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Education

  • Levy teachers rally with thousands

    Four Levy County teachers traveled to Orlando Saturday to join efforts with about 6,000 other educators, parents, and students from all over the state eager to get the attention of Florida lawmakers preparing to convene the 2009 legislative session. The message: Make Our Schools a Priority.

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  • Shark News

    Kindergarten Circus is Back!

    By Josh Berger

    Shark Contributor

    The annual kindgarten circus was back at Cedar Key last Thursday, the twenty-first of

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  • Hastings on FCAT: “We must raise academic standards”

    FCAT results are in and they're a mixed bag, to say the least. Levy County School Board saw a report by Director of Secondary Education Patrick Wnek on the schools' grade-by-grade results in each subject, plus comparisons to state numbers, and a lead-in to the county's Deep FRI training for enhanced reading instruction.

    Wnek showed a slide of grade-level scores in reading, math and science county-wide depicting gains or losses in the last three years.

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  • School board grapples with budget and job security

    The school district budget and the security of teacher positions was again top in everyone's mind at Tuesday's meeting of the Levy County School Board.

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  • Shark news

    Fourth Grade Living Science Projects

    By Sarah Martin

    Fourth grade has been preoccupied with raising and studying animals such as fiddler crabs, African dwarf frogs, and millipedes. The students are studying the creature's adaptations and environment.

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  • News from Cedar Key High School

    Upcoming Games and Dates

    By Claire Brown

    Friday, March 13: Baseball game against Seven Rivers at 6:00 p.m.

    Thursday, March 19: Beta Induction

    Friday, March 20: Softball and baseball games against Meadowbrook at 4:30 p.m.

    Monday, March 23: Baseball game against St. John at 4:30 p.m. Softball game against Bronson at 5:00.

    Tuesday, March 24: Softball game against Seven Rivers at 5:30 p.m.

    Friday, March 27: No school due to a teacher workday

    Monday, March 30: No school due to Suwannee River Fair Day

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  • Shark News

    Beta Week

    Zoë Stuber

    Cedar Key High School’s Senior Beta Club is inducting a new member today--Jenny Bierman, a freshman. The club is celebrating with an event coined “Beta Week.” Senior Beta centered every day of this week around a theme for the school. 

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  • News from Cedar Key School

     FBLA Has State Qualifiers

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  • A year in education

    From new science standards and deep budget cuts to teacher awards and a new Superintendent, education in Levy County experienced many newsworthy occasions in 2008. The following are highlights from this year’s important headlines.

    January:

    Superintendent Cliff Norris announces he will not run for re-election, opting instead for retirement.

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  • Homecoming Week!

    The week of Homecoming was filled with excitement from pep-rallies and parades to costumes and reunion parties. The week kicked off with Super Hero Monday, and Tuesday the students and teachers arrived as villains. Wednesday was the day to dress as a pirate or princess or both. When Thursday rolled around the school was filled with various Disney Characters. Friday was a day of purple and gold, and Sharks showed their spirit with temporary tattoos and paint.

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