Finally, special thanks to the volunteers who made the week so special for our teachers and staff:

Bonnie Abellera, Heidi Abernethy, Cassy Alexander, Mary Annette, Precious Boatwright, Michele Branch, Tracina Bush, Kasey Chapin, Alicia Cherry, Dahmer Clegg, Paige Dietz, Cheryl Dippre, Renee Edwards, Susan Epstein, Zuleyka Fedd, Lori Fitzpatrick, Treeva Fountain, Amy Hanstein, Amanda Jarmon, Trish Kill, Kim Kimberly, Josephine Krehl, Dorothy Lawing, Mark A. Mahoney, Cynthia Mathews, Susie Morris, Ashleigh Munn, Jo Carol Narezo, Debbie Norberto, Julie Pfeiffer, Kate Pulver, Paula Rearick, Kim Slade, Amy Springer, Salma Swanson.

Amy Springer
Teacher Staff Appreciation Chair
h2obaby777@yahoo.com

Bananas a Big Hit in Afterschool
The PTSA bought 300 bananas last month and donated them to the afterschool program as part of the pilot program to improve nutrition on campus.  The experiment was a success, as the kids gobbled them up without a second thought.  The pilot program is designed to show campus food outlets that healthier fresh fruit and vegetables can compete on both a cost and a taste basis with the processed food usually served.  Mrs. Rosati, the afterschool director, said the bananas were such a success she would consider trying it again.

School Garden
The spring garden is producing vegetables pretty regularly now, with the kids growing enough to take home some yellow squash and cucumbers and have some strawberries for an afterschool snack.  We will be harvesting potatoes and sugar snap peas in the next few weeks.  The Thursday afternoon kids planted a butterfly garden in the high school plot near the gazebo but so far no butterflies have appeared.  We will remain patient.

One parent volunteer is needed to help out on Monday and Wednesday afternoon.  Please contact me if you can spare an hour a week helping the kids with the garden.

All the shade trees the PTSA planted on the elementary school playground a few years ago seem to have survived the move during the January playground build, and are showing signs of life. 

Hats Allowed for Sun Protection
Just a reminder that under Florida High's dress code students are permitted to wear baseball caps outside during physical education classes and recess for protection from the sun.  Prolonged sun exposure can lead to skin cancer later in life.  Teachers are also supposed to give the kids a chance to apply sunscreen.

Danni Vogt
Health & Wellness Chair
dannivogt@earthlink.net
922-7032(w)

Julie Lengacher
Recording Secretary
poppeeps@nettally.com

Bonnie Abellera, Marie Aguirre, Trevor Brumbley, Kasey Chapin, Alicia Cherry, Cheryl Dippre, Amy Hanstein, Suzanne Lane, Julie Lengacher, Mark Mahoney, Chiquita Mordica, Lisa Pessin, Amy Springer, Hank Stephens, and Danni Vogt.

Inhalants are breathable chemical vapors that are very volatile and they produce vapors that children inhale to produce mind-altering/psychoactive effects. Simply put - inhalants are inhaled and they can be deadly. Society is exposed to these substances in so many ways and it is truly unbelievable the ways that substances are abused. There are thousands of inhalants and we as parents took extra special care to make sure our children were protected from such dangers when our children were young and now these very same products are more deadly than ever to our youth! Thousands of our young people have died experimenting with inhalants.

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