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DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL
MAY/JUNE 2015
Volume 2 • Issue 1
The Mission of
Dunedin High School
is to Prepare Students
for Postsecondary
Opportunities While
Assisting Students
to Develop Integrity,
Respect, and Social
Responsibility.
School Board
Linda S. Lerner
Chairperson
Peggy L. O’Shea
Vice Chairperson
Carol J. Cook
Janet R. Clark
Rene Flowers
Terry Krassner
Ken Peluso
Superintendent
Dr. Michael A. Grego
Principal
Kyle Johnson
Assistant Principals
Eric Allen
Michele Diaz
Valencia Gore
Tanya King
‘Falcon Forum’
May/June 2015
Published Four Times A Year
Pinellas County School Board
525 Pennsylvania Ave.
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Issue #1
From the Principal
Falcon Families,
As our school year comes to a close, please allow me to thank all
our students and parents for a great 2014-2015 school year.
Our school data continues to improve and our efforts for becoming
an exemplary school in the district are well underway.
We continue to have higher expectations for our students:
• We continue to see growth in our reading, writing, math and
science test data.
• Our testing is going well, and we are anticipating more students than ever to pass their
Advanced Placement tests this spring.
• The number of student taking Advance Placement courses in the future is going to increase
as we continue to add more Advance Placement course offerings.
Campus climate:
• DHS has a great campus. It is a fantastic learning environment, but even outstanding
schools have room for improvement. I have been having regular meetings with student
representatives in order to find more ways to improve school spirit and the overall campus
climate. We have some activities planned for the spring as well as for next year to take
Falcon Pride to a whole new level.
Graduation and the end of the year:
• Spring is an exciting time of year for high school students especially seniors with Prom, GradBash, Senior Breakfast and finally Graduation. All of these activities will be done before the
seniors know it, and then it is off to the scary “real world”. No matter if it is off to college or
right out into the business world, I am confident our students will be successful. Graduation
will be June 4 at 9:00 a.m. at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
I hope everyone has a great summer.
Sincerely,
Kyle Johnson
Principal
News Briefs
First Poetry Slam Held
The first annual Falcons Out Loud poetry slam took place on April
16 in the Media Center. Competing before an audience of nearly 60
were Erin Carlson, Taliah Gadsden, Holly Lazo, Amirah Rivers, Niesha
Radovanic, Hanna Ruddock and Jordi Zapata. First and Second place
trophy winners Erin and Amirah competed in the District Slam on May
19 at the Largo Cultural Center. We are proud of our poets, who spent
the evening demonstrating that words have power ! For more information, contact either Ms. Renee Foley, Creative
Writing teacher (foleyre@pcsb.org) or Mr. Bill Moravec, Media
Specialist (moravecw@pcsb.org) (727) 469-4100 X 2062 5000 Role Models
Three 5000 Role Model students participated in a college tour of
UF and USF on Monday, April 20 - Alexander Booker, Jordi Zapata and
Marquise Brown were chosen to participate in this special experience
due to their excellent behavior and grades. Ms. King thanks this year’s mentors: Milton Goggans, Don
McDonald, Johnareus Young and Aundra Williams for all they have
done to contribute to our program.
Trait of the Month Winners
March’s Character Trait of the Month was Honesty. The students
who were recognized in March for exemplifying good character were:
• Matthew Sears, 9th
• Hannah Valley-Weathersby, 10th
• Anissa Perona, 11th
• Matthew Bruck, 11th
• Bianca Persechino, 12th
Swim
Swim and Dive season will start August 3 at the Highlander pool.
Times to be announced later. All paperwork must be completed prior
to start of practice. County forms can be found on the school website
under athletics. More information will be posted the school website
and on the DHS Swim and Dive Google page closer to the start of the
season.
New Cheerleaders Named
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Dunedin High School cheerleading
teams:
Trevor Grantham class of 2016 (yell leader)
Julian Sevillas class of 2018 (yell leader)
Chavonna Crawford class of 2016
Devonne Clarke- Fox Class of 2016
Karina Do Vale class of 2016
Danai Jerrido class of 2016
Maria Lee class of 2016
Alyssa Lumm class of 2016
Jashari Thomas class of 2016
Alexandrea Ceriello class of 2017
Morgan Davis class of 2017
Abigail Denning class of 2017
Madison King class of 2017
Kaila Ramirez class of2017
Angelina Destefano class of 2018
Madison Leto class of 2018
Contantine Pantazes class of 2018
Emily Radel class of 2018
Zaria Theodor class of 2018
Mikayla Whiteley class of 2018
Jr. Varsity Jessica McCarty class of 2018
The team will travel July 30 thru August 1 to the University of
Central Florida for a three day cheerleading camp.
Cheer Tryouts for New Students
Summer Cheer/Yell leader tryouts will be held Monday to
Wednesday, June 8 - 10, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the school. Please
obtain all your paperwork from the cheer coaches at the school or
the school’s athletic website. Tryouts are open to any incoming 9th
through 11th grade students with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
Teacher Recognition
Robert Murphy
Pat Wilkins
Dunedin High School has selected two teachers to
receive the Kraf-Custer Outstanding Educator Award. Dr.
