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School Zone
Chalk Board
5th
Annual Project P.A.S.S. (Parents and Students
Succeeding)
Project Reach Foundation, Inc. is presenting its Project
P.A.S.S. (Parents and Students Succeeding) program for
parents and students who want to participate in FCAT
preparation workshops. The schedule is:
- Saturday, January 27
- Saturday, February 3
- Saturday, February 10
- Saturday, February 17
- Saturday, February 24
For more information or to register, please
call 721-0042, or send
an
e-mail.
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2007
English Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition
The English Speaking Union (ESU) is presenting a
national Shakespeare competition. ESU’s Jacksonville
Branch is holding its local competition on Thursday,
February 22. For more information on this competition,
click here to read a memo from the competition’s
organizer.
The student who wins the
local competition will be awarded an all-expense-paid
trip to New York City for the national competition at
Lincoln Center on April 21 - 24. In addition, the ESU
Branch winner will enjoy a weekend of theater, workshops
and sightseeing in New York, and the chance to meet
other Branch winners from around the country. The first
prize for the national winner is a summer acting course
at British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Great
Britain. To find registration guidelines and materials,
visit
this web site where you will find:
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An Invitation to
Students — This flyer can be
reproduced and posted to encourage the participation
of your students.
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Instructions for School
Competition — This document will
provide you with the rules and guidelines necessary
for organizing your own school competition.
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Student Guidelines —
This will help students as they
prepare their monologues and sonnets.
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2007 Suggested
Monologues — This list is taken from
the Riverside Shakespeare (1997). You are required to
use this list, however all monologues should be taken
from this source.
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School Participation
Form — This form must be returned to
the Jacksonville Branch at 760 Riverside Ave.,
Jacksonville, Florida 32204 by February 16, 2007 if
your school wishes to participate in the competition.
- Winner Information Form —
This form must be returned to the Jacksonville
Branch by February 28, 2007.
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ABC's of
Bullying
In a January 10 Teaching Tolerance web site article,
Camille Jackson provided tips and resources to help
educators, parents and students learn what they can do
to help put an end to bullying.
Click here to read the article.
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A. Philip Randolph Open House
Please join the staff of A. Philip Randolph Academies of
Technology for an open house on Tuesday, January 23 and
Tuesday, January 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. You will enjoy a
taco dinner and a tour of the magnet high school for
students dedicated to career advancement and college
placement. Call 904-924-3011 for more information.
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BEACON Program's Financial Aid Workshops
Duval County Public Schools’ nationally-recognized
BEACON (Bringing Economic and Career Opportunities
Nearer) Program is in full-swing with plans to provide
every Duval County high school senior with information
and assistance with the financial aid application
process for post-secondary education.
In its 17th year,
BEACON has been showcased at conferences and programs
throughout the country. The program utilizes community
volunteers, who go through a special training program
and visit high school students throughout Duval County,
to teach students how to complete federal and state
financial forms and simplify the college financial aid
admissions process.
Approximately, one-third of
the volunteers are from the financial aid and admissions
offices of area colleges, universities and technical
schools, and the remainder of volunteers includes
parents, local business people, college students and
retirees. On Wednesday, January 17, more than 85
volunteers gathered for a half-day training program.
These volunteers are ready to start training the
students. Here is the schedule:
|
School
Name |
Dates |
Time |
|
# 33 |
Lee |
January
30, 31 & February 1 |
7:30 a.m.
– 2 p.m. |
|
# 35 |
Jackson |
January 25 |
7 a.m. –
2:15 p.m. |
|
# 38 |
Baldwin |
February
26 |
7:30 a.m.
– 11:30 a.m. |
|
# 75 |
Paxon |
January
22, 23 |
8:30 a.m.
– 3:30 p.m. |
|
# 86 |
Terry
Parker |
February
1, 2 |
7:15 a.m.
– 2:15 p.m. |
|
# 90 |
Englewood |
January
30, 31 & February 1 |
7:15 a.m.
– 2:15 p.m. |
|
# 96 |
Ribault |
January
30, 31 |
8 a.m. – 2
p.m. |
|
# 107 |
Anderson |
February
6, 7 |
8:30a.m. –
2:30 p.m. |
|
# 153 |
Stanton |
February
15, 16 |
8 a.m. –
3:30 p.m. |
|
# 165 |
Raines |
January
29, 30, 31 |
7:30 a.m.
– 2 p.m. |
|
# 223 |
Fletcher |
January
29, 30 |
7:15 a.m.
