MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

🎁SEASON OF GIVING🎁 Tis' the Season of Giving. It's a time when the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club at South Fork High School collects gifts from staff and students, hoping to make the holidays a little more cheerful for children in foster care. This year, they've gathered crocs, squishmellows, footballs, dolls, and many more that will sure put smiles on the kids' faces at Hibiscus House. We are so grateful for Mrs. Ramos, the Medical Academy Instructor and HOSA advisor, her students, and everyone who donated, for making a difference in the community. #ALLINMartin👊

🐝SPOTLIGHT ON SPELLING🐝 S-T-E-L-L-A-R S-P-E-L-L-E-R-S! Our 57th annual Lillian A. Dassori Elementary Spelling Bee was held today at Jensen Beach High School. Emmy award-winning journalist Stephanie Susskind of WPTV News Channel 5 was the enunciator for the Bee! Read more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/939989 #ALLINMartin👊

During its meeting held last evening, the Martin County School Board approved Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay's recommended revisions to the 2022-2023 school calendar that will allow students to make up instructional time that was lost as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Learn more about calendar revisions: https://www.martinschools.org/article/940085 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏓COMMUNITY ON THE COURT🏓 Congratulations to the Jensen Beach High School Pickleball Club for raising $7,100 at their first-ever charity tournament! Thank you to our community for supporting the Pickleball Club, which was founded just this year. Thanks to this team and everyone who donated and participated in the tournament at the North River Shores Tennis Club, Nala's New Life Rescue will receive $7,100! 📸 credit: JBHS Pickleball Club #ALLINMartin👊

🐝CELEBRATING STELLAR SPELLERS🐝 Thirty-six spellers from all five of the District's middle schools participated in 16 rounds of competition, with the final two spellers competing in rounds 10 – 16! Contestants tackled the spelling of words such as "balderdash," "esoteric," gibbous,” “effusive,” and “resilience." The winning word was "commodious." Congratulations to the following winners: 🐝 Aiden Smart - First Place - Stuart Middle School 🐝 Nina Goyal - Second Place – Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝 Ellise Kleabir - Third Place – Murray Middle School 🐝 Deven Chauhan - Fourth Place – Murray Middle School 🐝 Landin Kodare - Fifth Place - Murray Middle School Read more about the 5th Annual Martin County School District Middle School Spelling Bee: https://www.martinschools.org/article/938204 #ALLINMartin👊

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. Watch the livestream - https://youtu.be/j7DkK8oRsfI View the agenda for the meeting -https://bit.ly/3iLH8Hf #ALLINMartin👊

🎉CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE🎉 Congratulations to Keegan Nunes, a Stuart Middle School student, for being named the first-ever Youth Entrepreneur of the Year at the Business Development Board of Martin County Business Awards! Each year, the Business Development Board of Martin County (BDBMC), with its economic and community partners, celebrates businesses and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Martin County’s economy and community. Keegan is a very bright and determined young entrepreneur making cold-process, small-batch artisan soap through her very own business, K Soap Shop! Congratulations, Keegan! #ALLINMartin👊

🍎 OBSERVING OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTION🍎 Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay participated in a learning walk at Pinewood Elementary School today. "Learning walks are one of many tools we use to learn about the great things happening at each of our schools," Dr. Millay shared. "In addition to observation and engagement, it allows our leadership team to learn about additional ways we can offer support." In Ms. Lacey's class, students benefit from using technology to provide large visuals as they learn strategies and develop their writing skills. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🚗 MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MILLAY🚗 Join Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay on the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show at 8 tomorrow as he provides the last Martin County School District Morning Show update of 2022! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🔑COMMUNICATION IS KEY🔑 TGR Foundation's TGR Learning Lab students at Murray Middle School are enjoying the multitude of possibilities through STEM! Currently, the students are working to improve their communication skills with each other during “blind” drone flying. #ALLINMartin

❤️🤍CANDY CANE WONDERLAND❤️🤍 Martin County School District Board Member Jennifer Russell, District 3, recently took a stroll through Candy Cane Wonderland (a.k.a. Warfield Elementary School). She toured through jolly classrooms and was read to while eating lunch with first graders. Ms. Russell left some treats of her own...mini candy canes and motivational notes around campus for students and staff! It was a pretty tasty and educational visit ❤️🤍 #ALLINMartin👊

👊ALWAYS LISTENING, ALWAYS IMPROVING👊 Martin County School District leaders constantly strive to improve the school district to ensure we educate all students for success. Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay recently visited Citrus Grove Elementary School to meet staff and listen to their ideas on how we can continuously improve. Teamwork helps ensure we reach our goals! #ALLINMartin👊

❤️STAYING ALIVE❤️ Today, Martin County School District Extended Day Managers and Assistant Managers attended CPR and First Aid training. All staff left with their CPR certifications and the song 'Staying Alive' stuck in their heads. CPR certification is required for Extended Day Managers and Assistant Managers, as well as several other positions at every school site. Thank you, Life First, Inc., for providing the training! #ALLINMartin👊

✈️SOARING SUCCESS✈️ Join us in congratulating Jensen Beach High School Senior Luke Sexton for being selected to attend the Air Force's 2023 Flight Academy Program! Luke is one of 200 selected cadets to receive $28,000 in flight training at a university (TBD) next summer. This is an incredible opportunity for Luke to earn his Private Pilot Certification for FREE! He was chosen based on his high score on the Aviation Qualification Test, his GPA and scoring well on a physical fitness test. Congratulations, Luke Sexton! #ALLINMartin #PublicSchoolProud

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🎄PARADING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS🎄 This past weekend was a beautiful whirlwind of holiday parades in Martin County! If you watched any of the parades in Stuart, Hobe Sound or Indiantown, you couldn't miss our Martin County School District students! Congratulations to the following winners: Stuart Christmas Parade ⭐Judges Choice Award-- Citrus Grove Elementary School ⭐Best Illumination (Small Floats)-- Jensen Beach Elementary School PTA ⭐Best Theme (Large Floats)-- Bessey Creek Elementary School ⭐Marching Bands-- Martin County High School ⭐Marching Bands-- Hidden Oaks Middle School ⭐People's Choice Award-- Citrus Grove Elementary School Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade: ⭐ Best Marching Band-- South Fork High School We are so proud of every school, student, family and staff participating in local parades!

🍎 ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda - https://bit.ly/3VnoAvl Watch the livestream - https://youtu.be/Odc1p3ckUnI #ALLINMartin👊

🚗MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MILLAY🚗 Be sure to tune in to the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show tomorrow at 8! Superintendent Dr. John D. Millay will provide your weekly update on all things MCSD. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🗓ON THE CALENDAR🗓 Superintendent Millay has recommended modifications to our previously-announced emergency makeup days. There will be no school or work for students and employees on December 19 -20, 2022. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/927297 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🔬POSITIVELY EXCITING EXPERIMENTS🔬 Fifth-grade students at Palm City Elementary School jumped at the chance to see how positive and negative charges work! Through experimentation, these Wildcats discovered that pepper could pop off the plate and onto the spoon. How exciting! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud