MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

📚CELEBRATE LITERACY WEEK📚 Stuart Middle School Jaguars are combining their love for reading with their love for music! Band members celebrated literacy week with the community by creating a wonderful ambiance with their melodies at Barnes and Noble! 📚🎶 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎓CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2024🎓 Mark your calendars! Dates and times are set to celebrate the Martin County School District Class of 2024! Join us on the following dates to commemorate the accomplishments of our graduating seniors: 🎓South Fork High School: Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 7 p.m. 🎓Martin County High School: Friday, May 17, 2024, at 7 p.m. 🎓Jensen Beach High School: Monday, May 20, 2024, at 7 p.m. Information about tickets and livestream links will be forthcoming from their senior’s school. Stay tuned! https://www.martinschools.org/article/1429302 #ALLINMartin👊 #Classof2024 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether️💫

📚CELEBRATE LITERACY WEEK📚 The Food and Nutrition Services Department couldn't miss out on the Celebrate Literacy Week festivities! Martin County School District students were invited to Pete's perfect pizza party, which is based off the book, "Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party!" #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #FLCelebratesLiteracy

🐝STELLAR SPELLERS SHINE🐝 The Martin County School District held the 58th Annual Lillian A. Dassori Elementary Spelling Bee last night at Martin County High School. Three students from each of the elementary schools in the District participated in 10 rounds of competition, taking on challenging words such as "eclectic," "sudsy," and "anaconda." Felix A. Williams Elementary 4th-grade student Rafael Pedrosa was named Spelling Bee Champion, acing the winning word "avocado." Congratulations to all our stellar spellers and to the champion, Rafael! #ALLINMartin👊

📢PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK📢 The Florida Department of Education is seeking feedback on the Social Studies Standards it anticipates will be going before the State Board of Education during its March meeting. If you would like to provide feedback, review, or comment on the benchmarks, please visit: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7645313/2023-24-Social-Studies-Standards #ALLINMartin👊

🐝SPELLING BEE SCHOLARS🐝 The Martin County School District held the 58th Annual Lillian A. Dassori Middle School Spelling Bee last night at Martin County High School. Five students from each of the middle schools in the District participated in 9 rounds of competition. Murray Middle School 7th grade student Landon Kodare took home the Spelling Bee Champion title and trophy with the winning word “uncanny.” Murray Middle School 8th grade student Dante Charre placed 2nd, and Treasure Coast Classical Academy 8th grade student Yemil Soto placed 3rd. Congratulations to all our stellar spellers who participated and their outstanding teachers! #ALLINMartin👊

📚CELEBRATE LITERACY WEEK📚 Warfield Elementary School kicked off Celebrate Literacy Week with literacy on the lawn! Families and teachers joined students outside on picnic blankets, enjoying a good book with some fresh air. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #FLCelebratesLiteracy

C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-E What's that spell?! 📣🐍 Citrus Grove Elementary School teachers Ms. Vanessa Molina-Council and Ms. Tammy Reinhart invited Martin County High School cheerleaders (and CGE alum!) to help build the school's very own spirit squad! The result… the birth of the CGE Rattlers! They debuted at Saturday’s Russell Holloway Track Meet, where CGE took home the Overall Champions trophy for the third year in a row! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🚘MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MAINE 🚘 Tune in to the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show at 8 tomorrow! Superintendent Michael Maine will chat live about our upcoming College & Career Fair and Kindergarten Blast Off orientation events. Don't miss your chance to hear all the details live! #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

📚LEADING IN LITERACY📚 Martin County School District's Alcira Gonzalez is serving as a speaker at the Florida Literacy Association 59th Annual Conference today! The conference is held for literacy educators across Florida, where they talk about the latest findings in reading education and learn tips to help students become stronger readers. Ms. Gonzalez is a Prevention/Intervention Program Specialist at Port Salerno Elementary School, and we are very proud she's representing MCSD! #ALLINMartin👊

