MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

💙CELEBRATING PARENTS’ MONTH💙 Celebrating parents and caregivers deserves more than a single day—it deserves a full month of acknowledgment and appreciation. Building on a Parents’ Day proclamation signed in July, the Martin County School Board proudly proclaimed October as Parents’ Month during Tuesday's school board meeting, honoring the guidance, encouragement, and care that define our families. Your support fuels the success of our A-rated, unstoppable District—because when schools and families stand together, every child has the opportunity to thrive. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #UnstoppableSince1925

🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎

Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m.

View the agenda: http://bit.ly/3J9uOhr
Watch the livestream: http://bit.ly/473BUMo

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💙TRUSTWORTHINESS💙

Honesty, integrity, and doing the right thing always make a difference. 🌟

Small acts of trust build big character!

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👑OPPORTUNITY AWAITS👑

The Martin County Fair and Youth Livestock Show is looking for high school students ages 13–18 who want to represent Miss Martin County Teen!

This scholarship opportunity empowers students to shine on stage and in our community—building confidence, leadership, and pride in Martin County. 🌟

Interested? Attend the Fair’s upcoming interest meeting to learn more about how you can get involved! October 23 at 6 p.m. at the Martin County fairgrounds.

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⭐CELEBRATING GOOD CHARACTER⭐

It's Character Counts! Week, and in the Martin County School District, we are proud to recognize the importance of good character in shaping future leaders and building strong, respectful communities.

Grounded in the six pillars of Character—trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship—our students are learning that excellence isn’t just about achievement, but about integrity and heart. 💙

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🏆CELEBRATING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE🏆

Congratulations to our Academic Games Equations winners! 🎉
These outstanding students placed at the county level and will go on to represent our A-rated District at the state competition this spring:

🥇 Hely Shah – Palm City Elementary School
🥈 Gabe Borges – Jensen Beach Elementary School
🥉 Mason Patel – Jensen Beach Elementary School
🏅 Moksh Patel – Palm City Elementary School
🏅 Sam Rijil – Palm City Elementary School

The next round of games is Linguishtiks! This fun ELA game begins October 27, and there’s still time to sign up to compete.

We’re proud of our unstoppable scholars and can’t wait to cheer them on at the state competition! 🎉

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🤩FEEL GOOD FRIDAY🤩

We love kicking off our Friday with celebrations! 🎉 From making waves to spreading kindness, our students and staff are leading with heart across the District—and our Student Services team is proud to recognize them! 🫶

🌊 At Jensen Beach Elementary School students, staff, and volunteers rolled up their sleeves for Intercoastal Cleanup Day—cleaning our beaches and showing what environmental stewardship looks like. Their efforts are a shining example of the Character Counts Citizenship Pillar in action!

👋 Meanwhile, Felix A. Williams Elementary celebrated 10 years of Start With Hello Week, a decade of building unity, inclusion, and compassion through the simple power of saying "hello."

It’s moments like these that reflect the character, commitment, and excellence that define our A-rated District—and keep us unstoppable in all we do. 💪

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🛠️EXPANDING CTE EDUCATION🛠️

For the third time, the Martin County School District has earned a competitive grant from the Florida Department of Education to grow our career and technical education (CTE) programs! 👏🎉

These programs give students the tools, training, and certifications they need to thrive in high-demand industries — from AI Foundations to Welding Technology to Nursing Assistant programs and more.

We’re proud to provide opportunities that prepare our students for unstoppable futures! Read about the grant here: https://bit.ly/48qN5B6

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🎉VOTE NOW!🎉

Join us in celebrating this week's TCPalm Teacher of the Week nominee, Ms. Dorie Laymon of The Pinewood Elementary! 💛🖤

Here's what her nominator said: "I will never be able to fully put into words the impact she has on my son’s life. She didn’t just teach him subjects from a book — she taught him to believe in himself. Her patience, encouragement, and belief in his potential helped him grow in confidence and made him a stellar student. When he walked in, he knew nothing, and now he is unstoppable. I can't thank her enough. Because of her, he loves school now; because of her, he wants to learn more."

➡️ Vote for her today and every day through Friday afternoon: bit.ly/46ZGNWI

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🦄✨READING MAGIC IN THE AIR✨🦄

To mark the launch of UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) Foundations, the District’s new research-based literacy program for K–2 students, the Elementary ELA team invited classrooms across the Martin County School District to help name the new UFLI unicorn mascot.