– 2:15 p.m. |
|
# 224 |
Wolfson |
January
23, 24 |
7 a.m. –
2:15 p.m. (1/23)
7 a.m. –
9:30 a.m. (1/24) |
|
# 237 |
Sandalwood |
January
30, 31 |
7:15 a.m.
– 2:15 p.m. |
|
# 241 |
Forrest |
January 23 |
7 a.m. – 2
p.m. |
|
# 248 |
Ed White |
January
30, 31 |
7:30 a.m.
– 1:30 p.m. |
|
# 260 |
Mandarin |
January
29, 30, 31 |
7:30 a.m.
– 2 p.m. |
|
# 265 |
First
Coast |
January
23, 24, 25 |
7 a.m. – 2
p.m. |
|
#280 |
Peterson |
January
23, 24, 25 |
8:20 a.m.
– 3 p.m. |
|
#285 |
Randolph |
January
30, 31 |
7:30 a.m.
– 1:30 p.m. |
For more information, call Joni Shook at
390-2090, or send her
an e-mail.
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Boundary
Change Community Meetings
The community will be provided an opportunity to share
their thoughts about boundary changes proposed for
select Duval County schools. The schedule is as follows:
- Landmark Middle School:
Monday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Kernan Middle
School, 2271 Kernan Blvd. South
- Chaffee Road Elementary
School: Tuesday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Crystal
Springs Elementary, 1200 Hammond Blvd.
- Lee High School (if
proposed): Thursday, January 25 at 7 p.m. at Lee High
School, 1200 South McDuff Avenue
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Character
Education's January 2007 Newsletter
Character education is responsible for teaching students
how to take responsibility for their actions and to
treat others with respect; showing students that there
are specific payoffs in life for doing those things;
modeling that behavior for students every second that
they are with us during the day, and expecting them to
do the same; and creating an atmosphere at school where
students can safely practice those behaviors until such
behavior becomes the norm. To read the January 2007
newsletter, please
click here.
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Cingular Wireless Discounts
If you are a Duval County Public Schools employee, you
qualify for discounts through Cingular Wireless. Whether
you are a new or existing Cingular customer, you can
reap the rewards.
Click here to learn more.
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Earth Day
Grants
If you want to plan an environmental education project,
but you can’t find the funds to make it happen,
click here to learn about Earth Day grants. Awards
in amounts up to $500 will be awarded. The deadline is
March 30. Grants will be awarded at the Earth Day
Ecology Fair on April 21 at the Jacksonville Landing.
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Freedom
Writers Express Yourself: Youth Discussion Guide
Freedom Writers, a
Paramount Pictures and MTV Movies film, tells the true
story of a young English teacher named Erin Gruwell who
teaches at-risk students at Wilson High School in Long
Beach, California. Using books such as Anne Frank:
The Diary of a Young Girl and Zlata’s Diary: A
Child’s Life in Sarajevo, Gruwell decides to lead
her class in a life-changing journey against
intolerance. As the students read these books, they
begin to see parallels in their own lives and record
accounts of their experiences and emotions in personal
diaries. Calling themselves the “Freedom Writers,” the
students gain national recognition for their efforts and
begin to make positive changes in their own lives. On
the Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies (F.I.L.M.)
web site, there is a free, downloadable discussion guide
for teachers to utilize for students from 13 to 18 years
of age. To access this free discussion guide from
F.I.L.M.,
click here.
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National No-Name Calling Week
January 22 through 26 is National No-Name Calling Week.
The purpose of this week is to focus national attention
on the problem of name-calling in middle schools and to
provide students and educators with the tools and
inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to
eliminate bullying. To learn more,
click here.
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Voluntary
Pre-Kindergarten Kick-Off Event
The Early Learning Coalition of Duval is hosting a
voluntary pre-kindergarten kick-off event on Saturday,
February 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Main Jacksonville
Public Library.
Click here to view the invitation.
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Wellness Ambassadors
The DCPS Employee Benefits and Risk Management Office is
looking for a few good men and women to serve as
wellness ambassadors. In this voluntary position, you
will serve as your school’s wellness ambassador to
promote quarterly health programs to school staff and
attend bi-annual wellness meetings to provide
suggestions and feedback to Stephanie Germann, employee
health and wellness promotion coordinator. If you are
enthusiastic, supportive, communicate well with others
and have a strong desire to live and promote a healthy
lifestyle, talk to your principal about becoming a
wellness ambassador. The deadline is Friday, February
2. Once you have your principal’s approval, call
Stephanie Germann at 858-1934 or send her
an e-mail.
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