MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

🐝CELEBRATING STELLAR SPELLERS🐝 Ten outstanding spellers from each of the District's five middle schools participated in ten rounds of competition during yesterday's Middle School Spelling Bee. Students tackled the spelling of words such as "invertebrate," "bravado," cerebellum,” “preposterous,” and “demonstrable." The winning word was "subconscious." Congratulations to the following winners: 🐝Nina Goyal - First Place - Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝Bella Valade - Second Place – Hidden Oaks Middle School 🐝Aiden Smart - Third Place – Stuart Middle School 🐝Yesenia Mercado-Calderon - Fourth Place – Stuart Middle School 🐝Lucas Orellana - Fifth Place - Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School #ALLINMartin👊

🍎LEARNING IN ACTION🍎 Superintendent John D. Millay and members of the District's leadership team participated in a learning walk at Port Salerno Elementary School this morning. Learning walks allow District staff to observe teaching and learning, celebrating best practices and identifying opportunities to offer additional support. "I love seeing the great energy of our teaching staff and the learning that is going on in our schools," Superintendent John D. Millay shared. "I am extremely proud of the progress our students are making." #ALLINMartin👊

⚖️POISE & PROFESSIONALISM⚖️ Students Kyle Ramos (South Fork High School), Shea Powers (Jensen Beach High School), Jordan LoSardo (Martin County High School) and Cole Foster (South Fork High School) served as Florida YMCA Youth In Government (YiG) panelists during the annual Florida Supervisors of Elections' Winter Conference, held recently at the Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa. To the delight of attendees, the students spoke eloquently about their experiences serving as members of the YMCA of the Treasure Coast's YiG delegation, which is the largest in the state. Jensen Beach High School's Color Guard presented our nation's colors during the conference. #ALLINMartin👊

⚕️LIFESAVING TRAINING⚕️ Freshmen and juniors throughout the Martin County School District are receiving first aid and CPR training in accordance with Chapter 1003.453(3), Florida Statutes, which was updated earlier this year. Jensen Beach High School students received their training yesterday. To view the complete training schedule, please click here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/580547. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. The School Board is expected to discuss proposed changes to school boundaries as recommended by its Boundary Advisory Committee during the meeting. View the agenda - https://bit.ly/3EfaYK0 Watch the livestream - https://youtu.be/9tU5Op8Okho #ALLINMartin👊

🎼SOUNDS OF THE SEASON🎼 Jensen Beach High School's renowned Falcon Pride Band presented its Holiday Charity Concert on Thursday, December 2. Admission to the concert was either a donation for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation program or canned goods/non-perishable items for House of Hope. This year, JBHS collected $1,202 for the Toys for Tots program and 524pounds of food for House of Hope! That amount of food equals 437 meals for needy residents in our local community. The Holiday Charity Concert began in 2008. Since that time, Jensen Beach High School has collected $13,325 for the Toys for Tots program and 9,260 pounds of food for the House of Hope. #ALLINMartin👊

A date which will live in infamy. #NeverForget #PearlHarbor80

The Middle School Spelling Bee will begin at 10:00! Watch our stellar spellers compete live: https://martinschools-org.zoom.us/j/82777271701. #ALLINMartin👊

📚GROWING YOUNG READERS📚 Students enrolled in our Martin County Pre-K Programs are being prepared for a lifetime of academic success! They have already learned about the different parts of books, knowledge that will be helpful to them as they learn to read. Please click the following link to learn more about the benefits of enrolling your child in an early childhood program operated by the Martin County School District: https://www.martinschools.org/page/preschool-and-head-start. #ALLINMartin👊

As part of the Martin County School District’s commitment to exemplary customer service, Transportation employees participated in customer experience training today. Employees participated in group discussions, hands-on activities and reflections designed to help them achieve the #ALLINMartin👊 standard of excellence each day.

