Honors

We are proud to recognize the achievements of our school and those who make it the great educational setting it is. (Please note that student names are never listed online.)

Teachers & Staff

Congratulations to Mr. Champagne, MOE's 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year!!
-- AND one of five Finalists for the DCPSB's Teacher of the Year!!

Mr. Champagne

"The Teacher of the Year program honors and recognizes teacher excellence and is a representation of the more than 8,000 teachers in our district," said Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals. "These five finalists competed in a rigorous process that examines their teaching philosophy and practice and is a testament to their hard work in the classroom."

The 2010 Duval County Teacher of the Year will be announced at the EDDY Awards on Thursday, April 29, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency. The EDDY Awards are hosted by the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership and the Jacksonville Public Education Fund. Duval County’s Teacher of the Year will then go on to compete for the state-wide title. (from the DCPS Newsletter)

(Check out this link for more information and pictures!)

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Congratulations to Jenny Leonard, MOE's Employee of the Year!!

Congratulations to Mr. Joseph Lococo, MOE's Senior Volunteer of the Year, and Mr. Michael Brent, MOE's Adult Volunteer of the Year!

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Congratulations to Mrs. Carson, our Principal, who on May 27th was honored for her extraordinary support of MOE PTA with a State PTA Lifetime Membership!

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Mandarin Oaks has also had three faculty members who passed the rigorous entry requirements for the country-wide Aspiring Leaders Academy:

Tim Kenney, one of our fifth-grade math and science teachers
Claire Redmond, one of our first-grade teachers
Sheila Handres, our former guidance counselor

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Congratulations to Mrs. Amerling (one of our first-grade teachers and a past MOE Teacher of the Year) and Mrs. Leonard (our bookkeeper) on their retirements. We will miss you, but wish you well!!

PTA

On May 27, 2010, Duval County Council of PTAs & PTSAs honored Mandarin Oaks Elementary with the following:

Best PTA Website Award (Large Elementary Division) -- for the 3rd Year in a row!

Acorn Faculty Membership Drive

Blood Drive Award

Community Membership Award

History Book Award

Grandparents Gold Membership Award

Local Unit Achievement Award

Reflections Participation

Right Foot Award

Vision Screening

National PTA® is honoring advocacy efforts of the Florida PTA with its 2010 Outstanding Advocacy Awards!
Outstanding Advocacy Award recipients were chosen for their dedication, leadership and sustained efforts to positively affect child related policy, regulation and legislation.
Florida PTA is being honored for their efforts while facing proposed education budget cuts. The state PTA formed a coalition with major education groups during these efforts. Florida ranks near the bottom in the country in school funding. But Florida PTA’s initiatives created sustained advocacy and generated new-found enthusiasm for parents and local PTAs to work together for education funding for Florida children. Advocates sent more than 3,000 letters of protest to the Florida Governor and state legislators, held regular conference calls with regional and local PTA’s, developed an advocacy toolkit and held one of the largest rallies at the state Capitol steps. As a result of Florida PTA’s efforts, Florida legislators did not reduce education funding as proposed.

Students

Congratulations to the three MOE students who each earned an Award of Merit for their entries in this year's Reflections program in Dance, Photography, and Visual Arts! These submissions are recognized by the district.

Congratulations to the two MOE students who each earned an Award of Excellence in this year's Reflections program in Dance and Photography! These submissions are not only recognized, but also will go on and be judged at the district level in order to move on to state.

School & District

Mandarin Oaks has been named a 2008-2009 Five Star School by the Florida Department of Education!!

In April 2009, Mandarin Oaks became one of eighteen schools in the nation selected as a finalist for the Intel Schools of Distinction award in the area of mathematics! Read more on the Florida Times Union blog.

June 25, 2010