The PAW Print
Week of March 10, 2019
Calendar
Upcoming Events
March 11: PTSA meeting 6:00 in the media center
March 14: Rising Freshman Night 6-7:30 CHS
Festival Band
Important: Rising Freshman Orientation Nights
Attention all 8th Graders and Their Families:
St. Mary’s County Public Schools will host three Rising Freshman Orientation Nights this March. The purpose of the events is to provide an opportunity for rising 9th graders and their families to preview 9th grade course selections, learn about available Academies and Pathways, meet counselors and school administrators, and get an overview of high school graduation requirements.
The Rising Freshman Orientation Night will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14th at Chopticon High School.
Future CHS Footballl Players
Over 20 eighth graders attended the Chopticon Football pre-season workouts last week. Our students worked hard together and represented MBMS well!
The weight room will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm to 5:30pm.
Social Media Concerns
Additionally, we are seeing a rise in school incidents that are linked directly to students' misuse of social media accounts such as Instagram and Snap Chat. Students are using their own phones or even using friends' phones to make inappropriate comments to their peers. These incidents, most often, are results of texting conversations that occur outside of the school day (weeknights and/or weekends) and are then carried over into the school day. Students are so preoccupied with the social media drama and their peers responses to what is posted that their own education is being impacted. This is an issue that needs the attention of all the adults in our students' lives. We need to work together to help our children navigate this technology and use it as it was intended. Thank you for your attention and assistance.