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 * “UP TO THE CHALLENGE” **

Independent Study Projects
Over 50 RSMS students participated in this year's Independent Study Project. Check out a few crowd favorites below!

Rayna Bare: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1DknsA0Jg2nyZLGDpmPkGD8E0WxKNsYjaRVT--tCm2Y4/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Sarah Cervantes: Patterns in Animal Vision https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/17RfIl4_p-0aAu_tmhk3HtPOjesc5GcFO9Vf5Qxvd4qs/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Katie Gibson: Anne Frank & Jews in Hiding During the Holocaust https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1Q9rLZU_C6mQUA2H37s80RsMCfZjC6fZRFGdXRWHb9N4/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Austin Jacob: Tommy John Surgery https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1q68DMr7hmxxw3essnDJXGv9J5CA7nhJyszESKUWtUbI/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Andrew Szekerczes: Parts of Missiles https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1ZxLV4cmMxKtkcAFrz0HohG6UxIEa9xf9FYjiyoVbhM0/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Ariana Castanon: Pediatric Surgery as a Career Choice https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1_u8lfuEDKqTi9g67x9r0MhpJjZ3xLnySXlk6VZpf-MU/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Darwin Falker: Therapeutic Hypothermia https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/194brSb1U_oNVI-2VXXW_nQ9Kl-n9ziQRZvZ5sc078Y4/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Zachary Jackson: Binary Star Systems https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1eY3GgIq_W_qK7mB7-i_CG1EHpmY4oT4WDZ_XKNj-oz8/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Christa Leonard: Culture of the Seminole Indians https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/16aGJWClUldBqHtckUNaE212IE_ya-QRjWQu5H9vEavM/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Jacob Weglarz: Quantum Computing https://docs.google.com/a/ccps.org/presentation/d/1iguO_p1PL81zEDwQUGfPT5teuQz-3mPXNF3XNBQJ9mo/embed?start=false&loop=true&delayms=10000

Challenge Discussion Group Opportunity for Grades 7 and 8 Your 7th or 8th grade Challenge Student was recently offered the opportunity to be involved in a discussion group. The purpose of the group is to allow 7th or 8th grade Challenge students to articulate common social, emotional, or academic concerns and to learn strategies to deal with such concerns as they navigate middle school and move toward high school. 7th grade topics covered include: perfectionism, stereotypes, time-management, stress relief (appropriate vs. inappropriate), and communication styles. 8th grade topics also include perfectionism and stress relief, as well as procrastination, and academic risk-taking. Groups will meet during the school day for 6-7 sessions lasting 40 minutes each; we will rotate the meeting times so that students will not miss the same class each session. Please discuss this opportunity with your son/daughter, and if your child wishes to participate, simply sign and return the permission slip. As always, feel free to contact Mrs. Hash with any questions or concerns.

Maryland Summer Centers  As a student in a Maryland GT program, your student is eligible to apply to Maryland Summer Centers. Centers located across the state offer one- to two-week residential and nonresidential programs including those with a focus on robotics, space science, performing arts, creative writing, and environmental science. For information and applications (due every year by April 15), go to [|www.MarylandPublicSchools.org/summercenters].

** Please Note: Online applications are due by April 15, 2016, except Performing Arts Center applications, which are due by April 8. ** 

**Johns Hopkins University CTY**
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (JHU CTY) is currently accepting applications for its annual Talent Search. CTY offers testing through the Talent Search, and students with eligible test scores are then offered services such as summer and online courses. For more information and to apply online, visit www.cty.jhu.edu/talent. Our school code needed for the form is 2191128. Your student may also pick up a paper copy of the brochure and application from your GT Coach Mrs. Amy Hash.

**Gifted & Talented Library**
I have a cabinet full of great books, and I don't want to keep them all to myself! Here is a list of borrow-able books that you or your student might like to read. One word of caution, though -- I have not read all of these cover to cover and so cannot vouch for all that is in them! So please take them at face value, and also be sure to preview any that you would like your student to read. If you would like to borrow one or more, send me a quick e-mail, and I can send the book home with your student. Enjoy!

__Borrow-able Books for Students__ Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens by Earl Hipp (the student edition of one of the resources we use for our GT Discussion Group -- excellent stress reduction ideas/techniques) Get Off My Brain: A Survival Guide for Lazy Students by Randall McCutcheon 100 Words to Make You Sound Smart by American Heritage Dictionaries Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? by Miriam Adderholdt-Elliot, Ph.D. Beat Procrastination and Make the Grade by Dr. Linda Sapadin Girls and Young Women Entrepreneurs by Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. and Suzanne M. Bean, Ph.D. Girls and Young Women Inventing by Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. and Suzanne M. Bean, Ph.D. The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook by Judy Galbraith, M.A. and Jim Delisle, Ph.D. Study Strategies Made Easy by Leslie Davis, M.Ed. and Sandi Sirotowitz, M.Ed.

__Borrow-able Books for Parents__ The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Yahnke Walker Know Your Own I.Q. by H.J. Eysenck Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women and Giftedness by Barbara A. Kerr, Ph.D. Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades and What You Can Do About It by Dr. Sylvia Rimm

**Guidance Note**
As with any child, school and school related issues can be difficult at times for gifted children too. If you feel that your child is having any social or emotional difficulties, please contact your child’s Guidance Counselor and GT Coach. We are here to help support you and your child.