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School Board Recognition 2017-2019

June 11, 2019 Board Recognitions

PASS Student of the Year Runner-Up

The YMS Archery Club was recognized for their participation and placement in the state tournament.

Emily Morris, ESE teacher at Everglades Elementary, was recognized for receiving the golden mouse award for the fourth quarter.

May 14, 2019 Board Recognitions

Students were recognized for their participation in the Science Olympiad.

Students were recognized for their participation in the State Science and Engineering Fair.

Students were recognized for their participation in the Science Olympiad.

Students were recognized for their participation in the Science Olympiad.

Students were recognized for their participation in the Science Olympiad.

The OHS FFA Ag Mechanics team was recognized for their 2nd place finish in the state competition.

The Yearling Middle School Dairy Judging Team was recognized for their 4th place finish in the state competition. Jenna Larson was recognized as the State High Individual.

The Yearling Middle School Citrus Judging Team was recognized for their 4th place finish in the state competition.

The Yearling Middle School Poultry Judging Team was recognized for their 3rd place in the state competition.

The Yearling Middle School Meat Judging Team was recognized for their 2nd place finish in the state competition.

The Yearling Middle School Tool Judging Team was recognized for their 2nd place in the state competition.

Students were recognized for earning the most AR points at their school.

The Osceola Middle School Livestock Team was recognized for their 3rd place in the sate competition.

Students were recognized for winning the booklet cover design contest.

Students were recognized for their participation in the Crime Watch Poster Contest.

Several teachers, administrators and staff members were recognized for their years of service to the Okeechobee County School Board.

Several teachers, administrators and staff members were recognized for their years of service to the Okeechobee County School Board.

The School Board made a proclamation that May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Staff members show their support for mental health awareness with their green fingernail.

Audra Friend, a student from Central Elementary, was recognized for her participation in the Southern Regional Honor Choir.

Students were recognized for their participation in the National FFA AgriScience Fair.

April 9, 2019 Board Recognitions

The Okeechobee Elks Lodge was recognized for their donation of B is for Buckaroo books to our 2nd graders at each elementary school.

Danielle Maes, ESE teacher at Seminole Elementary, was recognized for her integration of technology within her classroom and lessons.

Students were recognized for their participation and placement in the Indian River State College Creative Writing Contest.

Board member Jill Holcomb was recognized for becoming a certified school board member.

March 5, 2019 Board Recognitions

The Okeechobee High School Boys Basketball Team was recognized for their season and making it at District Champions.

Okeechobee High School teacher Jason Anderson and his students were recognized for their ASE Accreditation in Maintenance and Light Repair. Gilbert Family of Companies was also recognized for their support and help during this process.

Community Sponsors were recognized for their support during our S.T.A.R. celebration for our staff and teachers.

Community Sponsors were recognized for their support during our S.T.A.R. celebration for our staff and teachers.

Board members Jill Holcomb and Amanda Riedel were recognized by Kelly Owens for their completion of board certification.

February 12, 2019 Board Recognitions

Okeechobee County School Board declared March 7, 2019 as Rodeo Day.

Okeechobee County School Board declared February as Black History Month.

Okeechobee County Schools has created student Crime Watch groups at each school and the a member from that team was presented with a certificate along with Sheriff Stephen.

Gilbert Family of Companies was recognized for being the Platinum Sponsor for the Staff S.T.A.R. Banquet.

Companies were recognized for their Gold Sponsorship of the Staff S.T.A.R. Banquet.

Okeechobee Sheriff's Department was a sponsor for the 2019 Staff S.T.A.R. Banquet.

Staff members from throughout the district were recognized for their help in putting on the Staff S.T.A.R. Banquet.

Joseph Szentmartoni, a teacher at OAA, was recognized for receiving the Golden Mouse award for Quarter 2, for his use and integration of technology into his classroom.

January 15, 2019 Board Recognitions

Students from Yearling Middle School were recognized for their artwork that was chosen to hang in the Florida State Capital.

CTE students from Mr. Anderson's classes were recognized for putting together and hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for anyone that wanted to attend this past Thanksgiving. Great way to exhibit the #BrahmanWay!

