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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
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Pictured very top:
ACDA 2017 Male Honor Choir members (please see their names and story below).
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Weekly PTSA Update
Please click on the link above for the very latest PTSA happenings.
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13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
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 I had written on this page a few weeks back that the school weeks during October and November are quite busy and packed with a number of exciting special events. This week's issue supports that again. In fact, this Friday it is already time to release the students' Progress Reports for the quarter. Please also remember that next Monday, November 20 will be a regular school day as that is the second and last make-up day due to Hurricane Irma. The students will be on Thanksgiving Break November 21-24.
Today (November 14th) is our general PTSA and SAC meetings for the month. As always, these are open to all members of our school community and I encourage your involvement. This time of year is especially important as we work on various holiday season events. If your schedule permits, please make every effort to join us at 5:30 PM.
This week's issue is again a bit extended but Assistant Principal Wood and myself felt the community should see all that is included herein. I thank you for taking the time to look over our progress and wish you the best for the rest of the week.
In Knights Honor,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal, Lake Nona Middle School
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November 14 - SAC and PTSA Meetings - 5:30 - 7:00
November 15 - Teach-In
November 15 - Volleyball vs. Freedom - HOME
November 16 - Last day of SGA Thanksgiving Food Drive
November 17 - Progress Reports go home during 7th period
November 18- Charity Softball Game vs. IMS
November 20 - Hurricane Irma Instructional Make-Up Day - School in session
November 21-24 - Thanksgiving Break
November 29 - Volleyball - Round 1 - TBA
November 30 - 6th Grade Jazz Field Trip - Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center
December 1 - Hat Day (changed from Nov. 17)
Please remember to save your Box Tops each week for our PTSA!
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Credit: Mrs. Cheryl Wood.
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Veterans Day was Saturday, November 11
Our veterans were honored by a short concert from our Boys' Choir.
U.S. veteran and math teacher, Christopher Hall complemented the chorus teacher with. . .
"Keep up the great job you're doing with those young men! Lots of talent and all great kids!!! Seeing them perform was very touching! We thank you and them!"
Ms. Newlan's (8th Grade U.S. History Teacher) display made for Veteran's Day '17
This past Friday,
Ms. Newlan's students were asked to write on the lined side about Veterans Day's significance and then use the blank side to write and draw about what Veterans Day means to them while we watched the CNN News about Veterans Day. We also discussed personal connections to veterans in our lives.
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Congratulations Rachel Perez!
Rachel Perez was one of only three OCPS students chosen to be a part of the 71 member All State group. Rachel auditioned in August and just found out she was accepted as a member of the 12 person cello section. She will perform in January in Tampa with the 2018 All State Orchestra.
Male Honor Choir
Congratulations to the following Boy Choir members who represented Lake Nona Middle School in the 2017 Florida ACDA Men's Honor Chorus two weekends ago (pictured at the very top of this week's issue). They performed with selected members throughout our state under the direction of conductor, Ken Taylor. We are very proud of their accomplishments!
- Bagay, Amiel
- Malave, Roberto
- Morgan, Dalton
- Gonzalez, Daniel
- Mills, Nathan
- Cortes, Lucas
- Bennett, Adrian
- Oparaji, Chijioke
- Johnson, Avery
- Gonzalez, Jeremiah
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Knight Rigor in the Classroom
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English Language Arts - Persuasive Writing
In Ms. Summer's and Ms. Royer's 6th grade ELA classroom, students spent the week practicing their persuasive writing skills by planning an essay. Students used a variety of articles to decide whether they think schools should have homework or ban homework. Then, they worked in groups to create a plan for an argumentative essay proving that their side of the argument is the best side.
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Student Government Association (SGA)
On November 8th, our SGA represented Lake Nona Middle School at Lake Nona High School in being part of the screening board for SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age, a documentary about the biggest parenting issue of our time. Our students represented Lake Nona Middle School as a Knight would . . . Honorably. GREAT JOB!
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American Sign Language Club
The first meeting will be November 27th. Come join students plus maybe a few teachers!
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Kiwanis Builders Club
On October 31st, Mr. Rudolph awarded Janell Schenker the Kiwanis Builders Club Teacher of the Month. She received the award for her dedication to teaching Physical Education, as well as the contributions she has made to promote wellness among the staff.
