Blake Updates
November 3, 2019
Powder Puff Monday Night
Blake PTSA and Students Testifying at the Board of Education Meeting
Senior Yearbook Ads
Seniors and senior parents and guardians! The early bird special for senior recognition ads is ending soon! Purchase by 11/29 to get the sale price. Please consider purchasing an ad to celebrate your senior’s life—friends, accomplishments, memories. If you want to lock in the price but may need more time creating the ad, you can purchase the ad online and update it later—we can help you with that.
Go to https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1160124/James-Hubert-Blake-High-School/ and click on Yearbook Recognition Ads. While you’re there, make sure you’ve also purchased a yearbook! The cost is $85, and the last day at that price is also 11/29—price goes up to $90 on 11/30.
Contact Ms. Kim with any questions.
Senior Portraits
Seniors need to have portrait appointments with Victor O’Neill by Dec. 16 if they want to be included in the senior section of the yearbook.
Restorative Practices at Blake
The Blake HS NAACP Parents Council and PTSA invite you to our Tuesday, November 19th meeting where we will hear from :
- Mr. Ed Clarke, MCPS Chief Safety Officer and
- Mr. Sean P. Kelly, MCPS Instructional Specialist, Restorative Justice Unit, School Counseling & Student Leadership Services, Office of Student and Family Support & Engagement
Please come out to this very important session and hear how MCPS is working towards developing strategies and policies aimed at building strong community relationships and provide students and the administration with alternative discipline options.
Bring a friend and let's dialogue!
Time: 7 pm
Place : Blake HS Media CenterPianos for Sale
FREE FLU SHOT CLINICS
Signature Events
NAACP Parents’ Council Kickoff Event to Take Place November 19
The NAACP Parents’ Council kickoff meeting will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19 at Northwest High School. This event will bring together parents/guardians, MCPS teachers, principals, and administrators to share ideas on how to champion equity and excellence in education. Participants will have an opportunity to attend a resource fair and various breakout sessions. John B. King Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education, will be the keynote speaker. The event is free. Register today at: www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-2020-naacp-parents-councilmcps-kick-off-tickets-75534215873?aff=erelexpmlt.
MCPS Seeking Feedback on 2020–2021 School Year Calendar Scenarios
During the regular business meeting on Tuesday, October 8, the Board of Education reviewed calendar scenarios for the 2020–2021 school year. As a result of legislative action in last spring’s Maryland General Assembly, school districts in Maryland have the authority again to start school before Labor Day and end the school year after June 15th. As a result, MCPS has developed three calendar scenarios that reflect different start and end dates for School Year 2020–2021. To view the draft calendar scenarios, please visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/calendar/proposed-calendar-2020-21.aspx.
All draft scenarios for the calendar include:
- 182 student instructional days;
- Full spring break;
- Full professional day for grading and planning at the end of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters; and
- Possible make-up days both during the school year and extending the school year.
The Board is seeking feedback on the calendar options in the comment box on the website. The Board is scheduled to adopt a final school calendar later this year.
MCPS to Host Mental Health Fair November 9
MCPS is hosting a Mental Health Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, at Gaithersburg High School. Students, staff members, and the community will be able to learn about community and school resources that support students’ physical, social, and psychological well-being.
Celeste Malone, associate professor and coordinator of the school psychology program at Howard University, will deliver the keynote address. She will speak on the topic, Breaking Barriers to Access Youth Mental Health Care.
The event is being sponsored by the Office of Student and Family Support and Engagement and the Montgomery County Psychologists’ Association.
MCPS Juniors and Seniors Invited to Attend National Hispanic College Fair November 19
The National Hispanic College Fair (NHCF) will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. This annual event sponsored by NHCF and MCPS for juniors and seniors is free for students to attend. The fair features more than 40 colleges, universities, and service organizations committed to providing outreach and opportunity to all students.
MCPS students participate by attending with their schools; this event is not open to the public and is held during the school day. Registration and permission forms for this event are available from the College and Career Coordinator at your child’s school.
For more information, contact NHCF Coordinators Patty Maloney at Patricia_A_Maloney@mcpsmd.org, Lindsay Cao at Lindsay_Cao@mcpsmd.org, or Maria Garcia at Maria_S_Garcia@mcpsmd.org.
Key Dates
- November 5- National Honor Society Induction
- November 8- Early Release Day- MARKING PERIOD 1 ENDS
- November 11- Early Release Day- Second Marking Period Starts (Blue Block)
- November 12- Early Release Day (Silver Block)
- November 15- Fall Play- Company
- November 16- Fall Play- Company
- November 19- Elementary Science Night
- November 20- Blue Block Day & Report Card Distribution
- November 21- Silver Block Day
- November 21- Fall Play- Company
- November 22- Fall Play- Company
- November 23- Fall Play- Company
- November 26- Winter Sports Parent Meeting
- November 27- Early Release Day
- November 28- No School
- November 29- No School
James Hubert Blake High School
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