Cabin John Middle School

3 Volunteers Needed to Complete our Annual Financial Review

Each year, the Cabin John PTSA wraps up the fiscal year with a required financial review. It’s a quick, straightforward process (not an audit!), and you don’t need to be a financial expert to help out. 

We’re looking for three volunteers to join our review committee. The total time commitment is just 1–2 hours and involves reviewing a few documents, like bank statements and the check register, to help us meet the Free State PTA’s guidelines. The committee would meet in July. 

If you can lend a hand, please reach out to us at treasurer@cabinjohnptsa.org. Thanks for being part of what makes our PTSA strong!

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PTSA Meeting Recap

On Tuesday, we held our final PTSA meeting of the year! Congratulations to the following officers and board members for the 2026-2027 School Year:

President: Debbie Fleischer
Vice President 1- Membership & Fundraising: Rachel Azoff
Vice President 2- Communications & Events: Harmony Yang
Vice President 3- School Support: Claire Andrews
Secretary: Jessica McClellan
Treasurer: La-Tasha Patel

MCCPTA Delegates: Karen Lust and Priyanka Kamat
Membership Chair: Jothsna Rao
Communications Chair: John Sorrenti

In addition, we passed our annual budget for next year to provide $45K to support the CJMS community. We’ll need your help, so look for ways to get involved and support!

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NAACP Celebration for Rising Middle & High School Churchill Cluster Students

The NAACP Parents’ Council is pleased to sponsor a special celebration and community gathering for Churchill cluster students transitioning to middle school and high school this fall.  This event is designed to connect rising students with current middle and high school students who can share their experiences, answer questions, and help ease the transition to a new school environment.

Event Details
  • Date: Saturday, June 14, 2026
  • Time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Potomac Community Center

Churchill cluster students and families may RSVP using the following form: https://forms.gle/XssPiQVRTwR6qBoF9

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7th Grade Families! Attend the Region 4 MCPS My Future Fair

MCPS is holding MCPS My Future Fair: Middle School Edition, designed specifically for current Grade 7 families. These sessions will introduce the high school options available in MCPS.

Beginning in fall 2027, MCPS will launch a new Regional High School Model, expanding access to specialized programs across the county. Current Grade 7 students will be the first to benefit from these expanded opportunities. Students may choose to apply to regional programs based on their interests. These programs are designed to expand opportunities, not replace the strong programs available at every high school. 

This meeting is specific to students in the Churchill and Wootton Clusters:

Thursday, June 11 | 6:30-8 p.m.
In-person at Rockville HS (Region 4)
2100 Baltimore Rd, Rockville
*Learn more about the local and regional academic options at Winston Churchill, Richard Montgomery, Rockville and Thomas S. Wootton HS

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Don’t Miss Patriot Field Day at Wootton on June 6th

Event: Patriot Field Day
Date: Saturday, June 6th  11am-2pm
Location: MAIN Gym and James Cole Stadium at Wootton High School

Wootton will have the following on June 6th: 

  • Concessions
  • Food trucks
  • Marching Band performance at 11am
  • Bingo cards- if a student visits each station on their card and gets a sticker on every square, they win a free t-shirt while supplies last
  • Wootton merch for sale
  • Music
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Final CJMS Restaurant Fundraiser of the School Year! Support CJMS at Cabin John Village Shake Shack Today!

Come on out to Shake Shack at Cabin John Village TODAY (5/28) from 10:30 am to 10:00 pm, for our last restaurant fundraiser of the school year! Hope you enjoy a night off from cooking and an easy meal before the band & orchestra concert!

Use promo code DONATE on the Shack App, web or kiosk or mention Donation Day at the register, and they’ll donate 25% of your total meal purchase to CJMS.

Thank you for all you’ve done to make our restaurant fundraisers such a success this year. Together, we’ve raised over $2,500 to support our amazing school and students!

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Urgent! Secretary Needed and Committee Chairs for Next Year’s PTSA Board

We appreciate the families who have reached out to help with next year’s PTSA and the nominating committee will be announcing the slate of candidates prior to our June 2 meeting! We are still looking to fill one more officer role to be elected by the general membership:

  • Secretary: Responsible for taking minutes during board and general meetings, and assisting with developing agendas for each meeting. 

We also need several standing committee chairs for next year who will sit on the Board of Directors:

  • Communications: Work with the VP for Communications & Events to publish the weekly newsletter and post on WhatsApp and social media. This role could be split among several volunteers so please reach out if you are interested. 
  • Transition: Support CJMS as it prepares for any future changes in feeder school patterns and coordinate with impacted elementary schools and Hoover MS to ensure families are supported through any future transitions. 

If you are interested, please reach out to Debbie Fleischer at president@cabinjohnptsa.org

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Tomorrow 5/29 – Last Day to Complete School of Excellence Survey

A strong partnership among our families, school leaders and community members is important to the success of our students and school. That’s why the CJMS Parent Teacher Student Association is participating in the National PTA School of Excellence program, which grows partnerships between PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being of all students.

2026 Excellence Action Plan: In the fall, we requested feedback from families, teachers and administrators. We’ve also met with parents, 20+ students, and the SGA to hear more about what would be helpful. Based on this information, we’ve built an Excellence Action Plan to strengthen family-school partnerships that we will continue to implement next year. This includes holding additional events to engage students/families next year, supporting opportunities for parents to engage with the school on course selection, and meeting with student PTSA members and the SGA.

Help us complete our School of Excellence application! As part of the process outlined by National PTA, we must distribute a second survey for additional feedback.

COMPLETE SURVEY HERE

Please take 5-10 minutes to reflect on your experience at this school and complete this survey. Please complete this survey by Friday, May 29, 2026. If you have any questions, please email Debbie Fleischer at president@cabinjohnptsa.org

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