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Vero Beach Elementary first-grader Terrell Hodges bundles up at Saturday in the Park with Authors and Artists to help his grade level earn money to experience Green Meadows Farm.
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Pre-K students at Imagine Schools at South Vero hold their letters to send through the Post Office.
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Treasure Coast Elementary principal Mark Dugan stands with Gold Behavior ticket winner, Marco Garcia. Garcia is a second-grader at Treasure Coast, and won a bike supplied by the PTA.
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Becky Parsons, Aidan Burdick and Alanah Graul imitate Michelangelo during Italy Day.
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Glendale Elementary kindergarten students wear vests and headbands specially decorated for the 100th Day of School. Kindergarten teachers Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Husainy, Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Wright, and student intern, Ms. Stiles, are pictured with the students.
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Students at Pelican Island work in the school’s organic garden.
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Glendale Christian School students and staff show their support by participating in National Wear Red Day, benefiting the American Heart Association.
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Brandon Dampier, Tucker Marine and Danny Gage placed at the Master’s Academy’s 5K run.
BEACHLAND ELEMENTARY
Thank you to the Education Foundation for putting together the Regional Science Fair for elementary students. Congratulations to all the participants. You are all winners. The following projects earned awards: First place, Mrs. Jellie’s first-grade class, Tennis Ball Drop, presenters Anastasia Walsh and Logan Reuter; second place, Mrs. Beckham’s fourth-graders, group project, Eggstra Decay, presenters Jenah Laviolette and Andrew MacIntyre; third place, Mrs. Pall’s fourth-graders, group project, Crash Dummies, presenters Eddie Dixon and Brandon Starr; fifth grade, third place, Ian Deaney, Flying High; third place, Jason Olcott, Freezer Frozen; fifth grade Ian Lazan, Environmental Learning Center award; first-grade teacher, Mrs. Jellie, Boys and Girls Club Teaching Excellence Award. Join us Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. Beachland’s new Future Leaders Club will present a program for Black History Month. There will be singing, interpretive dancing and poetry. It will be a great way to remember famous black Americans.
CITRUS ELEMENTARY
Fifth-graders wrote their Drug Abuse Resistance Education essays and the best essays per class are: Jordan Petrulak (Ragley), Angela Schultz (Faust/Berwick), Robert Ulrich (Whalen) and Brianna Lane (Wheeler/Jacoby). Second-place essay winners are: Allisa Baines (Ragely), Yvonne Baird (Faust/Berwick), Sophia Faust (Whalen), and Shannon Healy (Wheeler/Jacoby). The best job on DARE workbooks were done by Isabel Sanchez, Zachary Holcomb, Katie Bourden, and Michael Plantenberg. On Feb. 8, Citrus hosted a breakfast for fourth-grade teachers to thank them for their hard work preparing Stingers for FCAT Writes. After school FCAT Reading and Science Clubs have begun. Students meet two days a week after school to strengthen their skills in these subjects. Students with perfect attendance will earn a $100 Bee Buck. Jump Rope for Heart is Feb. 19.
DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY
Dodgertown Elementary School won the Pat Palmer Participation Award sponsored by George E. Warren for having every project represented at the Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Thank you to Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs. Gatlin for being our Science coordinators. The following students: Kyler Shiramizu, Allison Claro, Caitlin Rowe, Emmanuel Bustos, Kenneth Roberts, and Kenya Quitman competed in the Academic Game, Linguishtiks, for the first time ever on Wednesday. They did exceptionally well for it only being their first time and we are very proud of them. In physical education, our students have begun collecting money to contribute to the American Heart Association. On Feb. 17 they will be jump roping as a culminating activity in the annual Jump Rope for Life. On Feb. 23, Dodgertown will be having a SAC Meeting at 5:30, followed by a PTA Meeting at 6:30. We hope to see you there!
FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY
Fellsmere has done it again! Ms. Marcela Blelloch, our 2011 Teacher of the Year, was just named a District top 5 finalist in the Teacher of the Year competitioncontinuing Fellsmere’s streak of five consecutive Teacher of the Year finalists. Congratulations are also in order for Mrs. Su-Ann Zilnicki, Fellsmere’s School Related Employee of the Year and just announced District top 5 finalist. Mrs. Su-Ann is one of our amazing cafeteria ladies. She goes above and beyond to make all of us feel special. Her grant writing skills have helped our cafeteria win some amazing prizes including a new milk cooler. Fellsmere Science Investigators are excited to announce that Mrs. Sparkman’s first-grade class is our first winner in the Energy Wise program. Her students were first to complete their sticker chart to show they were caught being energy wise.
GLENDALE ELEMENTARY
Glendale Elementary had 100 percent participation in the Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Our school received a certificate and monetary prize to purchase science materials. MacKenzie Slade won the Bishop Family award and $25. Fifth-grader, Brandon Alfaro, placed second in his division. Kindergarten students celebrated the 100th Day of school. Each child created a paper bag vest and decorated it with 100 items. Students made 100th Day hats which had ten streamers, each decorated with ten stickers. Wearing their 100s’ attire, the students paraded through each classroom! Students also strung necklaces with exactly 100 beads. They even did 100 exercises! To celebrate the 101st Day of School Mrs. Strickland’s and Mrs. Graham’s first-grade math classes became the 101 Dalmatians. They painted vests with 101 spots, made spotted hats, had spotted treats and even were able to watch the movie 101 Dalmatians as a PBS incentive!
OSCEOLA MAGNET ELEMENTARY
Osceola had a fantastic showing at the Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Our school won three special awards: Pat Palmer Award for Participation; the Bishop Family Award for Excellence in the Scientific Method awarded to Garrett Norman, grade five; and ELC Environmental Award presented to Mrs. Boggan’s kindergarten class. An amazing nine of our projects placed in the grade level competitions and we won one Best in Show award. Kindergarten, 3rd place, Mrs. Boggan’s class; second grade, 3rd, Ms. Campbell’s class; fourth grade, 3rd, Hannah Horowitz, 3rd, Lindsay Barkett, 2nd, Bayne Hagood, 2nd, Jacob Livingston; fifth grade, 3rd, Garrett Norman; first, Armand Ercoli; first, Trevor Bird. Mrs. Boggan’s class was graded Best In Show for K-3. Our students were well practiced, well informed and well mannered. Congratulations to all winners and participants. We are very proud of all our teachers and students. Thanks for all your hard work.
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY
Don’t forget there’s no school tomorrow, it’s Presidents Day! Pelican Island students have been working very hard learning songs related to math vocabulary and problem solving. Mrs. Wentz wrote the songs and they help the students retain the information in a fun way. All FCAT tested grade levels met in the cafeteria last week to sing the math songs. Fifth grade loved going to see the Symphony at Community Church. On Tuesday of this week, students will be participating in Jump For Heart. Pelican Island has already collected more than $600 for the American Heart Association. The 21st Century and Mardy Fish after school programs have been very successful. Over 125 students attend the program daily until 6 p.m. Thank you to Mrs. Judisch, Mr. Wright, Miss Anderson and Mrs. Thornton, they have been working in our Organic Garden. They are preparing the soil for growing vegetables.
ROSEWOOD MAGNET SCHOOL
Rosewood Magnet School staff, students and families have hearts of gold. Not only did the Panthers support a blood drive for the Indian River Blood Bank, they also collected money for the American Red Cross to send to Haiti. Not only do the students have big hearts, they have scientific knowledge. Congrats to the following Panther winners: Mrs. Halliday’s kindergarten class, first place; Mrs. Kastensmidt’s second-grade class, first place; Mrs. Hanlon’s third-grade class, first place; fourth-graders Hunter Cooley, second place, Lance Lunceford, second place, Evan Robinet, second place and fifth-grader Brian Kutner, second place. And, thank you to the Rosewood cafe’ for two great theme weeks: Super Bowl and Nascar. What fun all of the students had while eating lunch at school.
THOMPSON MAGNET
Thompson Magnet has had several guest readers in the library in celebration of Literacy Awareness Week. Visitors included Lieutenant Leroy Smith and Deputy Gary Smith from the Sheriff’s department as well as Mr. Albert Del Tufo from Seacoast National Bank. Many parents came in and read to their child’s class also. We always enjoy guest readers! Jimmy Stovall will be visiting Thompson to teach an art lesson and lead a discussion with our fourth-grade Navigators who have been studying Florida history and ecosystems. We will also tie in African American history. Mr. Stovall is a Florida Highwayman featured in Gary Monroe’s recent book. Yearbook presale has begun. Order your yearbook for $15. Don’t forget the mandatory PTA meeting will be held on Feb. 23.
TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY
Thanks to the families who came out to support McDonald’s night to raise funds for the second grade trip to SeaWorld. Thank you to the Sebastian River Fine Arts and Music Festival. The organization donated $500 in art supplies to our school. Congratulations to second-grader Marco Garcia, Gold Ticket bike winner for this semester. Thanks PTA for providing the bicycle. Student Council Valentine Candy Grams are on sale for $1 every morning from Feb. 8-11 in the lobby of our school. Get yours before they’re gone. Thanks to Ms. Hunsecker for coordinating this fun event. First grade will be heading to the Environmental Learning Center Feb. 19-23. PTA’s Family Pasta and Fun night will be held on March 19. We need volunteers to make this exciting event happen. Call Patty Giordano to volunteer at 581-9045. Reminders: PTA Meeting Feb. 17 at 5; Grandparents Day is Feb. 19. No school tomorrow.
VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY
Mrs. Larkin’s and Ms. Moyer’s Pre-K classes, with assistance from Ms. Jones and Ms. Carroll, have been discussing fire trucks, firemen and the Stop, Drop and Roll method for their fire safety program. On Feb. 8 the firemen and a fire truck visited the classes. Each student made a fire hat to wear in front of their special guests. Thanks to everyone who helped at the Saturday in the Park with Authors and Artists fundraiser on Saturday. The first-graders sold beautiful pictures and were able to raise enough money for two more sponsors for our Green Meadows Farm trip on Feb. 24! Interested in sponsoring a child, please contact Karen Whelan at 564-4569. Students assisted Haiti by collecting items to help families to begin recovery. Thanks to Student Government and students, who participated organizing, collecting and donating to support families. Domino’s Pizza Night, Feb. 25.
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
The results from the Indian River County Regional Science and Engineering fair are in. Once again, Gifford Middle School’s students did an outstanding job. Special awards were given to Andy Paige, Kia Taylor-Riccio, Julia Visser Ryan Zerega, Zachary Roberts Kishan Patel, Caroline Gaspich, Rebecca Holden, and Jared Tench. Jack Atherton and Michael Pollock each took home third place in their category. Spencer Woodward, Makenzie Brown, Chase Gaines, Julia Visser, Matt McCoy, Andy Paige, and Kia Taylor-Riccio were all awarded second place. First place went to Alex Hagood, Victoria Sotter, Laura Greenwood, Jenna Metcalf, Rachel Wolf, Connor Bennett, Ryan Zerega, and Evan MacKay. Additionally, Hannah Binford, Rachel Wolf, Zachary Roberts, Ryan Zerega, Evan MacKay, and Connor Bennett received invitations to present their project at the State Science and Engineering Fair. Finally, the Best in Show winner was also a Gifford Middle student: Congratulations go to Ryan Zerega for this tremendous accomplishment!
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mrs. Corby’s geography students made friendship bracelets using the colors of the Haitian flag to raise donations for earthquake relief. The Social Studies Department sponsored a bake sale on conference nights, also for relief efforts. Flyers were sent home last week announcing the spring photos that are taking place this Thursday. Remember, you do not need to send in money. The finished package will be sent home for your review. You will simply return any unused portrait sheets with your payment. Congratulations to the following students who received place awards at the regional Science Fair: Charles Pascale, Brendon Manor, Summer Bracken and Eden Colonna, Maddie Brister and Delaney Polk, Mykhanh Nguyen-Tran, Dylan Moss, Emily Majersky, Christie Giovannone, and Abby Brown and Jacqueline Holland. Also, Brendan Manor and Charles Pascale will represent Oslo at the state Science Fair in April.