Anastasia Kraf and Ms. Lillian Custer, two early Pinellas
County leaders, established a trust fund for the purpose of
recognizing “teachers outstanding in their field.” Mr. Pat
Wilkins, biology, received the award for a teacher with five
or more years of experience and Mr. Robert Murphy, math,
received the award for a teacher that has been teaching
five years or fewer.
Dr. John Eberts has been
named Pinellas County
Social Studies Teacher
of the Year. He has also
been named the American
History Teacher of the Year
2015 by the Florida Society
Sons of the American
Revolution. It is the second
year in a row that he has
been named the American
History Teacher of the Year.
John Eberts
SKILLS USA NEWS
Skills USA/VICA News
Please congratulate the following students who competed in the Florida
State SKILLS USA LEADERSHIP & SKILLS Competitions, held Sun. thru Wed.
April 26 – 29, 2015, in Lakeland, Fla. They were professional, respectful, and
received many compliments from other schools, hotel workers, bus drivers,
etc. They all deserve a huge round of applause and made “our Falcon family”
very proud!
The following students also competed and received state titles and medals.
• First place GOLD: Cosmetology Men’s Haircutting– HAYLEE KAHL
• Fourth place: Cosmetology Quiz Bowl-CHRISTIAN DIMILTA, STELLA
GIBSON, KAYLEIGH GOODING, TATUM THOMPSON
• Second place SILVER: Architecture Drafting – AUSTIN BARRY
• Fourth place: Architecture Drafting- DAVID CHRISTIE
The following students also competed and did an excellent job though they did
not receive a medal:
• Cosmetology Weave- JULIA ESTEP
• Cosmetology Nail Care-CLAIRESSE PROTANI
A very special thanks goes out to Mike
Awe and Julie White for their extra time,
patience, and guidance in preparing their
students to be so successful.
Nine students represented DHS at Skills USA state
competition in Orlando in April. The group is sponsored by
Mr. Mike Awe and Mrs. Julie White.
Cosmetology Customer Clinic
The Dunedin High Cosmetology Program will be
closing soon for summer break beginning Friday, May 21,
2015.
We sincerely thank our loyal customers, and any
new ones, for their patronage and allowing our talented
young student cosmetologists the opportunity to get the
experience of a “real salon” environment. This is very
important as they prepare and develop their skills into
become licensed cosmetologist. We hope you all have a
wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing you
again in the fall. We will reopen after Labor Day. Please
phone 727-298-1650 for appointments/hours/questions/
info. Or e-mail whitejul@pcsb.org. Thank you very much again,
Julie White and DHS Cosmetology Students
Mr. Mike Awe congratulates senior Austin
Barry for his second place silver medal in
Architecture Drafting at the state Skills
USA competition.
Mrs. Julie White
and senior Haylee
Kahl celebrate Kahl’s
Gold
medal
for
Cosmetology Men’s
Haircutting.
AVID’s Going and Growing Strong!
By Roseann M. Kuerzi, MBA, MAT
Time to say goodbye to our seniors. Amia Jelks accepted to–
Johnson & Wales University and St. Petersburg College, Rachel
Barcellona accepted to St. Petersburg College and has been awarded
the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community ward for her outstanding
volunteer work. In addition, on behalf of the President’s Council
on Service and Civic participation she has received the President’s
Volunteer Service Award certificate and a letter from President
Obama. Jabria Jenkins plans to become an elementary school
teacher and decided the St. Petersburg College education program
was what she is looking for. Adam Ricketts is going to film school
(watch for him on the red carpet…) Felice Scrutchins has many
options and one at the top of her list is attending FAMU. Lauren
Furno has plans to attend Liberty University and majoring in Music
Education and Karim Pacheco-Alomar is considering options in the
medical and education fields
AVID is more than a program, it is a family! Graduating seniors,
Amia Jelks and Rachel Barcellona are applying to PCS to become
official paid tutors for the DHS AVID program. From students to tutors;
proof AVID is about family.
JOIN OUR volunteer tutors. We are looking for volunteers to
provide enrichment in the role of tutor. Contact Kimberly Cerda at
DHS for details about becoming a volunteer.
Site team, recruitment & AP collaboration: Our final monthly
site team meeting of the year was held on May 6, 2015. The topics
covered: student recruitment, making AVID more transparent school
wide, and covering summer institute and site team planning for the
2015/16 school year.
AVID in a nutshell: Why should my child join the AVID program?
They will be challenged. Enroll in rigorous courses, learn how to
collaborate with others, get organized physically and mentally,
teach academic survival skills, and visit universities. We bridge the
gap between high school and college. AVID works! Sometimes it
is challenging to forge ahead without being able to see the rewards.
Our students have worked hard this year to achieve higher grades, get
better test scores and learned how to set S.M.A.R.T. goals that are not
only attainable but admirable. Recruitment 2015/16: It is NOT too late to enroll. We are growing
fast~ enrollment: Freshman-final number will not be available until
June, Sophormore-46, Junior-20, and Senior-5.
CALLING ALL SENIORS: If you are enrolled in at least TWO of AP,
Honors, or dual enrollment and you have at least a 2.5 GPA, plan to go
to college and would like to learn how to bridge the gap between high
school and college, AVID is for you. Need to apply to college, take your
ACT or SAT, AVID is for you. Don’t know how you will pay for college
(FAFSA, student loans, grants, scholarships), AVID is for you. If your
writing, critical thinking skills, inquiry skills, collaboration, organization
or reading skills are not on the college level, AVID is for you. AVID is a
college prepatory program that helps you transition from high-school
to college. We take you to the next level. It is NOT too late to enroll.
2015/16 at a glance: College visits: Keiser University, UT, FAMU,
FSU, USF, UCF, and FIU. Guest speakers: Johnson & Wales, Harvard,
Yale, FIDM, Keiser, others pending. Fundraisers- TAG, Candy sales,
Pizza sales, karaoke competition. Parade: Dunedin High School parade
& goaled to Dunedin City Parade. (Float pending parent donation).
From our family to yours… thank you for all of your hard work
and dedication. Have a happy and safe summer.
Senior Yearbook Pictures
for the Class of 2016
All students planning to graduate in 2016 need
to have their yearbook pictures taken this summer. Leonard’s Studio has mailed appointment cards to all
current juniors. If you did not receive an appointment
card, please contact Ms. Schuck, the yearbook teacher,
at schuckga@pcsb.org. The first on campus photo date will be June 3,
please try to have pictures taken (by the time on the
appointment card) then. If you cannot make the prescheduled appointment, call Leonard’s at 1-800-2154852 to make other arrangements.
Leonard’s will also be on campus in the auditorium
on August 10 and 11. Make an appointment for those
dates now because appointment times fill quickly.
Students who do not have yearbook pictures
taken on campus on June 3 or August 10 or 11 must
have pictures taken in Leonard’s Clearwater or Brandon
studio. Appointments are required for all studio
appointments. Call the 800 number for an appointment.
The very last day for senior pictures for the
yearbook is Sept. 8. Seniors who do not have their
photos taken by Sept. 8 will not appear in the senior
section of the 2016 yearbook. There is a $10 sitting fee for all senior pictures,
both on and off campus.
SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY
AT NEXT LEVEL
Katie Will signs with Carson-Newman University in Tennessee to play sand
volleyball. Other seniors signed with colleges and universities include: Ian
Lisle, Eastern Florida Community College (Baseball); Tim Luth, Eastern Florida
Community College (Baseball); Trevor Jensen, SPC (Baseball); Justin Glover,
Eckerd College (Baseball); Abbie Sexton, Rollins College (Softball); Aubrey Ehlers,
Hillsborough Community College (Softball); Sam Ralston, Brewton-Parker
College (Basketball); Erik Brenner, University of Central Arkansas (Soccer);
Alex Cuellar, Webber International University (Football); Jayven Fitzpatrick,
Alabama State (Football); and Ikkeem Howard, Wilmington, Ohio (Football).
NJROTC
Dunedin High’s
GSA
Dunedin High’s GSA (Gay Straight
Alliance) - lead by President Austin
Haass and sponsored by teacher Ms.
Pamela Coovert - started up meetings
again this year. The mission of the
GSA is to foster support for the gay/
bi/trans/asexual community at the
school by allying students from many
backgrounds into a community of
safety and non-judgmental support. In
the fall, meeting times and dates will
be announced.
The annual NJROTC Military Ball was
held May 1 at the Dunedin Country
Club. From the 119 cadets and guests
who attended, seniors Emily Clune and
Jordan Hoover were selected as king
and queen.
The annual NJROTC Change of Command ceremony
was held on May 8 under the command of CDR Rick
Schock, USN (Ret). The new cadet Commanding
Officer is Michael Bruck, junior, and the new cadet
Executive Officer is Calantha O’Brien, junior.
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PCSB 2014-2015 School Calendar
www.pcsb.org
Friday, March 13.............. End of third quarter.
Monday, March 16.......... Non-student day for 198- and 235-day instructional personnel.
Monday, March 30 -........ Spring Holidays - schools closed for staff and students.
Friday, April 3
Monday, April 6............... Schools reopen. Classes resume.
Monday, May 25.............. Memorial Day Holiday - schools closed for staff and students.
Tuesday, June 2................ Last day for all students (with the exception of Adult students at the Postsecondary Centers).
Wednesday, June 3.......... Non-student day for 198-day instructional personnel.
Thursday, June 4.............. Non-student day/last day for 198-day instructional personnel.
Friday, June 5................... Non-student day for 235-day instructional personnel.
Monday, June 8............... Four-day work week begins.
(a)Hurricane make-up days
* Professional development days, teacher planning days and trade days will be determined by District, PCTA, and
Professional Development collaborative agreement and will be posted on the 2014-15 Staff Calendar.