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As you are aware, the 2010 FCAT was administered the week of March 8.   For students who were absent during of the the testing days, here is the FCAT make-up schedule.

• FCAT Reading Make-Up (9th, 10th graders) – Friday, March 12, 2010
  
• FCAT Math Make-Up (9th and 10th graders)- Monday, March 15, 2010
  
• FCAT Sciecnce Make-Up (11th graders) – Tuesday, march 16, 2010
  

Need Test Prep Help?

Log on to:  jpl.coj.net

In the middle – the green box titled Resources – click on E-RESEARCH

Scroll down – click on the Education icon in the middle of the page

At the INFOTRAC screen – enter your library card number (include letters FJP)

Select the 2^nd item:  Gale’s Testing & Education Reference Center with Career Module

The first time you log on you’ll create an account – it’s good for 90 days.  You have access to entire books on test prep. There is also a ‘word of the day’ link and timed FCAT, SAT, ACT and AP practice tests.

The Florida Times-Union/Jacksonville.com

The story had been hidden in a desk drawer for a decade when Debra Webb Rogers decided to pull it out and share it with Alexia King.

Rogers, who teaches dance at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, had been assigned to mentor King, a dance student who was struggling to pass her reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.

Rogers’ story, written years earlier, had been inspired by an incident in which she and a friend saw an attractive man in a restaurant drinking milk and challenged each other to send him a refill. The story imagined what might have happened had they acted.

She showed the story to King, hoping it would inspire her to read more.

“You can be my editor,” Rogers suggested.

As it turned out, King wasn’t the only one who got inspired.   [Click here to read more.]

Hollyscoop.com – January 12, 2010

Hollyscoop is pleased to be working with one of the most talented up-and-coming designers in the fashion world. Niiamar Felder has offered to custom make three one-of-a-kind dresses for Diana Madison, Nora Gasparian, and Ani Esmailian for award show season.

We were drawn to his soft silhouettes and artful flamboyance, and knew he would create a beautiful and unique look for each talent. Influenced by Chanel and Valentino, Niiamar discovered his love for artistry at an early age.

Born in 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida, he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts where he excelled as a singer and dancer, but later realized fashion design was his true calling. [Click here to read more.]

The furry bright-eyed dog that greets you at the front desk at Animal Care and Protective Services is a portrait of Karly.

Karly, a rescue dog, belongs to 18-year-old Christiana Broughton of Arlington, who is considered the artist in residence at the Jacksonville agency at 2020 Forest St. in Riverside.

Broughton, a senior at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, painted Karly, her English shepherd mix. She entered it in the agency’s citywide art contest for students and won.  [Click here to read more.]

ATTENTION SENIORS:

Don’t wait to fill out your FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or you may miss out on your chance for need-based financial aid… That’s free money!

Apply today at:
www.fafsa.ed.gov

For more information on Financial Aid or FAFSA, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION or see Ms. Mortensen, Mrs. Epting, or Mrs. White in the Guidance Office.

The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts School Advisory Council (SAC) would like to invite parents, business partners and other school stake-holders to attend their February meeting to review progress made toward the DA School Improvement Plan.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
3:30 p.m.
Douglas Anderson Media Center

To Download a copy of the 2009-2010 School Improvement plan, click here.