Brevard Offers Free ACT to High School Juniors
On April 22, Brevard Public School’s 11th
grade students will be taking the ACT College Entrance
Exam during the regular school day at no cost to you.
Students will receive a college-ready score that may be
used for admission to colleges and universities
throughout Florida and America and may satisfy the
testing requirement to receive a Bright Futures
Scholarship. Results from this test will also serve as
a planning tool in developing a meaningful senior year
schedule as counselors work with students and parents to
prepare Brevard’s graduates for post-secondary and
career success. We are excited to be able to offer your
child this opportunity toward a successful future.
Be sure to watch the Superintendent’s Forum on the ACT
airing daily from April 5-11on
BPS TV Bright House
Network Channel 78-11, 99-1 or 198 and Digital Ch. 68-3.
For more information about the ACT program in
Brevard, click
here.
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2009
Summer Voluntary Prekindergarten
Registration Begins in March
Brevard
Public Schools announces a free 300-hour Summer
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)
Program for students who will be entering kindergarten
in August 2009. This program is voluntary and open to
all eligible children regardless of economic status.
Children must be four-years old on or before Sept. 1,
2008, reside in Florida and can not have attended the
2008-2009 school-year VPK Program. The Summer VPK
Program will be offered at selected Brevard Public
Schools, June 3 – July 29, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. with no school on July 3. Parents are responsible
for transportation. There will be no school bus
service; however, breakfast and lunch will be
available. For more information,
click here.
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National Foundation Awards Grant to
Outstanding Music Program
Sabal
Elementary will soon receive several musical instruments,
thanks to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. With many
music programs across the country losing vital funding, the
Foundation helps under-served schools and after-school
programs purchase or repair instruments.
“Sabal’s
String program is growing by leaps and bounds,” said
Michelle Couch, the music teacher. “After we started an
introductory strings unit for all fourth graders last year,
our Beginning & Intermediate Strings classes doubled in
size. While I was thrilled with the increased enrollment
and the students’ excitement, our inventory was not
sufficient to handle the surge in numbers. The instruments
from the Foundation will ensure that everyone who wants to
participate has an instrument.”
An
application for support was submitted by Sabal Elementary
and the foundation found their program to be a worthwhile
investment, allowing more students to be able to play and
experience the benefits of music education.
For more information,
click here.
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Relay for
Life of Viera/Suntree/Satellite Beach Art Contest Winners
Quest
Elementary - From left to right: Rick Morton, Event
Chair; Kyle Troiano, 5th Grade - 1st place; Karen Monahan,
Art Teacher; Melissa Dowd, 6th Grade – 1st Runner-up; Kensly
McKay, 5th Grade – 2nd Runner-up.
Satellite
High - From left to right: Kathleen Lucas - Art
Teacher; Thomas Hunton - 3rd place; Cynthia Sundin - 2nd
place; Kayla Zappone - 1st Place; Mark Elliott, Principal
and event Co-Chair.
Florida Future Problem Solving Competition in Brevard
On February 17, 19 & 20, many Brevard students were at the
Education Services Facility (ESF) in Viera busily applying
their six-step problem solving process to the topic of Space
Junk in the written booklet competition. Middle and Junior
Divisions also competed in the Presentation of Action Plans
(skits). The competitions culminated with an awards
ceremony on Friday afternoon in the Board Room. For a
complete list of winners and state invitees,
click
here.
Operation NOW at Viera High
Public Welcome
March 28, 10 am – 2 pm
On
Saturday, March 28 Viera High School will host Operation NOW
(Not on Our Watch). The program is open to all Brevard
County residents and is free of charge. The mission of
Operation NOW (Not on Our Watch) is to prevent teen driving
deaths due to distracted driving.
Rene
Rubiella and wife, Terri, lost their daughter Allie, a
senior at Satellite High School, in 2005. Allie was one of
10 Brevard County teens that lost their lives in tragic
accidents that year. Overcome with grief, Rene vowed to
eliminate the needless teenage deaths that steal our most
promising national resource each year. “This program is
about choices, decisions and consequences,” said Rubiella.
For more information,
click here.
Pen Power Winners
Announced
The winners of the VSA arts of Florida-Brevard’s third
annual playwriting competition, “Pen Power” were announced
on Friday, March 13, 2009 in front of an audience at the
King Center Studio Theatre, where each play was presented in
a staged reading format with an audience talk-back.
Students were required to write a one-act play that explores
some aspect of disability. The winners are:
1st Place, Amy Godfrey, for her play, “Dating
Denial,” Bayside High School – Teacher, Donna Kreilling
2nd Place, Eric Leohner, for his play, “Izambard,”
Satellite High School – Teacher, Terry Moore
3rd Place, Brittnee Royer, for her play,
“Choice,” Bayside High School – Teacher, Donna Kreilling
For more information,
click here.
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I'm
not a huge basketball fan, so
March Madness never made sense
to me. However, this month
at BPS March has been full of
surprises. Everything from the
budget to FCAT has come our way.
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