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Inclusive Achievement Council ** WCHS Booster Club

Staff Spotlight—Ms. Betty Haaland Ms. Betty Haaland has been with MCPS for three years, serving as a paraeducator at various schools, including Silver Spring Inter-national Middle School, John F. Kennedy High School, and now Winston Churchill High School. She joined the Bridge program at Churchill in October 2019.

Born and raised in Yaounde, Cameroon, in West Africa, Ms. Haaland immigrated to the United States, and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from Strayer University. She later earned a Master’s of Science in Information Tech-nology from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Before she came to MCPS, Ms. Haaland worked as a project manager for several companies, including IBM and Lockheed Martin, providing leadership on Federal IT contracts.

Ms. Haaland is married to Paul, and has two sons, Dylan (17) and Dyson (14), who both attend the Williston North-ampton School in Easthampton, MA. She has been an active volunteer, especially for her sons’ schools in MCPS, serving as PTSA president at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Ms. Haaland is very happy to be at Churchill, and enjoys helping her students succeed each and every day. She is also thankful for the warm reception she has received from everyone at the school.

Upcoming Events

1/24: 1st Semester ends; early release for

students (Bell Schedule)

1/27: No school for students

1/28: 2nd Semester begins

2/4: Report Card Distribution

2/8: Glow Dance

2/17: No School

2/28: Early release for students (Bell Sched-

ule)

Testing information:

AP Exam Payment Information: Just a fr iendly reminder that if you did not pay the full amount for your AP exams, the remaining balance is due by March 6th. You can pay the remaining balance in the Online School Payment system. Please email Marie_U_Gasaway@mcpsmd.org with any questions.

WIDA ACCESS Testing: January 22-23 (*last two days of Semester 1*). ESOL students will be taking the WIDA AC-CESS Test on January 22-23. This is a very important test for our students – it includes assessments in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Students who are taking this test will be notified.

Book Drive: January 19th-25th. For more information, please

click here.

GLOW Dance-February 8 from 8-11 pm. For more information,

please click here.

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Service, the WCHS Ambas-sadors are holding a book drive to gather new elementary age books to donate to smallthingsmatter.org which will donate the books to underserved elementary age students in our county. We kindly ask for new elementary age books to be dropped off in our main office. Thank you!

Video Contests

For more information on Keeping it Safe Video Contest

For more information on the Choose Respect Video Contest

WCHS Department Updates

Attendance update: We have been able to reinstate our calls home for attendance discrepancies. You can access information regarding your child’s attendance on the parent portal (Go to MCPS website, Select Parents tab at top, Click on the MYMCPS PARENT PORTAL button, Login, Select Attendance from the left hand menu bar.) After reviewing if you feel there is a discrepancy, please contact your child’s teacher. If the attendance report was in error, your child’s teacher will contact the attendance secretary to change the record. if there is a discrepan-cy when your child has been marked absent for the entire day, contact the attendance secretary.

Counseling events: Please click here.

Math: The American Mathematics Competition (AMC) will be held in the auditor ium on January 30 th during periods 6-8. There is limited space available. To register, please contact Mrs. Phillips in the Math Office or email Audrey_S_Phillips@mcpsmd.org.

Drop off reminders: To ensure the safety of all students, please thoroughly review the link which includes both a drop off map and procedures. Drop Off Procedures

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2020 Graduation: Our tentative date for graduation is June 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at DAR

Orders for senior cap and gown regalia are past due! If you have not done so, please order online as

soon as possible by visiting www.jostens.com.

If you have questions, please email the graduation coordinators:

Jennifer_m_oristian@mcpsmd.org or

Nicole_D_VanTassell@mcpsmd.org

WINSTON CHURCHILL

ATHLETICS

The Athletics Department is raising money for new scoreboards in the gymnasium. We are looking for families and business to donate to help us replace the current scoreboards which are on their last legs. If interested, please go to https://churchillboosterclub.org/2019/10/04/gym-scoreboard-fundraiser/