Happy Friday! 02-11-2022
February 11, 2022Happy Friday, P.K. Families — Campus is always busy with lots going on in academics as well as extracurricular activities. There are always things to celebrate, so we share a handful below, and wish the Blue Wave community a wonderful weekend!
— This week was School Counseling Week! We are so grateful for our counselors!
— Lillie Nesty was named the Gainesville Sun’s swimmer of the year.
— Two elementary and one high school Odyssey of the Mind teams are prepping for competitions this weekend.
— Eleanor Montgomery (7th) and Aurora Martins Rocha (7th) received Judge Stephan P. Mickle Essay and Poetry prizes.
— Family Webinars! High School Course Scheduling is coming up, and you can watch all the recordings of past events.
— Our elementary students have already surpassed last year’s $11,000 in the first week of their American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge. Look at our students jump!
— Girls swim coach Kara Dawson was named the Gainesville Sun’s Coach of the Year.
— The Spring Musical Little Shop of Horrors opens on February 16 and tickets are on sale online!
— Drew Dawson signed to Daytona State College for baseball.
— The Hidden Library Blog – February Edition book reviews by students across campus
— The Roaring Riptide Robotics JV Team came in 9th in the Northeast Florida Region and the whole team created another magic wheelchair. Watch the wheelchair ambulance in action.
— In case you missed it, Brian Marchman has been announced as the next director of P.K. Yonge
…and today, Friday, February 11, is International Women and Girls in Science Day. Check out the Florida Museum’s Celebration Event on Sunday!
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