Community members were recognized for their help and participation in the CTE Thanksgiving Dinner hosted at Okeechobee High School.

Students were recognized for their participation and Superior ranking at the District 15 One Act and Individual Event Festival. These students will go on to compete at the state level.

Students were recognized for their participation and Superior ranking at the District 15 One Act and Individual Event Festival.

Language Arts, Math and Science teachers at the secondary level were recognized for their help and participation in the creating of curriculum maps.

The Wellness Committee was recognized for their hosting of the Jingle Bell Jog for employees and students.

December 11, 2018 Board Recognitions

Jerilynn Ward, ESE teacher at North Elementary School, was awarded the Golden Mouse Award from the IT department for the integration of technology into her teaching.

Several students from Okeechobee High School were recognized for their participation in the Heartland Honor Choir. Mrs. Wendy Reister and Mr. Jim Leidy were recognized for their help with the choir.

Mrs. Wendy Reister, science teacher at OHS, was recognized for her work as well as the work by the National Honor Society at OHS, for the backpack program which sends food home for the weekend with over 150 students.

Schools across the district were recognized for their participation in this year's Food for Families drive. Thank you to our students and their families for donating over 8,100 pounds of food that will stay in Okeechobee County!

Seminole Elementary was recognized as a Tier 1 Model School Silver Level.

Several teachers from our 5 elementary schools were recognized for their participation in the Elementary Focus Group which helped create the curriculum maps for our schools. Thank you teachers for your help and support.

November 20, 2018 Board Recognitions

Board members Jill Holcomb and Joe Arnold were sworn in as returning board members. Board member Melisa Jahner was sworn for her first term.

Elizabeth Stanley was recognized for her retirement from the school district after 37 years of teaching.

October 9, 2018 Board Recognitions

Green Design and Helping People Succeed/Healthy Families were recognized for their donations to help bring the Let Me Be Myself display to Okeechobee County Schools.

Everglades Farm Equipment Group and Raulerson Hospital were recognized for their support of the Okeechobee County Schools during pre-plan week.

The Douglas Brown Tutorial program was recognized for the work they are doing with our students and the successes and growth they are seeing. Several students were recognized for their success on the FSA and iReady.

Students were recognized for their perfect scores on the FSA/FSAA test last year.

Mr. Jimmy Kemp was recognized for his years of service to Okeechobee County Schools as a bus driver, mechanics helper and custodian at Seminole Elementary School.

Mrs. Dixie Ball was recognized for her four years of service on the school board.

Okeechobee County Schools proclaimed October 22-26, 2018 as School Bus Safety Week.

Okeechobee County Schools proclaimed the first two weeks in October as Disability History and Awareness Weeks.

September 6, 2018 Recognitions

Centerstate Bank, Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Applebee's, Edward Jones and Domino's Pizza were recognized for their support and donations during the teachers' pre-plan week.

MidFlorida Credit Union, Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce and Papa John's Pizza were recognized for their support and donations during the teachers' pre-plan week.

First United Methodist Church, Glades Electric Cooperative, GFWC Junior Women's Club and Jake's Welding were recognized for their support and donations during the teachers' pre-plan week.

Tin Fish Restaurant was recognized for their donation during the teachers' pre-plan week. Okeechobee Moose Lodge, Our Village and Seacoast Bank were recognized for support and donations during back to school.

Firefighters and Paramedics of Okeechobee Local 2918, Okeechobee County Fire Rescue and My Aunt's House - The Closet were recognized for support and donations during back to school.

Peace Lutheran Church and Seacoast Bank were recognized for support and donations during back to school.

Sue Stanley - Retirement

August 14, 2018 Recognitions

Merita Laredo - Retirement

July 10, 2018 Recognitions

Corey was recognized for becoming a Certified Government Finance Officer.

Dr. Stanley was recognized for completing the Dr. Brian Dassler Leadership Academy.

June 12, 2018 Recognitions

Brendan retired with 30 years of teaching

Jean retired with 35 years of service and teaching.

Jessie Mae retired with 28 years of service.

Toni retired with 37 years of teaching and service.

Michael retired with 11 years of service and Susan retired with 13 years of service.

