School News - 10/06/11 Cont'd
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Holy Family Catholic School 2010-11 graduate and Saddlebrook resident Mikaela Garrott is named salutatorian. |
Holy Family Catholic School 2010-11 senior Mikaela Garrott was named as the school’s salutatorian. The Saddlebrook resident was a member of the National Junior Honor Society and played clarinet and saxophone in the school band. She also is on the YMCA Aquatic Center swim team, plays the piano and volunteers in the community. |
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Windermere Preparatory School Middle School Director Mary Beth Davies (second from left) congratulates the Taylor family of Keene’s Pointe for enrolling the school’s 1,000th student for the 2011-12 year. |
Windermere Preparatory School reached an enrollment milestone when its 1,000th student was registered for the 2011-12 school year. Parents George and Joy Taylor, who moved from Missouri to Keene’s Pointe last year, were the surprise recipients of WPS’s 1,000th student celebration. |
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Orange County Public Schools Read 2 Succeed Executive Director Cindy Williams (second from left) accepts a $20,000 grant and Orlando Magic Youth Fund basketball from (l. to r.) Southwest residents Bob Vander Weide, Orlando Magic CEO/vice chairman; and Linda Landman-Gonzalez, Magic vice president of community relations and government affairs; and Alex Martins, Magic president. |
Representatives from the Orlando Magic Youth Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund, presented a $20,000 grant to Cindy Williams, Orange County Public Schools Read 2 Succeed executive director. Thanks in part to the grant, OCPS was able to assist about 450 second-graders who have reading problems. The goal of the program is to advance the students to their grade reading level, or better, by the end of the school year. |
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St. James Cathedral School, located at 505 E. Ridgewood St. in Orlando, will hold open houses for grades pre-K through eighth Oct. 26 from 8:30-10:30 a.m.; Jan. 29, 2012, from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and April 19, 2012, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Families who present the SJCS ad that appears in this issue of the Southwest Orlando Bulletin will receive a $100 credit toward the first month of tuition. SJCS is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School. For more information or to RSVP, call Jean Wilkes at 407-841-4432, ext. 116; email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or visit www.stjcs.com on the Web. |
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Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Ronald Blocker received the inaugural Florida Association for Media in Education 2011 Administrator Advocacy Award. The Southwest resident was selected based on his leadership and contributions to the promotion of effective school library programs and services. Mr. Blocker emphasizes keeping certified library media specialists in schools, maintaining quality and current book collections, advancing technology skills and managing continuous access to resources. Later this month, he will be recognized during FAME’s conference, where media specialists from across the state will be in attendance. |
