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BAYSIDE HIGH
Two Bayside art students, senior Destiny Almonte and sophomore Lexine Sibert
won regional awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Contest. Almonte won a silver key award for
her painting, “Genocide.”
Her painting titled, “Beyond What’s Outside”, earned Sibert an honorable mention award.
“Destiny’s painting shows images of people a ected by genocide around the world and sheds a tear for those who endure this tragedy,” said Cherl Wiley, art teacher. “Lexine’s work allows us a small glimpse of what she dreams about.”
This awards program is “the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12,” according to the Alliance for Young Writers & Artists website. Over 330,000 works were submitted to the
national competition.
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY
As part of its economics unit, the kindergarten team at Discovery Elementary provided hands on activities and on-site experiences to deepen its students’ understanding of di erent kinds of jobs, and the tools or equipment needed to do them.
Guest presenters included a chef who made grilled cheese,
a magician who modeled tricks, various community helpers, and the day ended with a tour of the school’s cafeteria kitchen. While in the kitchen, the kindergarten students encountered the soapy sink full of dishes, the milkman making deliveries,
and the sta storing food in the large freezer. The students’ next task will
be to take what they gleaned from these experiences to create individual posters or booklets that
will depict their career aspirations.
Discovery Elementary kindergarteners visit the school’s cafeteria kitchen to observe job duties
Carter, president of the Fellowship for Christian Athletes
(FCA) and PBMHS alumni, drew from his experiences as a student, athlete, teacher, coach, and administrator. Following his speech, students throughout campus had the privilege
of hearing from over 60 distinguished guest speakers from diverse backgrounds. Some guests included a judge, FBI agent, NASA project managers, engineers from various agencies, entrepreneurs, pharmacists, and more.
“Every year, we look forward hosting this meaningful event,” said Principal Jud Kaminski. “Our visitors’ accomplishments were an inspiration to our students and our students’
engagement level was an inspiration to them.”
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“Experiences such as these really open up our students’ eyes and imaginations, driving home the point that it is never too early to dream about what you want to be when you grow up,” said Elizabeth Wallace, teacher on assignment.
EAU GALLIE HIGH
Eau Gallie High senior Marlena Hinkle recently achieved the Top in the United States award from the Cambridge Advanced International Certi cate of Education (AICE) program. She scored the highest standard mark in the entire country for her psychology subject assessment.
Other outstanding Cambridge learner awards were issued
to seniors, Amber Albury, Sean Cherry, Maylina Delbuono, Enrique Gutierrez, Grayson Hall, Alina Montes, Lily Parker, Justin Sanderson, and Sarah Wol . The outstanding Cambridge learner awards recognize exceptional learner achievement
in Cambridge examinations around the world. The primary purpose of these awards is to celebrate and recognize the success of high-performing Cambridge learners. The students tested in three or more subjects earning scores of an A, B, or C on the British passing scale of A – E in the June 2016 series.
In addition to Hinkle’s award, Delbuono, Montes and Parker all earned Cambridge Scholar Awards at the merit level.
PALM BAY MAGNET HIGH
Last month, Palm Bay Magnet High (PBMHS) hosted its annual career day titled, “Fall in Love with your Career.”
Coordinated by Stefany Colona, director of guidance, the day kicked o with a meet and greet event where sta and over 60 guest speakers had an opportunity to network and connect for future collaborations. The keynote speech, given by Dan
Palm Bay High students hear from career professionals.
ROCKLEDGE HIGH
During a recent professional development day, Rockledge High sta visited Port Canaveral to get a taste of what its maritime academy students experience through the career and technical education (CTE) program.
The three-year CTE maritime program is designed to give students a broad understanding about the maritime eld. The program advisors are individuals from the Propeller Club of Port Canaveral (Harbor Pilot’s Association), Cove Merchant Organization, U.S. Coast Guard, maritime academies and business owners at the Port.
The rst-year program students survey the Port’s routine procedures and receive a personalized tour of the observation tower, while second-year students climb aboard cruise ships to discuss ship operations and procedures. On professional development day, teachers in all content areas worked
on standards-based learning and how to incorporate all the aspects of their Port Canaveral experience into their curriculum.