Please place your orders for CJMS Spiritwear as soon as possible, as the last day that the in-school store will open for purchases and online order pickups is next week: Wednesday May 28, 2025 from 11:30 am until 1:30pm. 

We have a variety of t-shirts, pants, hoodies and more in stock in a variety of sizes! 

Show your cougar pride with our summer bundle discounted to $40 that includes a white cougar tshirt, pj pants, magnet and card holder packaged together in a drawstring bag. Summer bundle tshirt and pj pant sizes go from YXL/YL to adult small and medium. 

Heartfelt thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers Amanda Moskowitz and Neslihan Yalçin for setting up and operating the weekly school store this year, and many thanks to all of our membership for supporting the PTSA!

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is conducting a boundary study in preparation for major changes, including the opening of Crown High School (which will impact our cluster), the expansion of Damascus High School, and the reopening of Charles W. Woodward High School. These changes will affect school boundaries and access to academic programs across the county.

MCPS is also analyzing academic programs to ensure equitable access for all students to high-quality learning opportunities that meet the needs of our diverse student body.

How You Can Help:

• Complete the Academic Programs Survey (closes May 31, 2025) – it only takes 5 minutes!
• Attend a Public Engagement Session – learn about initial boundary options and share your input (in-person and virtual sessions available). Click here for more information.

Your voice is critical. These decisions will impact our students and schools for years to come.

Please also take a few minutes to complete the CJMS & MCPS Family Survey, open now through June 9, 2025. – Your feedback will help CJMS understand what’s working well and where we can grow — both at CJMS and across the broader Montgomery County Public Schools system.

Please join us in celebrating the daily contributions of our wonderful teachers and staff THIS WEEK 5/5-5/9, either in person, by dropping off food items, or by making a cash donation toward the themed meals and snacks next week.

Please follow the three links below to contribute: 

1. PayPal contribution towards catering. 

2. Contribute here to the International Lunch Wednesday 5/7, 11am-2pm

3. Contribute or assist with Monday’s Nacho Bar, Tuesday’s Coffee & Donuts, Thursday‘s Snack Bar and Friday’s Cookie Bar.

Thank you for supporting our wonderful CJMS Staff!

Meet the Bulldogs on May 28 from 6:30-7:30 PM

Incoming Churchill 9th graders should come meet the coaches and current athletes at WCHS to learn about summer programs and try-out expectations. See attached flyer for more details.

Please join us in celebrating the daily contributions of our wonderful teachers and staff next week 5/5-5/9, either in person, by dropping off food items, or by making a cash donation toward the themed meals and snacks next week.

Please follow the three links below to contribute: 

1. PayPal contribution towards catering. 

2. Contribute here to the International Lunch Wednesday 5/7, 11am-2pm

3. Contribute or assist with Monday’s Nacho Bar, Tuesday’s Coffee & Donuts, Thursday‘s Snack Bar and Friday’s Cookie Bar.

Thank you for supporting our wonderful CJMS Staff!

Meet the Bulldogs on May 28 from 6:30-7:30 PM

Incoming Churchill 9th graders should come meet the coaches and current athletes at WCHS to learn about summer programs and try-out expectations. See attached flyer for more details.

The Churchill Field Hockey team is hosting a field hockey skills clinic for students currently in 3rd-8th grades, from any school. The clinic will be held at Churchill on Saturday, June 7, from 9-11am, is open to players of all levels including true beginners (we love beginners!), and costs $20. Current Churchill team members will lead the skills instruction.

Participants will need shin guards, a mouthguard, a water bottle, and a stick (we have sticks available if you’d like to borrow one). We also have a limited amount of goalie equipment available if anyone is interested in trying goalie. Borrowing equipment is free but requires letting us know ahead of time on the sign up form.

We will collect payment by check on the day of the clinic. Please make the $20 check out to WCHS Booster Club and write ‘field hockey’ in the memo. Cash is also possible, but checks help us keep track of payments more easily.

Click the link here to go to our registration form. Feel free to share with others! 

Cay Miller

Vrsity Field Hockey Coach

Winston Churchill High School

Parents of boys interested in playing soccer at Churchill next year should join Coach Stephen Hauschild for a Zoom meeting to discuss the upcoming Churchill JV and Varsity Soccer season.  

Topic: Churchill Soccer Interest Meeting

Time: May 2, 2025 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/89065065403?pwd=HdhAemkikA6Uabdu1G3U2XmAJtyVea.1

Meeting ID: 890 6506 5403

Passcode: 199371

Dear CJMS families:

You are invited to steer the direction of the PTSA in the coming year. In accordance with our bylaws and state regulations, we seek three PTSA members to form a Nominating Committee to collect nominees for open Board and Chair Positions.

Nominations are open to fill three two-year board positions that are required to fulfil state requirements for continuity of our PTSA starting July 1, 2025:

1. Treasurer

2. Secretary

3. Vice President

Nominations are also open for Chair Positions for next year:

1. Book Fair Chair

2. Spiritwear Chair

3. Membership Chair

4. Communications Chair

5. Reflections Chair

6. School Support Chair

7. Spelling Bee co-chair

Self-nominations are welcome!

Nominations can be shared with Isha Patel vp1.cjms@gmail.com

Elections will be conducted in May 2025, and training provided before the current board and chairs leave in June. All roles begin 1st July 2025 unless stated otherwise.

Many thanks to our amazing current chairs and board members:

VP1 Isha Patel

VP2 Varsha Morar

Treasurer Selena Liang

Secretary Nominee Emily Cevallos

Book Fair Co Chairs Alex Downey & Dawn Bowman

Communications Chair Amy Rogstad 

Webmaster & Churchill Cluster/MCCPTA delegate 1: Heather Braswell-Ho

Spiritwear Co-Chairs: Neslihan Yalcin and Amanda Moskowitz 

Reflections Co-Chairs: Amanda Moskowitz and Parastoo Ghodsi

Wootton Cluster/MCCPTA Delegate: Priyanka Kamat

Thank you!

Banoo Pightling

PTSA President