EAGLE WEEKLY
SMA HIGH SCHOOL
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FROM ADMINISTRATION
Hello SMA families!!
Spring Break is here! Please take this time to rest, relax,
and rejuvenate in order to finish the school year strong!
Classes resume Monday, March 25th
Be safe and enjoy!
SMA-LTC Abby Williams
Assistant Head of School
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INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK
The 1st Annual SMA International Heritage Celebration has concluded and was a HUGE, very big, success. Many people worked very hard to make this happen.
Monday was Chinese Day. SMA-CPT Jing Wang-McPherson and her Chinese students handed out typical Chinese treats, had a calligraphy station, a Chinese wishing tree, displayed some beautiful artwork done by students, and displayed some typical Chinese artifacts. Traditional Chinese music filled the air.
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Tuesday was an amazing International Day Market with 10 teachers preparing food from countries all around the world. These teachers came wearing clothes representing their country and decorated their tables with amazing items from their cultures. Music was played from each country represented. Students mixed and mingled and experienced a true market feel---and tastes. Teachers that prepared food and tables are: Elmir (Lebanon/Middle East), Harvey (Canada), Chipman (South Africa), Gillotte (Morocco/Algeria), Chenkus (Poland), Cohen (Italy), Vanston (SriLanka), Wasserman (Jewish), Donehew (Ireland) and Marks (Uganda).
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Wednesday was Hispanic Celebration Day. Luciano Meadows and her students worked diligently to acquire local restaurants to prepare food from various Hispanic cultures. Her students also prepared food and decorated tables representing their countries. The local merchants that contributed to the event are: Baked by Elisa (Dominican Republic), Bitia's Taqueria (El Salvador), Rincon Cubano (Cuba) and El Patio Latino (Peruvian), all located in Sarasota. The SMA families contributing food to the event are Maravi (Peru), Medrano Mendez (El Salvador), Valentin (Dominican Republic), Marmolejos (Dominican Republic), Castro-Marques (Brazil), Santana (Brazil), Silva (Brazil), Rodriguez-Torres (Puerto Rico), William (Puerto Rico), Eng (Cuba). Renicito, a local Cuban performer, performed Cuban music. He can be seen at Classico, Fogartville, Rincon Cubana, and other local events (
http://go.activecalendar.com/renesito/?view=list&search=y
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Additionally, the IB International Heritage Cadet Committee worked tirelessly to organize, set-up, clean-up and man tables at this event. Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to make this celebration of cultures at SMA celebrated and honored!
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WRESTLING NEWS
Congratulations to Sean Cervin
for making the podium last weekend in Kissimmee, Florida!
Sean placed 6th in the state
which is a great achievement.
Great job Sean!
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SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS
If you would like to help out by donating items or services to the silent auction, please contact SMA-MAJ Gillotte at sylvia.gillotte@oursma.org. Thank you in advance!
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JUNIOR AND SENIOR PROM
Prom tickets are $85
and will only be sold through April 12th,
so do not delay!
See SMA-CPT Scott to purchase your ticket.
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JSA is continuing to partner with Yankee Candle® Fundraising to help achieve our goal this year. Yankee Candle is the world's #1 candle brand, offering a wide range of premium candles, fragrances, and decor items at a very wide range of prices. The most important thing to know is that our group will receive the profit for every item sold!
To help support us, click on the website
here
and order items online. Your purchases ship directly to your home and our group receives profit on each and every sale. Once you are on the site, enter Group Number
990092496
in the "Start Shopping" box there. With that number, your purchases will still help JSA.
BE SURE TO ORDER YOUR ITEMS IN TIME TO GIFT THEM FOR MOTHER’S DAY OR ENJOY THEM IN YOUR HOME DURING PASSOVER AND EASTER.
There are three days left on a special promotion, so hurry and make your purchase now!
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GET YOUR DISCOUNTED TICKETS
FOR SURVIVORMAN TODAY!
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All employees and cadets may purchase a concert ticket for $20.00,
all other tickets are $35.00.
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Remember, the VIP Kayaking Experience
with Survivorman is limited to 40!
Do not wait to get your tickets
for this amazing once in a lifetime opportunity!
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CONNECT WITH
INTERACT CLUB & CONNECTING HANDS PROJECT
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THANK YOU!
Thank you to all cadets and staff for your donations and support!
Together we raised $500!
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JOIN US IN OUR CAMPAIGN AND BE PART OF OUR HERO SQUAD!
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients campaign is working with thousands of schools across the country to raise funds for blood cancer research--and we are one of them! This is our last fundraising campaign for the year and we would like your support.
Click here
for our school's online fundraising page.
All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax-deductible. To learn more about The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,
click here.
Thank you SMA family!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Bingo at the Pines:
April 12th
Porch Light 5k Run, Rescue and Restore:
April 27th
*see SMA-CPT Bauck for details.
All year volunteer:
Habitat for Humanity Restore
Contact Person: Crystal Frazer
Community Outreach Manager
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity
941-748-9100 ext.116
Next Meeting:
April 25th
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
~ Scholarships are available for seniors attending College and Technical School
~ Get some hours of service and have fun at Boys and Girls Club this Spring Break (up to 35)
~ Get ready for college/technical school with Florida Shines
~ Attention sophomores! If you have a minimum of overall 3.0 GPA, you may be eligible to start dual enrollment at State College of Florida and earn college credit while completing high school (for free).
For more information on all this and more, please
click here.
TESTING INFORMATION
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SMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
On Thursday, April 11th at 4:30pm, the SMA Board of Directors
will meet in the band room on the SMA Prep campus.
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Sarasota Military Academy
High School Campus
941-926-1700
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