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Flanagan High School NJROTC Team

Flanagan NJROTC Wins National Championship
Forty-nine Flanagan High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets traveled to Pensacola recently to compete in the 2007 National Championship. After two full days of events, Flanagan placed first overall in academics and second overall in both athletics and drill. Those rankings culminated in a first place overall finish, making Flanagan the national champs! In fact, the team’s score set an all-time high record and nine of the top 10 individual medal winners were from Flanagan – another record.

Broward’s Safety Director Serves On DOE
Emergency Preparedness Committee
Last year, District Safety Director Jerry Graziose was chosen by the Department
of Education to participate on a seven-member committee charged with
developing a statewide emergency preparedness book. The recently released
2006/07 Educational Facilities Disaster & Crisis Management Guidebook
– which took six months to complete – serves as a resource for all of Florida’s
school districts and community colleges. Graziose received a letter from the
DOE thanking him for his service.

Sawgrass Springs Middle Earns $10,000
Award for Environmental Excellence
In recognition of the outstanding efforts of students and teachers working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment, Sawgrass Springs Middle School was awarded $10,000 by Sea World, Busch Gardens and Fujifilm for environmental excellence. The environmental science magnet school strives to provide education both within and beyond classroom walls. Projects the students have undertaken include fabricating a rubber walkway constructed with recycled materials, planting a butterfly garden in the shape of a butterfly, creating a preserve on campus to aid in the preservation of four gopher tortoises suffering from upper respiratory tract disease, constructing a wetland pond to house native species of aquatic plants and animals and creating a garden center to ensure the propagation and growth of native plant species.

Medgee Alcena works on a problem with her mom Magalie Alcena during the Making Math Fun Workshop.

Workshop Demonstrates Link Between Math and Fun
More than 300 parents and students participated in a “Making Math Fun: Hands on Activities for Parents and Children” workshop held at Arthur Ashe, Jr. Middle School. After learning that math can indeed be fun, the students took home free learning materials to reinforce math concepts taught in school and introduce math vocabulary in daily activities. This workshop was the second in a series offered by the District Parent Outreach and Support Committee.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Attend Ethics in Workplace Seminar
A series of activities recently provided 100 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seniors with the opportunity to examine the role of ethics in the decision-making process and explore the application of ethical values to career fields and jobs. The school’s annual Ethical Decision-Making in the Workplace and Society seminar allowed students to work in small groups facilitated by the school’s business partners. At the end of the day-long seminar, the students were presented with an ethical dilemma for which they developed a solution using the principles they learned. According to John M. Congemi, the school’s assistant principal, “Parents, school administrators and business partners feel this seminar provided a springboard for the many choices students will have to make in life.”

Magnet Teacher Nationally Recognized for Artificial Reef Project

Allan Phipps

Sea World, Busch Gardens and Fujifilm recently named South Plantation High School magnet teacher Allan Phipps Environmental Educator of the Year. He earned the honor for his efforts in overseeing an artificial coral reef project that involved magnet students from his school and other community members. Phipps – who received a $5,000 prize – helped deploy 30 concrete reef boards into the Intracoastal Waterway off Golden Beach. These environmentally sound reef balls help construct artificial reefs to protect shorelines from erosion, provide extra habitat for fish, repair damage to existing reefs and create locations for dives that assist with eco-tourism.

Marketing Management Students Coordinate “We Care” Packages

Medgee Alcena works on a problem with her mom Magalie Alcena during the Making Math Fun Workshop.

To support and honor
soldiers stationed in the
Middle East, Deerfield
Beach High School students in the Academy of Marketing Management began Operation “We Care.” They developed, coordinated and implemented a plan to collect, organize and mail 26 care packages containing personal hygiene and food items to soldiers. Students in this program – which provides lessons in entrepreneurship, teamwork, leadership and community involvement to juniors and seniors – plan to explore future careers in marketing, management or finance.

Coral Glades High Teacher Honored for Holocaust Education
Coral Glades High School social studies teacher Caren Read was recently presented with the Orloff Central Agency for Jewish Education Holocaust Public Education Award in recognition of her outstanding effort and commitment to teaching Holocaust studies. Read is credited with developing an elective course at the high school entitled, “History of the Holocaust.”

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