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The Squawk!
'We can achieve all academic missions.'
| | Last week was National Assistant Principals Week. Assistant Principal Yount (left) and Assistant Principal Pearce strike a pose in their superhero costumes. AP Yount and AP Pearce are extremely dedicated to our Seahawks' academic success and both are excellent leaders. Like our Apopka classroom teachers, they truly are superheroes! | | Apopka Memorial Middle School Community Brief Monday, April 14, 2025 | | |
Dear Mark,
We are finally entering the home stretch of the 2024-2025 school year! We are already three weeks into the 4th marking period, temperatures are starting to rise, and nearly all of us have our thoughts set on Summer Break, which is a mere 6 weeks away. For sure, this is a wonderful time of the year. But it can also be a perilous time of year with respect to staying focused on academic and personal goals. As we turn into the second half of April this week, I ask that all of our Seahawks continue to maximize each instructional day and as the classroom pictures in this issue clearly illustrate, keep up the fine work and effort being made so far this 4th quarter.
This Tuesday is the last opportunity for our Apopka parents & guardians to complete the 2025 Family Survey. The survey consists of only two multiple choice questions plus one open-ended question where you may elaborate on school improvement or general operations issues. The survey is completely anonymous as we do not see individual results, only a roll-up of everyone's survey at the end. We will use the findings to shape our school improvement plans. Please, if this applies to your family, kindly take just a couple of minutes today and let us know your views on Apopka Memorial Middle School.
Thank you for reading.
Mrs. James
Principal
Apopka Memorial Middle School
'We can achieve all academic missions.'
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April 15 Last day for the 2025 Family Survey
April 15 TOMS Coffee
April 15 TDAP Screening 4:30-7:00 (media center)
April 15 Last Day to Submit Student Essay for Week of the Family
April 28: FREE Heart (ECG) Screening Event, 5-7pm - Information and Set Appointment
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Just Announced!
2025-2026 Sunshine State Young Reader Award Books
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Florida Water Environment Association contest winner -
Josephine Price (student in Ms. Phillips' 7th Grade Science class)
| | Josephine's science teacher, Ms. Phillips, shared information about the Florida Water Environment Association's video contest (see below) with her class. Josephine entered, and won!! | | |
"To Flush Or Not To Flush?"
Do you know what happens in the sewer system after you flush? Why is it bad to use toilets as trash cans? What are the 3 P's? To help creatively answer these questions and explain what does or does not belong down toilets, we're looking for public service announcements or video entries. You can create a newscast, news story, skit, animation, commercial or even a music video. Let your imagination run wild, but please follow the instructions carefully if you'd like to be considered for a cash prize!
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Sixth Grade Science with Mrs. Brewer
Students have been studying the "Linnaean System" system for categorizing living organisms (Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain) first developed in the 18th century.
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Seventh Grade Science with Ms. McQueen
Students have been studying the theory of evolution through natural selection and biodiversity.
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Pre-Algebra and Algebra with Dr. Richbourg
Dr. Richbourg has had students working on grade level topics with the online ALEKS math learning program. Students are pictured below pointing to their page from the ALEKS system.
| | Brander Navarro is 83% towards completion of the ALEKS program. | | Giovanni Espino has completed his 7th grade Aleks program and now is at 65% for 8th grade. | | Blanket and Pillow Fundraiser | | 2025-2026 Bus Registration | | The 2025-2026 School Bus Rider Registration form is now accessible to parents, schools, and Student Enrollment staff via the Skyward portal. Completing this form is mandatory, as it will facilitate the issuance of student bus ID cards. Please refer to the attached document for detailed instructions on how to access and complete the form. | | Weekly Superintendent's Message - "Mondays with Maria" | | |
April 7, 2025
Feeling the end-of-year whirlwind? You're not alone!
This week on Mondays with Maria presented by Addition Financial, Dr. Vazquez is bringing the calm to the chaos for parents and teachers. We're talking about how to help students power through those final tests with confidence, make good choices when the excitement is high and enjoy all the end-of-year fun. Let's finish STRONG!
To hear more on this topic, listen to the Mondays with Maria Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts!
| | 2025 Family Stakeholder Survey | | Food for Thought: Week of April 14 | | Inspirational quotes for our Seahawks for the week of Monday, April 14: | | |
Aaron On Effort
There is no shortcut in life. You have to take it one step at a time and work hard. And you have to give back.
~ Henry Aaron, baseball superstar
Keller On Teamwork
Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.
~ Helen Keller, author
Stoner On Being Authentic
People follow leaders by choice. Without trust, at best you get compliance.
~ Jesse Lyn Stoner, business coach
Shakespeare On Preparation
The readiness is all.
~ William Shakespeare, playwright
Franklin On Relationships
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
~ Benjamin Franklin, polymath
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'We can achieve all academic missions.'
Mrs. James, Principal
Apopka Memorial Middle School
Sunday, April 13, 2025
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