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Pictured left to right standing are: Mary Singletary,
High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year;
Linda Medvin, Bilingual/Foreign Language/ESOL
Education Department; and Dr. Mark Quintana Social
Studies Curriculum Specialist. Seated
left to right are Ruthann Paul-Suess, Middle
School Social Studies Teacher of the Year and
Bari Laakmann, Elementary School Social Studies
Teacher of the Year.
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Three Named Social Studies Teachers of the Year
Three Broward teachers have been selected as Social Studies
Teachers of the Year by the Florida Council for the Social
Studies. The awards were presented at a banquet held during
the group's annual conference held recently in Orlando.
Honorees include (elementary level): Bari Laakmann, Riverside
Elementary School (middle school level): Ruthann Paul-Suess,
Sawgrass Springs Middle School (high school level) and
Mary Singletary, Dillard High School. The three teachers
were selected for their innovative teaching methods and
dedication to students.
Kiss a Skunk for the Needy
Linda Butler's eighth grade Sentinel Team at Plantation
Middle School recently raised almost $2,000 to help
27 needy families during the holidays. They did it
by employing several creative fundraising methods including
a canned food drive (which brought in more than 900
cans of food) and a pizza sale. But the most profitable
fundraiser was the "Kiss a Skunk" contest.
A jar labeled with each administrator's name was placed
in the cafeteria. Students "voted" for the
administrator they most wanted to see kiss a skunk
by placing donations in the jars. Eighth grade assistant
principal Kwan Drake was the lucky winner and kissed "Mocha" the
skunk to the delight of students. A field trip to the
mall enabled students to purchase gifts with the money
raised so that the needy families not only received
baskets of food, but wrapped presents as well.
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Diane
Wilen, winner of the
Phil Seat Award |
School Psychology Week Celebrated, Professional Honored
The Broward Association of School Psychologists (BASP)
participated in several activities in early December in
celebration of School Psychology Week. Several presentations
were made by school psychologists to highlight the many
services they are trained to provide. BASP recognized the
current recipient of the Phil Seat Award, which is bestowed
in honor of Phil Seat who was a prominent clinical consultant
with Broward Student Services for more than 20 years. The
current recipient chosen by the Broward County School Psychologists
as the colleague who perpetuates the qualities Dr. Seat
exemplified is Diane Wilen. Diane has been a Bilingual
School Psychologist in Broward County since 1975. During
her career, she has made more than 40 presentations across
the nation to colleagues, teachers and parents and has
authored or co-authored over 20 articles on issues related
to working with culturally and linguistically diverse school
populations. Diane has been recognized by the National
Association of School Psychologists and the Florida Association
of School Psychologists.
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In 1920 Deerfield Beach's "old school house" was
constructed replacing a wood-frame structure. A bond issue
of $12,000 provided construction funding for the new masonry
building that was constructed in what was the center of
Deerfield at that time.
A school day in Deerfield School mirrored the experience
of many students of that time in Broward County. Desks
were made of wood and wrought iron and were placed in
rows in front of the teacher's wooden desk. School hours
were 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. School was called to order by a
large hand-tolled bell and discipline maintained with
the help of rulers and paddles. Upper grades met in one
room and lower grades in another separated by a folding
divider. Many children walked home for lunch. Graduating
was a major event in the life of a student and his or
her family. Each student took great pains to write an
essay and practice reading it out loud in preparation
for graduation day.
Learn more about the history of Broward County Public
Schools by visiting www.browardschools.com/history. |
