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The Main Office and Student
Services are now located in the new part of the building and
have their own separate entrance in front of the school.
All visitors must report to the main office for a visitor
ID.
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Early
check out procedures are listed below:
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Early check out ends 30 minutes prior to the end of the
school day.
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An
official picture ID MUST be presented each time a student is
dismissed.
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Students MUST be signed out by an authorized person only (18
years of age or older) as listed on their Student
Information Card.
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Mrs. Meme
Broadfoot
has been selected as one
of four 2012 First Coast Princeton
Scholars. As a First Coast Princeton Scholar she
will be attending the First Coast Princeton Scholar’s Summer
Experience on the Campus of Princeton University June 25 – June
29, 2012.
The seminar will
introduce Mrs. Broadfoot to ancient Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek,
and Roman art collections, and will assist her in writing
lessons that will incorporate visual art into her field of
teaching and coaching. Three days will be spent at the
Princeton Museum of Art and two days will be spent at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The seminar will
include lectures, group discussions and gallery sessions.
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Dr. Scott Sowell, AP
Environmental and Forensic Science teacher at
Darnell-Cookman Middle/High
School, has been selected as the 2012 Florida Blue
Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made this evening at
the annual EDDY Awards celebration on Thursday, March 8,, 2012.
The event was held at the Times-Union Center for the Performing
Arts as a joint venture of the
Schultz Center for Teaching and
Leadership and the
Jacksonville Public Education
Fund.
"On behalf of Duval County Public Schools, I applaud Scott on
achieving this elite honor in being named the Duval County
Teacher of the Year," said Duval County Public Schools'
Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. "His ability to connect with
students is unmatched, and his dedication is proven through his
students' successes."
Scott Sowell has been teaching for 12 years. He currently works
as the head of the school's Science Department. Dr. Sowell also
acts as a leader on the School Leadership Committee and the
Shared Decision-Making Committee. He participates in
presentations including those at the Magnet Schools of America
annual conference and the Mentor for Novice teachers within
Duval County MINT/TIP Program.
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Congratulations to Mrs. Rebecca Austin-Datta,
Darnell-Cookman Chemistry Teacher,
for being
selected for a fellowship in the 2011-12 New Science Teacher
Academy. The Academy is part of the National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the
world, which promotes excellence and innovation in science
teacher.
Click here to read more about this honor.
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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Sowell,
Darnell-Cookman's Teacher of the Year, for being
named one of
the district's Top Five finalists for the Duval County Public
School's Teacher of the Year.
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Rodney Hurst, author of
“It was
never about a hot dog and a Coke®!”
subtitled “A Personal Account of the 1960 Sit-in Demonstrations
in Jacksonville, Florida and Ax Handle Saturday” and published
by WingSpan Press, recounted the times, the mood, and high
racial tension in Jacksonville during the civil rights movement
for a group of Darnell-Cookman high school students this past
week. Mr. Hurst has received critical acclaim for “It was
never about a hot dog and a Coke®!” winning the 2008
USA Book News Book Award for Multi-Cultural Non-Fiction.
Hurst’s book also won the 2008 Sabrina Book Reviews Award
for Best General Non-Fiction Book and shared the 2008 Sabrina
Book Reviews Award as the Top Book of the Year.
Click here to read more and see pictures from the event.
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Congratulations
to Mr. Grady Ricks for being
named Darnell-Cookman's School-Related Employee of the Year.
Mr. Ricks has been employed by DCPS for the past 17 years and
has been a member of the Darnell-Cookman family since February
2007.
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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Sowell,
Darnell-Cookman's Teacher of the Year, for being
named one of
the district's fifteen finalists for the Duval County Public
School's Teacher of the Year.
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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Sowell,
Darnell-Cookman's Teacher of the Year for 2011-2012.
Dr. Sowell is currently teaching Forensics and AP Environmental
Science and is the Science Department Chairperson as well as the
Professional Development Facilitator. Congratulations Dr.
Sowell, you totally deserve it!!!
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Congratulations to Mrs. Grace Wilhelm
for being named a semi-finalist in the
School Counselor of the Year for the American School Counselor
Association.
The School Counselor of the Year program honors the best of the
best -- school counselors who are running a top-notch,
comprehensive school counseling program at either the
elementary, middle or high school level. This program brings up
to 10 finalists and their nominators to Washington, D.C., in
early February, where they participate in a congressional
briefing, meet with their members of Congress and are honored at
the School Counselor of the Year Gala. From these finalists, one
school counselor of the year is selected.
Click here to see full list of finalists and semi-finalists
on the American School Counselor Association website.
