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Teacher, Brandy Anderson, does a cartwheel across the stage in the ITMS cafeteria. Photo Jacque Estes
Team Anderson won the civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
ITMS seventh-grader, Abigail Lee, dressed up with a patriotic hat and glasses for the civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
Flagler Superintendent Jacob Oliva talks with ITMS students prior to the start of the civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
The Florida Lottery semi-trailer wasn't used for the Civics challenge at Indian Trails Middle School due to inclement weather. Photo Jacque Estes
A Pop Up Wave was a chance for students to catch a T-shirt during the Just Read Florida Civics quiz at Indian Trails Middle School on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
Hope Colle of the Florida Department of Education, explains the rules of the quiz to ITMS Principal Paul Peacock. Photo Jacque Estes
Teachers Brandy Anderson and Jeffrey Buck cheered on their students on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
ITMS students cheer on Team Anderson and Team Buck in the ITMS civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
Books donated by the Florida Department of Education, line the front of the stage. Photo Jacque Estes
Hats, signs and funny glasses were all part of the audience participation at the ITMS Civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
Hope Colle, Florida Department of Education, and Flagler Superintendent Jacob Oliva, pose for a photo before the start of the ITMS civics quiz on Friday, Dec. 4. Photo Jacque Estes
A turquoise, 18-wheel semi-trailer with the pink flamingo logo of the Florida Lottery pulled into the back parking lot of Indian Trails Middle School on Friday, Dec. 4 for the Just Read Florida event. The trailer, which opens up into a stage, had to stay closed due to the weather, but that didn’t matter to the cafeteria full of seventh graders. They were just as happy to watch teacher Brandy Anderson do a cartwheel.
“To see the kids excited about civics, and being able to answer the questions, is really great.” Diane Dyer, Flagler Schools director of curriculum
The ITMS seventh-grade civics classes were chosen by the Florida Department of Education, co-sponsor of the event with the Florida Lottery. Schools were chosen randomly throughout the state to participate in the pop quiz event.
“Superintendent Oliva received a call about Indian Trails being asked to participate in the event,” Diane Dyer, director of curriculum. “To see the kids excited about civics, and being able to answer the questions, is really great.”
The two teams, Team Anderson and Team Buck, the students of Brandy Anderson and Jeffrey Buck, sat with their buzzers raised, waiting for Principal Paul Peacock to ask the questions.
From time to time there were breaks for “Pop Up Waves” when Peacock threw T-shirts out into waiting arms. During another brief break, Peacock challenged Anderson to do a cartwheel across the stage, which she did flawlessly. Buck declined the cartwheel challenge later in the program.
The teams were allowed to call on one friend from the audience if a question stumped them. No friends were called upon. The eight students on stage knew their civics. The teams traded off the lead throughout the competition. Team Anderson ultimately won.
“This is the first year I’ve heard of it, and it is awesome,” assistant principal Marcus Sanfilippo said.
Books donated by FDOE were stacked on the stage. The books were part of the “Just Take 20” reading campaign implemented by the state.
“Students who read 20 minutes every day are more successful in school,” Hope Colle from the Florida Department of Education told the students.
The event was broadcast live on the school website.
“Parents can watch the event from home on www.itmsmustangs.com/live, just like they can watch the morning announcements,” Peacock said.
