Important Dates. Click for the Basketball Schedule. New Year Holiday (observed)-no school. January 3: Students return to school

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1 January 2011 Exsisto - Praesto - Vigeo In This Issue Administrative News o Winter Show Case o HSA/Final Exams o SAT Prep o Mid Year Meeting/conferences (Jan 26) o MATHS is Moving! o PRIDE wear (new uniform options) o MATHS Open House Parent Advisory Committee News o Next meeting o Volunteers for Basketball Concessions MATHS Athletics and Band News o Basketball Schedules o Band to Debut New Uniforms! Upcoming Student Activities o Student Events o Class Meetings o National Academic League College and Career News o Test Dates o College Visits and Presentations Student Accomplishments/Achievements o Students of the Month o College Acceptances o National Honor Society Important Dates Click for the Basketball Schedule January 2: New Year Holiday (observed)-no school January 3: Students return to school January 5: MATHS Open House (3-6p) January 9: HSA Administration January 12: Senior Inauguration (10a) MATHS Open House (3-6p) Financial Aid Line-by-line Completion Workshop (5:30p-7p) January 13: January 16: Senior Inauguration Dance(8pm-12am) No After-school program (middle school)

2 Enrichment Opportunities Save the Date-- February Happy New Year Dr. King, Jr. Day-MATHS CLOSED MATHS Band marches in the Baltimore City MLK Jr. Day Parade Connect with MATHS January 18-19: 1st semester high school exam dates-early release for High School only Have a story for MATHS Monthly Newsletter? it to Krista Mahler at kmahler@mathsbaltimore.org January 20: End of 2nd Quarter Student of the Month-Nachos (all eligible students) PAWS-Movie Day (Middle School) Senior Class Inaugural Talent & Fashion Showcase (6p) January 23: Start of 3rd Quarter January 26: MATHS WILL BE OPEN EVEN THOUGH BCPSS SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED Early Release day for Students Mid Year Meeting & Parent/Teacher 5pm-2nd Quarter Report Card (see details about the mid year meeting here) PAWS-Learn to Ski Trip (Middle and High School) Donate Now MATHS Middle School Cheer leading team cheering at a JV Boys Basketball game! GO P-A-N-T-H-E-R-S! January 27: Professional Development (PD)-MATHS CLOSED for students January 28: SAT I and SAT II January 31: PRIDE Event-Faculty Challenge (Middle and High School)

3 Thanks to some local sponsors! Administrative Updates Back to Top Winter Showcase The Winter Showcase, scheduled for December 15, was postponed dand will be rescheduled in the new year. HSA Administration (High School only) High School Assessments (HSA tests) will be administered on January 9th. Please make sure you high school student is aware of this date and comes to school on-time and prepared.

4 1st Semester Exams (High School only) Final exams for 1st semester will be administered on January 18th-19th. These exams are for high school only. High School students will be released early these dates. Please make sure you high school student is aware of these dates and comes to school on-time and prepared. SAT Prep Class Principal Ghosh will be leading a SAT prep course for seniors starting in January. This prep course will be held before school from 7:30-8:20 and will be limited in space. To sign up, please contact Ms. Ghosh directly. Another class will be held later this spring for juniors. MATHS Mid-year Meeting & Parent-Teacher Conferences On Thursday, January 26th at 5pm MATHS will hold its Annual Mid-year Meeting in the auditorium. The band will showcase their new uniforms while playing a number or two at the start of the meeting. We will be discussing a number of important topics including: New District Grading Policy Parent input on budget MATHS new location for the coming school year Spirit Wear After the meeting, parents will be encouraged to visit with teachers for Parent-Teacher Conferences. MATHS is Moving! MATHS will be moving locations for the upcoming school year and beyond. KIPP will be moving into the building starting July 1, BCPSS has potential options that will provide us with good space, athletic fields, and a somewhat renovated building. The school board will be approving one of these options in January or February. Once we have more information we will disclose details about the location and the move. Spirit Wear MATHS is now offering SPIRIT Wear in addition to the regular uniforms. These t-shirt, sweatshirt, and sweat pant options are all allowable any day of the week, in addition to the regular uniform. You can see the options below. Click here for an order form or get one from the main office. Orders will be submitted on a regular basis, but the sooner you order...the sooner you will have your SPIRIT Wear!

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6 Uniform Reminders Spirit Wear now accepted any school day. Students may not wear jackets- only official MATHS sweatshirts. Students may wear solid black or white thermal shirts under their polo shirt. Corduroy pants are not allowed. Admin will do uniform checks throughout the day. No open-toed shoes, sandals, slippers, or flips flops. Students are not to wear see-through clothing, torn jeans, or underclothing as an outer garment. Solid black or white socks may be worn, but no leggings. MATHS Open House Dates Student recruitment is already underway for next year. MATHS Open Houses are a chance for interested families to come check out MATHS. If you know someone interested in enrolling at MATHS pass along these Open House dates. Thursday, January 5-- 3p-6p Thursday, January 12--3p-6p Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Back to Top All MATHS Parents/Guardians are invited and encouraged to participate in the PAC meetings! Next Meeting: Date: Thursday, January 12 (room 212) Time: 6:30-7:30pm Dinner will be served to all those who RSVP For more information and to RSVP please contact Krista Mahler at or kmahler@mathsbaltimore.org.

7 Looking for volunteers for Basketball games! Parents! We are looking for volunteers to help sell concessions at all home basketball games! Please contact Krista Mahler at or to sign up. View dates of all home games on the sports schedule. MATHS Athletics Back to Top Basketball Preview Please come out and support the Panthers!

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11 Upcoming Student Activities MATHS Band The Marching Panthers have new uniforms that they will debut at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on January 16th. Don't miss it! Back to Top Student Events Thursday, January 12: Senior Inauguration -10am Friday, January 13: Senior Inauguration Dance -8pm-midnight No Panther Club After-school program-mlk Jr. weekend (middle school)

12 Friday, January 20: Student of the Month-Nachos PAWS-Movie Day (middle school) Senior Inauguration Fashion Show -6pm Thursday, January 26: PAWS Learn to Ski Trip (middle and high school) Tuesday, January 31 PRIDE Event-Faculty Challenge (all qualified students) Class Meetings Class meetings are taking place the 2nd week of every month. These meetings allow administration and other staff to provide students with necessary information regarding dues, activities, and other student events. Monday- Seniors, Tuesday- Juniors, Wednesday- Sophomores, Thursday- Middle School and Friday- Freshmen. High School meetings will take place from 10:10AM-10:40AM. Middle School meetings will take place from 11:05AM-11:45AM. National Academic League The National Academic League (NAL) is a quiz bowl competition for students in grades 6th-8th. A team of students, under the direction of a coach, answer questions that focus on 22 subjects including math, English, science, and social studies. Students will work with their coach to prepare for matches and will compete in matches as a team. This year, one of our AmeriCorps tutors serves as coach for our NAL team. Practices will be held after school. Our NAL team has won two meets! Congratulations!! win over Crossroads School win over Booker T. Washington Remaining schedule: January 11 League Game 6 January 18 League Game 7 January 25 League Game 8 February 2 Tournament Round 1 Away Home Away TBD TBD Tournament Rounds 2, 3, and Championship TBD

13 Service Learning All students who graduate from a Maryland public school are required to have at least 75 service learning hours. Some examples of service learning include volunteering at a soup kitchen, volunteering at church, volunteering at a local non-profit like a kids camp or animal shelter etc. For more ideas speak with Ms. Haywood. She has a list of approved service learning agencies is available in Office Panther Press The Panther Press is being assembled by journalism students and distributed bi-weekly. Students are focusing articles on school news, events, and athletics. Check out the most recent issue here or type in Recycling Project MATHS is starting a recycling program! Ms. Mitchell's advisory is coordinating the program as part of a service learning project. They distributed bags for this program beginning in October. This program will hopefully encourage others to go green in school and at home. Students will be recycling paper, cans, plastic, and glass. Recycle your attitude! College and Career Back to Top Test Dates SAT I and SAT II- Saturday, January 28 ACT- Saturday February 11 College Visits and Financial Aid Workshop Dates Financial Aid Line-by-line Completion Workshop-January 12 (5:30p-7p) Morgan State Visit to MATHS-Date TBD For the convenience of students, families and staff, the City Schools website now features an updated page listing open house dates at universities across the state, colleges nationwide that offer financial support for site visits and upcoming college fairs. Don't miss this helpful resource for our college-bound students at For more information regarding college visits schedule an appointment with Ms. Asoluka. Student Accomplishments & Achievements Back to Top

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