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE
The science department would like to thank all students that participated in the science fair. Several students went on to the 18th annual County Science Fair. A very special congratulations to Alissa Albrecht who is a state bid award winner. The following won many awards and over $1000 in cash: cash awards, Indian Regional Alumni Award for Continued Excellence in Science went to Emily Honey; the Richard L. Carr Inspiration Award-Rohan Sadhwani; Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association-Lily Shelton and Kara Robinson; Harris Corporation Female Scientist-Emma Albrecht; National Society of Professional Engineers-Emma Albrecht, and the United States Air Force Award-Anna Bartolini. Place awards: third place Botany-Rohan Sadhwani, second place Chemistry-Micaela Martinelli, third place Engineering-Anna Bartolini, first place Engineering-Emma Albrecht, third place Environmental-Alissa Albrecht, third place Microbiology-Lily Shelton, second place Physics-Kenneth Verderber, and third place Zoology- Emily Honey.
STORM GROVE MIDDLE
Congratulations to members of the Storm Grove Middle School Band who participated in the Florida Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment, Feb. 5, at South Fork High School. The following students performed solos and earned a total of six Superior ratings and one Excellent rating: Chris Chandler, Brandon Hill, Ruby Hollinger, Brittany Keesee, Alexandra Lyster, and Kaitlin O’Keefe.
INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH
Here come the French! Indian River Charter High School’s French teacher, Karima Mann, has created some interesting tasks this semester for her French language students. The students have created three pages on the school’s French website. The pages include la Gazette Chouette, an online French newspaper, les Passages de la Vie, a blog where students create fictitious characters and update their life changes on a weekly basis and le Patrimoine Francais, a page on French heritage. For this last page the students posted a variety of information about the famous Paris monument the Arc de Triomphe. Ms. Mann is pleased that the experience is allowing her less proficient students to “write French on a regular basis,†while at the same time giving her advanced students opportunities to create “high quality and creative postings.†Congratulations to you all! The web pages can be found at the following link: http://sites.google.com/a/irchsonline.org/mann/
NORTH COUNTY CHARTER
Attention parents: There will be no school Feb. 15 in observance of Presidents’ Day. School will resume regular schedule on Feb. 16. A special congratulation is in order to our very own second-grader, Caitlyn Sturtsman, in Mrs. Kerrian Irons’ class. A special awards ceremony was given on Feb. 10 to honor her for her poster she submitted to the countywide contest held by the Indian River Count Soil and Water Conservation. We are so very proud of her outstanding accomplishment! Our fifth-graders in Mrs. Summer Maldonado’s class studied, practiced, and performed an original Reader’s Theater for our students this past week. It was certainly a treat to see the various creative talents that glow brightly within the bunch. Miss Allison Holman’s first-graders have embarked on a sensory unit of adjectives and describing words, applying it to all class subject areas.
ST. PETER’S ACADEMY
Love is in the air! We all love the new things we have been learning. All classes enjoyed our Valentine’s celebration. Our preschoolers are focusing on Black History Month and the kindergartners continue to practice their oral reading. The first-graders are cutting up bananas for their banana splits in order to learn about fractions. Second-graders are engaged in poetry and descriptive writing. Our third-graders are busily cutting out hearts while learning about symmetry in geometry. The fourth-graders have completed the FCAT Writes that they have diligently prepared for and received well wishes from all. The fifth- and sixth-graders are always working hard continuing to prepare for the FCAT tests. The year is flying by and who knew that we would love learning so many new things.
SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH
Please plan to attend our 10th Year Anniversary Celebration at Sebastian Charter Junior High, 782 Wave Street in Sebastian on Feb. 19. Our celebration will begin at 12:30 and end at 2:30. There will be presentations by our chorus and drama groups, school tours will be given by our students, and there will be an ongoing PowerPoint presentation that will inform you all about our school. Booths will be set up for Yearbook, Art, Drawing, Convention Club, and Newspaper to share information about their activities.
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