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The
updated
2010-11 Comprehensive Student Support System (CSSS)
is now available for viewing and/or downloading on the website.
The Comprehensive Student Support System was developed by a
cross-divisional team as a way to define and effectively
communicate how the Duval County Public School (DCPS) system
provides services and resources to schools to meet the academic
needs of all students. In addition to listing and defining the
numerous programs and/or services available to Duval students,
the CSSS also divided the district’s more than 160 schools into
three distinct “strands” based upon the intensity of regulatory
oversight required at the district, state and/or federal
levels.
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Welcome to the newest members of the
Darnell-Cookman Family for the 2011-2012 school year:
Mr. Blair Bennett, High School, Social
Studies
Mrs. April Bowers, Principal's Secretary
Mrs. Annette Broadfoot, 6th - 8th grade ELA
Mrs. Catherine Drumm, 6th - 8th grade Social Studies
Ms. Alyssa Halliday, 8th grade
Medical Teacher
Mr. Matthew McCranie, 6th - 8th grade Math & Science
Ms. Dina Mirsky, 9th grade ELA
Ms. Katherine Rankin, 6th grade ELA
Ms. Kimberly Rowan, 8th grade ELA
Mr. Brian Sansbury, High School, Latin II
Mr. Daniel Schneck, High School, Latin I
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HELP our
school earn FREE SUPPLIES!
OFFICE DEPOT 5%
Back to Schools Program
Every time you shop at
Office Depot, remember to give our school ID# 70021801. Our
school will earn credits equal to 5% of your qualifying school
supply purchases to use for FREE supplies. You can credit the
school year round while shopping in a local store or online.
Click here to download ID cards with our school number
and share with family and
friends.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
Volunteers are an important part of student success in Duval County
Public Schools. More than 20,000 volunteers support schools each
year, and the number is growing. You can now
apply online to be a volunteer.
Darnell-Cookman needs volunteers to help with landscaping projects,
chaperoning field trips, tutoring students, helping in the media
center, helping with student recognition programs, assisting with
recruitment events, and working on other school beautification
projects. If you are interested in Volunteering, then please
contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Mrs. Fricker, at (904)
630-6800 ext. 1026.
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Darnell-Cookman
School of the Medical Arts
is recognized by
Magnet Schools of America
as a 2011 Honorable Mention Merit School. Darnell-Cookman is honored to be
recognized by the nationally acclaimed Magnet Schools of America in
Washington, D.C. The criteria for selection is based on a total
commitment to the highest academic standards, innovation in curriculum,
a culturally rich environment, and consistent and rigorous delivery of
high quality education.
See list of Honorable Mention Award Winners
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Naval Hospital Jacksonville and Darnell-Cookman Middle/High
School Partnership
Naval
Hospital Jacksonville (NH Jax), in collaboration with Darnell-Cookman
Middle/High School's medical arts magnet program, recently
kicked off its Science, Service, Medicine & Mentoring (S2M2)
program during a special presentation at the school.
The goal of
NH Jax’s S2M2 program is to encourage, nurture and enhance
Jacksonville high school students’ commitment to science and
medicine in a welcoming and intellectually stimulating
environment.
“We are
very excited to partner with Darnell-Cookman to help nurture the
next generation of doctors and nurses through our S2M2 program,”
said Naval Hospital Jacksonville Executive Officer, Capt.
Jennifer Vedral-Baron. “The students participating in our
inaugural summer program are bright, motivated and creative
young people and our Naval Hospital Jacksonville healthcare team
looks forward to providing them the opportunity to experience
Navy medicine first-hand.”
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Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School
announced as a
2008 National Blue Ribbon School.
The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon
Schools award distinguishes and honors schools for helping
students achieve at very high levels and for making significant
progress in closing the achievement gap.
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The Florida
Department of Education recently announced that 18 Duval County
Public Schools were named 2007-2008 Five Star Schools. This
symbol of achievement was created by the Commissioner's
Community Involvement Council and is presented annually to those
schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community
involvement. This designation is the highest award for community
participation.
“This is a
great achievement for our schools,”
said Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. “The Five Star School
Award is the highest award for community involvement that is
bestowed by the Florida Department of Education.”
Below are the schools that received recognition:
Elementary
Schools
Abess Park Loretto
Alimacani Love Grove
Chets Creek Merrill Road
Crown Point
Normandy Village
Ft. Caroline Sabal Palm
Greenfield Louis Sheffield
Greenland Pines
Twin Lakes Academy
Jacksonville Beach
Woodland Acres
Middle Schools
High Schools
Darnell-Cookman
Mandarin
