MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Martin County High School student Brooke Tweeddale worked on her volleyball skills this summer! She went to the University of Florida volleyball camp and met Coach Mary Wise and all the amazing UF volleyball coaches! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Jensen Beach High School incoming freshman Parker Woods went on an amazing adventure and attended the National Flight Academy on a full scholarship! Parker lived in a multi-story, 102,000-square-foot facility for six days, experiencing theme-park-style thrills surrounded by advanced technology, flight simulators, and virtual reality games that ignite imagination and encourage learning. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Citrus Grove Elementary School students Julian and Mateo enjoyed their summer break, splitting time between Florida and New Jersey! They ventured into the ocean in Florida, learned about different animal species at the Turtle Back Zoo and tested the slightly colder water of the beaches in New Jersey! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📣DISTRICT OFFICES CLOSED📣 Attention MCSD families: All school and District offices will be closed the morning of Friday, August 4, while staff attends the Superintendent's Back-to-School Kickoff. Offices will reopen at 1 p.m., and any messages will be returned at this time. #ALLINMartin👊

🐾FRIENDLY SUMMER VISIT🐾 The Martin County Sheriff’s Office visited Willoughby Learning Center for a K-9 Corrections Officer demonstration in June. The students attending the summer program enjoyed meeting Deputy Jenkins and his K-9 Officer Remi, as well as Deputy Pope and her K-9 Officer Patches. The best part is they got to give some pet scratches! Thank you, Martin County Sheriff's Office, for working with the Martin County School District to arrange this fun and educational visit! #ALLINMartin👊

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Felix A. Williams Elementary student Anthony had a busy and exciting summer staying local! If he wasn't visiting his grandmother, he was learning all about the U.S. Coast Guard and spending time at the different Martin County Fire Rescue fire stations! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Jensen Beach Elementary student Penelope traveled to the opposite side of the country for her summer adventure! She hiked, climbed trees, went canoeing and even saw some whales in Alaska! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 SeaWind Elementary student Landon had a blast going on adventures this summer! Landon saw the gorgeous mountain views of East Tennessee while visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and learned all about marine life at SeaWorld! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 The Pinewood Elementary student Logan discovered the magic at Disney World for the first time during his summer adventure! “I had so much fun going to Disney for the very first time this summer and seeing all of my favorite characters and the fireworks show," Logan shared. "It was so cool!” #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Jensen Beach Elementary School student Monroe traveled all the way to the Grand Canyon National Park for her summer adventure! Did you know the Grand Canyon National Park is larger than the entire state of Rhode Island? The Park is a massive 1,904 square miles, while Rhode Island is around 1,212 square miles! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Hobe Sound Elementary School student Hayden went on an exciting trip to Disney for his awesome summer adventure! Did you know Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom are home to 51 rides?! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎉SHOWING APPRECIATION🎉 Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day! You know them fondly as our ET (Educational Technology) team here in the Martin County School District. You might not always see them, but they are always working in the background. They fix your child's laptop, a teacher's computer, printer, phone, etc. Anything tech they handle, and we appreciate their fantastic support! Thank you, ET, for all you do for our schools and offices! #ALLINMartin👊

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Jensen Beach Elementary School student Ariella spent her summer adventuring to different places through reading! "Ariella got her very own Martin County Library System library card to check out books she wants to read over the summer, "proud mom Rachelle shared. "She even earned a free pass to Sailfish Splash Waterpark for completing the library’s summer reading challenge." #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 The Berkley family--Ms. Berkley at Felix A. Williams Elementary, Mr. Berkley at Stuart Middle School and their daughter Ryah, a student at Felix A. Williams Elementary--have had a summer full of exciting educational adventures! "Our family has been on a six-week camping trip across America, studying geography, history, geology, biology and even P.E. when visiting and exploring 11 national parks," the family shared. "Ryah has earned her Junior Ranger badge at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks. She has hiked the Zion Narrows, been off-roading in the Utah desert to see petroglyphs and slot canyons and hiked to the Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park." As teachers, they encourage all parents to take advantage of the "Every Kid Outdoors" pass, which gives the whole family free admission to federal parks for fourth graders! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 During the summer, Hannah Alterman and Crystal Hallee, enthusiastic math teachers from the Martin County School District and Palm City Elementary School, joined fellow math enthusiasts in participating in the B.E.S.T. Math Standards Professional Learning Event, organized by The Florida Department of Education. Mathematics educators from surrounding counties came together for detailed training on the content and implementation of the Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Standards. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Incoming 2nd graders Brody (Palm City Elementary School) and Merrick (Hobe Sound Elementary School) learned about native saltwater species while fishing and snorkeling in our local waterways for their summer adventures! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Hidden Oaks Middle School student Kellen had a great summer visiting family in Illinois! Do you know at least one difference between Florida and Illinois lakes? Kellen was most likely not swimming with any alligators. 🐊🏊‍♂️ #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📣READY FOR AUGUST📣 The kickoff of our 2023-2024 New Educator Orientation was held today at Martin County High School! More than 100 educators will be diving into professional development over the next three days, learning about our collaborative culture and quest for success! 🏆ICYMI- Superintendent Michael Maine has set a goal for MCSD to become the Florida Department of Education's top-performing school system! The CLIMB is underway! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #BetterTogether #NEO2324

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Port Salerno Elementary School student Jackson enjoyed learning about the history of the Cherokee Native Americans and playing in the cold creek waters that flow through the reservation. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

☀️🌊#MCSDSummerAdventures☀️🌊 Murray Middle School student Gabriel and his sister Aliana, a Crystal Lake Elementary School student, got to fly high and enjoy a fantastic view of the Great Smoky Mountains during a helicopter ride in Newport, Tennessee! Did you know that the “smoke” from the Smoky Mountains is fog that comes from the area’s vegetation? Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen, but plants also exhale something called “volatile organic compounds,” or VOCs, which cause fog. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud