In a move much requested by parents, the daily announcements have been posted on the Athletics Page today. There is an email link to Coach Blackmon at the bottom of the page. Please let him know how much you appreciate this so that we can keep this type of information coming!
Archive for October, 2007
Daily announcements posted!
October 31, 2007Review the new Fl science standards
October 30, 2007The new Florida science standards are available for public review. Comments are being accepted through December 14.
Funding for gifted in question again
October 30, 2007from The Gradebook | Tampabay.com :
Last time Florida lawmakers tried to change funding for gifted education, the advocates came out of the woodwork to beat the proposed bill into submission. This time around, the folks who want to alter the system are reaching out to the parent groups early.
ROTC cadets visit FIT
October 30, 2007from floridatoday.com:
“It gives our cadets an opportunity to see how the ROTC program works at the college level,” said Jenicia McFadden, a senior who is battalion commander of her Junior ROTC program at Cocoa Beach High.
Lt. Col. Charles Cox, ROTC program senior instructor at Cocoa Beach High, had about
40 students Friday at the university.
USF wants more freshmen in dorms
October 29, 2007TAMPA — Starting in fall 2009, all University of South Florida freshmen from outside the Tampa Bay area likely will have to live on campus their first year.
USF administrators are recommending the new policy for the main campus in Tampa, and USF’s board of trustees will consider the measure in coming weeks.
If trustees approve the plan as expected, it will be one more step in USF’s ongoing efforts to shed its “commuter school” label and create a more traditional college experience.
Project Graduation fundraiser Nov. 5th
October 29, 2007Seniors will be your servers for dinner at the pier Nov. 5th. Cost is $10.
Crist approves tuition hike with COLA and tech fee
October 28, 2007Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a 5 percent tuition increase late Friday, ending his longstanding opposition to the upped cost. The new fee will cost university students about $55 more per semester (starting January ‘08)….
The tuition hike includes an automatic annual increase equal to the rise in the cost of living, and a technology fee equal to 5 percent of each student’s tuition beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
Again, it is my understanding that all but the technology fee will be covered by Bright Futures and Florida Prepaid.
Are you ready for FAFSA?
October 28, 2007It’s time for parents of seniors to be preparing to file their FAFSA forms as soon as the new year arrives. If you don’t know what I’m talking about or if you should file a FAFSA form or not, then it’s especially important to start doing your homework now. The Dept. Of Education offers an online tool to help.
FAFSA4caster – U.S. Department of Education
If you want to begin exploring your financial aid options and get an early start on the financial aid process, FAFSA4caster is for you! By using FAFSA4caster, you and your family will receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. This Web site provides you with an opportunity to increase your knowledge of the financial aid process; become familiar with the various types of federal student aid that are available; and investigate other sources of aid, such as grants and scholarships.
When you’re ready to apply for aid, you can easily transition from FAFSA4caster to FAFSA on the Web. Much of the information that you enter in the FAFSA4caster will populate your FAFSA on the Web application, making the experience of applying for federal student aid a lot easier.
Rockledge Cambridge program receives special designation
October 27, 2007I’m a little late posting on this, but those of you comparing programs may find it helpful. And congrats to the folks at the Rock who worked so hard to make this happen.
from Hometown News
ROCKLEDGE – Students at Rockledge High have the option to tailor their own educations.
By participating in Advanced International Certificate of Education classes in the school’s Cambridge Academy program, they can choose classes in subjects that they are skilled and have an interest in.
Proposed change to evolution standards
October 27, 2007Florida has written new standards for teaching science that for the first time say public-school students need to learn about evolution.
The proposed science standards, released Friday, call evolution one of the “big ideas” that must be taught as part of in-depth, hands-on learning.
Florida’s plan is part of a larger push to improve science education but could set off a battle over beliefs.
Current standards do not use the word evolution — long a controversial word in education — but do require teaching evolutionary concepts in public schools.
