MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

GEAR UP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 🍎☀️📚 Summer learning in the Martin County School District starts tomorrow, June 3! Bus routes, times and locations can be found at this link: https://www.martinschools.org/page/summer-break-resources We look forward to a summer full of educational growth! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍽NOURISHING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🍽 No school? No problem! Our Food & Nutrition Services Department continues to offer free meals to ALL children aged 18 and under during the summer months with no income restrictions. Breakfasts and lunches are now being served at a few locations, but more sites will be available starting June 3. Our Summer Feeding Bus is back on the road this year! It will make stops at St. Lucie Mobile Village and Booker Park in Indiantown. Full list of locations and times: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1620864 #ALLINMartin👊

📚BOOKS OF THE MONTH📚 Get your summer reading started with the Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr.'s picks for Commissioner’s Books of the Month! “Books are gateways to the past that allow us to relive the tales of history’s most valiant heroes,” said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. “As students read these books, it is my hope that they will reflect on why we celebrate Memorial Day – to honor America’s military men and women who lost their lives while serving our country.” Books of the Month: 📙Pre-K: "Why Do We Celebrate Memorial Day" by Kristen Lake 📕Grades K-2: "Shark Lady: Celebrating Holidays: Memorial Day" by Rachel Grack 📗Grades 3-5: "Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" by Jeff Gottesfeld 📘Grades 6-8: "Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers?" by James Buckley Jr. 📙Grades 9-12: “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae #ALLINMartin👊

🌊🐢PARTNERS IN EDUCATION🐢🌊 On Tuesday evening, Superintendent Michael Maine, the Martin County School Board, and the Environmental Studies Center were presented with a generous donation from the Environmental Studies Council. This donation will be used to help fund the salary and benefits of one Martin County teacher assigned to our one-of-a-kind Environmental Studies Center in the coming school year. We appreciate the Environmental Studies Council for going #ALLINMartin👊 to support of our students! #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🎉CELEBRATING YOUTH LEADERSHIP🎉 During the School Board meeting on Tuesday evening, the School Board recognized Austin Connelly, the Board's Student Representative. Austin was the Student Representative during School Board meetings for the 2023-2024 school year. On Monday, he graduated from Jensen Beach High School in the top 5% of his class. Austin was the captain and starting quarterback of the JBHS football team. He started his own electronic recycling business and is the proud founder of The QB Trainer, where he trained youth during the summer months at no cost, to become quarterbacks. As Student Representative, Austin shared the accomplishments of all three comprehensive high schools with the community and did a phenomenal job! We are so proud of Austin and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors at Hillsdale College! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏇 STALLION SPIRIT 🏇 Superintendent Michael Maine, members of our leadership team, and the Stuart Police Department grilled up a delicious last-day-of-school lunch for Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School. The Stallions were winners of our final spirit competition of the school year! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether💫

☀️SUMMER STARTS NOW☀️ Happy Summer, Families! Fourth-quarter report cards for elementary students are now available. Report cards for middle and high school students (without EOC grades) will be posted on Monday, June 10. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/. If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏆 ENGINEERING FAIR FINALISTS 🏆 Congratulations to our Martin County Regional Engineering Fair Finalists and to Ms. Simone Flood, MCSD Outstanding STEM Educator for the 2023-2024 school year, who were all recognized during Tuesday night's School Board Meeting. These students recently competed in the 69th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair in April. We are so proud of them and their innovative minds! #ALLINMartin👊

🎓FALCONS SOARING🎓 Please join us in congratulating Martin County School District’s newest alumni, the Jensen Beach High School class of 2024! Graduates— continue to soar as you fly to your next chapter! We’ll be cheering you on as you pursue your dreams! 🎓🎓🎓🎉🎉🎉 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #Classof2024

🎓TIMELESS TRADITION🎓 Graduating seniors from Jensen Beach High School and Martin County High School recently visited the halls of their elementary alma maters to commemorate their journey over the last 12 years. Teachers and students at Felix A. Williams Elementary and J.D. Parker Elementary School were thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievements of these seniors! Tonight is the big night for the Falcon Class of 2024! 🎓🎉 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #Classof2024

FOREVER PART OF BULLDOG NATION 🐾🖤❤️🎓 Please join us in congratulating the Martin County School District’s new alumni: the South Fork High School Class of 2024! Graduates -- continue to be the positive influencers making a difference in your community and the world! We are so very proud of you! 🎉🐾🖤❤️🎓 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #classof2024

🐅ONCE A TIGER, FOREVER A TIGER 🐅 Please join us in celebrating the Martin County School District’s newest alumni, Martin County High School’s Class of 2024! Graduates, may your future be filled with countless endeavors of success. Congratulations, Tigers! 🎉💙💛🎓🐅 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #Classof2024

🚘 MONDAY MORNINGS WITH MAINE 🚘 Tune in to the WSTU 1450 AM Morning Show at 8 tomorrow- Superintendent Maine will shine the spotlight on our Class of 2024 graduation ceremonies and issue his last MCSD update of the school year! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolPROUD #MCSDBetterTogether💫

CELEBRATING SLPs 🎉🗣️ In honor of National Speech Pathologist Day, we celebrate the incredible Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) in the Martin County School District who make a difference in the lives of our students every day! These dedicated professionals support and empower our students, helping them find their voices and achieve their full potential. Let's give a big shout-out to our amazing SLPs for all they do! Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and the positive impact you have on our students' lives. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🔬SPOTLIGHT ON STEM🔬 This year, J.D. Parker Elementary School put STEM education in the spotlight, incorporating science, technology, engineering and math into their celebrations. Math skills were showcased alongside traditional performances during Hispanic Heritage Month. In February, families and students engaged in a variety of STEM-related activities and explored the contributions of Black leaders in STEM at the school's Black History Month event. Watch a recap of the events here: https://youtu.be/I-cgFvL-9aI #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🏆PRAISING PATHFINDERS🏆 Three exemplary high school seniors from the Martin County School District placed in The Palm Beach Post's 2024 Pathfinders Scholarship Awards! Please join us in congratulating our outstanding winners and nominees: 💬 Communications Category - 🥇 Place - Laila Mayfield, Jensen Beach High School 🔬Science Category - 🥈 Place - Nira Goyal, Martin County High School 🏊‍♀️Sport Category - 🥈 Place - Brynn Stoneburg, Jensen Beach High School https://www.martinschools.org/article/1598700 #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🎓TIMELESS TRADITION🎓 It's a full-circle moment! 🎉🎓 Martin County High School and South Fork High School seniors take part in the graduate walk at their elementary alma mater Port Salerno Elementary School. This much-anticipated annual tradition shows seniors how far they've come, and illuminates the bright future ahead for our youngest learners. The special occasion is even more bittersweet when students see their former teachers and family members cheering them on in the halls. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #Classof2024

🎨CELEBRATING CREATIVITY🎨 South Fork High School's 2022-2023 yearbook Procyon was selected and featured as one of the best covers in the nation by Varsity Yearbook! The 22-23 yearbook cover is included in the Varsity Yearbook's Portfolio, Vol. 29, placing SFHS in the top 10% of schools recognized nationwide for cover design. This is the second time SFHS's yearbook cover has been featured nationally in the last two years, under the Communication Technology CTE program with Ms. Laura Green leading the charge. “The yearbook staff is so proud of their hard work and thrilled for this recognition. We hope to keep the awards coming as the program continues to build," Ms. Green shared. Congratulations, Bulldogs! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

💐CELEBRATING MOTHERS💐 Happy Mother’s Day to all of our Martin County moms and mother figures! A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. Thank you for your patience, strength, wisdom and love. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🍎CELEBRATING TEACHERS🍎 It's #FeelGoodFriday, and we're ending #TeacherAppreciationWeek on a high note! Today, we're celebrating the incredible acts of kindness, dedication, and innovation that our teachers bring to the classroom every day. #ALLINMartin👊