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Administration:
Mr. Mark Ertel Principal
Mrs. Tangia
Anderson Assistant Principal for
Curriculum & Instruction
Mr. Jay Marinelli
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Dessie
Mathews Assistant Principal
Dr. Lorenda
Tiscornia
Assistant Principal |
Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, School of the Medical Arts
Mission
To prepare
students for collegiate success through a rigorous college
preparatory curriculum integrated with professional medical
standards emphasizing integrity, the pursuit of academic excellence,
and a passion for life-long learning.
Our highly trained faculty
provides a variety of both group and individual learning
opportunities that help prepare students to succeed in college
preparatory courses. The rigorous, standards-based curriculum is
designed for academically gifted and advanced students. Emphasis is
placed on team building, problem solving, critical thinking and
creativity. It is our diverse student population in an educationally
rich environment that has created the Darnell-Cookman tradition of
excellence.
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view the
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Bell Schedules
Student
Arrival Time:
8:10 am
Student Dismissal Time:
2:40 pm (regular)
1:25 (early dismissal)
CALENDAR INFO:
2009-2010 District Calendar
Early Dismissal Days
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Wednesday, March 24
Wednesday, April 14
Wednesday, April 28
Wednesday, May 12
Last Day of Grading
Period
Monday, March 29
Planning Day
Thursday, April 1
SPRING BREAK
Friday, April 2 thru
Sunday, April 11
SAC Meeting
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 7:15 am in the Media Center
Memorial Day Holidays
May 28 and May 31
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
FOR STUDENTS -
Friday, June 11
2010-2011 District Calendar
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
for 2010-2011
Monday, August 23 |
Darnell-Cookman
Sophomores Perform Mock Surgery at Medtronic
Tenth-grade anatomy and
physiology students from Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts
recently performed a mock surgery and watched the dissection of a
human cadaver cranium at Medtronic, Inc., a leading developer of
products to treat people with diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
Medtronic is also a business
partner of the school's. Bo Lewis, the senior director of marketing
for the Jacksonville Medtronic office, first heard about Darnell-Cookman
from a newspaper article. He hadn't realized that Jacksonville had a
medical arts school, but knew the Medtronic facility could be useful
for the students. Lewis got in touch with the school to find out how
they could have a partnership.
"There are not many
opportunities for high school students to see things like real
cadaver tissue, or to have access to people who have experience in
the operating room performing neurosurgery or sinus surgery like our
staff has," said Lewis. "Visiting Medtronic provides these students
with a unique experience in the medical field."
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the video

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COMMUNITY BUDGET MEETINGS
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Please join Superintendent Pratt-Dannals
as he hosts a series of community meetings to discuss Duval County
Public Schools’ current and upcoming financial situation, available
revenue and the district’s plan to meet its mission of providing all
students with high quality educational opportunities.
All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. at
the specified high schools on the following dates:
Tuesday, March 16
Ed White High School
1700 Old Middleburg Rd., 32210
Thursday, March 18
Jean Ribault High School
3701 Winton Dr., 32208
Tuesday, March 23
Mandarin High School
4831 Greenland Rd., 32258
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

Darnell-Cookman Students going to
State Science Fair Competition:
Jacob Goodpasture - Medicine &
Health
Rory Peterson - Biochemistry
William Samples - Botany
Kevin Shih - Zoology
Ryan Shin - Medicine & Health
Senior Division:
Zoe Sieber - Behavioral & Social Science
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Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School announced as a
National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret
Spellings

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The Today Show
visits Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts
NBC's Today Show, with
correspondent Jenna Bush Hager, visited Darnell-Cookman Middle/High
School to interview 10th grader, Tony Hansberry.
Tony developed a technique
that reduces surgical time for minimally invasive hysterectomies,
and he was featured in a story about African Americans who are
making huge changes and progress for America.

Click here to see pictures from the visit
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