May/June 2015 - Academy Publishing, Inc.
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May/June 2015 - Academy Publishing, Inc.
DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL MAY/JUNE 2015 Volume 2 • Issue 1 The Mission of Dunedin High School is to Prepare Students for Postsecondary Opportunities While Assisting Students to Develop Integrity, Respect, and Social Responsibility. School Board Linda S. Lerner Chairperson Peggy L. O’Shea Vice Chairperson Carol J. Cook Janet R. Clark Rene Flowers Terry Krassner Ken Peluso Superintendent Dr. Michael A. Grego Principal Kyle Johnson Assistant Principals Eric Allen Michele Diaz Valencia Gore Tanya King ‘Falcon Forum’ May/June 2015 Published Four Times A Year Pinellas County School Board 525 Pennsylvania Ave. Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Issue #1 From the Principal Falcon Families, As our school year comes to a close, please allow me to thank all our students and parents for a great 2014-2015 school year. Our school data continues to improve and our efforts for becoming an exemplary school in the district are well underway. We continue to have higher expectations for our students: • We continue to see growth in our reading, writing, math and science test data. • Our testing is going well, and we are anticipating more students than ever to pass their Advanced Placement tests this spring. • The number of student taking Advance Placement courses in the future is going to increase as we continue to add more Advance Placement course offerings. Campus climate: • DHS has a great campus. It is a fantastic learning environment, but even outstanding schools have room for improvement. I have been having regular meetings with student representatives in order to find more ways to improve school spirit and the overall campus climate. We have some activities planned for the spring as well as for next year to take Falcon Pride to a whole new level. Graduation and the end of the year: • Spring is an exciting time of year for high school students especially seniors with Prom, GradBash, Senior Breakfast and finally Graduation. All of these activities will be done before the seniors know it, and then it is off to the scary “real world”. No matter if it is off to college or right out into the business world, I am confident our students will be successful. Graduation will be June 4 at 9:00 a.m. at Ruth Eckerd Hall. I hope everyone has a great summer. Sincerely, Kyle Johnson Principal News Briefs First Poetry Slam Held The first annual Falcons Out Loud poetry slam took place on April 16 in the Media Center. Competing before an audience of nearly 60 were Erin Carlson, Taliah Gadsden, Holly Lazo, Amirah Rivers, Niesha Radovanic, Hanna Ruddock and Jordi Zapata. First and Second place trophy winners Erin and Amirah competed in the District Slam on May 19 at the Largo Cultural Center. We are proud of our poets, who spent the evening demonstrating that words have power ! For more information, contact either Ms. Renee Foley, Creative Writing teacher ([email protected]) or Mr. Bill Moravec, Media Specialist ([email protected]) (727) 469-4100 X 2062 5000 Role Models Three 5000 Role Model students participated in a college tour of UF and USF on Monday, April 20 - Alexander Booker, Jordi Zapata and Marquise Brown were chosen to participate in this special experience due to their excellent behavior and grades. Ms. King thanks this year’s mentors: Milton Goggans, Don McDonald, Johnareus Young and Aundra Williams for all they have done to contribute to our program. Trait of the Month Winners March’s Character Trait of the Month was Honesty. The students who were recognized in March for exemplifying good character were: • Matthew Sears, 9th • Hannah Valley-Weathersby, 10th • Anissa Perona, 11th • Matthew Bruck, 11th • Bianca Persechino, 12th Swim Swim and Dive season will start August 3 at the Highlander pool. Times to be announced later. All paperwork must be completed prior to start of practice. County forms can be found on the school website under athletics. More information will be posted the school website and on the DHS Swim and Dive Google page closer to the start of the season. New Cheerleaders Named Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Dunedin High School cheerleading teams: Trevor Grantham class of 2016 (yell leader) Julian Sevillas class of 2018 (yell leader) Chavonna Crawford class of 2016 Devonne Clarke- Fox Class of 2016 Karina Do Vale class of 2016 Danai Jerrido class of 2016 Maria Lee class of 2016 Alyssa Lumm class of 2016 Jashari Thomas class of 2016 Alexandrea Ceriello class of 2017 Morgan Davis class of 2017 Abigail Denning class of 2017 Madison King class of 2017 Kaila Ramirez class of2017 Angelina Destefano class of 2018 Madison Leto class of 2018 Contantine Pantazes class of 2018 Emily Radel class of 2018 Zaria Theodor class of 2018 Mikayla Whiteley class of 2018 Jr. Varsity Jessica McCarty class of 2018 The team will travel July 30 thru August 1 to the University of Central Florida for a three day cheerleading camp. Cheer Tryouts for New Students Summer Cheer/Yell leader tryouts will be held Monday to Wednesday, June 8 - 10, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the school. Please obtain all your paperwork from the cheer coaches at the school or the school’s athletic website. Tryouts are open to any incoming 9th through 11th grade students with a 2.0 GPA or higher. Teacher Recognition Robert Murphy Pat Wilkins Dunedin High School has selected two teachers to receive the Kraf-Custer Outstanding Educator Award. Dr. Anastasia Kraf and Ms. Lillian Custer, two early Pinellas County leaders, established a trust fund for the purpose of recognizing “teachers outstanding in their field.” Mr. Pat Wilkins, biology, received the award for a teacher with five or more years of experience and Mr. Robert Murphy, math, received the award for a teacher that has been teaching five years or fewer. Dr. John Eberts has been named Pinellas County Social Studies Teacher of the Year. He has also been named the American History Teacher of the Year 2015 by the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution. It is the second year in a row that he has been named the American History Teacher of the Year. John Eberts SKILLS USA NEWS Skills USA/VICA News Please congratulate the following students who competed in the Florida State SKILLS USA LEADERSHIP & SKILLS Competitions, held Sun. thru Wed. April 26 – 29, 2015, in Lakeland, Fla. They were professional, respectful, and received many compliments from other schools, hotel workers, bus drivers, etc. They all deserve a huge round of applause and made “our Falcon family” very proud! The following students also competed and received state titles and medals. • First place GOLD: Cosmetology Men’s Haircutting– HAYLEE KAHL • Fourth place: Cosmetology Quiz Bowl-CHRISTIAN DIMILTA, STELLA GIBSON, KAYLEIGH GOODING, TATUM THOMPSON • Second place SILVER: Architecture Drafting – AUSTIN BARRY • Fourth place: Architecture Drafting- DAVID CHRISTIE The following students also competed and did an excellent job though they did not receive a medal: • Cosmetology Weave- JULIA ESTEP • Cosmetology Nail Care-CLAIRESSE PROTANI A very special thanks goes out to Mike Awe and Julie White for their extra time, patience, and guidance in preparing their students to be so successful. Nine students represented DHS at Skills USA state competition in Orlando in April. The group is sponsored by Mr. Mike Awe and Mrs. Julie White. Cosmetology Customer Clinic The Dunedin High Cosmetology Program will be closing soon for summer break beginning Friday, May 21, 2015. We sincerely thank our loyal customers, and any new ones, for their patronage and allowing our talented young student cosmetologists the opportunity to get the experience of a “real salon” environment. This is very important as they prepare and develop their skills into become licensed cosmetologist. We hope you all have a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you again in the fall. We will reopen after Labor Day. Please phone 727-298-1650 for appointments/hours/questions/ info. Or e-mail [email protected]. Thank you very much again, Julie White and DHS Cosmetology Students Mr. Mike Awe congratulates senior Austin Barry for his second place silver medal in Architecture Drafting at the state Skills USA competition. Mrs. Julie White and senior Haylee Kahl celebrate Kahl’s Gold medal for Cosmetology Men’s Haircutting. AVID’s Going and Growing Strong! By Roseann M. Kuerzi, MBA, MAT Time to say goodbye to our seniors. Amia Jelks accepted to– Johnson & Wales University and St. Petersburg College, Rachel Barcellona accepted to St. Petersburg College and has been awarded the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community ward for her outstanding volunteer work. In addition, on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic participation she has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award certificate and a letter from President Obama. Jabria Jenkins plans to become an elementary school teacher and decided the St. Petersburg College education program was what she is looking for. Adam Ricketts is going to film school (watch for him on the red carpet…) Felice Scrutchins has many options and one at the top of her list is attending FAMU. Lauren Furno has plans to attend Liberty University and majoring in Music Education and Karim Pacheco-Alomar is considering options in the medical and education fields AVID is more than a program, it is a family! Graduating seniors, Amia Jelks and Rachel Barcellona are applying to PCS to become official paid tutors for the DHS AVID program. From students to tutors; proof AVID is about family. JOIN OUR volunteer tutors. We are looking for volunteers to provide enrichment in the role of tutor. Contact Kimberly Cerda at DHS for details about becoming a volunteer. Site team, recruitment & AP collaboration: Our final monthly site team meeting of the year was held on May 6, 2015. The topics covered: student recruitment, making AVID more transparent school wide, and covering summer institute and site team planning for the 2015/16 school year. AVID in a nutshell: Why should my child join the AVID program? They will be challenged. Enroll in rigorous courses, learn how to collaborate with others, get organized physically and mentally, teach academic survival skills, and visit universities. We bridge the gap between high school and college. AVID works! Sometimes it