More than 212 creative entries were submitted, but one name stood out above the rest: TigerLilly, submitted by Mrs. Jill Boudreau’s kindergarten class at Jensen Beach Elementary School! 🎉

TigerLilly now symbolizes the excitement, teamwork, and unstoppable dedication fueling early literacy growth across our A-rated District!

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🌎🌊ECO-SCHOOL IN ACTION🌊🌎

Jensen Beach Elementary continues to live out its mission as the Center for Environmental Stewardship—connecting classroom learning to the local environment around them!

Through A Day in the Life of the Indian River Lagoon, and in partnership with ORCA (Ocean Research and Conservation Association), U. S. Sailing Center, and the Environmental Studies Center, young scientists collected water quality data and biological inventories to study the health of this vital local ecosystem.

It’s hands-on, purposeful learning in action! Just one example of how our A-rated, unstoppable schools are preparing students for a bright future.

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🤩 FEEL GOOD FRIDAY 🤩

Supportive ✅
Encouraging ✅
Motivating ✅

We know you can find those great qualities at ALL our schools in our A-rated District...but today, Principal Jones of Stuart Middle School got a shoutout from our Student Services team for supporting his school's Student Council, a group of students known for their leadership, dedication, and commitment to being positive role models in the community.

Let's give Dr. Jones and the SMS Student Council a round of applause! 👏👏

We have more Student Services spotlights coming...stay tuned! 😊

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Two teams.
4️⃣2️⃣ years of rivalry.
One game that always delivers.

🏈 Martin County High School at South Fork High School
⏰ Kickoff: 7 p.m.
🎟️ Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/3779793?utm_campaign=PlayOn_Sites

Who's it gonna be, Martin County?! Sound off in the comments! 🏈❤️🖤💙💛🐅🐾

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✨ FULL CIRCLE MOMENT ✨

We love these kinds of stories! Proof of what happens when our rigorous curriculum meets caring teachers and unstoppable students. 💪

David Delgado (Martin County High School Class of 2022) began his journey in AVID and CTE, earned his CNA certification in high school, and is now just one semester away from becoming a Registered Nurse. 🌟 That’s excellence in action.

Shoutout to Kristen Register, our Coordinator of Professional Learning and former AVID teacher, for inspiring students to aim higher and achieve more.

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🎉VOTE NOW!🎉

We’re proud to share that our first Kelly Education guest teacher has been nominated for this week's TCPalm Teacher of the Week! 🎉

Congratulations to Ms. Courtney Nagy! Her nominator from SeaWind Elementary shared: "Mrs. Nagy is a substitute teacher who steps in when needed. She has a fantastic attitude, understands what drives the students, and she loves her job. Mrs Nagy’s no-nonsense approach gets cooperation in the learning environment. She treats each student equally, regardless of their aptitudes or backgrounds. Please consider her for this award."

➡️ Vote for her today and every day through Friday afternoon: bit.ly/3IW6Juk

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🌊🐢💎EXPLORE A LOCAL GEM💎🐢🌊

Visit our one-of-a-kind Environmental Studies Center for its Open House on Saturday, October 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.!

Come explore the gem of Martin County and enjoy:
💎 Creative art projects
💎 Delicious food & fun games
💎 Self-guided tours
💎 Meet-and-greet with Joey the Alligator
💎 Student Entrepreneur Fair featuring local creativity and businesses
💎 One last chance to say goodbye to Saylor the Sea Turtle before her release 🐢

Bring the whole family for a day of fun, learning, and exploration! See for yourself why this place truly is a gem. 💎🐢🌊

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🍎ON THE AGENDA🍎

Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. and will be immediately followed by a Special School Board Meeting.

View the workshop agenda: http://bit.ly/4h5J0ok
View the Special Meeting agenda: https://bit.ly/4gTJz4m
Watch the livestream: https://bit.ly/48iU0MM

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🎀BREAST CANCER AWARENESS🎀

On Wednesdays, we wear pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💞

Students, staff, and families—join us in showing support and spreading awareness by wearing pink each Wednesday throughout October. Together, we honor survivors, remember those we’ve lost, and stand with those currently facing breast cancer. Let’s fill our schools with love, hope, and a sea of pink this month. 💗

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STRONG ATTENDANCE = STRONG LEARNING 💪🍎

When students are in class every day, they gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed.

Attendance always matters, but October 6-10 is especially important. That's the week the state takes its enrollment snapshot to decide school funding for the year.

✅ Students in class = accurate snapshot = the right funding to support stronger schools in our A-rated District and better opportunities for our kids.

Let's work together to make sure our students are here next week—it makes a difference for everyone.

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