- November 26, 2024
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Flagler Palm Coast High School celebrated 49 students that received their Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in PowerPoint 2010 for the 2012-13 school year. Two students also earned a second certification: Abriann Acevedo in Word and Joshua Johal in Excel.
To earn their certification, the students had to pass the same exam given to adults earning this certification in a two-year technical college.
“Many of the kids being recognized here today for Microsoft Office Specialist are not thinking of a career in an office environment where MicrosoftOoffice suite is typically used,” said Assistant Principal Kevin McCarthy, who took the lead on this carreer and technical education project. “But they are going to use those same skills if they want to be doctors, if they want to be engineers, or they want to work in an office setting. Everything we teach is for career and college readiness. They might go directly into the workforce, they might go into the military, they might go to a four-year university — there are multiple options for the students today.”
ESE to hold open house, teach behavior class
Flagler County Schools’ exception student education open house for parents of ESE students with special needs will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Government Services Building, Conference Room 3, third floor. Parents will have the opportunity to meet the school psychologists, behavior specialists, mental health counselor, staffing specialists and staff of Flagler County Schools’ Exceptional Student Education Department.
Parents are encouraged to bring their children.
RSVP via email to [email protected] or contact Sue McVeigh, ESE parent specialist, Flagler County Schools, at 586-2395, Ext. 2105.
The ESE department will also be hosting a class called Redirecting Children’s Behavior, for parents. Parents of ESE students are encouraged to attend the five-week class, which begins Sept. 26.
The class will be taught by Flagler Schools behavior specialists Lori Highsmith and Teresa Lago. Class size is limited to 30 participants. To RSVP, email [email protected] or call 586-2395, Ext. 2102. The registration deadline is Sept. 12.
Josephine Carrion named Healthy Schools Program Ambassador
Josephine Carrion, food service specialist for Flagler County Public Schools, has been named a Healthy Schools Program Ambassador by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, for her commitment to nutrition and fitness.
With help from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation — an organization founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity — and its Healthy Schools Program, Carrion has been a key supporter of school wellness in Flagler County schools.
"I believe a fundamental key to helping others gain an understanding of the importance of investing in wellness is to lead by example," she said. “We believe in setting our staff up for success to be role models for students in our quest to combat childhood obesity.”
College fair scheduled for October
The seventh-annual Flagler County Schools College Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Matanzas High School.
There will be a morning event for students only from noon to 2 p.m. and an evening event for both parents and students 5-7 p.m.
There are no fees, and the event is open to all Flagler County students and their parents.
Call Hala Laquidara at 447-1575 or email her at [email protected].
Girls group to begin at FPC
A group designed to empower young women to lead happy and healthy lives will begin at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
High school can be a tough place for girls, and school psychologist Shoshanah Mercado plans to create an environment in which the girls build each other up, rather than tear each other down.
Meetings will be after school on Thursdays and last for about an hour. The start date is to be determined.
For more information and to pick up a permission slip, visit Mercado in her office Wednesdays and Thursdays at FPC, room 1003-A or email [email protected].
