Hello ISNP Upper Campus Students and Families,

This is the time of year that seniors begin to receive notice of acceptance to post-secondary institutions. As you and your student receive this news, please inform Mrs. Van Pelt, so ISNP can help celebrate your child's success! Also, seniors and parents, please continue to review the scholarship section of the weekly newsletters, and take advantage of any opportunities that may be there for you. If you need additional information regarding scholarships or if you would like assistance completing applications, please contact Mrs. Van Pelt, Academic Advisor, at [email protected].

Spring Break is officially here! I hope you have a fun and relaxing week. Students return to school on March 20. We will see you then!

John B. Halcomb
Principal, ISNP Upper Campus
Mark Your Calendars

Monday, March 13
  • Spring Break - March 13 through March 17 - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, March 14
  • Varsity Baseball vs Bayshore High School, 6:30 p.m., Atwater Park, Home

Wednesday, March 15
  • Young Marines Assist at Beirut Peacekeepers Memorial Ceremony, 9:00 a.m., William Gaines Veterans' Park

Thursday, March 16
  • Varsity Track and Field Meet, 2:30 p.m., South Fort Myers High School
  • Young Marines Fishing Tournament, Venice Pier

Saturday, March 18
  • Boys Weightlifting Lake Wales Invitational, 8:00 a.m., Lake Wales High School

Monday, March 20
  • Students Return from Spring Break
  • March Got Sneakers Athletic Shoe Donation Fundraiser
  • ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
  • Band/Choir NYC Trip Chaperone Meeting, 5:00 p.m., Rm 805

Tuesday, March 21
  • ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
  • Drumline Rehearsal, 3:30 p.m., Rm 805
  • Drama Club Interest Meeting, 3:45
  • Young Marines Drill Squad Practice, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • JV Track and Field Meet, 5:00 p.m., Venice High School
  • Governing Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Upper Campus

Wednesday, March 22
  • 8th Grade Team Meeting, 1st period
  • 7th Grade Team Meeting, 3rd period
  • National Honor Society Meeting, HS Lunch
  • ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
  • Drumline Rehearsal, 3:30 p.m., Rm 805
  • Band and Choir Tijuana Flats Spirit Night, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 23
  • Jazz Band, 7:15 a.m., Rm 805
  • 6th Grade Team Meeting, 2nd period
  • High School Gifted Advisory, 4th period, Rm 502
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), HS Lunch, Rm 705
  • Boys Weightlifting Sarasota County Championships, 2:30 p.m., Shark Tank
  • Young Marines wear uniforms to school
  • Young Marines Full Drill, 3:30 p.m., Cafeteria
  • ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
  • Drumline Rehearsal, 3:30 p.m., Rm 805
  • Art Club, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Rm 601
  • Reunion Task Force Meeting, 3:45 p.m., Conference Room

Friday, March 24
  • Music Officers Meeting, 7:15 a.m., Rm 805
  • Middle School Meeting. MS Lunch
  • ASAP 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
  • Student Government, 3:30 p.m., Rm 702
  • First Annual Imagine School Reunion, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., TT's Tiki Punta Gorda
  • JV Baseball vs IMG Academy, 6:30 p.m., Atwater Park, Home

Saturday, March 25
  • Young Marines Unit Camping Trip at Oscar Scherer State Park
  • 3rd Annual Imagine Music 5k Race (starts at 8:00 a.m.), Upper Campus
  • Inaugural Imagine School Alumni Challenge, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Shark Tank and Cafeteria

Sunday, March 25
  • Young Marines Unit Camping Trip at Oscar Scherer State Park


 Upcoming Events:
Access the Upper Campus School Calendar HERE
Welcome New Teachers!
Austin Richmond
8th Grade Civics
My Name is AJ Richmond, I grew up in Clewiston, Florida and graduated college in 2008. I was an all-American athlete in college (Cross Country/Track) and competed for ten years post collegiately.

I lived in Colorado for almost three years before returning to Florida in 2015. I began teaching in 2016 at Lake Wales High School where I also coached Cross Country and Track. While at Lake Wales, I coached athletes to win two State Championships (1600 meters, and 4x800 meter relay), three state runner ups, and multiple district, regional and county titles. 

I have a wife and six children that range in ages from 4 to 14 years old. In my spare time I enjoy being active with my wife and children, engaging in physical fitness, working in my vegetable garden, playing guitar, and woodworking. 
Julie Matheny
6th Grade Mathematics

Mrs. Julie Matheny is very excited to be the new 6th grade math teacher at Imagine. Mrs. Matheny was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where she lived until 3 years ago when her family made the decision to relocate to Florida. Having graduated with both her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and her master’s degree in secondary math education from The Ohio State University, she is an enthusiastic Ohio State Buckeye fan and, of course, loves math! 

Mrs. Matheny’s experience includes over 17 years in both private and public-school settings, teaching math at all levels from middle school to college. Outside of the classroom, Mrs. Matheny and her husband stay busy watching their teenage daughter and son participate in basketball and softball, as well as enjoying all the great activities Florida has to offer.  
In The Classrooms
From Mrs. Fields:

In Freshman English class, we have been practicing various types of learning styles to begin our poetry unit. The students created approximately 50 flashcards containing all of our required poetry terms. Then, they practiced learning them in independent and small group settings. We used them to have a class competition in the online game-based learning platform called Kahoot! Next, the students played Poetry Bingo. They could only place a marker on a term after hearing the definition. When they yelled BINGO, they had to have all of the terms correct, based solely on hearing the definitions. This helped to reinforce their memorization skills. After these learning activities, students were introduced to high school level poetry.

Over Spring Break, students will be required to select a poem of their choice to analyze, memorize and present to their classmates upon our return. Ask your student about their poetry choice; it might just lead to a whole new shared love of literature to explore with your teenager!
From Mrs. Rodriguez:
Students in 7th grade ELA are currently working on theme. This past week, they were challenged to come up with themes that were evident in the book, The Outsiders. Then, they had to gather and elaborate on evidence from the book that supported that theme. The photo above is of some of the projects the students created.
From Ms. Ness:

The Carousel of Learning

This past week, students in my class engaged in the Carousel of Learning. This activity involved students observing 12 different black and white photos from the 1920s. Photos were of women voting, children listening to a transistor radio, flappers dancing, sports heroes, Charlie Chaplin, Charles Lindbergh, and various other cultural icons and events from the decade.

Students were tasked with answering questions that were included with each photo. After answering the questions for each photo, they had to complete a photo analysis of any 3 photos of their choice. The photo analysis included identifying activities, people and objects within the picture and then studying the pictures even closer by breaking them into quadrants to see things they may have missed earlier. Finally, the students had to make inferences from the photos they chose and create questions the photo brought to mind.
From Ms. Scarlett:

Spanish 1 and Exploratory Spanish students have been participating in an international competition called Locura de Marzo, which means March Madness. Our version of March Madness is centered around Hispanic music. We started with 16 songs chosen by Spanish teachers from around the world, and for the last two weeks we listened to two songs a day and voted for our favorite, eliminating a song every round. Some students have learned the songs on their own and added them to their playlists!

We have been keeping track on our bracket. Sometimes, it breaks our hearts to see our favorite songs removed from the challenge. Our class favorites have been La Bachata by Manuel Turizo and En Realidad by Angela Aguilar.

Check this out: We are 1 of 1500 schools across the world participating! An estimated 100,000 students participate in voting every day from over 19 countries and ALL 50 states! See the ISNP Sharks on the map above!

