President: Tammy Potosky
1st VP-Leadership: Kathy Foulk
2nd VP-Operations: Patricia Guobadia
Secretary: Beth Dostal
Treasurer: Georgi Nicolas
Elections will be held just prior to the Reflections and Scholarship Awards Event on Monday, April 30, 2012. 6PM in the Winter Springs High School Auditorium.
PTA has a myriad of opportunities to honor students, parents, leaders, PTA units, and other individuals. Whether it’s honoring student art achievement or honoring child advocacy efforts — PTA has an award for you. Apply today!
Local units – Download Awards Packets here!
SCCPTA Awards Complete Packet
SCCPTA Awards FAQ
SCCPTA Awards info
Florida PTA Awards – information required for the Florida PTA Awards
Florida PTA Award Forms
Please call or email your local officials and let them know we are STANDING UP FOR ALL SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOLS. If we are unified on our message, our voices will be louder! Download the document below for the talking points.
Some parents from Geneva, and others that are on the possible “list” to be closed due to the SCPS Budget Crisis, have created a petition. You can access the petition at http://www.keethpta.org. Please print, and ask parents at your schools to sign! My suggestion is to print the petition in “landscape format”. Some of the lists will be taken to Tallahassee by parents from Geneva this week. Others can be faxed or sent to our Legislators. Click here for addresses or contact information for our Legislators.
Musical Composition
Senior Winners
Alana Klonoski-Seminole High
Lucy Wu-Oviedo High
Nicholas Villance-Lyman High
Middle Winners
Colby Harter-Chiles Middle
Bailey Callahan-Tuskawilla Middle
Madison Meltz-Millinuem Middle
Middle Honorable Mentions
Ethan Fields-Jackson Heights
Primary Winners
Lexi Huaman-Sterling Park
Abbie Bennett-Heathrow
Deepika Kannan-Carillon
Primary Honorable Mention
Brant Schuckman-Heathrow
Win Champlin- Partin
Intermediate Winners
Reese Hudson-Evans
Vangeli Tsompanidis-Carillon
Malavika Kannan-Carillon
Intermediate Honorable Mentions
Emma Huaman-Sterling Park
Connor Brindle-Sabal Point
Mason Herbet- Keeth
Andy Mackler-Bentley
Dance Choreography
Middle Winners
Julianna Voelker-Jackson Heights
Alyssa Martin-Jackson Heights
Primary Winners
Varsha Naga-Partin
Payton Richey-Keeth
Hannah Howells-Sabal Point
Intermediate Winners
Elizabeth Conrad-Midway
Nakira Jackson-Goldsboro
Intermediate Honorable Mention
Megan Giunta-Heathrow
Breanna Morris-Goldsboro
Alexis Jacobs-Red Bug
Film Productions
Senior Winners
Steven Engen-Lake Mary
Keilan McNeil-Lake Mary
Niennah Coulombe-Lake Mary
Middle Winners
Kacy Lach-Chiles Middle
Emily Elwood-Milwee Middle
Naomi Selejan-Markham Woods
Primary Winners
Deepika Kannan-Carillon
Intermediate Winners
Isabella Garcia-Wilson
Matthew Ruiz-Heathrow
Intermediate Honorable Mentions
Leah Howells-Sabal Point
Connor Brindle-Sabal Point
Emily Canamella- Partin
Photography
Senior Winners
Priya Amilineni-Seminole
Desire Burke-Seminole
Kaley Fitzpatrick-Seminole
Senior Honorable Mention
Tony Huerta-Lyman
Maria Nikolaisen-Lyman
Emily Pease-Lyman
Middle Winners
Daniella Glennon-Markham Woods
Benjamin Michaud-Tuskawilla
Kaili Morens-Chiles
Middle Honorable Mentions
Makenna Lehmann-Chiles
Amanda Signer-Millennium
Kalie Griffin-Milwee
Primary Winners
Aidan Vail-Geneva
Alden Corley-Wilson
Preston Pomp-Carillon
Primary Honorable Mentions
Juliun Dontoni-Lake Mary
Sian Carranza-Sabal Point
Drew Dykstra-Bear Lake
Katelyn Fry-Red Bug
Nicholas Mazzola-Goldsboro
Asha Reddy-Lawton
Nora McFadden-Sabal Point
Reagan DeBarry -Keeth
Ainsley Pomp-Carillon
Grant Oliver-Carrillon
Eleanor Snyder-Rainbow
Julia McKee-Heathrow
Intermediate Winners
Pierce Borger-Wilson
Alexander Ranaldi-Evans
Zoe Reddecliff-Goldsboro
Intermediate Honorable Mentions
Alex Marrocco- Partin
Whitley Williams-Heathrow
Isaac Munshi-Galileo
Ethan Stein-Rainbow
Sean Tracy-Lake Mary
Ryan McCauley-Wekiva
Derek Molina-Wekiva
Emily Canamella- Partin
Nathaniel Winfree-Winter Springs
Visual Arts
Senior Winners
Caroline Parr-Lake Mary
Tatheer Remtulla-Lake Mary
Idanya Clark-Winter Springs
Senior Honorable Mentions
Meghan Keeley-Seminole
Meagan Dessert-Lake Mary
Marcus Darby-Winter Springs
Jennina Grade-Seminole
Megan Hossler-Lake Brantley
Hojung Lee-Seminole
Middle Winners
Laura Wilson-Markham Woods
Khyra MccMillan-Chiles
Kaneela Noah-Jackson Heights
Middle Honorable Mention
Samantha Reno-Millennium
Francesca Coveini- Tuskawilla
Morgan Nadin-Markham Woods
Naveen Krisham-Markham Woods
Primary Winners
Sophia Metevier- Stenstrom
Ava Grace-Red Bug
Kyra Henrigues-Goldsboro
Primary Honorable Mention
Nisha Patel-Carillon
Aniston Malkiewiez-Carillon
Cody Whitsitt-Midway
Kaylin Herbert-Keeth
Zahra Miyanji-Bentley
Kayley Gilman-Evans
Varian Dase-Highlands
Intermediate Winners
Rachel Nasby-Lawton
Caitlin Chen-Red Bug
Yashvi Vardhan-Woodlands
Intermediate Honorable Mentions
Emily Oberson-Partin
Meridean Duarte-Carillon
Tanuj Prajapati- Partin
Michelle Zou-Carillon
Addison Lange-Sabal Point
Jennifer Brown-Rainbow
