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School Zone
Points of Pride
National
PTA Reflections Winner
Pine Forest Elementary
Student Praniti Kudre won a National PTA
Reflections Program Award of Excellence in dance
choreography. The National PTA Reflections Program is an
arts recognition and achievement program for students.
Congratulations!
Stanton
Students Place in International Science and Engineering
Fair
Congratulations to Stanton
College Preparatory School Students Vincent Dang,
Yang Ge, and Bing Han who recently
participated in the International Science and
Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dang, Ge
and Han competed against more than 1,500 students from
international locales such as Argentina, China, Denmark,
Georgia Republic, India, Russia, South Korea, and
Turkey, and domestic locales such as California,
Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming.
Dang and Ge placed fourth in
the team project category, which consisted of 251 teams.
Their project, Optimizing Network Efficiency: On the
Ramanujancy of Heisenberg Graphs Over Rings of Degree
Six and Higher, was one of more than 100 projects
from the state of Florida competing at the International
Fair. Thanks to all DCPS students who represented our
district so well. We are proud of you!
Gamma Rho
Omega Scholarship Winners
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Sorority’s Gamma Rho Omega chapter awarded scholarships
totaling $23,000 to six, deserving DCPS students.
Congratulations to each of these outstanding seniors:
- Jacarie Cuyler,
Andrew Jackson High, was awarded a $10,000
scholarship, which will be distributed over 4 years.
- Tiffany Evelyn,
Edward H. White High, was awarded a $5,000
scholarship, which will be distributed over 4 years.
- Yasmin Bilal,
Robert E. Lee High, was awarded a $1,000
scholarship.
- April Crews,
Terry Parker High, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
- Imani Jackson,
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was awarded
a $1,000 scholarship.
- Monique Scott,
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, was awarded a
$1,000 scholarship.
Gamma Rho Omega scholarship
committee members included Gwen Flanders and Lois Prime,
Chairpersons Wilhelmina Brown, Jennifer Butler, Felicia
Cruse, Johnestine Daigeau, Jimmie Harper, Shirley
Harrison, Michele F. Hatcher, Rebecca Hobbs, Joanna
Kendricks, Estelle McKissick, Bettie Messer, Doris
Putman, Willeta Richie, Pamela Seay, Sophia White, and
Valerie Williams.
Peterson
Students Compete in SkillsUSA 2007 State Conference
SkillsUSA is a partnership of
students, teachers and industry representatives who all
work together to ensure America has a skilled work
force. SkillsUSA programs include local, state and
national competitions in which students demonstrate
occupational and leadership skills. Students from Frank
H. Peterson Academies of Technology participated in the
2007 State Conference, and they performed very
well—making us all proud. A total of 40 Peterson
students participated in the state competition, and they
took home 26 medals (11 gold, 7 silver, 8 bronze). Six
students qualified for the national competition.
Congratulations!
Terry
Parker’s Newspaper Places Third at Awards
Every year, Terry Parker High
School journalism students enter the school’s newspaper,
Smoke Signals, into the Florida
Times-Union High School Journalism
Award competition. This year, Smoke Signals
placed third overall; first in advertising designs; and
received an honorable mention for an editorial written
by Terry Parker student Alexis Gornail. “Overall this
paper was among the most provocative—and most fun to
read,” said Times-Union Deputy Managing Editor
Carole Fader. The students received a check for $150 and
a $30 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble.
