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In the
Shadow of the Moon Movie Premiere
The Challenger Learning
Center at Kirby-Smith Middle School is partnering with
the Jacksonville Film Festival to present the
Jacksonville premiere of In the Shadow of the Moon,
a new documentary about NASA’s moonwalk program. The
screening will take place at the Florida Theatre on
Friday, May 18 at 7 p.m. A special price of $5 per
ticket is being offered to students and their family
members. Click
here for an event flyer, and please share this
information with your students.
Film
Features DASOTA Jazz Band
On Saturday, May 19 at 7:15
p.m., a film featuring a group of students from Douglas
Anderson School of the Arts (DASOTA) will make its North
Florida premiere during the Jacksonville Film Festival.
The film, Chops, tells the story of a group of
students from LaVilla School of the Arts and DASOTA, who
learn to make the most of their gifts in the jazz
program at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. From
their early scales to soaring, improvisational solos,
the viewer has a front row seat to witness the students’
fascinating transformation.
The producer of the film,
Warren Skeels, is a DASOTA alum, and the director of the
film, Bruce Broder, was introduced to the dedicated
world of middle school musicians through his son, Owen,
who attended LaVilla School of the Arts. The film
follows the students’ musical journey to New York City,
where they compete against the nation’s top high school
jazz bands at the prestigious Essentially Ellington
Festival, the Superbowl of Jazz.
A
special price of $5 per ticket is being offered to
students, their family members and DCPS staff. When
purchasing your tickets, please use the following code:
Jazz Kids.
For tickets to the film,
click here,
or call 633.9399. To view an article which appeared in
the
Florida Times-Union,
click here.
No Dream
Left Behind Billboards
As part of our district’s
ongoing efforts to build community awareness, the
Communications Department created a billboard to be
placed throughout Jacksonville with the theme of “No
Dream Left Behind.” The billboard features several
children wearing clothes which represent a certain
profession. Hopefully, you have seen a billboard in
your travels throughout the city, but if you haven’t
seen the new billboards, here are the locations:
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Atlantic Boulevard and
Mayport Road (facing east)
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Beach Boulevard and West
Road (facing west)
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Edgewood Avenue and Lem
Turner Road (facing east)
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Haines Street and 11th
Street (facing south)
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San Marco Boulevard and
I-95 (facing south)
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St. Augustine Road and
Powers Avenue (facing north)
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20th Street and Canal
Street (facing east)
Ribault
High School’s International Baccalaureate Program
Jean Ribault High School will
be home to one of the most prestigious secondary
education programs in the world starting in August. The
International Baccalaureate (IB) program provides
students with a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare
them for university study anywhere in the world. In
order to receive the designation of an IB school, a
school must go through a lengthy application process and
a 2-day authorization visit, much like accreditation.
Ribault has been granted this designation.
“For Jean Ribault High
School, this is one of many wonderful academic
accomplishments. It shows that our students, faculty
and staff are dedicated to education and that we are
willing to do the work that it takes,” said LaShanda
Allen, Ribault IB coordinator.
Ribault’s program is the same
program which is currently at Stanton College
Preparatory School and Paxon School for Advanced
Studies. Ribault plans to enroll 50 students in the
August 2007/2008 freshman class.
Live
Monarch Foundation Educator Outreach Program
The Live Monarch Foundation
Educator Outreach Program will provide funding to 4,600
teachers throughout the U.S. to enroll in its national
campaign to bring monarch butterflies into the
classroom. The program hopes to strengthen the
Monarch’s 3,000-mile migratory route within North
America by creating self sustaining butterfly gardens
and refuges. If you are interested in participating,
click here to sign up.
Special note:
Jacksonville Heights Elementary Special Education
Teacher Christine Hicks signed up to participate in a
Monarch butterfly outreach program, and with the help of
Master Gardener Walt English, and his wife, Barbara, a
substitute teacher at Jacksonville Heights, her students
have re-designed and cared for its previously over-grown
butterfly garden. The students also created special
paper Monarch butterflies with messages on them to send
to their peers in Mexico, who participate in the
program. To read the entire Florida Times-Union
article,
click here.
DCPS’
Certification Newsletter
Click here to access the annual DCPS Certification
newsletter. In this issue, you will find valuable
information concerning new developments in
certification, reminders, and various options for
completing State certification requirements.
Summer
Extended School Year
Duval County Public Schools
is offering its Summer Extended School Year program to
1st through 12th grade students who need intensive
instruction in reading or course recovery prior to the
beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. For a list of
summer programs,
click here.
Summer
Reading List (Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade)
The Jacksonville Public
Library (JPL) and Duval County Public Schools’ staff
collaborated to create a 2007 summer reading list for
students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Please
click here to access the reading list. Please share
this information with students and parents.
Summer
Career Academies for 9th Grade Students
Duval County Public Schools
(DCPS) and Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ)
have partnered to help prepare high school students for
their futures by offering a program called Summer Career
Academies, a four-week exploration of career and
education opportunities.
Students participating in the
Summer Career Academies will meet from 8:30 a.m. until
12:30 p.m. every week day from June 4 — June 29 to
explore seven career fields at seven FCCJ campuses and
centers. Qualifying students who will be in ninth grade
in the 2007-2008 school year will learn about careers in
Automotive (Advanced Technology Center), Aviation (Cecil
Center Aviation Center of Excellence), Business (Kent
Campus), Construction (Downtown Campus; also available
at FCCJ Nassau Center in Yulee), Health (North Campus),
Multimedia (South Campus) and Robotics (Deerwood
Center).
Students will participate in
fun, hands-on activities and academics, gaining
professional skills in a college setting. Emphasis is
on mathematics and reading skills. Parents and students
are encouraged to visit
FCCJ’s web
site for more information.
FCCJ
Summer Arts Institute for Teens
Florida Community College at
Jacksonville (FCCJ) is offering a Summer Arts Institute,
an intensive two-week summer program for creative youth,
at FCCJ’s South Campus (11901 Beach Blvd.) Students
from the ages of 13 through 17 have a choice of studying
two subjects from the following arts’ disciplines:
acting/improvisation, creative writing/playwriting,
black and white photography, digital photography,
graphic arts/cartooning, drawing and painting, ceramics,
sculpture, printmaking and mixed media.
FCCJ and Duval County Public
Schools were awarded a Governor’s Summer Program grant,
which will cover the $500 tuition cost, plus lunch
vouchers, for qualifying students. Students who wish to
apply for the Summer Arts Institute have until the
Friday, June 1 deadline to turn in all the required
paperwork. If you have additional questions, call
646.2111.
To apply, students must
include an application, essay, list of awards and
accomplishments, letter of recommendation, and $50
application fee. More information and applications are
available by visiting
this web page.
Metrotown
Institute—Great Opportunity for 10 – 12 Grade Students
OneJax's Metrotown Institute
is a gathering of high school students, entering grades
10 – 12, who come together to explore options for
living successfully in an increasingly diverse and
interdependent world. Students are referred for
participation by an adult friend, teacher, counselor,
clergy member, community leader, or parent who will
serve as a sponsor. This year's Metrotown Institute
will be held Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 12 at
Riverside Presbyterian Church (849 Park St.). If you
know a student who could benefit from this experience,
click here for an application form. There is a fee
of $125, but financial assistance is available. The
application deadline is Friday, June 1.
May 2007
DCPS Health and Wellness Newsletter
To read the latest issue of
DCPS’ Health and Wellness Newsletter,
Health e-Links,
click here.
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