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DR. LARRY FELDMAN, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Monthly Electronic Newsletter February 2018 Issue

The second Town Hall and Awards Ceremony this school year was held at Coral Reef Senior High where two students from each of my District 9 schools were honored for their academic progress and citizenship. The night began with beautiful sounds from the Reef Jazz Band followed by a performance from the Cudettes, the school’s National Winning Junior Varsity Dance Team. A special performance was also provid-ed by Palmetto Elementary’s Chorus and Jazz Combo. In attendance were Ms. Cheri Ball, Pinecrest Councilwoman, Ms. Barbara Mendizabal, South Region Superintendent, Ms. Anna Rodriguez, South Region Director, and all the District 9 Princi-pals. A big thank you to Mr. Tom Ennis, Principal, and the Coral Reef Sr family for their hospitality, as well as, Student Class President Jackson Ribler who recited the Pledge and Student Government Treasurer Paloma Asenberg who sang the National Anthem as the Homestead Senior High School JROTC presented the colors.

DATES TO REMEMBER

*8TH ANNUAL BIKE.RUN.WALK FAMILY

EVENT* @ PINECREST COMMUNITY

CENTER MARCH 10TH

9:00 AM - NOON

*COFFEE ‘N CONVERSATION* @ F.C. MARTIN K-8 CENTER

MARCH 12TH 9:00 AM

*SCHOOL BOARD

COMMITTEE MEETINGS* MARCH 14TH

10:00 AM

*COFFEE ‘N CONVERSATION* @ HOWARD DRIVE EL

MARCH 15TH 9:00 AM

*DISTRICT 9 STUDENT

LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING*

@ MEDICAL ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

MARCH 15TH 3:30 PM

*SCHOOL BOARD MEETING*

MARCH 21ST

11:00 AM

*TEACHER PLANNING DAY* (NO STUDENTS)

MARCH 23RD

*SPRING RECESS*

(NO SCHOOL) MARCH 26TH - MARCH 30TH

These past couple of weeks have been extremely difficult for our students, parents, teachers, administrators and communities in general. The tragic events that took place so close to home left our hearts in pain. Thank you to all of you who have written to share your concerns, opinions and ideas. We stand together with our brothers and sisters in Broward to work towards all our schools being safe and free from violence.

DISTRICT 9 TOWN HALL & AWARDS CEREMONY

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NORTH MIAMI 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH KEY TO THE CITY PRESENTATION

THE EDUCATION FUND TASTE OF EDUCATION

STEM EXPO 2018


The topics of this month’s SLAC Meeting were nutrition and safe-ty. Thank you to Cutler Bay Senior High Principal, Mr. Lucas De La Torre and the student leaders for inviting Ms. Penny Parham, Food and Nutrition Officer, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Ms. Parham shared the District’s initiative of providing healthy balanced meals throughout the county. As an example of the foods available in all schools, the students were able to taste wraps and paninis prepared by the Cutler Bay Sr. Cafeteria Staff. Ms. Parham also provided the students with tips on how to main-tain a healthy lifestyle when they are away at college. During the last half of the meeting, the students broke into groups for a brainstorming session on school and student safety. The stu-dents individually provided many ideas and suggestions which we will have an opportunity to discuss at the next SLAC meeting scheduled at the Medical Academy for Science and Technology on March 15th @ 3:30 p.m.

DISTRICT 9 STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL (SLAC) MEETING @ CUTLER BAY SR

MIAMI PALMETTO SR BASEBALL BLUE AND WHITE GAME


LOVE READING EVENT FOR CHILDREN @ BOOKS & BOOKS IN PINECREST

2018 MIAMI MINERVA AWARD CEREMONY

VIGIL IN MEMORY OF THE INNOCENT VICTIMS @ DEVON AIRE PARK

SPEAKING AT THE PERRINE/CUTLER RIDGE/PALMETTO BAY ROTARY CLUB

DISTRICT 9 NEWS

Palmetto Elementary achieved the Green School Designation from the State.

Southwood Middle School’s Arts Program was featured at the Coconut Grove Arts Festi-val Family Zone. They had live art demonstrations, make up application design, and a per-formance by the award winning dancers who ranked top three in the Nation for their Jazz dance routine entitled “At the Opera”.

Coral Reef Sr High Student Class of 2006, Chris Castro is the Director of Sustainability and Co-Chair of Smart Cities for the City of Orlando. He is a leader and international ad-vocate in the fields of environ-mental sustainability and clean energy. He has been recog-nized by President Obama as “Champion of Change”.

Mr. Jason Chobonis, Social Studies teacher, Cutler Bay Senior, has received the honor of becoming one of the Fellows of the Justice Teaching Insti-tute after graduating from the Institute in Tallahassee, Florida, a program which is sponsored by the Supreme Court of Florida.

DO THE RIGHT THING RECOGNIZES TWO STUDENTS FROM HOWARD DRIVE EL

CUTLER BAY SR COUNSELORS, MS. DIAZ, MS. SODERHOLM AND

MS. WRIGHT WERE HONORED AT THEIR SCHOOL DURING

NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK


5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT FOUNDATION PRE-KICKOFF EVENT FOR OUR POLICE AND YOUTH CONFERENCE

Ms. Molly Winters Diallo 2019 Teacher of the Year

RECOGNIZING THE 2017-19 NATIONAL PTA SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE

SUPERINTENDENT’S DANCE SHOWCASE 2018


COFFEE ‘N CONVERSATION @ DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN EL

COFFEE ‘N CONVERSATION @ GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 CENTER This morning the students, par-ents and community members had an opportunity to ask many questions and express their con-cerns on safety issues. I thank Mr. Ruan, South Region Director, who was present and provided answers on behalf of the Region/District. Ten students, one par-ent, and a teacher were excited to be recognized and presented with medallions and certificates.

Started the morning with a beautiful presentation by Chapman students celebrating African American Month. Thank you to Mr. Morris, Principal, and the rest of the Chapman family for hosting us. Mr. Leonard Ruan, South Region Director, joined me in recognizing 10 students, a teacher and a parent.

UNITED WAY EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT CAMPAIGN AWARDS CEREMONY

RECOGNIZING THE 5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT CLASS OF 2018 WILSON SCHOLARS


READING WITH STUDENTS @ LAURA SAUNDERS EL PALMETTO BAY CYSTIC FIBROSIS KICKBALL TOURNAMENT

2018 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

DAN MARINO FOUNDATION WALKABOUT AUTISM & EXPO


NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR

2018 JROTC SUPERINTENDENT’S PASS IN REVIEW CEREMONY 2018 AFSCME SUPPORT PERSONNEL OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to all finalists and Ms. Angela Johnson, Food Services Manager at Aventura Waterways K-8 Center who was named the 2018 AFSCME Support Personnel of the Year.

2018 ELECTED OFFICIALS JOINT WORKSHOP SESSION

SAFETY MEETING @ MIAMI PALMETTO SR

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