ANNOUNCEMENTS

• ATTENTION NON-PUBLIC TESTING APPLICANTS:

  In the event of PGCPS activity cancellation due to inclement weather, the testing date has been re-scheduled for Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at Kenmoor Middle School.  Please arrive to register by 8:30.

  Only students with registered with previously accepted applications will be tested.

  Cancellation of PGCPS Saturday Activities will be posted on www.pgcps.org home page and on radio and television.

  ALL APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE TESTING SESSION WITH NO FURTHER NOTICE.

• DESTINATION IMAGINATION CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9am

Charles H. Flowers High School, 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Road, Springdale, Maryland  20774

Fifty-three teams from 19 public schools in Prince George's County will get a chance to show off their creative minds at the Destination ImagiNation regional tournament.  Particpating schools include: Accokeek Academy, Benjamin Tasker MS, Bond Mill ES, Bowie HS, Capitol Heights ES, Eleanor Roosevelt HS, Glenarden Woods ES, Heather Hills ES, Kenilworth ES, Kenmoor MS, Mount Rainier ES, Rockledge ES, Samuel Ogle MS, Tulip Grove ES, Valley View ES, Walker Mill MS, Whitehall ES, Woodridge ES and Yorktown ES.  The top two teams from the Regional competition will have the opportunity to advance to the State competition.

http://www.marylanddi.org/

• Capitol Heights Elementary Talented and Gifted Center - Open House

Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10:30-12:30

Learn more about the Talented and Gifted Center Program and tour the school.

Contact Margo Champion, TAG Coordinator, at margo.champion@pgcps.org or 301-817-0494 for more information.

• 2010-2011 Lottery Brochure and Application is available at http://www1.pgcps.org/pasb/index.aspx?id=81180  Pupil Accounting and School Boundaries Office.

Deadline March 24, 2010

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock in the evening

Miller Senate Office Building, President’s Conference Room, West 1, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Sponsored by The Maryland State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education

Please join us along with legislators, community leaders, educators, parents, and students as we celebrate gifted and talented education programs and practices across the State.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP if you plan to attend: Shawanda Smith, 410-767-0805 or shasmith@msde.state.md.us

•  PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Talent Search Parent Information Meetings

Information meetings are open to parents and students interested in learning more about the CTY and its Talent Search.  Meetings last about an hour.
October 13, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Parent Information Webinar
Hosted by Kenmoor Middle School
Web-based information meeting.  Click here for more details.
 
Participants can pre-register or register just prior to the start of the web-based Information Meeting. Pre-registrants will receive a reminder email 1 hour before the start of the event.
 
https://ctyjhu.on.intercall.com/confmgr/loggedin/loggedinPart.jsp
 
October 28, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Parent Information Session
Hosted by Valley View Elementary
5500 Danby Avenue
Oxon Hil, MD  20745

•  Destination Imagination - Creative Problem Solving Competition Information Meetings Sessions

Destination ImagiNation (DI) is the world's largest creative problem solving program for kindergarten through college-aged learners, going strong in 50 states and over 40 countries. Teams of up to 7 members solve one of six different Challenges, which they perform in front of appraisers at tournaments. DI participants develop life skills while solving challenges through their unique hands-on experiences in the sciences, technology, mechanics, engineering, theater, improvisation, goal setting, time and budget management, team building, and leadership. Our ultimate goal is to teach participants that through their creativity, teamwork, and perseverance, they can DIvelop creative solutions to complex problems completely on their own! For more information on all DI's programs, see the DI, Inc. website at www.idodi.org.

Information regarding Destination ImagiNation, its history, membership procedures, this year's challenges, etc. can be found on the DI website at http://www.idodi.org and at the Maryland Creative Problem Solvers, Inc. website http://www.marylanddi.org.  There are new videos available at the idodi website.

If you are interested in learning more about DI, manage a team, or volunteer to judge, please contact Christine Price, Destination Imagination Regional Co-Director Central Region, at di_md_central@yahoo.com, Theresa Jackson, TAG Supervisor, at tjackson@pgcps.org or the TAG Coordinator at the school.

October 15, 2009 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Hosted by Kenmoor Middle School

2500 Kenmoor Drive, Landover, MD

October 29, 2009 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Hosted by Henry Ferguson Elementary/Burroughs Middle

14600 Berry Road, Accokeek, MD