Mr. Michael Maine, Executive Director of Principals & Professional Standards, watched as Pinewood Elementary School students participated in their math lessons today. Pursuing our mission of educating all students for success means ensuring all students are engaged in learning! #ALLINMartin👊

🚗MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MILLAY🚗 Tune in to the WSTU 1450AM Morning Show at 8:00 tomorrow! Superintendent John D. Millay will share the latest news and information from throughout the Martin County School District. #ALLINMartin👊

🌲SPIRIT OF THE SEASON 🌲 We are so proud of all of our students and employees who participated in the Stuart Christmas Parade last evening! Congratulations to the following award winners: 🌲Bessey Creek Elementary School - Judges’ Choice Award & People’s Choice Award 🌲Citrus Grove Elementary School - Musical Award (Small Float) 🌲Indiantown Middle School and Martin County High School- Judges’ Choice Award for School Marching Bands #ALLINMartin👊

🍎FULL STEAM AHEAD🍎 Students at Warfield Elementary School practiced their ingenuity and engineering skills this week by experimenting with different building materials. They enjoyed using uncooked spaghetti, wood blocks and other manipulatives to build structures! #ALLINMartin 👊

🎓ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 🎓 Carla Holbrook, a 1994 graduate of South Fork High School, returned to campus to perform for students during lunch sessions yesterday. A member of SGA, band, chorus, and drama while a student at SFHS, Carla has gone on to have great professional success as a musical artist and performer. She has toured the world with many notable music groups, notably serving as the lead vocalist for Grammy-winning artist Salvador Santana (son of Carlos Santana) in the Salvador Santana Band. They toured as the supporting act for Grammy-winning artist Carlos Santana. During the European tour, Carla joined as Carlos Santana's female guest vocalist and continued to share the stage with Santana on many other occasions in California. In between tours, Carla recorded with Salvador Santana and Carlos Santana at Fantasy Studios with famed engineer Stephen Hart (Santana, Green Day, Credence Clearwater Revival, Bill Evans, Journey, Aerosmith. BB King, U2, En Vogue). Carla worked for other studios in the Bay Area as a session vocalist and collaborated with many musicians as well. Since returning to Stuart, Carla has played different venues around Florida, singing with musicians such as Bob Gaffney (Firefall). She has also been involved with several professional theater productions including Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), Dolly Parton's role in 9 to 5: The Musical (Doralee), Cabaret (sailor), and Gypsy (Louise). The students and staff loved listening to Carla’s performance yesterday. #ALLINMartin👊

🌲❤️HOLIDAY MIRACLE❤️🌲 Jensen Beach High School Assistant Principal Jaime Thompson’s heart dropped when she glanced down at her finger recently and noticed the diamond from her engagement ring was missing. “My heart dropped," she said. "This is something you think you’re going to leave your children one day. It’s going to be a part of my family forever. I just froze and sat there, thinking 'oh no, maybe if I don’t move; it’s right here'." Just as she began to lose hope, custodian Paul Orlik came through with a huge holiday miracle. Watch CBS12’s exclusive story: https://cbs12.com/news/local/holiday-miracle-custodian-finds-assistant-principals-missing-wedding-diamond #ALLINMartin👊

🍎MARTIN MINUTES WITH MILLAY🍎 Did you catch Superintendent John D. Millay's appearance on the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show this week? Catch up on the latest MCSD news by clicking the link below! Dr. Millay's segment begins at the 2:01:47 mark. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eddsm-11428d9 #ALLINMartin👊

📚THE 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN CLUB 📚 Congratulations, Logan, the newest member of the 1000 Books before Kindergarten Club! For more information on the District's early childhood programs, visit https://www.martinschools.org/page/preschool-and-head-start.

📜LEARNING FROM THE PAST📜 Our high school students have had the unique opportunity in recent weeks to learn from Mr. Louis Schneider, a Palm City resident who survived the Holocaust as a young child. WPTV has the exclusive story: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/holocaust-survivor-shares-experiences-with-martin-county-students #ALLINMartin👊

📚THANKFUL FOR BOOKS📚 Port Salerno Elementary School held its Thanksgiving book exchange for kindergarten students last week. The event was made possible through a partnership with the Pew Foundation. "This partnership has provided our students with access to high-quality, engaging texts," Interim Principal Lauren Gifford shared. "The students' smiles, squeals and pure delight were heartwarming." #ALLINMartin👊