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College and Career Planning
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OCPS has partnered with the digital platform Naviance to provide students with career and college readiness exploration. Through our guidance department, each grade level will be meeting to learn about the features and begin exploring future pathways of interest. Students will meet during one class period of PE to initiate their accounts. Parents are encouraged to be part of this journey as well! Parent login information is handed out on the following days:
- 6th grade - November 10th
- 7th grade - November 14th
- 8th grade - November 17th
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As our regular readers know, our dynamic PTSA publishes a short newsletter each week focusing on various activities set out to help our Knights and the middle school -
latest issue. However, this week we have some PTSA related recognitions that we want to make sure the community sees. These tie back to our Red Ribbon Week classroom door winners:
1st Place - Mrs. MacDougall - Pizza party for her class (above) by PTSA
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2nd Place - Mrs. Roman - Donuts provided by PTSA
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3rd Place - Ms. Moya - Ice cream sandwiches donated by
Ed Ospina Premier Sotheby's International Realty
(Mr. Ospina is pictured above center with some of the students & staff)
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Volleyball Recap
Two weeks ago our volleyball teams faced both Hunter's Creek and Meadow Woods. Our girls team lost against Hunter's Creek and then turned it around by defeating Meadow Woods. This past week, they played Hunter's Creek Charter and Walker Middle School and won both games. They are now 3-1, while our boys remain undefeated and the team to beat with a record of 4-0.
Our Lady Knights volleyball team had no answer for Hunter's Creek. They beat us in an upsetting 2 sets. Our girls battled it out until the end and
Coach Vazquez tried switching things up with different line ups, but things just weren't going in our favor. We hope to face them again in playoffs for redemption. The Lady Knights bounced back for their next game, with a big win by dominating both sets against Meadow Woods, sending us home early. They beat Hunter's Creek Charter and Walker in just 2 sets as well. I'm liking this trend!! Our Lady Knights are really coming together and improving. They minimized their mistakes against Walker and are really kicking it into gear in preparation for next week and playoffs.
Sofia Adamowich and
Alexandra Correa (team captain) have been consistent key players for our Lady Knights.
 Lake Nona Knights Boys Volleyball is now the team to beat, not just in the division, but in the county. They have won all, but one of their games in just two sets and beat a difficult opponent Hunters Creek last week. This week they faced Hunter's Creek Charter and Walker Middle School. The Hunter's Creek Charter game was an easy win in the first set at 25-5. However they picked up momentum and beat our boys in the 2nd set, forcing our Knights to their 1st third set of the season. Our boys regrouped under the leadership of
Coach Hermida and
Coach Giraud, finishing off the game with a victory. Wednesday they showed their poise and experience by beating Walker in just two sets. Last year our boys beat Walker (the number 1 seed) in the quarter finals, so you can be assured they were coming for us. We have had tremendous play from all of our athletes and stand out play from
Jariel Giraud and
Alex Castro.
This week our Knights end the regular season with two home games. We play South Creek on Monday and Freedom on Wednesday. Freedom boys are also undefeated, so this could easily be the division championship game. We hope to pack the house so please come support your Knights.
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Irimar Hernandez,
Athletic Director
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Mr. Rosado (Assistant Principal, left) and Mr. Cordo (Campus Security) wear many hats at our school including that of landscaper. Thanks guys!
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Knight Success Indicators
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Direct and indirect measures that impact our Knight's student achievement . . .
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10/6
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10/13
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10/20 a)
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10/27
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11/3
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11/10
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Class visits by
administration
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130
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100
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130
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121
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109
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73
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ProgressBook logins by LNMS families
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NA
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NA
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625
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620
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NA
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NA
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Teacher attendance
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97%
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97%
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98%
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96%
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98%
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98%
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Attendance - 6th grade
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96%
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96%
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96%
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97%
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NA
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96%
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Attendance - 7th grade
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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NA
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96%
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Attendance - 8th grade
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97%
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97%
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96%
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97%
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NA
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95%
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Tardies to school - 6th
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14
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15
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23
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22
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NA
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16
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Tardies to school - 7th
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11
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12
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22
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23
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NA
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19
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Tardies to school - 8th
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17
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16
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24
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25
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NA
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14
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Tardies to class - 6th
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23
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20
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16
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14
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NA
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8
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Tardies to class - 7th
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13
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12
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23
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20
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NA
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29
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Tardies to class - 8th
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10
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11
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23
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24
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NA
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36
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On-time buses - mornings
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98%
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98%
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98%
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97%
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97%
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95%
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On-time buses - afternoons
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100%
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100%
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99%
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95%
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95%
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90%
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Library books - 6th grade
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96
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85
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58
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71
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48
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NA
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Library books - 7th grade
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66
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48
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25
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57
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36
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NA
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Library books -
8th grade
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20
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23
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16
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26
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14
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NA
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PM Tutoring: Math
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9
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9
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15
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18
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NA
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NA
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PM Tutoring: ELA
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4
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5
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11
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11
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NA
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NA
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PM Tutoring: Social Studies
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2
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2
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9
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7
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NA
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NA
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PM Tutoring: Science
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2
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2
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5
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7
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NA
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NA
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Saturday Tutoring
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42
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55
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NA
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NA
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a) Four-day school week for students; no school on Monday, Oct. 16
Credit: Asst. Principal Wood and staff
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