School Zone
Points of Pride
"Just Read It" Stars of
the Month Tour Stadium
The Mike Peterson Foundation
and Duval
County
Public Schools announced
the November Star of the Month for the Mike Peterson
Foundation’s "Just Read It" Program. The stars were
invited to a meet and greet at
the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The event included
an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and a
special visit with Jacksonville Jaguar Linebacker Mike
Peterson.
Students were selected based
on their outstanding achievements in reading. These
students worked very hard following directions in the
classroom, as well as continuing to improve their
reading skills.
Congratulations to the
following students for being selected as the November
Star of the Month for the Mike Peterson Foundation “Just
Read It” Program:
Elementary School Category:
Cody Tifft - 3rd grade- Pickett Elementary
Nichole Peeples -3rd grade - Rutledge Pearson Elementary
Samantha Prindle - 3rd grade - Chaffee Trail Elementary
Dakota Lyles - 4th grade -
Enterprise
Learning
Academy
Jared Smith - 4th grade -
Pine Estates Elementary
Natrone Mitchell- 5th grade - Windy Hill Elementary
Shelby Smith - 5th grade - Louis Sheffield Elementary
Middle
School Category:
Myranda Roche - 6th grade - Arlington Middle
Travis Ballard - 6th grade - Twin Lakes Middle
Daniela Duhamel - 7th grade - Twin Lakes Middle
Levi Dickon - 8th grade - Kirby Smith Middle
Quierra Harris - 8th grade - Southside Middle
DCPS Teacher Selected as Catapult
Learning Teacher of the Year Gail
Purdy, a teacher in the Duval County Public Schools
Juvenile Justice Schools, has been selected as the 2008
National Teacher of the Year for Catapult Learning,
Title I.
Catapult Learning (formerly
Sylvan Education Solutions) partners with public schools
and school districts to provide research-based
educational and support services designed to improve the
performance of at-risk students. It is a contracted
service that the district’s Title I Department utilizes
in schools for reading.
“I salute Ms. Purdy's
commitment, professionalism and dedication to teaching
all students,” said Dr. Marvin McQueen, principal of the
district’s Juvenile Justice Schools.
Ms. Purdy will receive the award at the National
Catapult Convention in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, taking place this
month.
Southside
Middle School Partners with Community First
Credit Union
Southside
Middle School
and Community First Credit Union (CFCU) formalized an educational partnership on
September 9 during the school’s open house program, with the credit union
pledging to support the school through financial literacy, mentoring and
tutoring.
Keynote speakers included
Shaquandra Woods, a business/community liaison from CFCU
and LaTanya McNeal, principal of
Southside
Middle School.
Other attendees celebrating
the partnership included Duval County School Board
Member Kris Barnes; Lawrence Dennis and Jill Budd, Duval
County Public Schools’ Chief Officer and Executive
Director of Middle Schools for Cluster IV; and other
representatives from CFCU.
Following open house, a
reception for the educational business partners and
guests was held in the media center.
Business Education
Partnerships establishes a year-long relationships
between businesses and schools. Together, teams identify
and address specific school needs. For more information,
visit the business partner section of our
Web site.
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