🏁TRACK MEET INFO🏁 We're ready to see our elementary school athletes bright and early tomorrow morning, January 20, at Jensen Beach High School for the Russell Holloway Track Meet! See photos for the schedule of events. Who's going to take home the trophies this year?! 🏆 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🔔NEW START TIMES FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR🔔 The Martin County School Board approved new school start times for the 2024-2025 School Year during its regular Board Meeting tonight. Florida HB 733, passed in 2023, requires school districts to comply with new middle and high school start times beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. To comply with the legislation, Martin County School District school start and end times have been adjusted for the 2024-2025 school year. Because we are implementing the new times before the mandated year (2026-2027), the District will receive funds from the Florida Department of Education, which a portion of will be used to purchase a school bus tracking system for families. This system will allow verified parents and guardians to see when the bus will arrive at its stop in the mornings and afternoons, and if there are any delays along the route. Read more about the new times, legislation and bus tracking system here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1413309 #ALLINMartin👊

📚HONORING OUR HISTORY📚 The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida are encouraging students to participate in this year’s Black History Month contests! Students from all grade levels are invited to attend. Contests will run through February 7th. Essay contest winners will receive a two-year Florida College Plan scholarship! For more info on how to enter, visit: floridablackhistory.com #ALLINMartin👊

✨I HAVE A DREAM✨ Felix A. Williams Elementary students celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by sharing some dreams of their own. "I have a dream...that all children in the world can go to school." "I have a dream...that we will have world peace." "I have a dream that everyone has a home and no hunger." Young dreamers inspired by a great dreamer. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎 ON THE AGENDA🍎 Today's School Board Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3vuwF9f Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/9BQ70tqfBBQ #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether🌟

🚀TAKE FLIGHT WITH US! 🚀 On Tuesday, February 7, each Martin County School District elementary school will host a Kindergarten Blast Off orientation event for families! Staff will provide families of rising kindergartners with information on school meal programs, Extended Day after-school care opportunities, completing their enrollment and more! Kindergarten Blast Off starts at 5:30 p.m. at each school on February 7. We hope to see you there! Find your child's future elementary school and learn more about enrollment here: https://bit.ly/48SyJWW #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

STAY CONNECTED📲 Experience the upgraded features of our Martin County School District app! For families with existing Rooms accounts, accessing new features, such as the ability to chat directly with participating teachers and view upcoming class assignments/initiatives, is now possible both online and within the MCSD app. If you receive a text from the District’s 98900 number or an email from Thrillshare about Rooms, that’s your invitation to register! Your student’s teacher has created their account, unlocking the new features for you to explore. Stay connected and make the most of your MCSD app! Download for Android https://bit.ly/384NjgH Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3Dl3iWC For more information, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/o/mcsd/page/rooms-support #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🍎 ON THE AGENDA 🍎 Today's School Board Workshop will begin at 4:00 p.m. View the agenda: https://bit.ly/3H8XBhw Watch the livestream: https://youtu.be/_i8Jz0btnVA #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether🌟

TOWN HALL ON ALL THINGS EDUCATION 📣📚 The Martin County School District is hosting a series of town hall sessions designed to engage our local community in conversations about issues impacting education. Sessions will be held in each area of our community. The first session will take place on Wednesday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. at J.D. Parker Elementary School. Before this first session, we encourage community members to fill out a survey on topics and questions they would like to see covered during the town hall. Click here for the survey: https://bit.ly/48I7dLI This is a great opportunity to talk with fellow Martin County neighbors and MCSD leaders about legislation, safety, funding and all trends impacting our students’ educational experience. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/41JZZEK #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎓CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE🎓 Forty-four outstanding high school seniors from the Martin County School District have been nominated for the 2024 Pathfinder Awards! The Pathfinders of Palm Beach/Martin County Scholarship Fund Awards are presented each year to 54 of the best and brightest seniors in Martin and Palm Beach counties, acknowledging their remarkable achievements​ in 18 academic, vocational, athletic, and art categories. Nominees have the honor of competing against their peers for more than $117,000 in college scholarships. Click to view this year's list of nominees from Jensen Beach High School, Martin County High School, and South Fork High School: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1399724 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #Classof2024