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🎨LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR SOPHIE🎨 Today is the last day to vote for Sophie Araque-Liu, a rising senior at Martin County High School, in the 2022 Doodle for Google contest! Let's go #ALLINMartin and help Sophie make it to the top five national finalists! She could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for a new/upgraded computer lab at MCHS! Don't forget, voting ends tonight! To show your support and vote for Sophie, click the link below and search for "Grades 10-12" and then "Florida." https://doodles.google.com/d4g/vote/

📐MATH REVIEW MONDAY📐 NEW COMPETITION! Paper is upping the game for Math Review Monday! The tutoring company is sponsoring a four-week contest, in which the 6th-12th grade student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions will win a $25 Amazon gift card! The contest runs from 7/11 through 8/5. So, let's sharpen those math skills this summer and complete this week’s set of Math Review Monday practice problems! Students of all ages within the Martin County School District can participate. Need some help? Elementary students can email the Martin County School District Coordinator of Math, Dr. Paige McMahon, at mcmahop@martinschools.org. For middle and high school students, try out the amazing tutors at Paper! Remember, the new four-week contest follows the student who uses Paper to assist in answering the most questions! A new set of questions will be posted here every Monday. Solutions will be posted each Friday. See below for one of the math problems for this week. You can find all the math problems here: https://bit.ly/3toHO7R #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

The Florida Department of Education released school and district grades for the 2021-2022 school year today. MCSD earned the highest percentage of "A" rated schools on the Treasure Coast and was just three points shy of earning an "A" district grade in the state accountability system. Five schools ranked among the top 25% of similar schools in the state. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/779784 #ALLINMartin👊

✅VOTE FOR SOPHIE✅ One of Martin County School District's very own needs your help to become a national finalist and potentially win big in the Doodle for Google Student Contest! Sophie Araque-Liu, a student at Martin County High School, was recently named the winner for Florida in the 2022 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's artwork was chosen to represent Florida from thousands of entries. With your vote, she could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for MCHS, plus showcase her amazing artwork to the world! How to vote: head to https://doodles.google.com/d4g/ between now and 3 a.m. on July 13. Please show your support for Sophie and MCHS by voting and sharing the link with your family and friends. Let's go Sophie! Watch her story: https://youtu.be/gYt-3i7qp2A #ALLINMArtin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #DoodleforGoogle

✅VOTE FOR SOPHIE✅ One of Martin County School District's very own needs your help to become a national finalist and potentially win big in the Doodle for Google Student Contest! Sophie Araque-Liu, a student at Martin County High School, was recently named the winner for Florida in the 2022 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's artwork was chosen to represent Florida from thousands of entries. With your vote, she could potentially win a $30,000 college scholarship AND $50,000 for MCHS, plus showcase her amazing artwork to the world! How to vote: head to https://doodles.google.com/d4g/ between now and 3 a.m. on July 13. Please show your support for Sophie and MCHS by voting and sharing the link with your family and friends. Let's go Sophie! Watch her story: https://youtu.be/gYt-3i7qp2A #ALLINMArtin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #DoodleforGoogle

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 Our summer feeding bus is officially up and running - we'll be serving free meals and fun to all children aged 18 and under on weekdays through July 29! Come visit our Food & Nutrition Services team at the Crossings at Indian Run apartment complex (12:30 - 2 p.m.) or Stuart Congregational Church (10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.) Jade Jarvis of WPBF 25 News took a look at the bus on Tuesday, speaking with local families about what this meal service means to them. Click to learn more: https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-martin-county-feeding-bus-kids-school-summer/40515817. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🗽Honoring our nation's heroes.🗽 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 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👊

Our hearts remain with Uvalde. 💔

A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take.💐❤️ Happy #MothersDay, Martin County!

The voter-approved half-mill property tax has funded an extra School Resource Officer (SRO) at each MCSD-operated high school for the last four years. The Martin County School Board wants to know if you think this should be continued if the half-mill is renewed by voters on August 23, 2022. Please click the following link to share your thoughts with the School Board: https://bit.ly/MCSDMillageRenewalSurvey. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎EARLY RELEASE DAY🍎 Just a reminder, families - Wednesday, May 4, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING LIFECHANGERS🍎 The Martin County School District is proud to recognize the many talented educators who help us achieve our mission of educating all students for success each and every day! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🤝CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIP🤝 The Martin County School District held its annual Volunteer & Business Partner Awards Ceremony on April 14, honoring many outstanding members of our community for their donation of their time and talents to our students and schools. More than 2,400 volunteers donated approximately 42,000 hours of their time in service to children in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years, resulting in an estimated impact equivalent to $1.2M. We feel honored and extremely fortunate to be able to continue educating all students for success in our generous, giving, engaged and helpful Martin County community! Watch the video: https://youtu.be/om6XOREm28A #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🐰💐Happy Easter to all who celebrate!🐰💐 We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, April 19. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎NO SCHOOL REMINDER🍎 Families - all MCSD schools will be closed on Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, 2022. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars. #ALLINMartin👊

🍎INSTRUCTIONAL UPDATE FOR FAMILIES🍎 In March, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1048 into law, effectively eliminating Florida Standards Assessments (FSAs) and replacing them with progress monitoring. This school year will be the last year that students take FSAs - next year, Florida will fully implement progress monitoring-based school accountability. Our Division of Instructional Services has created a video explaining what parents need to know about this new legislation and the status of assessments: https://youtu.be/hjIM1Xcns6c. Many of our students will participate in FSAs this week. We ask families to continue prioritizing attendance and punctuality while also encouraging their children to take pride in demonstrating what they have learned this year. Families are encouraged to reach out to their child's school with any questions. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LEADERS🍎 The Martin County School District is proud to celebrate national #APWeek in honor of the amazing assistant principals who serve our students and schools! Students, parents/guardians, colleagues and community members are encouraged to join us in celebrating these #MCSDMagnificent school leaders by sharing stories of appreciation that will be shared throughout the week on our website and social media channels. Share your outstanding MCSD AP story with us here: https://bit.ly/3uT9Tny #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🔊MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!🔊 Families - our annual Satisfaction & Engagement surveys are live! This is your chance to provide feedback about our school- and District-based programs, outreach efforts, initiatives and resources. If you have children enrolled in more than one school, please complete one survey for each school prior to April 8. English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPK35LY Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VSGZDQP We appreciate your engagement! #ALLINMartin👊