Lucy Goodwin-Evans
Angla Su-Evans
Literature
Senior Winners
Tyler Hasterman- Hagerty
Kingsley Aihe-Seminole
Senior Honorable Mention
Robert Burke-Hagerty
Nicholas Rodriguez-Oviedo
Kingsley Aihe-Seminole
Middle Winners
Paige Norman-Millennium
Tara Nibhanupudy-Sanford
Samantha Reno-Millennium
Middle Honorable Mentions
Tess Marvin-Chiles
Elizabeth Handberg-Chiles
Haley Benner-Markham Woods
Lauren Culbreth- Chiles
Anjali Poorandatt-Chiles
Primary Winners
Tara Chatty-Partin
Hannah Connell-Partin
Chloe Alva-Woodlands
Primary Honorable Mentions
Asha Reddy-Lawton
Jaqueline Anderhovich-Lake Mary
Jason Isom-Goldsboro
Kendall Blinn-Bentley
Kaylin Herbert-Keeth
Kenzie Schnitzlein- Carlilon
Intermediate Winners
Bennet Preuss-Carillon
Malavika Kannan-Carillon
Jemma Fortune-Bear Lake
Intermediate Honorable Mention
William Bernys-Bentley
Bethany Champlin- Partin
Seth Marrocco- Partin
Jordon Lenueux-Woodlands
Anita Shiva-Evans
Madison Sciarini-Red Bug
Mykayla Brinkman-Lawton
Cydney Jackson-Heathrow
Paige Goodman-Lake Mary
Ruben Pierre-Louis- Woodlands
The SCCPTA 2011-2011 Scholarship form due by March 31st, 2012. SCCPTA wants eligible high school seniors to win college scholarships. Our scholarship is for students who plan to attend college in FLORIDA only. Seniors who are eligible for Bright Futures can also apply for this scholarship.
Statement By:
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER GERARD ROBINSON
Regarding Proposed Budget from the Governor
“Florida’s teachers have done an incredible job providing a learning culture that fosters academic success and growth for each of their students. Today, I want to thank Governor Scott for proposing a budget that will provide significant additional resources that our classroom teachers need to make student dreams a reality. The Governor’s commitment to a high quality education is demonstrated by infusing one billion dollars in state funds to:
· fund 30,000+ new students,
· replace one-time state funding,
· overcome diminishing local revenue, and
· increase per student funding.
The Governor has also made a commitment to public higher education and student financial aid by maintaining funding in these areas. This ensures that our students are able to continue to achieve their higher education goals.
This budget will help students gain the tools to master increased standards and graduate from high school college- and career-ready. I also want to thank the State Board of Education for its continued support of increasing our legislative budget to sustain our public education system. The Department’s Strategic Plan aligns with the Governor’s mission and the proposed budget will help preserve what our schools have accomplished in the past and stand to achieve in the future.”
Funded by the Prevention Coalition, we will donate $1,500 to schools for providing awareness programs to their students. Last year, SCCPTA gave $1,290 to schools that requested the supplemental funding.
Last year, the following schools received up to $150 each for programs that ranged from bullying, Math Super Stars, All Pro Dads, helping families in need and obesity prevention. Thank you to Lawton Elementary, Red Bug Elementary, Sterling Park Elementary, Wicklow Elementary, Jackson Heights Middle, Milwee Middle, Hagerty High, and Lake Howell High. As a side note, Jackson Heights received the President’s Program Award for their Megan’s Pledge cyberbullying program from the Florida PTA.
We encourage you to submit your existing health & safety programs or any program or campaign you would like to produce but didn’t have the funding to do. The due date for applications is Friday, December 16. We will determine the recipients during the winter break and reward the grants during the first week in January in time for you to get your program done before school is out!
The Florida PTA encourages their members to spend Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 with family and friends at a Local, City or State Park. We encourage you to gather your PTA families and take the day to breathe fresh air, swing on a swing, toss a ball around, go for a walk or just have a quiet picnic lunch. This event supports the National PTA Healthy Lifestyles Initiative. Florida PTA encourages your participation on this day.
Participating in Day in the Park? Apply for an award! Get the application here! PTA Day in the Park Award Submission
Parents, Teachers, Students, Community Leaders,
and Local Businesses: Join us on Tuesday, October
11, anytime between 3 and 6 PM to “Stand UP for
Seminole County Public Schools” and support
adequate funding for public school education.
Lack of state funding forces the School Board to
discuss severe budget cuts for 2012-2013.
Possibilities include school closings, elimination of
athletics, arts, transportation, and many more
areas. The School Board meeting is noon-5 PM.
All children deserve the full benefits of the Triple A
experience—Academics, Arts, and Athletics!
Stand UP!
More details are at http://www.standupforscps.com.