Invention
Convention/Family Science Day 2007
Invention Convention/Family
Science Day, held on Saturday, May 5 at duPont Middle
School, is a competition to reward kindergarten through
eighth grade students for their ingenuity, creativity,
and critical thinking in the development of an
invention. Individual school competitions were conducted
earlier in the year to determine the district
participants, and each school was permitted to enter one
student and one group project per grade level. Here are
the inventive winners:
Invention Convention
Group Project Winners:
First Grade
- 1st Place—Jennifer
Poston & Sara Hernandez from San
Pablo Elementary with Easy Plant Watering System
- 2nd Place—Haley
& Brittany Cavin from Crown Point
Elementary with Counting Numbers Game
Second Grade
- 1st Place—Mackenzie
Reese & Alexandria Sullivan from
Jacksonville Beach Elementary with Curling Iron
Burn Blocker
- 2nd Place—Amelia Jorn
& Alyssa Price from Hendricks Avenue Elementary
with Water Drive
Third Grade
- 1st Place—Rylee
Mau & Autumn Catman from Dinsmore
Elementary with Stuffed Animal Safe
- 2nd Place—Lindsay
Thigpen, Annaliese Pohlmann & Katlin Marcotte
from Loretto Elementary with Stick-on-Pocket
- 3rd Place—Cara
Fordenbacher & Naomi So from San
Pablo Elementary with The Bunk Bed Buddy
Fourth Grade
- 1st Place—Gabrielle
Bayot & Tatum Shannon from Jacksonville Beach
Elementary with Reflective Inflato Jacket
- 2nd Place—Victoria
Eidson & Allison Hellwig from John
Stockton Elementary with Clean & Groom Doggie
Door
- 3rd Place—Samantha
Cordero, Alena DelaRosa & Alison Fernandez from
Abess Park Elementary with Jump To The Beat Jump
Rope
Fifth Grade
- 1st Place—Erin
Lewinski & Natalie Lewis from Jacksonville Beach
Elementary with Super Suit Saver Seat
- 2nd Place—Saundra
Wilson, Tatiana Bailey & Syrina Steinmetz-Duran
from Dinsmore Elementary with Portable Pocket
Chart Display Board
- 3rd Place—Samantha
Porter & Haven Gluck from Loretto
Elementary with Handy Polish
Invention Convention
Individual Project Winners:
Kindergarten
- 1st Place—Nicholas
Erickson from San Mateo Elementary
with Slider Dog
- 2nd Place—Quinn
Conrad from Hendricks Avenue
Elementary with The Hiking Fishing
Pole
- 3rd Place—Nathan
Hughes from Jacksonville Beach
Elementary with Nathan’s Soda Can
Bands
First Grade
- 1st Place—Spencer
Shannon from Jacksonville Beach
Elementary with The Weather Warrior
- 2nd Place—Conner
McCarthy from San Pablo Elementary
with Pass-Back
- 3rd Place—Finn
Hynes from Crown Point Elementary
with Finn’s folding Mat Lunchbox
Second Grade
- 1st Place—Tristan
Sheffield from Sabal Palm
Elementary with Sound Smarts
- 2nd Place—Chloe
Ziler from Loretto Elementary with
The Perfect Puppy Swing
- 3rd Place—Jared
Sprague from Hendricks Avenue
Elementary with Handy Bowling Helper
Third Grade
- 1st Place—Chandler
Luter from Crown Point Elementary
with Gadget Station
- 2nd Place—Marena
Jeffcoat from San Mateo Elementary
with Foot Friend
- 3rd Place—Ben
Peek from Dinsmore Elementary with
The Easy Reach Mailbox
Fourth Grade
- 1st Place—Brent
Moskal from Crown Point Elementary
with The Amazing Feline Wash
- 2nd Place—Allana
Maralt from Kings Trail Elementary
with Massaging Backpack
- 3rd Place—Amelia
Ayers from Jacksonville Beach
Elementary with Toddler Entertainer 9000
Fifth Grade
- 1st Place—Jordan
Wright from Loretto Elementary with
Extending Clothes Hanger
- 2nd Place—Kyle
Mallard from John Stockton
Elementary with Christmas Comfort
- 3rd Place—Tommy
Rutt from Greenland Pines
Elementary with Christmas Tree Funnel Tunnel
Sixth Grade
- 1st Place—Michelle
Givens from duPont Middle with
Portable Shower
- 2nd Place—Matt
Stanford from Fletcher Middle with
Waffle Fork
- 3rd Place—Wilyherm
Mayo from Landon Middle with
Night Mail
Seventh Grade
- 1st Place—Jesse
Williams from Fletcher Middle with
The Super Slippers
DCPS/DTU
Awards for 2006 United Way Campaign
Each year, Duval County
Public Schools (DCPS) and Duval Teachers United (DTU)
participate in United Way’s Annual Fundraising Campaign,
and awards are given to the top participants.