is challenging to forge ahead without being able to see the rewards. Our students have worked hard this year to achieve higher grades, get better test scores and learned how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals that are not only attainable but admirable. Recruitment 2015/16: It is NOT too late to enroll. We are growing fast~ enrollment: Freshman-final number will not be available until June, Sophormore-46, Junior-20, and Senior-5. CALLING ALL SENIORS: If you are enrolled in at least TWO of AP, Honors, or dual enrollment and you have at least a 2.5 GPA, plan to go to college and would like to learn how to bridge the gap between high school and college, AVID is for you. Need to apply to college, take your ACT or SAT, AVID is for you. Don’t know how you will pay for college (FAFSA, student loans, grants, scholarships), AVID is for you. If your writing, critical thinking skills, inquiry skills, collaboration, organization or reading skills are not on the college level, AVID is for you. AVID is a college prepatory program that helps you transition from high-school to college. We take you to the next level. It is NOT too late to enroll. 2015/16 at a glance: College visits: Keiser University, UT, FAMU, FSU, USF, UCF, and FIU. Guest speakers: Johnson & Wales, Harvard, Yale, FIDM, Keiser, others pending. Fundraisers- TAG, Candy sales, Pizza sales, karaoke competition. Parade: Dunedin High School parade & goaled to Dunedin City Parade. (Float pending parent donation). From our family to yours… thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Have a happy and safe summer. Senior Yearbook Pictures for the Class of 2016 All students planning to graduate in 2016 need to have their yearbook pictures taken this summer. Leonard’s Studio has mailed appointment cards to all current juniors. If you did not receive an appointment card, please contact Ms. Schuck, the yearbook teacher, at [email protected]. The first on campus photo date will be June 3, please try to have pictures taken (by the time on the appointment card) then. If you cannot make the prescheduled appointment, call Leonard’s at 1-800-2154852 to make other arrangements. Leonard’s will also be on campus in the auditorium on August 10 and 11. Make an appointment for those dates now because appointment times fill quickly. Students who do not have yearbook pictures taken on campus on June 3 or August 10 or 11 must have pictures taken in Leonard’s Clearwater or Brandon studio. Appointments are required for all studio appointments. Call the 800 number for an appointment. The very last day for senior pictures for the yearbook is Sept. 8. Seniors who do not have their photos taken by Sept. 8 will not appear in the senior section of the 2016 yearbook. There is a $10 sitting fee for all senior pictures, both on and off campus. SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY AT NEXT LEVEL Katie Will signs with Carson-Newman University in Tennessee to play sand volleyball. Other seniors signed with colleges and universities include: Ian Lisle, Eastern Florida Community College (Baseball); Tim Luth, Eastern Florida Community College (Baseball); Trevor Jensen, SPC (Baseball); Justin Glover, Eckerd College (Baseball); Abbie Sexton, Rollins College (Softball); Aubrey Ehlers, Hillsborough Community College (Softball); Sam Ralston, Brewton-Parker College (Basketball); Erik Brenner, University of Central Arkansas (Soccer); Alex Cuellar, Webber International University (Football); Jayven Fitzpatrick, Alabama State (Football); and Ikkeem Howard, Wilmington, Ohio (Football). NJROTC Dunedin High’s GSA Dunedin High’s GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) - lead by President Austin Haass and sponsored by teacher Ms. Pamela Coovert - started up meetings again this year. The mission of the GSA is to foster support for the gay/ bi/trans/asexual community at the school by allying students from many backgrounds into a community of safety and non-judgmental support. In the fall, meeting times and dates will be announced. The annual NJROTC Military Ball was held May 1 at the Dunedin Country Club. From the 119 cadets and guests who attended, seniors Emily Clune and Jordan Hoover were selected as king and queen. The annual NJROTC Change of Command ceremony was held on May 8 under the command of CDR Rick Schock, USN (Ret). The new cadet Commanding Officer is Michael Bruck, junior, and the new cadet Executive Officer is Calantha O’Brien, junior. INTRODUCTORY ONE HOUR MASSAGE 49 * Open 7 days Extended Hours Walk-ins Welcome A $79.95 VALUE! 49 $ 95 * A $79.95 Value! Spring Clean Your Skin with an... INTRODUCTORY 1 HOUR SIGNATURE FACIAL 69 $ 95 * A $99.95 Value! 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Non-student day for 198-day instructional personnel. Thursday, June 4.............. Non-student day/last day for 198-day instructional personnel. Friday, June 5................... Non-student day for 235-day instructional personnel. Monday, June 8............... Four-day work week begins. (a)Hurricane make-up days * Professional development days, teacher planning days and trade days will be determined by District, PCTA, and Professional Development collaborative agreement and will be posted on the 2014-15 Staff Calendar.