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Garnet Gold and Green Committee

The PTSA Garnet Gold and Green Committee’s mission is to maximize campus recycling and provide shade trees and general campus beautification.

This year the PTSA will again work with staff and faculty to maximize campus recycling. Student recycling teams are in place this year to collect and recycle paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans from classrooms and offices at the school. Each classroom and office will have a plastic recycling bin and a separate bin for paper. Students will collect the items from each bin on a regular basis and deposit them in the green recycling dumpster behind the cafeteria, where Leon County will pick up the items.

Faculty members who will coordinate the student Green Teams this year are Sal Guastella and the Spanish Club for high school, Dennis Martina and the ESE students for middle school, and 5thgrade teacher Tati Echevarria Calderon for elementary school. Please contact these teachers for any recycling questions.

The PTSA last year also obtained several white recycling barrels and placed them around campus and in the athletic fields area for additional collection points for bottle and can recycling. Please use these for bottle and can recycling only, and not trash.

On the beautification front, your PTSA dues and fundraising money has been put to good use. We bought and planted more than 60 trees around campus over the past six years to gradually transform a former cow pasture into an inviting and forested place of learning. Areas like the elementary school playground where the trees were planted in 2005 are starting to show the results of trees reaching maturity-providing students with shelter from the harmful rays of the sun-and over the next several years the rest of campus hopefully will follow. The GGG committee will continue with tree planting this winter with the addition of another batch of trees as our budget allows.

Anyone having any questions or ideas or wishing to volunteer for GGG projects please contact committee chair Danni Vogt at dannivogt@embarqmail.com or 877-5641.

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FSUS Spirit Wear

Welcome Back Noles!!! Download the Spirit Wear order form to order all of your FSUS gear. We have car magnets, decals, t-shirts and sling backpacks. Questions?? contact Kasey Chapin at ka_chapin@yahoo.com.
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PTSA College and Career Education Scholarship Applications Available

Getting ready for college or a career training program? As part of our Academic Enrichment initiatives, the FSUS PTSA will award five scholarships to FSUS graduating seniors based on applications submitted no later than April 25, 2011. Each scholarship is a one-time award of $500 in the following categories:

  • 2-Year or 4-Year College or University Scholarship (Two Available)
  • Reflections Cultural/Fine Arts Scholarship
  • Vocational/Technical Scholarship
  • Student Support Scholarship
Applicants must volunteer, participate, or perform in at least one of the FSUS PTSA’s programs, activities, meetings, or events during the current school/graduation year. Additionally, applications are given priority consideration for student/parent membership in PTSA and for involvement in the upcoming TRANSITIONS program (series of PTSA-sponsored college success seminars in Spring 2011). For more information and the application, go to the the FSUS PTSA website at http://fsusptsa.com/ or contact Sara Hamon at shamon@fsu.edu
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NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK – 2011 March 7-10

The Tomahawk Café  invites all students and their parents to come eat  breakfast  during National School Breakfast Week,  March 7-10,  2011.   Breakfast is served only between 7:15 and 7:45 am to allow children to eat and get to class on time.  This celebration focuses on the importance of eating  breakfast.   This year, the theme is “School Breakfast Detectives” and will include activities centered  around  this private-eye themed campaign.    Be sure to check out the Breakfast  Detective Book Cover  Contest:  information for this design contest is available on the Blackboard/Cafeteria web page and is open to FSUS students in grades 1-12. 

Breakfast Really is the Most Important Meal of the Day
While breakfast may be the most important meal of the day for everyone, this is especially true for children and adolescents.  According to research , persons  who eat a healthy breakfast….

  • are more likely to meet their nutritional needs for vitamins, minerals and fiber as many foods eaten at breakfast provide significant amounts of iron, calcium, and  vitamins  C and D
  • have improved concentration and perform better in school
  • have more energy and endurance to engage in physical activity
  • have a better chance of maintaining a healthy weight and may be at a reduced risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Guidelines for a Healthy Breakfast
A healthy breakfast should be encouraged that includes a combination of protein, whole grain carbohydrates and healthy fats.  

Great Breakfast Tips:

  • Best cereals have 5+ grams of fiber and less than 6 gm of sugar/serving.
  • Offer  fresh  fruits.
  • Add raisins or other dried fruit to provide natural sweetness to cereals.
  • Offer skim or low fat milk.  
  • Prepare oatmeal lowfat milk for extra calcium, vitamin D and protein.
  • Add nuts to oatmeal for a source of healthy fat and protein.
  • Choose  yogurts without high fructose corn syrup and try adding low sugar granola and/or fruit .
  • Offer whole wheat  breads
  • Spread natural nut butters on bread for a healthy protein and fat source.
  • An egg is a great source of protein. 


LIMIT

  • Foods high in sugar such as pastries, donuts, and highly sweetened cereals  as  these provide little nutritional value and minimal fiber.
  • Highly processed meats that are high in fat and and sodium, such as bacon and sausage.     

Linda J. Searight, Food Service Director
Tomahawk Cafe at Florida High
lsearight@fsu.edu
850-245-3865

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TRANSITIONS

TRANSITIONS:  A three-part seminar designed to give high school seniors and juniors the insider info for success in college!  

Three Consecutive Tuesdays in March, 3pm-4pm, FSUS Room 3-113

  • March 1: What to Expect in College
  • March 8: Time Management for College (earn A’s and have fun)
  • March 15: Study Skills for College (why tests matter more)

Participation gives you a bonus in PTSA Scholarship Selection (available to seniors only)! 

No cost/snacks provided ~ Free copy of “How to Get Good Grades in College”

Presenter:  Dr. Sara Hamon, FSU Faculty ~ Sponsored by: FSUS PTSA & Florida State University 

If you have questions or need accommodations, contact Dr. Hamon at 645-7885 or shamon@fsu.edu

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PTSA College and Career Education Scholarship Applications Available

Getting ready for college or a career training program? As part of our Academic Enrichment initiatives, the FSUS PTSA will award five scholarships to FSUS graduating seniors based on applications submitted no later than April 25, 2011. Each scholarship is a one-time award of $500 in the following categories:

  • 2-Year or 4-Year College or University Scholarship (Two Available)
  • Reflections Cultural/Fine Arts Scholarship
  • Vocational/Technical Scholarship
  • Student Support Scholarship

Applicants must volunteer, participate, or perform in at least one of the FSUS PTSA’s programs, activities, meetings, or events during the current school/graduation year. Additionally, applications are given priority consideration for student/parent membership in PTSA and for involvement in the upcoming TRANSITIONS program (series of PTSA-sponsored college success seminars in Spring 2011). For more information and the application, go to the the FSUS PTSA website at http://fsusptsa.com/ or contact Sara Hamon at shamon@fsu.edu

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