MONTH of DECEMBER

Brought to you by the Kind Kangaroos!
Thought of the month: Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen
name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter
often called "the Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later
provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He worked as a typesetter and
contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various
cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion.
He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a
humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which became very popular and
brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling.
December Character Trait: Kindness
The state or quality of being kind; compassionate caring behavior
Weekly Words:
12/1 Kindness- the state or quality of being kind; a kind behavior
12/5 Generous- liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish; free from meanness; abundant
12/12 Sympathy- sharing the feelings of another, especially in times of sorrow or trouble
Universities and Colleges Month
Monthly Celebration 12/15
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Florida
Agricultural and
Mechanical
University,
commonly known
as Florida A&M or
FAMU, is a
historically black
university.
FAMU's main
campus is in
Tallahassee,
Florida, just south
of the State Capitol
and the campus of
Florida State
University. FAMU
is one of eleven
member
institutions of the
State University
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The University of
North Carolina at
Chapel Hill also
known as UNC, is a
public research
university located in
Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
Chartered in 1789,
UNC was the first
public university in
the United States
and the only one to
graduate students in
the eighteenth
century. The
mascot is a live
Dorset ram named
Rameses, a tradition
that dates back to
1924, when the team
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Morehouse College
is a private, allmale, historically
black college
located in Atlanta,
Georgia. Morehouse
is one of three
remaining
traditional men's
colleges in the
United States.
Morehouse is one of
two black colleges
in the country to
produce Rhodes
Scholars, and it is
the alma mater of
many AfricanAmerican leaders,
including Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.,
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The University of
Florida is the state's
oldest and largest
university. With
more than 46,000
students, the
University of
Florida is now one
of the five largest
universities in the
nation. In 1909, the
name of the school
was officially
simplified from the
"University of the
State of Florida" to
the "University of
Florida." The
alligator was chosen
as the school mascot
in 1911, after a local
vendor ordered and
sold school pennants
with an alligator
imprinted on them.
The school colors,
orange and blue, are
believed to be
derived from the
blue and white
school colors of the
University of
Florida at Lake City
and the orange and
black colors of the
East Florida
Seminary at
Gainesville.
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The University of
Miami informally
referred to as UM is a
private university
founded in 1925 with
its main campus in
Coral Gables, Florida, a
medical campus in
Miami at Civic Center,
and an oceanographic
research facility on
Virginia Key The
university currently
enrolls students in 12
separate colleges,
including a medical
school, law school, and
a school focused on the
study of oceanography
and atmospheric
sciences. The
University of Miami's
mascot is Sebastian the
Ibis. They chose this
mascot because the Ibis
is the last animal to take
cover during a
hurricane and the first
animal to come out
after a hurricane. UM’s
school colors were
selected in 1926.Orange
symbolizes the fruit of
the orange tree, green
represents the leaves
and white the blossoms.
Duke University is a
private research
university located in
Durham, North
Carolina, United
States. It was
founded in 1838
and its medical, law,
public affairs,
nursing and business
graduate programs
are among the top
12 in the United
States. Famous
people who are
Duke graduates are
Richard Nixon, 37th
President of the
United States
graduated with a
The University of
Central Florida was
founded in 1963 as
Florida Technological
University with the goal
of providing highlytrained personnel to
support the Kennedy
Space Center, located
only 35 miles to the
east. Located in
Orlando, UCF is the
home of the Knights,
their official mascot and
is the second-largest
university in the United
States by enrollment.
UCF's official colors
are black and gold and
the academic logo is a
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System of Florida.
FAMU is also one
of Florida's land
grant universities.
The Rattler mascot
is based on popular
folklore. When the
school relocated to
Highwood
Plantation in 1891,
the rural landscape
had an abundance
of snakes,
especially rattle
snakes. Florida
A&M University’s
school colors were
selected because of
the green from
agricultural plants
and the orange
from Florida’s
citrus industry.
manager brought a
ram to the annual
game against
Virginia Military
Institute, inspired by
the play of former
football player Jack
"The Battering
Ram" Merrit. The
school's colors are
Carolina blue and
white. The colors
were chosen years
before by the
Dialectic (blue) and
Philanthropic
(white) Societies,
the oldest student
organization at the
university.
filmmaker Spike
Lee, actor Samuel L.
Jackson, Olympic
gold medalist Edwin
Moses, the first
African-American
mayor of Atlanta,
Maynard Jackson,
among others.
The mascot is the
Maroon Tiger.
Morehouse College
competes in
football, baseball,
basketball, cross
country, tennis,
track & field and
golf. The colors are
maroon and white.
Pegasus. The university
has produced eight
members of the Florida
House of
Representatives, a
Florida State Senator,
two NASA astronauts,
and numerous officers
in the armed forces
through Army and Air
Force ROTC programs.
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law degree in 1937.
Elizabeth Dole,
former United States
Senator from North
Carolina ,former
United States
Secretary of
Transportation, Ron
Paul, Texas
congressman and
two-time
presidential
candidate. Most
importantly, our
very own Dr.
Murphy is a
graduate from Duke
University. Duke's
26 varsity sports
teams, known as the
Blue Devils, are
members of the
NCAA's Division I
Atlantic Coast
Conference.