May 14, 2018 Recognitions

The Okeechobee County School District was recently awarded District Accreditation by AdvancEd group. Accreditation teams from each school were recognized for their work and time on earning accreditation. Jill Holcomb, Board Chair, accepted the certification on behalf of the district.

All 5 elementary schools were awarded the Bronze level for the USDA Healthier US School Challenge.

Kyleigh Pinon was recognized for winning the Applebee's Above & "Bee"yond Teacher Essay Contest. She wrote about her teacher, Andy Brewer from the Okeechobee Freshman Campus. Mr. Brewer was awarded a check for $500 to use in his classroom next year and Kyleigh won lunch at Applebee's for her entire 5th period class.

Justin Drawdy from Okeechobee High School was recognized for making it to the State Wrestling Finals.

Students from the middle schools and high school were recognized for making it to the State Science Fair and Engineering Fair.

The Okeechobee High School Livestock Evaluation team was recognized for placing 2nd at the state competition.

Okeechobee High School Meat Judging Team was recognized for placing first in the state competition.

The 4-H Meat Judging Team was recognized for placing 2nd in the state competition.

Yearling Middle School FFA Meat Judging team was recognized for placing 6th in the state competition.

Yearling Middle School FFA Poultry Judging Team was recognized for placing 8th in the state competition.

Yearling Middle School FFA Vegetable Judging Team was recognized for placing 4th in the state competition.

Cristian Rios was recognized for receiving the 2018 Cooke College Award as well as being awarded a National Merit Scholarship.

Students from Mr. Leidy's class were recognized for placing in the IRSC Creative Writing Contest.

The top readers from each the elementary schools were recognized for being the top readers at their schools. Students recognized were nominated by their teacher based on their AR points and Sunshine State Reader books read.

Students in Mr. Pung's Digital Design classes participated in a booklet cover design contest for this year's C@mp IT. Students were recognized for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards.

Bookkeepers from OFC, OAA, OMS, SEM, YMS and EES were recognized for having perfect internal audits at their schools.

Donna Campbell was recognized for her retirement this year after 30+ years of service in education!

April 10, 2018 Board Recognitions

Students were recognized for having perfect attendance from previous years. One student not pictured was recognized for having perfect attendance for 10 years straight.

The OHS FFA Land Judging team was recognized for placing third in the state FFA competition.

The OMS FFA Livestock Evaluation team was recognized for placing fifth in the state FFA competition.

The YMS Dairy Evaluation team was recognized for their State Championship by coming in first place in the state FFA competition. The McGehee Family was recognized as well for their coaching and help in preparing the team for the competition.

The YMS FFA Land Judging team was recognized for placing second in the state FFA competition.

The YMS Tool Identification team was recognized for placing second in the state FFA competition.

Raulerson Hospital was recognized for their support of our Science Olympiad teams from Seminole Elementary and Central Elementary. Raulerson Hospital invited our teams to the hospital for a visit as well as provided the team with white lab coats. Sharon Suits and Lynn Greeson were also recognized for their help in preparing the team for competition in May.

Teachers and staff were recognized for their perfect attendance from previous years.

Teachers who were recognized by the sate DOE for being high impact teachers in the classroom were recognized at the school board meeting.

One teacher from each elementary school was recognized for their usage of the Footsteps to Brilliance program in their classrooms. The teachers recognized have the most usage within the program with their students.

February 13, 2018 Board Recognitions

The Lake Okeechobee Elks Lodge was recognized for their contribution to our elementary schools and providing books for our second graders. The also spoke about the Proclamation for Rodeo Day.

The Douglas Park Tutorial group was recognized for their work with students who live in the Douglas Park area as well as helping with the proclamation of February as Black History Month.

Assistant Principals and other staff members were recognized for their help in putting together our Night of Stars - Celebrating our Heroes celebration.

Everglades Elementary was recognized for their book If You Give a School an Ag Teacher, which won 3rd place in a state competition.

Teams from Okeechobee High School's Automotive program were recognized for their competing in and placing in the Top Tech Challenge which was held at the Universal Technical Institute in Orlando. One team placed first and the other placed 8th.

Our Career and Technical Education teachers were recognized for their work with our students and the outstanding performance on completing industry certifications.

