School News - 09/15/11
Dr. Phillips Elementary
| Dr. Phillips Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sara Bardoe participated in a weeklong program at the George Washington Teachers’ Institute, which presented an intensive study about President George Washington at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. Attendees listened to discussions by noted scholars, participated in hands-on exhibits, and viewed galleries with authentic artifacts. Ms. Bardoe stayed on the estate and met with some of Mount Vernon’s historians, curators and educators. |
Lake Whitney Elementary
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Lake Whitney Elementary 2010-11 third-grader Abby-Carlyle Ross wins the school’s cabbage growing contest. |
Lake Whitney Elementary 2010-11 third-grader Abby-Carlyle Ross won the school’s cabbage growing contest sponsored by Bonnie Farms. The 25.5-pound cabbage is the largest in the history of LWES’s six-year competition. Abby-Carlyle is now entered in the state level of the competition, which awards the winner a $1,000 college scholarship. Her proud parents are Jon and Shannon Ross of Winter Garden. |
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Lake Whitney Elementary Principal Beth Prince congratulates Holly Hogaboom, LWES’s 2011 Disney Dreamer and Doer. |
Congratulations to Lake Whitney Elementary 2010-11 fifth-grader Holly Hogaboom, who was selected as the school’s 2011 Disney Dreamer and Doer. The honor is given to students who are engaged in making their communities better places to live. About 200 students from five Central Florida counties were recognized with this award. |
MetroWest Elementary
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MetroWest Elementary officials welcome Justin Moore as a new assistant principal. |
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(L. to r.) Lisa Hilgenfeldt, co-founder of Fuel My School, presents more than 2,000 pencils to MetroWest Elementary Principal Pat Smith, curriculum resource teacher Michelle Pignolet, and Assistant Principal Jim Weis. |
MetroWest Elementary officials received a donation of more than 2,000 pencils from Fuel My School, an online provider for fundraising and school needs. Anyone who wants to contribute to the school can shop at www.fuelmyschool.com/metrowest on the Web, and a portion of each sale will benefit MWES. |
Windermere Elementary
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Motivational speaker Stephen Peters (second from left) presents a back-to-school program at Olympia High. MetroWest Elementary attendees include (l. to r.) Principal Pat Smith and Assistant Principals Justin Moore and Jim Weis. |
MetroWest Elementary Principal Pat Smith and Assistant Principals Justin Moore and Jim Weis attended a back-to-school motivational speech presented by Stephen Peters at Olympia High. Peters has more than 20 years of experience in education; is an author and motivational speaker; and served as an education expert on panels with former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige. |
