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teachers, parents and principals,”
said Southwest resident and OCPS
Superintendent Barbara Jenkins.
“The vision of Orange County Public
Schools is to ensure every student
has a promising and successful future.
We continually strive to improve
our graduation rates as we prepare
our 212,000 students for college
and career.”
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Orange County Public Schools
celebrated 150 years this past
December. The district was founded
Dec. 11, 1869, with the formation of
the Board of Public Instruction. W.C.
Roper, A.C. Caldwell and Z.H.
Mason became the first three board
members, and William A. Lovell
was named the first superintendent.
To mark the special anniversary,
several Orlando-area landmarks,
including the Lake Eola Fountain,
“Orlando” sign at Camping World
Stadium, Amway Center Spire, Dr.
Phillips Center for the Performing
Arts, The Wheel at Icon Park on
International Drive, Rosen Centre
and more, were illuminated orange
in support of OCPS. Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer also proclaimed Dec.
11 as OCPS 150th Anniversary
Day. For more details, visit
www.150.ocps.net.
The staff at Windermere
Preparatory School volunteered
for a day at Give Kids The World.
More than 140 faculty members
and staff spent a morning helping
to switch seasonal decorations.
What would have taken days for the
GKTW staff to complete was finished
in a few short hours and enabled the
GKTW staff to focus on the resident
children and their families. It also allowed
WPS’s staff to connect with
one of the school’s service partners
in a new way and provided a great
way to transition to the new year
and spring semester.
For Christ The King Lutheran
Preschool’s Traditions Day, student Della
Corcia makes Brigadeiro chocolate, a
Brazilian treat.
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Christ The King Lutheran
Preschool held its annual Traditions
Day, during which students learned
about different countries and their
Hunter
Volz snuggles
a plush alligator
while listening
to a story about
Australia during
Christ The
King Lutheran
Preschool’s
Traditions Day.
Christ The
King Lutheran
Preschool
VPK teacher
Mrs. Jimenez
introduces
a group of
students to
African music.
traditions. The countries studied
change each year. This year, the
children learned about Greece,
Australia, Brazil and Kenya.
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Windermere Preparatory School faculty members and staff volunteer at Give Kids
The World.
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