This has been a fun way of celebrating Hispanic culture and language in a very practical way. 
Yanbo Zhang (left) and Jayden Vasquez updating our bracket. 
MS Exploratory enjoying No Puedo by Paulo Londra
Left to Right: Cole Tucker, Marcella Parker, Jacob Sells, and Joel Fulton showing off ISNP on the
Locura de Marzo Map!
From Mrs. Bratt:

Gifted Advisory students planned an International Food Share last week. Students brought in foods from Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, China, Japan, and the United States. Dishes included empanadas, waffles, spaghetti, sliders, strawberry shortcake, cheese fondue, sushi, and brownies. Thanks to all who brought dishes to share and to Mrs. Moran for her help with the event.
Track and Field
From Coach Milany Quiles:

Our Track and Field Sharks made new personal records at the North Port Invitational last Thursday, March 9. With over 1200 athletes from 35 schools, our sharks brought home some good numbers.

Eighth grader Honor Worth ran the 2-mile run in 13:07 minutes, beating her previous time of 14:37. Cayne Roser, 9th grade, brought in a new record for our boy's mile at 5:15 minutes. Our 4x100m relay team, Andre Thibedau, Zahmir Jackson, Angel Vazquez, and Jordan Kirkus, beat their previous time of 56 seconds with a new team best of 48.2 seconds. Lastly, the 4x400m boy's relay team, Trent Brown, Xavier Ortega, Cayne Roser, and Wesley Woods, set a new record of 4:05 minutes.

GO SHARKS!
Young Marines
During the ISNP Young Marines Drill on Thursday, March 2, seven Young Marines were promoted. Congratulations to (left to right) Kourtney Mellis, Raphael Gomez, Michael Briliysti, Evan Kopczynski, Cayne Roser, Aiden Morrisette, and Jackson Chaney on their promotions. Additionally, Hayden Henson was recognized by the unit for earning the Student Spotlight for the month of January.

OOHRAH!
K-9 Demonstration:
Thank you NPPD!
The North Port Police Department's K-9 Unit, with the assistance of the Venice Police Department's K-9 Unit, visited Imagine Upper Campus on March 8th, 2023. They provided a demonstration on how article searches, narcotic detection, and bite apprehensions are conducted with their dogs. Officers Chad Walker and K-9 Dutch, Justin Bumgarner and K-9 Murph, Dustin Cohen and K-9 Bear, and Erin Scaggs with K-9 Palmer have a combined total experience of over 20 years working with and training law enforcement K-9's.
SUPPORT ISNP TRACK AND FIELD!
ISNP Track and Field team shirts are available for purchase for $20.00 each. If you'd like to support our team by purchasing a team shirt, please contact me at [email protected] providing the number of shirts you would like to purchase and the size for each. Thank you for your support!

GO SHARKS!
ATTENTION STUDENT DRIVERS!
All students must park in the student parking lot at the Shark Tank. Any student not abiding by this policy by parking in the staff and visitor's lot near the front office, or anywhere else, will lose the privilege of parking on campus. No refunds for parking passes will be given. Likewise, any student driver engaging in risky or reckless driving practices, or otherwise putting their safety or the safety of others at risk, will have their school driving/parking privileges revoked. Thank you for abiding by the ISNP student driving/parking rules and regulations and for helping us to keep everyone safe!
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
Act Now!
Students may access scholarship informational newsletters from StudentScholarships.org here:


Also, follow this link and this one to access scholarship information previously provided by Mrs. Van Pelt. There are a number of scholarships listed, and you need to apply as soon as possible. Some deadlines have passed and others are approaching quickly! Contact Mrs. Van Pelt if you have questions.
The Lottery for New Students is Open
If you have a new student that you would like to enroll at ISNP for the 2023-2024 School Year, please complete the application linked HERE. We prioritize seating for students of existing Imagine families, but this process is first come, first serve and dependent on the amount of open seats available.

Please contact Mrs. Rachel Pettit at [email protected] with any questions regarding K-5 applications, and contact Mrs. Carrie Whitaker at [email protected] for information about applications for students in grades 6-12. Thank you!

SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS?
REPORT IT!
Fortify FL is an anonymous tip hotline, and ISNP has installed access to it on every school-issued Chromebook. An app is also available for downloading to your mobile device.

This is a valuable resource and is in place to address real issues of danger or threat to an individual or to the school as a whole. Please recognize it as such, respect its purpose, and do not abuse it by making false claims or reports. 
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