student Action Team
If you are interested you can fill out the interest form here (you will need to use your mcpsmd.net account). Mr. Sinclair will follow up with students who sign up prior to November 11th.
Homecoming Week Information
Signature Events
Juniors and Seniors- After Prom Insight Needed
The After Prom committee is looking for Seniors and Juniors to give feedback on activities and help select a theme for this year's After Prom. The After Prom committee will use the Remind app to solicit your feedback on thoughts and ideas for this year's After Prom. If you are interested, or have questions please contact Mrs. Theis at andreatheis@comcast.net.
AP Financial Waivers
Submit Applications for Seneca Valley High School Programs by November 1
Did you know? Seneca Valley High School is opening a larger school in the 2020–2021 school year to alleviate overcrowding at Clarksburg and Northwest high schools. The Board of Education will make a decision about boundaries in late November 2019. Due to the overlapping timeline, all students interested in Seneca Valley’s application-based programs should apply by November 1, regardless of whether they are in or out of the school’s current boundaries.
For more information visit the Seneca Valley High School website at
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/senecavalleyhs/news/news.aspx?id=651024.
For more information on the application process, visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/specialprograms/high/.
Equity and Achievement Framework
MCPS is committed to addressing disparities in student outcomes by closing gaps in opportunity and achievement for all students, in all classrooms, in all of our schools. The MCPS All In: Equity and Achievement Framework provides the purpose, path, and plan to ensure success for all students. For more information, visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/evidence-of-learning-framework/all-in-equity-and-achievment-framework.aspx.
County to Host Free Flu Clinics in October and November
The 2019 flu season is upon us. There are simple steps you and your child can take to stay healthy and help prevent the flu. That includes getting a yearly flu vaccine.
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services will conduct free injectable flu vaccine clinics on Tuesday, November 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for children 18 and under at John F. Kennedy, Northwest, and Rockville high schools. These clinics will be open to any school-aged child. The clinics are free, but registration is required due to limited vaccine supplies. For more information, visit apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/FluVaccine/.
Additional flu clinics for all county residents will be held on Monday, October 21, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and on Monday, November 18, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Both clinics will be held at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. Appointments are required. For more information and to make an appointment visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/resident/flu.html.
Additional flu prevention information can be found at the following websites:
Centers for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/preventing.htm
Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/resident/flu.html
Montgomery County Executive to Host Budget Forums
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is holding several budget forums to seek input from residents about Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 21) Operating Budget priorities. The forums are scheduled for:
- Monday, October 21 – 7:00 p.m. – Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
- Wednesday, October 30 – 7:00 p.m. – Silver Spring Civic Building, in the Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
- Thursday, November 7 – 7:00 p.m. – BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20874
- Wednesday, November 13 – 7:00 p.m. – Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
The County Executive will announce his Recommended FY21 Operating Budget on Monday, March 16. 2020. The County Council approves the operating budget at the end of May. Join Montgomery County’s conversation about the FY21 Operating Budget on social media and help raise awareness by using #MoCoBudget21.
Key Dates
- October 22- Choral Cluster Concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium
- October 28- Homecoming Spirit Week
- October 28- Hallway Decorating
- October 30- Powder Puff Game
- October 30- Blue Block Day
- October 31- Silver Block Day
- November 1- Homecoming Game
- November 2- Homecoming Dance
- November 8- Early Release Day- MARKING PERIOD 1 ENDS
- November 11- Early Release Day
- November 12- Early Release Day
James Hubert Blake High School
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Email: Robert_Sinclair@mcpsmd.org
Website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/blakehs/
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Phone: (240)740-1400
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