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Parent Information: Christmas Break For Students
All FSDB students will enjoy a long home-going winter break beginning on Friday afternoon, December 19, until classes resume on Monday, January 5, 2009. Enjoy the holidays! Parents should be prepared for students to return to school following the holidays. Dorm students will be picked up at bus stops on Sunday, January 4, 2009, to return to the campus. Day students must be at bus stops ...

State: 2008 Holiday Happenings
Students were very busy with numerous Christmas activities during December before the winter break began on Dec. 19. All went home in a happy holiday mood! To kick off the season, FSDB received a food donation for its boarding program in the Blind Department as part of a holiday greetings gift from Edwards Life Sciences, a heart valve manufacturer. To commemorate the 50th an...

Support Us: Kids' Town Is Open
FSDB dedicated its newest playground facility, "Kids' Town" on Dec. 12. Since May, 2008, FSDB has been fundraising in order to build a unique small scale educational town for the students. The facility is one that is designed to build entrepreneurial, governmental and leadership skills. "Kids' Town" is an educational learning environment and it will also be environmentally friendly. ...

State: Culinary Arts Holiday Sale
The FSDB commercial foods and culinary arts class has been most active recently running their annual holiday bake sale. Under the direction of Chef Sherry Gaynor, an instructor from the First Coast Technical College, three daily classes are held on the FSDB campus. She is assisted by Tracey Kutney, an instructional assistant. A massive amount happens in a short 90 minutes: ...

Local: January: ASL Class Begins
FSDB offers an Intermediate Sign Language Class starting in January, 2009. FSDB will offer a 10-week course in Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL II) to the community beginning on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, in the afternoons from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Classes meet on Tuesdays through March 10, 2009. The cost is $101.00; it includes course materials, and the course is for adults only...

Parent Information: Global Explorers Wants Rafters
Greetings and Good News from Global Explorers: Due to the large number of requests from interested participants, the "Leading the Way" 2009 Grand Canyon Rafting Expedition application deadline has been extended until DECEMBER 1. Global Explorers seeks blind, visually impaired and sighted 14-21 year-old students to join together on a life-changing adventure. Learn from world renowned adven...

Outreach Services: Symposium Presentations
The 2008 Florida Symposium on Early Childhood Hearing Loss now has a web page, called 'After the Conference'. This page provides links to the presentations that were given during the 2008 Symposium. The page is accessible from the Outreach Services portion of the FSDB Web site. Simply click on the Resources and Information page on the menu inside the Outreach Services section of...

Administrative Info: Lions Meet FSDB
Lions Club members from across Florida met new FSDB president, L. Daniel Hutto, on Saturday, November 8, and he brought the entertainment. More than 100 representatives of the Lions were treated to an outstanding talk, followed by excellent vocals, by two high school students from the FSDB Blind Department. They were accompanied by principal Mary-Lou Hofmann-Sitten and their parents. ...

Support Us: Artwork Donated To FSDB
Prize-winning artist Jerry Peters won first place in the recent Tactile Art Show in St. Augustine and he has decided to donate his winning sculpture called "Cornflower" to the campus. He made the presentation in November to students in the FSDB Blind Department. The month of October was Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month. This is an initiative to focus public attention on the benefits of ...

Administrative Info: TESOL Mini-meeting Held
NEF TESOL is a local chapter of the Sunshine State TESOL and it strives to enhance ESOL in northeast Florida. NEF TESOL hosted a mini conference on the FSDB campus on October 19 for the northeast ESOL teachers from public and private educational institutions. The speakers were Dr. Diego Handel, an attorney specializing in immigration issues, and Dr. Edwidge Crevecoeur-Bryant, professor ...

Academics: Hispanic Heritage Celebrated
The ESOL Department hosted a Hispanic Heritage Luncheon in October for ESOL students as the culmination of a lesson focusing on Hispanic biographies. In the Deaf Department, students attending classes taught by Sarah Bermudez, ESOL teacher for the Deaf, created power-point presentations of Historical Hispanic figures. In the Blind Department, students taught by Maria Hernandez, E...

Academics: Four Enjoy Space Academy
Four science students from the FSDB Blind Department in St. Augustine recently attended the U.S. Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the 18th year that students who are blind/visually-impaired have been able to attend the Academy through the generous support of private donations. All of the students were appointed to various crewmember positions and given mission assignment...

Academics: Character Counts At FSDB
FSDB students were among more than 100 other middle school students who were recognized for their exemplary character at the 10th Annual American Youth Character Awards (AYCA) Breakfast on October 23 in St. Augustine, and hosted by the St. Johns County School District. Two FSDB 8th graders were included among the middle school students in St. Johns County recognized by the community as st...

Administrative Info: Board Selects President
The FSDB Board of Trustees held a public meeting on Saturday, November 8, on campus and selected Mr. L. Daniel Hutto as the 16th President of FSDB. Their selection followed a lengthy executive search, which included numerous open meetings available for public comment. They interviewed all qualified candidates during the Board meeting today. The meeting was streamed live over the FSDB website ...

Support Us: New Book Helps FSDB
Amazon.com's newly published book Seeing in the Darkness by Gordana Cvijic tells the true story of a current FSDB student and her mother's lengthy struggle and her resolve to save her daughter's life even after the doctors stopped hoping and gave up. Her daughter was a premature baby, born in former Yugoslavia in 1989 and subsequently diagnosed with myriad of health problems, including hydroc...

Athletics: 2008 Goalball Champs!
Congratulations to the FSDB girls' and boys' goalball teams, who both claimed gold medals and the 2008 National Championship title over the weekend during the 2008 National Youth Goalball Tournament. The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes National Youth Goalball Tournament was played here from Oct. 23-25. Invitations were extended to U. S. and European schools that have goalball teams. 20...

Local: WJCT Anniversary Performances
FSDB helped WJCT, TV and Radio, the public broadcasting station (TV- 7) to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Radio Reading Service in an event on October 28 in Jacksonville. This event is part of the overall 50th anniversary of public broadcasting in Florida. A Blind Dept. student and her family were invited to attend the 15th anniversary and she gave a presentation on her hi...

Athletics: Homecoming 2008
FSDB Homecoming 2008 is scheduled for Oct. 16 & Oct. 23-25. The FSDB Football game was Oct. 16. On Oct. 23-25, FSDB hosts the 2008 U.S. Association of Blind Athletes National Youth Goalball Tournament. 12 blind/visually-impaired FSDB teens compete for the national championship title when the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes National Youth Goalball Tournament is played here from Thur...

Athletics: Girls Are Mason-Dixon Champs!
FSDB hosted the 21st Annual Girls' Mason-Dixon Volleyball Tournament from October 10 to 11, 2008, in St. Augustine, FL. The Mason-Dixon Schools for the Deaf Athletic Association is a group of 11 schools for the deaf from throughout the southeastern U.S. The association was established to promote cooperation and learning through athletic competition. FSDB provided live video stre...

State: Dragon Flowers Gets Award
FSDB career education teacher Brett Sendler and the school's "Dragon Flowers" program were selected for the 2008 Award of Excellence by the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association (FNGLA). The award was presented on Friday, September 26, to FSDB Interim President L. Daniel Hutto at the 2008 Landscape Show during a formal banquet at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. ...

Academics: Authors Visit In September
Two award-winning authors will visit FSDB in September: Adrian Fogelin visits on September 11 and Patsy Smith Roberts will be here on September 25. ChildrenÂ’s author Adrian Fogelin gives presentations to high school and middle school students on Thursday, September 11. She discusses the process of creative writing of all kinds. Her presentations include creative writing workshops and ...

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