January 16, 2018 Board Recognitions

The Okeechobee County School Board Wellness Committee hosted a Jingle Bell Jog this past December to encourage healthy habits within our staff, teachers and even students. This year we had over 120 registrants with our youngest registrant age 5.

Several local businesses and families stepped up big this past fall and made the renovation of the high school football field a possibility so that the Brahmans were able to use the field starting in October. Huge THANK YOU to our community supporters!!!!

December 12, 2017 Board Recognitions

Members from the different schools served on district Focus Groups to help in the creation of the curriculum maps K-12 and the alignment of standards with the curriculum.

Members from the different schools served on district Focus Groups to help in the creation of the curriculum maps K-12 and the alignment of standards with the curriculum.

Schools and employees were recognized for their outstanding participation in this year's Food for Families program.

Board member Amanda Riedel was recognized by the Florida School Board Association as an Emerging Leader.

Students were recognized for their awards for their art in the Art in the Capital Competition.

November 14, 2017 Board Recognitions

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue members were recognized for their service during Hurricane Irma. These members served at the two county shelters during the storm making sure everyone stayed healthy and safe.

Martha's House was recognized at this month's board meeting for their partnership with Okeechobee County Schools and all they do for our students and families.

The Red Cross was recognized for all of their shelter planning and help during Hurricane Irma. Many of the volunteers were from out of state and even from other countries.

The Rotary Club was recognized at this month's board meeting for their help with Back to School supplies for our students and schools.

Members of the Okeechobee High School Bass Club were recognized for their inaugural year and for the three members that made it to the national championship.

Deputies from the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Department were recognized for their help and support during Hurricane Irma. Deputies manned each of the two shelters during the entire time making sure the sites and evacuees were safe and secure.

Okeechobee County School Food Service workers were recognized for their help during Hurricane Irma. Workers fed over 700+ shelter evacuees three meals a day.

Okeechobee County School Custodial Staff were recognized for their help at the shelters during Hurricane Irma. These staff members made sure that the shelters and school areas being used stayed cleaned and helped in any way they were asked.

School and District administrators were recognized for their help and support at the shelters during Hurricane Irma. Administrators volunteered their time to work at the shelters and helped to make sure evacuees were safe and comfortable.

The Okeechobee County School's Transportation department was recognized for their help with making sure everyone had transportation to and from shelters during Hurricane Irma.

Okeechobee County Schools' Operations and Maintenance department was recognized for their help in preparing our sites before Hurricane Irma as well as during the storm. Brian Barrett is the director of Operations and Maintenance and worked tirelessly before, during and after the storm.

Dylan Tedders, Principal of Okeechobee High School, was recognized as the district Principal of the Year. Congratulations Dylan!

Lauren Myers, Assistant Principal of Okeechobee High School, was honored as being voted the district Assistant Principal of the Year. Congratulations Lauren!

Okeechobee County Schools was awarded two awards by the Florida School Board Insurance Trust (FSBIT). Renee Geeting received an award for Best of the Best as Risk Manager and the School Board received the Best of the Best for Risk Management for 2017. Board Member Jill Holcomb who is a trustee accepted the award on behalf of the school board.

Dorothy Wright was recognized for her service to Okeechobee County Schools and her retirement at the end of this month.

October 10, 2017 Board Recognitions

Okeechobee Fire Rescue and Our Village were presented a certificate for their work in helping provide school supplies and hosting the Back to School Expo.

First Methodist Church, Brennan Eye Care and Delta Kappa Gamma helped students and teachers prepare for the new school year.

Midflorida and Glades Electric helped to support our new teachers during pre-plan week.

Raulerson Hospital and Peace Lutheran Church helped to support or new teachers and returning teachers during pre-plan week.

The chamber came in during pre-plan week to talk to the new teachers and help them learn about the community

CPA Tax Solutions helped provide new uniforms for the OMS Volleyball team and My Aunt's House helped to provide clothing for students and families for back to school.

Seacoast Bank helped collect school supplies that were then distributed to schools.

Zachary Industrial was honored for donating supplies to Everglades Elementary. Eva Sanchez, a student at Everglades Elementary, was present to thank Zachary Industrial for their support.

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