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TROJAN TRUTH Volume 3 Issue 4 Jan 2016
Desmond Cole, Principal
. Ben Threadgill, Assistant Principal.
.
Anthony McQuade Assistant Principal Terry Gallon, Dean
IN THIS ISSUE
January 14, 2016
COLE’S CORNER
Happy New Year! It is my hope that everyone had a fulGreetings
Learning
Community:
filling
holiday season
and that
the new year has begun
favorably.
I hope October treats you well.
We have already started with our continued efforts to
prepare students for the rigorous state assessments
(FSA, FCAT Science, EOC Exams, etc.) that are in front of them. Teachers
are preparing students for testing success. We always need the help and
support of parents to make this happen. Please make sure your child is
spending
time Time…
each night
studying
doing their
homework. Students
Until Next
Blessings
and and
Full Steam
Ahead!
may not be assigned homework in all classes every day, but they will
have homework
some classes
every day. Please don’t allow your child
DesmondinCole,
Principal
to convince you into thinking homework is not being assigned.
Please place Thursday, February 25, 2016, on your calendars. The Black
History Program is scheduled that morning. Stay tuned for additional
information about this event. Tentative Time: 10:00 AM (Gymnasium)
*Important Reminder from the Registrar/Administration: If contact information has changed, please alert the school so we can make those
changes in our database. It is important that we are able to contact you,
especially in a case of emergency. Contact Ms. Woodson or Mr. Williams
in the front office.
Desmond Cole, Principal
[email protected]
R. Frank Nims Middle School
(850) 488-5960 Office
(850) 922-0203 Fax
Cole’s Corner……….……………….Page 1
Curriculum Spotlight..……..….. Page 2
Happenings at Nims..….………. Page 3
Celebrating Dr. King.……….….…Page 4
Upcoming Events:
1/15— Talent Show 6:30 PM @ NMS (Cafeteria)
1/18 – Martin Luther King Holiday (Districtwide)
1/20 – Boys Basketball vs. Raa 6:30 PM @ HOME
1/20 – Girls Soccer vs. Raa 6:30 PM @ Belle Vue Field
#1
1/22 – Girls Soccer vs. Woodville 6:30 PM @
Belle Vue Fields (Exhibition Game)
1/25 – Boys Basketball vs. Fairview 6:30 PM @
Fairview
1/26 – Girls Soccer vs. Ft. Braden 6:30 PM @ Belle
Vue Field #1
1/27 – Boys Basketball vs. Ft. Braden 6:30 PM @
HOME
1/27 – Girls Soccer vs. Fairview 6:30 PM @ Belle Vue
Field #2
1/29 – Fun Friday 6th Period Gymnasium
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Curriculum Spotlight
Title I Parent Involvement Tip: Standardized testing is more common today than ever before. The stakes have
never been higher. Tests are used to measure student achievement and to tell schools which skills students need to
improve. Ultimately, the information we receive from not only from standardized test scores, but also class work and
projects, helps schools design lessons to raise your child’s academic performance. Results from standardized testing
are also used to evaluate a school’s performance, so it is important for every child to do well. Good rest, good nutrition, and good exercise should be observed year round. Sadly, we only champion these pre-testing rituals just prior to
FSA or FCAT-like testing, almost treating them like special occasions.
Attendance is probably the most impactful ingredient to academic success. Students need to attend school every day
to get the most out of their education.
Testing will not begin until the late stages of February, but it is never too late for students to prepare their bodies and
minds for academic victory.
(From – The Parent Institute – Quick Tips)
Trojans Learn to Code
By Jurnee Williams
The Florida Center of Information Technology (FITC) sponsored a grant that allowed students from R. Frank Nims Middle School and Cobb Middle School to work with computer engineering students from The Florida State University. The
students from Nims learned how to use Google tools to write computer code and create programs. Mr. James Love,
Nims media specialist, teaches the Research class that meets in the library 2nd period. In November, the students presented their final projects, and received a certificate of completion as a “Basic Level Coder”. Students also received a
personal gift bag from GOOGLE for their hard work. In attendance for the ceremony was Mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, the Dean of FSU Computer Engineering, Larry Denies Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent of Leon County
Schools, Scottie Crowe, and our principal, Mr. Cole. Mayor Gillum stated, “This program offers opportunities for students to create or discover the talent they have in order to be able to compete globally against kids from Asia, South
Asia, and India for high tech jobs.” Coding is the language programmers use to tell computers what to do by using
sounds, pixels, colors, avatars, and numbers. For example, if you play video games, or use apps on a smartphone, you
are using and enjoying the work of a computer programmer or coder. Technology-related careers and jobs have become plentiful. These jobs offer a rewarding way to positively impact the world. It is wonderful that students at R.
Frank Nims are taking advantage of the opportunity to learn things students in our country and abroad are learning.
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Happenings at Nims
Rattlers’ Hubbard Strikes at College Football Hall of Fame
By Kendria Evans
Coach Rudy Hubbard was elated when he learned that his name was placed on the 2015 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame. “The College Football Hall of Fame is the greatest honor bestowed upon any former player or coach of college football,” stated Hubbard. After playing and coaching for Ohio State University, Hubbard took over as the head coach of Florida A & M University in 1974. In 12 seasons at FAMU, Hubbard compiled a record of 83-48-3. Under Hubbard’s leadership, FAMU football became a national powerhouse highlighted by being the only undefeated team in the nation (12-0) in 1977, and winning the first
NCAA Division IAA National Championship in 1978 against the University of Massachusetts. Hubbard became the first collegiate coach of a team from
the state of Florida to win a national championship. In 1979, Hubbard’s Rattlers defeated the
University of Miami 16-13 by holding Miami to a
goal-line stand during the final seconds of the
game. If selected, Hubbard will join former players that he coached, Archie Griffin, Ohio State
running back, only player to win the Heisman
Trophy twice, and Tyrone McGriff, three-year
All-American at FAMU. Coach Hubbard stated
that if he does not get the votes this time, he
will remain positive that his day will soon come.
Nims Middle School End of Year Trip to Tennessee
May 16 – May 21, 2016
Includes:
Send in your $100/person deposit A.S.A.P. to reserve your seat on
the bus – all deposits must be received by February 1, 2016!
Meals,
Hotel 4 days
T-Shirt
Transportation
Visit to Nashville and Memphis
National Civil Rights Museum
Bicentennial Capitol Park
Fisk University
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Ms. Young
or Ms. Williams@850-488-5960 or [email protected] or [email protected]
(Trip is open to Nims Middle School students and parents/guardians
ONLY!!! No siblings or extended family permitted)
$375 per person
(based on 50 students
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and
leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil
rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.
King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957 along with the Reverend C.K. Steele of Tallahassee, FL.
With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement),
and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the
1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. In
1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In the final years of his life, King expanded his focus to include
poverty and speak against the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam".
In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign, when
he was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee. His death was followed by riots in many U.S. cities.
King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.Hundreds of streets in the U.S. have been renamed in his honor, and a county in Washington State was
also renamed for him. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in
2011.
Trojan Truth Staff
Oluseyi Olaogun
Nia Olaogun
Kendria Evans
Jashonti Pugh
Jurnee Williams
Theotis Young
Jonathan Juarez
Tatyanna Lifherd
Jhaneya Jackson
Sponsor, Mr. Brantley