AEHS Community Member,
This Monday we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The holiday is designated as “a day on, not a day off” and all Americans are encouraged to participate in some kind of community service on Monday. This year, consider making a commitment to serve in some big or small way on this day of service. You can commit to serve by clicking here: Commit to Serve
Maybe you and your family would like to volunteer somewhere on Monday, but you don’t know what opportunities are available to you. You can check here by zip code for something near you: Volunteer on Monday. There are also other opportunities in Orlando listed here: Volunteer on MLK Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. gauged greatness in others by their level of service. At the age of thirty-five, he was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. ($54,123 is equal to about $500,000 in 2021 dollars after inflation.)
Our students are the future of our community and our county. What better way to invest in our future than by serving others. I hope you and your family will consider doing something, no matter how small to have “a day on, not a day off."
Enjoy the holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone back on campus Tuesday morning!
Douglas K. Loftus, M.S. Ed.
Principal
Pictured very top: Street signs in Detroit, Michigan mark the intersection of Rosa Parks Blvd. and MLK, Jr. Blvd. — named in recognition for two of America's greatest civil rights leaders.
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Jan. 17: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, No school |
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Jan. 19: Infinite Scholars Program - FREE College Scholarship Fair (held at Evans High School this year, below)
Jan. 24: 100th Day of School!
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Academic Excellence
Second Quarter Honor Roll
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We just posted the names of our 2021-2022 Quarter 2 Honor Roll students and celebrated their success this past week. Congratulations to the following students on their outstanding achievement!
Summa Cum Laude:
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Honor Roll student snapshots: |
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Summa Cum Laude: Javier Williams, Isabella Suarez , Jayson de Jesus Almestica |
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Magna Cum Laude: Kiaraliz Bermudez and Mariedda Barrios |
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Magna Cum Laude: Yahir Hernandez and Josh Torres |
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Summa Cum Laude: Bree Stockton, Taylor Tan
Magna Cum Laude: Kiana Mangual
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REMINDER: Message from Herff Jones to our Class of 2022:
CONGRATULATIONS to you and your Senior! We at Herff Jones are proud and fortunate to be the official graduation supplier for Acceleration East Academy.
Please see links below with all your graduation information:
Thank you, and once again congratulations!
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Staff Spotlight
Angela Killian
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Ms. Angela (Ang) Killian, Acceleration East's new school nurse.
Ang started at the beginning of January and has already made a very positive impact on our campus. She is a U.S. Army veteran and served overseas in Kuwait. She also currently works for Advent Health as the chart nurse. Ang grew up in Ohio but considers herself a real Floridian. We are so happy to have her as part of our Acceleration East family!
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Nurse Ang conducting student temperature checks this past week. |
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Curriculum Highlight: Week #20
Agriscience with Ms. Dipasquale, M.A. Ed., M.B.A.
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Mr. Danny Gardner of OCPS Agriculture Education paid a visit to Ms. Dipasquale's Agriscience class during week #2 of 2022. |
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Valencia College
Bridges to Success Scholarship
- Application Deadline: January 27, 2022 by 5 PM
- https://valenciacollege.edu/students/bridges-to-success/
- The Bridges to Success Scholarship is a program designed to support students with the transition to college as well as provide a full tuition award and book stipend.
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Please click here for eligibility and other details.
- Help session Jan. 12 (see below)
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Infinite Scholars Program - FREE College Scholarship Fair
Infinite Schools Program is a non-profit that was founded in 2003. For more than 2 decades it has served more than 200,000 students facilitating over 2 billion dollars in scholarship and financial aid.
This year the event will be held January 19 at Evans High School from 4-7:30 PM. Students interested in attending should dress for success and bring multiple copies of the documents listed on the flier.
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Social Emotional Learning |
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School bulletin board for January 2022 with inspirational quotes. |
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OCPS Top Talent Application is OPEN!
The OCPS Top Talent event is accepting applications for performance auditions between January 5 - 31, 2022. Names of finalists will be posted on the website March 4 and finalists will perform in the Virtual "LIVE" event on Friday, May 6, 2022. If you are a selected as a finalist, you will be required to film your performance on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Please note there are no alternate dates for filming. Details of time and location will be shared with you if you are a finalist.
For questions or additional information please contact the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools at 407-317-3261 or email us at: Toptalent@ocps.net.
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Closing Image of the Week |
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The backbone of Acceleration East High School: Heidy Medina, Ary Colon, Delia Martinez, Richard Diaz, and Josue Maldonado |
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Have a wonderful MLK holiday and week!
Douglas K. Loftus, Principal
Acceleration East High School
Sunday, January 16, 2022
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Orlando, FL 32822-2704
Phone 407-992-0917
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