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Duval County School Board Recognizes Students, Staff and Community

JACKSONVILLE - At the monthly meeting of the Duval County School Board, Board members and Superintendent Pratt-Dannals recognized several groups of students, staff and a member of the community for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to Duval County Public Schools (DCPS).

During the presentation portion of the meeting, which began at 6 p.m. in the Cline Auditorium, 1701 Prudential Drive, the following people were recognized:

• Lucretia Miller, media specialist at Chaffee Trail Elementary School, was recognized for being named Duval County’s 2008 Teacher of the Year;
   
• Carol McQueen, band director at LaVilla School of the Arts, was recognized for being named Art Educator of the Year by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville;
   
• Paxon Middle School was recognized for being the only middle school in Northeast Florida to have the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme;
   
• Madison Lahey, seventh grade student at James Weldon Johnson, was recognized for winning first place at the 2008 Florida History Fair;
   
• The following students were recognized for receiving Aramark Education Scholarships:

Brianne Quist, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Hasseb Qazizada, Robert E. Lee High School
Pamilerin Ajani, Andrew Jackson High School
Dunja Zelihic, Mandarin High School
Joseph Bennett, Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Xavier Ellison, Frank H. Peterson Academy of Technology
Jamie Patrick, William M. Raines High School
Freddie Fears, Jean Ribault High School
D’Andra Gill, A. Philip Randolph Academy of Technology
James Tyer, Stanton College Preparatory
Jasmine Harris, Wolfson High School;

• The following Stanton College Preparatory School students were recognized for receiving National Merit Scholarships:
  
  Rewa Choudhary
  Catherine Dietrich
  Benjamin Furtick
  Yang Ge
  Brendan Hainline
  Jay Parikh;
   
• The following students were recognized for receiving National Achievement Scholarships:
  
  Lafayette Adams, First Coast High School
  Stephen Iya, Paxon School for Advanced Studies
  Miguel Lugo, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
  Paul Rutland, Stanton College Preparatory School
  Rebecca Stevens, Stanton College Preparatory School;
   
• The following students were recognized for receiving scholarships from the Duval Association of Educational Office Professionals:
  
  Julia McClure, Nathan B. Forrest High School
  Eric Shah, Wolfson High School
  Ben Stinger, Paxon school for Advanced Studies;
   
• The following schools PTA/PTSA chapters were recognized for increasing their 2007-2008 membership by 100 or more over the previous school year:
  
  Lake Shore Middle School
  New Berlin Elementary School
  Sabal Palm Elementary School
  San Jose Elementary School
  Sandalwood High School
  Stilwell Middle School; and
   
• The following schools were recognized for their efforts during DCPS and Duval Teachers United 2007 United Way Campaign:
  
  Lake Shore Middle School
  Norwood Elementary School
  Pine Estates Elementary School
  Greenfield Elementary School
  Parkwood Heights Elementary School
  John E. Ford K-8
  Arlington Heights Elementary School
  Stanton College Preparatory School
  Paxon School for Advanced Studies
  Jean Ribault High School
  Kirby-Smith Middle School
  Rutledge Pearson Elementary School
  LaVilla School of the Arts