And, the winners are…
Cluster Champion Awards
These awards are based on the
highest per capita giving and are awarded to the three
highest achieving schools in each cluster.
Cluster 1 Winners:
- Pine Estates Elementary
- John Love Elementary
- Lola M. Culver
Elementary
Cluster 2 Winners:
- Parkwood Heights
Elementary
- Arlington
Elementary
- John E. Ford Middle
Cluster 3 Winners:
- Paxon School for
Advanced Studies
- Douglas Anderson School
of the Arts
- Baldwin High
Cluster 4 Winners:
- LaVilla School of the
Arts
- Kirby Smith Middle
- Rutledge H. Pearson
Superintendent’s Leadership Circle Award
This award is given to the
school which attains the highest level of leadership
dollars.
- LaVilla School of the
Arts
High
Five Society Award
This award is given to the
school that achieves the highest overall employee
participation, leadership giving and per capita giving,
with each increasing by at least 5 percent.
- LaVilla School of the
Arts
- 197 percent increase
in leadership dollars
- 135 percent increase
in overall campaign dollars
- 53 percent increase
in employee participation
Super’s School Campaign Champion
This award is given to the
best over all campaign, in terms of dollars, involvement
and creativity. Parkwood Heights Principal Susan
Golden personally led the campaign by using the
DCPS/DTU video and educating the faculty and staff.
Golden said, “Every day we see, feel, and touch what the
United Way and the Full Service Schools do for us.”
- Parkwood Heights
Elementary
- 86 percent employee
participation
- $10,987 total
campaign dollars
Each of the winning schools’
representatives will be recognized at the July 03, 2007
Duval County School Board meeting where more details,
campaign totals and prizes also will be announced.
Superintendent Joseph Wise, on behalf of DTU President
Terri Brady, the United Way and everyone at DCPS, would
like to express heartfelt and deep appreciation for
everyone’s support. This was DCPS’ most successful
United Way fundraising campaign to date. Thank you for
making it happen!
Sabal
Palm Elementary Student Designs Winning Bookmark
Congratulations to Sabal Palm
Elementary Student Jessica Anderson who designed
the winning bookmark in Jacksonville Public Library’s
2007 Bookmark Design Contest. The Jacksonville Public
Library held the contest to help celebrate National
Library Week. Jessica won first place in the 4th and 5th
grade category. Keep dreaming and creating, Jessica!
Sunshine
Math Competition Winners
Congratulations to all the
students who participated and placed in the 2007
Sunshine Math Competition!
First Grade
- Cassidy Bolton—First
Place—Bank of America
- Kendall Rau—Second
Place—Andrew
Robinson
- David Schroeder—Third
Place—Kernan Trail
- Logan MacDonald—Fourth
Place—Crown Point
- Mark Neumann—Fifth
Place—Brookview
Second Grade
- Cole Murrey—First
Place—Hendricks Avenue
- Joey Cain—Second
Place—Central Riverside
- LeAnn Podeyn—Third
Place—Ortega
- Deion Marshall—Fourth
Place—Windy Hill
- Quan Nghitran—Fifth
Place—Mandarin Oaks
Third Grade
- Randy Lee—First
Place—Twin Lakes
- Brooke Stephens—Second
Place—Chimney Lakes
- Lindsey Averitte—Third
Place—Sheffield
- Charlotte Puopolo—Fourth
Place—Atlantic
Beach
- Heather Carpenter—Fifth
Place—Greenfield
Fourth Grade
- Dipayan Banerjee—First
Place—Mandarin Oaks
- Elyse Carley—Second
Place—Fort Caroline
- Jordan Phillips—Third
Place—Brookview
- Cory Zhu—Fourth
Place—Loretto
- Brandon Cuevas—Fifth
Place—Twin Lakes
Fifth Grade
- Desirae Lee—First
Place—Chimney Lakes
- Johnathan Russell—Second
Place—Oak Hill
- Andrew Gabriel—Third
Place—Seabreeze
- Alexandra Brockdork—Fourth
Place—Hendricks Avenue
- Davis Gilmore—Fifth
Place—Kernan Trail
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