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WELCOME TO THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR
Greetings students, parents, and all Mandarin
stakeholders; we are getting ready to open up another new school year and
things are looking very positive here on our beautiful campus. We have
been cleaning up and sprucing up our school all summer long, and are
anxious to get our students back with us soon. We have had parents,
faculty, and staff helping beautify our grounds, and feel well prepared to
receive our returning and new Mandarin students.
We are also hosting student Orientations the week of
August 8th, with the St. Johns House having the very first one
at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Our Freshman Orientation is on
Tuesday, August 9, at 1:00 p.m. starting in the Mandarin Auditorium.
Freshmen need only attend their afternoon Orientation, but the other House
Orientations are: Wednesday (8/10/11) – Greenland House at 9:00 a.m., and
San Jose House on that same Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon. On
Thursday, August 11, Julington House has its Orientation at 9:00 a.m., and
St. Augustine House has its Orientation at 1:00 p.m. There will also be
items for sale (lockers, parking passes, tee shirts, book bags, etc.), so
you may need to bring some cash with you to these Orientations. You may
also hear this information by dialing the school at 260-3911 and Press 1
for Mustang Information. We want to keep you as informed as possible.
In closing, I am thrilled to be starting my third year
here at Mandarin High School as we all focus our energies on being
“Champions of Excellence” in every avenue of our students’ education. Our
FCAT scores have arrived and we are proud to announce that Mandarin is an
“A” school again. We had enough points last school year to be an “A” as
well, but did not show enough gains in our bottom quartile readers,
therefore were dropped to a “B” by the State. We believe that we have the
most highly qualified group of teachers and administrators possible to
serve your children this school year, and we encourage you to be a part of
your child’s education. Please join our PTSA or serve on our School
Advisory Council, which meets the third Wednesday of each month at 12:00
p.m. in the Mandarin Media Center. We welcome you to our campus any time.
Please drop by and greet this principal, who is here to ensure your child
learns when he/she comes to school each day, and that SUCCESS becomes a
natural byproduct of his/her educational experience. The first day of
school is August 22, starting at 7:30 a.m. Hope to see you soon,
Your Principal,
Dr.
Donna A. Richardson
Dr. Donna A. Richardson
Dr. Richardson's Biography
Dr. Richardson
260-3911, ext. 1009
richardsod@duvalschools.org
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