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Booker High VPA: Ringling Collaboration has Lasting Effects in “Legacy.Left.”
SARASOTA COUNTY, March 4, 2020 – Booker High School’s VPA Dance department will dig into the past to present its upcoming showcase, “Legacy.Left.” at 7:00 PM, March 6 & 7 in the VPA Theatre. One of the pieces embraces the John and Mable Ringling legacy, a cornerstone of Sarasota’s heritage.
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How to Protect Your Child in an Increasingly Digital Age
Advice from a school-based mental health therapist on protecting children in the digital age.
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Booker Middle Drama Students Bring History to Life for a Younger Generation
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 21, 2020 – Booker Middle School’s Visual & Performing Arts program is partnering with Gulf Gate Elementary School to bring history to life through arts integration.
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First Lady Casey DeSantis Releases Guidelines for “The Facts. Your Future.” Video Competition
$34,000 in cash prizes available for students and schools for winning videos highlighting substance abuse prevention
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Booker High JROTC to Host Marker Placement Ceremony at Oaklands-Woodlawn Cemetery – February 19
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 11, 2020 – Booker High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program will host a marker placement ceremony at the Oaklands-Woodlawn Cemetery for African-Americans (1037 Gillespie Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236) at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19. The event will pay tribute to veterans and community members who are buried there.
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Booker High VPA Theatre Students to Present Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – February 20-22
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 11, 2020 – Booker High School’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) theatre department will present William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” during three 7:00 PM shows from Thursday, February 20— Saturday, February 22 in the VPA theatre. The productions will be directed by Sunny Smith.
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Sarasota Middle School’s "Joyful Voices" on Their Way to Nashville
SARASOTA COUNTY, February 5, 2020 – On February 13-17, students in Sarasota Middle School’s (SMS) "Joyful Voices" choir, under the direction of Nadia Sawa, will be travelling to perform in Nashville, TN, also affectionately known as "Music City, U.S.A.”. This is the first time the SMS choir will be travelling out of state to perform.
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Booker High Students to Adapt Stephen King’s “The Last Rung on the Ladder” Into Film
Students enrolled in Booker High School’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Film & Animation program will soon be adapting best-selling author Stephen King’s short story “The Last Rung on the Ladder” into a film.
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Pine View School’s High School Choral Program Hits All the Right Notes
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 17. 2019 – Pine View School’s high school choral program has had a remarkable first half of the 2019-20 school year. From prestigious performances to rigorous competitions, these students have impressed audiences near and far with their undeniable musicality!
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Prague Youth Film Festival to Showcase Booker High Students’ “Into the Storm”
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 13, 2019 – Booker High School’s acclaimed student-made documentary —“Into the Storm”— was selected to appear in the Prague Youth Film Festival, where it will be seen and adjudicated by industry professionals from around the globe
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Behind the Curtain of Sarasota High School Theatre’s “White Christmas”
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 10, 2019 – From December 11 to December 14, Sarasota High School will be hosting performances of “White Christmas”. With show stopping numbers, a bit of romance, some mischief, and a lot of heart, this is the musical we have all been dreaming of!
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Booker High School to Showcase “Tuck Everlasting”
SARASOTA COUNTY, December 10, 2019 – The award-winning Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Theatre department will present the area premiere of “Tuck Everlasting”, a musical based on the cherished children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt.
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How School-Based Therapy is Destigmatizing Mental Health
“My family thinks I’m crazy … is there something wrong with me?”. This is a phrase I’m used to hearing when I take on a new client.
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Booker Middle School Teacher Recognized by CFES Brilliant Pathways for Preparing Students for College and Careers
SARASOTA COUNTY, November 8, 2019 – When Booker Middle School Principal Dr. LaShawn Frost asked Haley Shaffer to become a CFES Brilliant Pathways liaison, she knew the social studies teacher would take the award-winning program to even greater heights.
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Reading Recovery Initiative in Sarasota County Schools Outperforms National Average for Third Consecutive Year
SARASOTA COUNTY, November 4, 2019 – The results are in: Reading Recovery in Sarasota County Schools has outpaced the national average of success for this widely implemented literacy intervention for the third year in a row.
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Safe Trick-or-Treating Tips Every Parent Should Know
SARASOTA COUNTY, October 25, 2019 – As a school-based mental health therapist and the mother of two teenagers, I have put a lot of thought into Halloween and trick-or-treating safety over the years.
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Record-breaking 803 Superintendents Pledge to Prioritize Attendance in 2019-20 School Year
Sarasota County Schools contributes to record-breaking pledge to prioritize attendance.
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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is All Day, Every Day
Monday mornings get a bad rap, and they get even worse when national headlines such as “UN Meeting Reveals a World in a Really Bad Mood” flood our minds. Negative headlines such as this set the tone for the entire day, and if you are like me, you may wonder if you took one deep breath throughout the day... Read more to learn about Sarasota County Schools' approach to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
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Booker High School VPA Theatre to Open Season with Rough Magic
The Booker High School VPA theatre department will present Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s “Rough Magic” as the VPA season opener.
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Booker High School Students Collaborate with Award-winning Children’s Author
Award-winning children’s book author Ethan Long will collaborate with students from the Booker High School Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Film & Animation department to create an animation for his story “Empty Nest”.
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