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UPDATE SCHOOL NEWS(continued from page 81)family reading night and the pro-kids show,Riverglades students, parents and teachersare getting ready for rest and recreationduring winter break. Riverglades PTA parentswill soon host a staff holiday lunch tosay “thank you” to the wonderful faculty,administration and support staff, all ofwhom make Riverglades a school loved bystudents and families.Also taking place before winter vacationis the Outreach Committee’s annual ToyDrive to benefit Kids in Distress and sisterschool Park Ridge Elementary in DeerfieldBeach. As always, Riverglades familieswent above and beyond in helping to bringsmiles to children this holiday season. Thetoy drive comes on the heels of theThanksgiving Basket drive, which culminatedin fifty Thanksgiving baskets beingdonated to needy families. Riverglades studentsdonated their Halloween candy to theThanksgiving dinner baskets (complete withgift cards for turkeys).Remember to check our websitewww.RivergladesElementaryPTA.org formore information on all of our scheduledevents. - Nicole CookSt. Andrew CatholicSchoolSt. Andrew Catholic School students willcelebrate the Christmas holiday with music,drama and good food. Students are busyworking on a school-wide Christmas concertin which every student participates insong, drama or band on Dec. 3 at the CoralSprings school. The Culinary Club will makegingerbread and take part in cooking challengesthis month as Chef Maureen Voitteaches students how to prepare food, setthe table and tend to basic safety andcleanliness in the kitchen. Food samplesmade in class are being taken home by thechildren.School SocialWorker of the Yearcongratulations to Liliana Pardo-Posse, school social worker inBroward County Public SchoolsNorth Area, who was just namedSchool Social Worker of the Year by theFlorida Association of School SocialWorkers.The announcement was made atthe organization’s state conference heldrecently in St. Petersburg.Pardo-Posse is a bi-lingual socialworker and advocate for children andfamilies who do not speak English. Sheencourages all parents to take an activeA generous donor made it possible forSt. Andrew to launch its own news program,with reporters on the air in the morningand the afternoon. Student councilspeeches and the election will be televised.Some middle schoolers have joined theweb design club while our younger studentsare learning golf basics. The giftedmath students are participating in an internationalmath competition. For more information,call the school at 954-753-1280.– Janice VogelL to R: RhondaTerpak withLiliana Pardo-Posse.role in the educational process and sharesinformation about resources to help familiesadjust to their new communities. Sheorganizes an annual “back to schoolextravaganza” to collect backpacks andschool supplies for low-income families.The PAWS (Promoting Animal Welfarein Schools) program was brought toWestglades Middle School in part due toher efforts.82 DECEMBER 2010