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The Florida State
University is a
space-grant and
sea-grant public
university located
in Tallahassee,
Florida. It is a
comprehensive
doctoral research
university with
medical programs
and significant
research activity as
determined by the
Carnegie
Foundation.
Florida State was
officially
established in 1851
and is located on
the oldest
continuous site of
higher education in
the state of Florida.
The school's
athletic teams are
called the
Seminoles. This
Native American
name, chosen by
students in 1947, is
used with the
official sanction of
the Seminole Tribe
Florida Atlantic
University also
referred to as FAU
is a public, research
university located in
Boca Raton, Florida.
The university
opened in 1964 as
the first public
university in
southeast Florida.
Former university
President Frank T.
Brogan, also a
former Lieutenant
Governor of Florida
along with R. David
Paulison, the former
head of the United
States' Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency (FEMA)
and prop comedian
Carrot Top are
alumni of the
university. The
school’s colors are
blue, red and silver
and their mascot is
the owl! It’s motto
is “Where
Tomorrow Begins”
Nova Southeastern
University,
commonly referred
to as NSU or Nova,
is a private, research
university located in
Broward County,
Florida, with its
main campus in the
town of Davie.
Established in 1964,
NSU’s motto is
“Engage, Inspire,
Achieve”. The
mascot, Razor the
Shark sports the
school colors of
Navy blue and Gray.
Notable alumni
include Stacy-Ann
Fequiere, finalist of
America's Next Top
Model, Seth Gabel,
Actor, known for his
role in The DaVinci
Code. Maurice
Kemp, Fire Chief of
the Miami Fire
Department and Ari
Porth, Florida State
Representative 96th
District. Our own Dr
Garcia and Ms
Seligman also called
The University of
Arkansas was
founded as Arkansas
Industrial University
in 1871, and
adopted its present
name in 1899 and
classes were first
held in February
1872. The mascot
for the University of
Arkansas is the
Razorback, a type of
wild boar, and
Arkansas teams are
often referred to as
the Hogs. Their
colors are cardinal
red and white. Rich
with history and
tradition, the bell
tower chimes the
university's Alma
Mater at 5 pm every
day. The University
is located in
Fayetteville
Arkansas, originally
was founded in
1871 on the site of a
hilltop farm that
overlooked the
Ozark Mountains.
Alumni include
University of South
Florida located in
Temple Terrace, just
north of Tampa Florida
and is home to the
Brahma Bulls. The
university proudly
displays the school
colors of green and
gold. USF played its
first football game in
1997. It was founded in
1956 and built on the
site of Henderson Air
Field, a World War II
airstrip. At the time it
was the southernmost
university in the state of
Florida hence the name
Univ of South Florida.
Terry Bollea (Hulk
Hogan) Professional
wrestler, Elayne
Boosler comedian,
Eddie Carpenter
President, Disneyland
International and CFO,
Walt Disney
Attractions, Lauren
Hutton supermodel and
actress andTaurus
Johnson, Professional
Football wide receiver,
Miami Dolphins and
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of Florida. The
school’s colors are
garnet and gold
Celebrities hailing
from FSU are
actors Burt
Reynolds, Cheryl
Hines and Robert
Urich, governors
Charlie Crist and
Reubin Askew and
astronauts Norman
Thagard and
Winston Scott.
Nova home.
Dallas Cowboys
owner Jerry Jones,
S. Robson Walton
of Wal-Mart,
Thomas A. Mars of
Mars, Incorporated,
that’s the candy bar
company and Ed
Wilson of Fox
Broadcasting, Our
own Mr. LaMonica
is a proud alumni of
the Univ of Ark.
And we are proud to
have him.
Artist Robert
Stackhouse are among
the alumni of USF. I
am a Proud bull that
graduated in 1982 with
a degree in promotional
marketing.
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Daily Sentences
12-1
Louise’s kindness makes her a person everyone wants to be friends with.
12-2 Kindness is a quality that makes those who have it extremely special to others.
12-5 Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corporation, is known for being extremely generous for he has
donated millions of dollars for children’s education.
12-6 In a very generous fashion, the President offered relief to the victims of the disaster in
Alabama.
12-7 Mr. Sanchez was very generous in allowing us to use his home for the team’s meeting.
12-8 Josie showed how generous she was by allowing me to play with her toys.
12-9 Andres is hungry and therefore, needs a generous amount of food on his tray today.
12-12 Clare’s sympathy toward animals makes of her a true animal lover.
12-13 We received many sympathy cards when Dad passed away.
12-14 Mom volunteers at the hospital because she has sympathy for the sick.
12-15 We show sympathy when someone has a loss in their family.
12-16 I don't feel much sympathy for people who bully others.
Kindness: Words are the basis of communication. They help us understand
each other. This month as you think about kindness, remember to be kind in
your writing as well. Remind students to always use honest and kind words,
whether in the form of an email, a text message, or a letter to a friend.
Remember that graffiti and other forms of written vandalism affect not just
the target, but also all the other innocent onlookers. So Bobcats, the next
time you pick up a pen, marker, or your phone, make sure a positive
consequence will be the outcome of your written word.