MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

🌊RETURN OF THE RIVER SCOUT 🌊 🐢🐟One-of-a-kind opportunities happen here in the Martin County School District! Watch Citrus Grove Elementary School students participate in the first voyage of our Environmental Studies Council Center's "River Scout" after its motor replacement. Students were thrilled to have the opportunity to explore our local ecosystem! https://bit.ly/3O41vJX #ALLINMartin👊

👏IT'S A TEAM EFFORT IN MARTIN COUNTY👏 Interested in beginning or continuing your career in a collaborative, supportive workplace environment? The Martin County School District's 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Jessica Urbay of Felix A. Williams Elementary, says that's what you can expect when you join Team MCSD. Everyone chips in to educate all students for success. #ALLINMartin 👊 Watch: https://bit.ly/39iaGYz

🎉CELEBRATING YOUTH LEADERSHIP🎉 Congratulations to Ridge Bradford, a Jensen Beach High School student, for winning the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties Big Teen of the Year! Ridge has been a Big Teen for two Little Brothers, Michael and Leo, for the past two years. He has one special connection with both of them: baseball. Because of their love for the sport, the boys have a lot in common and easily bonded over baseball, school and life. Leaders, peers and Littles say that overall, Ridge is a great volunteer and motivated student athlete. He offers excellent advice to his Little Brothers. They say his positive attitude and “can do” mentality keep his Little Brothers set on the right track. Ridge sees the opportunity that playing sports and excelling in school offer toward his future, and he encourages Michael and Leo to follow in his footsteps. Check out Ridge's full story: https://bit.ly/3Q6wkQ8 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 ON THE AGENDA 🍎 The School Board will hold a Workshop and Special Meeting beginning at 4:00 p.m. today. View the livestream by clicking here: https://youtu.be/dxDgHhVaE2A View the meeting agendas: https://www.martinschools.org/article/759741 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📚SUMMER READING FUN📚 Good news! Florida’s first sales tax exemption period on children’s books is now underway and doesn't end until Sunday, August 14, 2022. That means if your child is joining MCSD's Summer Reading Challenge, their books could have a sales tax exemption! What is considered a children's book under this sales tax exemption period? Any fiction or nonfiction book primarily intended for children ages 12 or younger, including any board book, picture book, beginning reader book, juvenile chapter book, middle-grade book or audiobook on CD or tape. Let's get to reading! For more information: https://bit.ly/3mf1szb

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 The Martin County School Board will hold a Budget Workshop at 3:00 p.m. today. View the meeting agenda - https://bit.ly/3PLs4oU Watch the livestream - https://youtu.be/Cm60dKLkStY #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

In 2018, voters approved a half-mill property tax referendum to fund critical operational needs throughout the District. The School Board would like to know which types of initiatives you think should be implemented or continued if the millage renewal is approved by voters in August 2022. It's important to note that if the renewal is approved, the referendum will simply continue. There would be no increase in property taxes for home or business owners. Share your thoughts with the School Board by clicking here: https://bit.ly/MCSDMillageRenewalSurvey #ALLINMartin👊

ICYMI: FRC 180 S.P.A.M.'s Team Driver, Andrew Marini, made it on WPBF 25 News live for an incredible accomplishment! Andrew, a recently graduated senior from Martin County High School, was awarded a $20,000 scholarship from Florida Power & Light! This scholarship was only awarded to one student in Florida. Andrew said the scholarship will help him pay for tuition at Georgia Tech. Help us in congratulating Andrew! Watch the WPBF segment here: https://bit.ly/3z9DoWa #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🗽 HONORING OUR NATION'S HEROES🗽 The Martin County School District is proud to honor the brave men and women throughout history who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our liberty and freedoms. May we never forget that freedom isn't free. #MemorialDay #ALLINMartin👊

