WARRIOR WEEKLY Apr 11th - Apr 15th
Happy Spring Break, Warriors,

We are in the home stretch. Thank you for allowing us to partner with you as we support your student's learning and growth. We are thankful that our community has maintained our health and learned more about one another during the process.

We are also thankful for the break that we have ahead of us. Each of our students and team members has earned it.

During this break, we ask all members of our community to be thoughtful about when and how they are working to keep us all healthy upon our return. As the new coronavirus variant is becoming more dominant in the District, we hope you will leverage the use of masks, and please stay home if you are not feeling well. We also want to remember that all community members are expected to report their rapid test Sunday, April 17, for return to our school post-spring break.

This quarter will move fast. We can't wait to celebrate with you at the end of the year!

Please remember that all students and staff need to take a rapid test Sunday, April 17, before returning to classes. Families will submit student test results to this link: https://forms.gle/UcmjWj3Jbppbw2Cr6. Please check with your student for the COVID-19 test kit provided to them or visit a District COVID Center or a Rapid Test Pickup site to receive one. If you have other questions about rapid testing, please check our FAQ here.
Raymond A. Weeden, Jr.
Executive Director
"Character is power.”
-Booker T. Washington
 
Student Opportunities

Paid Summer Fellowship Opportunity for Students


  • Mikva Challenge DC aims to connect young people in DC with opportunities to become engaged, active and informed citizens and to help elevate youth perspectives and ideas. With our Summer Fellows Program, we place students in paid summer fellowship positions in local government offices for 20 hours a week during the summer. Guided and supervised by Mikva Challenge DC staff, student fellows conduct a research project to gather youth input on a specific policy issue.

  • Fellows conduct participatory research, gathering youth perspectives, ideas and concerns on a key policy issue. In addition to their hours working in public officials’ offices, student fellows will attend weekly Mikva DC professional development workshops where they develop critical thinking, public speaking, and teamwork skills.

  • In addition to the hourly pay through the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, you are also eligible to receive up to a $500 stipend from Mikva Challenge at the end of the program! The 6-week program runs from June 27 - August 5th, 2022.

  • The application link can be found here and must be completed before April 15th (but the earlier, the better so apply TODAY!!)
Interdisciplinary AI for K12 Students | Coding Enrichment Program by MIT Graduates
Inspirit AI is a 25-hour enrichment program that introduces middle and high school students to fundamental artificial intelligence concepts to build socially impactful projects such as fake news detection, COVID-spread prediction, art-generation, self-driving car simulation, and more! Developed and taught by our team of graduate students from Stanford, MIT, students receive a personalized, interdisciplinary learning experience in small-group classrooms. No programming experience is required, and advanced cohorts are available!

Applications for our Spring, Summer 2022 programs are due April 30th. Please find the high school program application here and brochure here, and the middle/elementary school program application here and brochure here. Feel free to contact our program coordinator, Aidan, at arg2198@columbia.edu with any questions.
Athletics- All Conference

Freshman athlete Mansur Hussein a member of our Varsity Basketball Team was voted "Honorable Mention" to the PCSAA All Conference Team! Mansur persevered through a tough season, coming out of the pandemic, and consistently left it all on the court in every game. 
 
Head Varsity Coach Mike Aiken states: "Mansur Hussein played Varsity & started as a freshman for our TMA Warriors. Mansur is a hard worker in practice, and in the games. He’s a very coachable young man, and is willing to be taught to enhance his skill set. The coaching staff and his teammates are very proud of this major accomplishment. This is a true testimony that hard work pays off, and it doesn’t go unrecognized!" 

 CONGRATULATIONS MANSUR! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!
GO WARRIORS!!!
Warrior Track and Field 2022

All track meets will be held at PG Sports & Learning Complex {8001 Sheriff Rd, Landover, MD 20785}
HIGH SCHOOL MEETS
HS Meet 1
Tuesday, April 19, 3:00 PM start
HS Meet 2
Tuesday, May 3, 3:00 PM start
PCSAA HS Championship
Saturday, May 21, 2:00 PM start
*The DCSAA Championships are slated for May 25-26. 
Programs

Homework Help is available to students every full day after school in the library from 3:30-5:30pm. This program is staffed by TMA faculty and staff. Clubs are also available to students every single day of the week!

Students can listen to after school announcements to learn more about club meetings and cancellations. 

Below are the dates of TMA Law Programming for the remainder of the year:
  • Law Day (9th grade) during the school day. 5/6/22
  • Law Firm Tutoring (11th grade) 5:00-6:00pm on Zoom. 4/19/22, and 5/3/22