☀ SUMMER NEWS YOU CAN USE☀ Did you receive the latest edition of Martin Moments in your inbox on Friday? Click to catch up on the latest Martin County School District news and information: https://conta.cc/3MSA59G #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️DIFFERENCE MAKERS AND WORLD CHANGERS☀️ 3rd-grade gifted students at Felix A. Williams Elementary turned their yearly study on U.S. Regions into a "make-sale," and raised more than $500 for local non-profits! Students worked in teams and combined research, lessons in geography and economics, and their unique creative gifts and talents to make regional themed items like magnets, keychains, artwork, sculptures, necklaces, and more. Each team then researched and picked a local nonprofit for their store to benefit. 100% of profits from the make sale went to Hibiscus Children's Center, The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Students4H2O, Caring Fields Felines and the Environmental Studies Center. A representative from each organization came out to collect donations and share information with families during the make-sale. These students show us all that we are all able to be #differencemakers and #worldchangers in our own ways and that we are able to achieve so much when we work together. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍽 SUMMER BREAK SPOT 🍽 Our Food & Nutrition Services Department will continue to offer free meals to children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches will be served beginning on Tuesday, May 31. Please click here to learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/755243 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🌞 HAPPY SUMMER, FAMILIES! 🌞 Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students will be posted today, May 27. Report cards for middle and high school students will be posted on Tuesday, June 14. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/. If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/. We wish all of our students and families a safe and relaxing summer break. The 2022-2023 school year will begin on August 10, 2022. #ALLINMartin👊

📺TUNE IN TONIGHT📺 One of the Martin County School District's very own will be on WPTV tonight (5/26/22) for being the winner for Florida in the Doodle for Google Student Contest. K-12 students from across the United States had the opportunity to create their own version of the Google logo inspired by the prompt, "I care for myself by..." Sophie Araque-Liu, a junior at Martin County High School, got a surprise visit from Google to find out she was the state's winner, and it was all caught on camera. You can catch her reaction at 5 p.m. on WPTV! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏆⚾GRACIOUS SPORTSMANSHIP🏆⚾ We need to brag on Jensen Beach High School's Varsity Baseball team for a moment. The Falcons competed in the Florida High School Athletic Association's Class 4A state championship in Fort Myers earlier this week. While they came up just short of earning a state title, losing 8-7 in extra innings, their season was nothing short of inspirational. 💥These student-athletes left Fort Myers as Class 4A state runners-up AND as the state's Academic Champion (highest team GPA) for baseball this school year! 💥 To top it all off, proud Principal Lori Vogel submitted this photo of Cade Crews (#3) congratulating members of Island Coast High School's baseball team moments after they won the state championship. FALCON PROUD is an understatement. #ALLINMartin👊

Our hearts remain with Uvalde. 💔

🎓#MCSDSENIORSTORIES🎓 Today's senior in the spotlight is Ella Migliorino of Martin County High School! Ella plans to attend the University of South Florida and pursue a degree in psychology. "Thank you, Martin Country Schools, for all the preparation and continued support," Ella's proud father, Joe Migliorino, shares. "Congratulations, Ella! We are so very proud of you!" 🎉Congratulations, Ella! 🎉 We can't wait to see where the future takes you. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎓CELEBRATING THE YOUNGEST GRADUATES AND THEIR CULTURES🎓 Head Start, one of the Martin County School District's Pre-K programs, celebrated Cultural Night and the End of the Year with their families! More than 100 families attended the event and watched their Pre-K children sing, dance, and show off what they've learned throughout the year. It was a night to celebrate the end of the school year and the many cultures that make up the Head Start program. A big thanks to all the teachers and staff who helped with the events and a huge thank you to Food and Nutrition Services for lending a helping hand at the Stuart Learning Center Site! Check out this video clip of the students singing and dancing: https://bit.ly/3lBJMgY #ALLINMartin #PublicSchoolProud #PreK

🎓COMING FULL CIRCLE🎓 Hundreds of graduation Martin County School District seniors participated in the district's Senior Walk tradition. Graduating seniors dress up in their cap and gowns and walk down the first school at which their educational career started. As they head down the hallways lined up with staff and elementary students, they are received with cheers, 'congratulations' posters and smiling faces looking up at their future. Take a look at some of the pictures below highlighting the tradition.

🎓HONORING AN OUTSTANDING GRADUATE🎓 Superintendent John D. Millay and the Martin County School Board honored an outstanding member of the #Classof2022 on Tuesday! Kyle Ramos, who graduated from South Fork High School on Friday, served as the School Board's Student Representative this school year. Kyle plans to attend Yale University and major in ethics, politics and economics. Best wishes, Kyle! We can't wait to see what the future holds for you. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud