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2001 News Releases
 2001-2002
Opening of Schools Press
Kit
December
- Dec.
20, 2001 - Miami-Dade Superintendent Stierheim to Meet
Press on Budget Issues Today
- Dec.
19, 2001 - Santa and Elves to Visit Leisure City K-8
Center, Dec. 20
- Dec.
19, 2001 - Athletic Director Receives National
Award
- Dec.
14, 2001 - Corvette Club brings Holiday Cheer to Neva
King Cooper Ed. Center, Dec. 19th
- Dec.
13, 2001 - Highland Oaks Elementary Chorus, Bell
Ensemble Win National Competition
- Dec.
11, 2001 - Winners of ‘Biltmore During the
Holidays’ Contest to be Announced
Today
- Dec.
10, 2001 - Mock Job Interviews Highlight Student
Career Fair, Dec. 15
- Dec.
7, 2001 - Professional Race Car Drivers to
‘Rev-It-Up’ at Leisure City Elementary, Dec.
10
- Dec.
6, 2001 - Coral Park High Calculus Teacher Receives
National Honor
- Dec.
6, 2001 - Adult/Vocational Principal, Assistant
Principal of the Year, Dec. 13th
- Dec.
5, 2001 - Breakfast with Business and Industry to be held
Dec. 7
- Dec.
5, 2001 - Truck Driving Instruction Recruitment Poster
Wins State Public Relations Award
- Dec.
5, 2001 - Thomas Elementary School Dedication: Friday,
Dec. 14th
- Dec.
3, 2001 - Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to serve as
Principal-for-a-Day, Dec. 4
- Dec.
3, 2001 - Commissioner of Education Crist to Visit Two
Schools, Dec. 4
- Dec.
3, 2001 - More Than 300 to Serve As Public School
Principals-For-A-Day
November
- Nov.
29, 2001 - Coral Reef High Student Selected as Finalist
in International Competition
- Nov.
27, 2001 - Blood Drive to Proceed as
Planned
- Nov.
27, 2001 - Giant Flag to be Unfurled at Lindsey Hopkins,
Dec. 5
- Nov.
27, 2001 - Finlay Elementary School Dedication: Monday,
Dec. 3
- Nov.
26, 2001 - Students to Explore Careers at Fair, Dec.
15
- Nov.
26, 2001 - Miami Jackson Senior High to Hold AIDS
Awareness Festival, Nov. 28
- Nov.
26, 2001 - M-DCPS to Observe AIDS Awareness
Week
- Nov.
21, 2001 - Record Number of Teachers Achieve National
Certification
- Nov.
20, 2001 - School Board Re-elects Hantman as Chair,
Krop as Vice Chair
- Nov.
20, 2001 - Krop Senior High Wins National Siemens
Award
- Nov.
19, 2001 - Coral Reef Food Drive to Benefit
Haitian-American Community
- Nov.
19, 2001- Carlos Ponce, Ed Calle Join M-DCPS Students for
’America’ Concert, Nov. 29
- Nov.
16, 2001 - M-DCPS Staff to Donate Thanksgiving Baskets
to Migrant Families
- Nov.
16, 2001 - Special School Board Meeting to Elect
Chair, Vice Chair, Nov. 20
- Nov.
16, 2001 - Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman to Honor
Schools, Nov. 19
- Nov.
14, 2001 - Columba Bush to Visit New World School of
the Arts, Nov. 15
- Nov.
14, 2001 - Ammons Middle School Walk-A-Thon, Nov.
15
- Nov.
14, 2001 - Schoolteacher Pledges $21,500 To United Way To
Honor New York Relatives
- Nov.
13, 2001 - M-DCPS Students to Participate in
Videoconferences, Nov. 14
- Nov.
13, 2001 - Disadvantaged Students Recognized for
Science, Math Achievements, Nov. 15
- Nov.
13, 2001 - 'Principal for a Day' Duties at Ponce de Leon
Middle, Nov. 14
- Nov.
13, 2001 - Krop Senior High Career Day Extravaganza To Be
Held Nov. 14
- Nov.
9, 2001 - U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige to Visit
MAST Academy
- Nov.
9, 2001 - Fun with Math and Science at the Malls, Nov.
17
- Nov.
9, 2001 - Celebration of Great Marching Bands at Traz
Powell, Nov. 10
- Nov.
8, 2001 - November's Books of the Month
Announced
- Nov.
8, 2001 - FIU Lends Lewis to assist Superintendent
Merrett R. Stierheim
- Nov.
8, 2001 - Italian Officials to visit Wyche Elementary
School, Nov. 9
- Nov.
8, 2001 - Horne to visit North Twin Lakes Elementary
School, Nov. 9
- Nov.
7, 2001 - Community Education Announces 2001 School House
Awardees
- Nov.
5, 2001 - Miami-Dade Adult Schools Open Tonight; PreK-12
Schools to Reopen
Tomorrow
- Nov.
4, 2001 - Miami-Dade Public Schools Closed Tomorrow, Nov.
5
- Nov.
2, 2001 - Miami-Dade Public School Prepared for Possible
Hurricane Threat
October
- Oct.
30, 2001 - Boot Camp Program Tour
- Oct.
26, 2001 - M-DCPS Activates School Safety
Hotline
- Oct.
24, 2001 - Student Finalists Announced for Radio
Awards
- Oct.
23, 2001 - Miami-Dade County Public Schools to Host
HIV/AIDS Leadership Summit
- Oct.
23, 2001 - Worldlink Student Cyberpeace Summit Schedule
of Events
- Oct.
23, 2001 - Palm Springs Middle School Receives Technology
Awards/Grants
- Oct.
23, 2001 - 4H Annual Parent Involvement Conference,
October 27th
- Oct.
18, 2001 - School Board Names Merrett Stierheim to
Interim Superintendent Post
- Oct.
18, 2001 - Service Puts Homework Help Just a Few Digits
Away
- Oct.
16, 2001 - School Board Receives 20 Applications for
Interim Superintendent
- Oct.
12, 2001 - Twelve M-DCPS Teachers Receive Disney
Grants
- Oct.
11, 2001- Students Will Experience a Day of Culture on
Friday, Oct. 12th
- Oct.
10, 2001- Emerson Elementary celebrates 'Lights on
Afterschool‘ Day, Oct. 11
- Oct.
10, 2001- Patriotic Music Will Take Center Stage in
M-DCPS schools.
- Oct.
10, 2001- Two M-DCPS Police Officers graduate from the
prestigious Southern Police Institute
- Oct.
9, 2001 - Community Input Desired, Review of the M-DCPS
School District
- Oct.
9, 2001 - MAST Academy Teacher Wins $25,000 Milken
National Educator Award
- Oct.
8, 2001 - School Board to Hold Special Meeting, Oct.
17
- Oct.
8, 2001 - American Senior High to hold Community College
Expo, Oct. 18
- Oct.
8, 2001 - New M-DCPS Scholarships for NYC Students to be
Announced at Conf, Oct 11
- Oct.
8, 2001 - October’s Books of the Month
Announced
- Oct.
4, 2001 - Interim Superintendent Applications due to
School Board Attorney Oct. 16
- Oct.
4, 2001 - M-DCPS Students Respond to National
Tragedies
- Oct.
2, 2001 - 4,000 Educators, 600 Students Expected at Tech.
Conference, Oct. 10-11
September
- Sept.
28, 2001 - Freedom Shrine Dedication at Southwest Miami
Senior, Oct 1
- Sept.
28, 2001 - Cuevas Among 30 Superintendents to be Honored
by U.S. Congress
- Sept.
27, 2001 - School Board Terminates Superintendent's
Employment Agreement
- Sept.
24, 2001 - State DOT to Conduct Public Hearing at
José de Diego Middle, Sept. 25
- Sept.
24, 2001 - Hialeah-Miami Lakes High to Hold National
Pride Assemblies
- Sept.
21, 2001 - M-DCPS Students to Participate in Worldlink
2001, Oct. 23-24
- Sept.
21, 2001 - State Honors 91 Miami-Dade Public
Schools
- Sept.
20, 2001 - M-DCPS' Energy Costs Among State's
Lowest
- Sept.
19, 2001 - National Organization Names M-DCPS’s
Betancourt an Afterschool Ambassador
- Sept.
19, 2001 - State Science Association to Honor Two M-DCPS
Science Teachers Oct. 19th
- Sept.
18, 2001 - MDCPS to Host Annual Title I Instructional
Fair/Seminar, Oct. 4
- Sept.
12, 2001 - Miami-Dade Schools Resume Night Classes,
Activities
- Sept.
11, 2001 - Miami-Dade Public Schools to Open as Usual
Tomorrow
- Sept.
11, 2001 - Miami-Dade Evening Classes, Activities
Canceled
- Sept.
11, 2001 - Miami-Dade Schools Remain Open Following New
York, Washington Attacks
August
- Aug.
31, 2001 - Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to Distribute
School Supplies at Four Elementaries
- Aug.
29, 2001 - M-DCPS' Dept. of Food and Nutrition Wins
National Awards
- Aug.
28, 2001 - M-DCPS Students Settle in, Benefit from
Before-, After-School Care Programs
- Aug.
28, 2001 - M-DCPS'
Advanced Placement Test-Taking Population
Rises
- Aug.
27, 2001 - M-DCPS Records Successful Opening Day of
Schools
- Aug.
24, 2001 - Corrections to Distribute School Supplies to
Wheatley Elem. Students, Aug. 27
- Aug.
13, 2001 - M-DCPS Launches First Apple Web Design
Academies in the Country
- Aug.
9, 2001 - Motorsport-Themed Program to be Unveiled at
Press Conference August 15th
- Aug.
9, 2001 - M-DCPS Principal Wins National
Award
- Aug.
8, 2001 - MAST Academy Awarded $15,000
Grant
- Aug.
6, 2001 - Mousetrap-Powered Vehicles built by M-DCPS
Students Take First Place
- Aug.
6, 2001 - Stanford Test Scores Improved for Second
Graders, Fifth Graders
July
- July
25, 2001 - Black Archives Celebrating ‘Happy
Birthday Miami!' Festival
- July
20, 2001 - School Board Member Honored by Florida
School Boards Association
- July
20, 2001 - Swearing-in Ceremony For School
Board’s Bolaños to be held Mon., July
23
- July
20, 2001 - M-DCPS Online Newsroom Gets New Internet
Address
- July
20, 2001 - Palmetto Senior High To Host First Meeting of
New Florida Board of Education
- July
20, 2001 - Schools Receive Grants for 21st Century
Learning Centers
- July
17, 2001 - M-DCPS' TECH PREP Program Recognized
Nationwide
- July
13, 2001 - International Baccalaureate Diplomas
Awarded to 65 Coral Reef High
Students
- July
12, 2001 - Miami-Dade Public Schools Wrap Up
Successful Academic Year
- July
11. 2001 - National Vocational Champion
- July
9, 2001 - Microsoft CEO Bill Gates to Visit Booker T.
Washington Senior High Today
- July
3, 2001 - Miami Palmetto High Student Named 'Outstanding
Youth' by United Way
June
- June
27, 2001 - Swearing -in Ceremony for Frank J. Cobo,
June 28
- June
19, 2001 - Virginia Shuker to Receive Dance
Association Award, June 26th
- June
14, 2001 - Summer Food Service Program Offered by
Additional Schools
- June
13, 2001 - M-DCPS High School Graduation
Schedule
- June
8, 2001 - Chess Championship to be held at Miami Springs
High
- June
7, 2001 - Jackson Senior High Community Learning Center
to hold Banquet, June 11
- June
6, 2001 - Palm Springs North Elementary Principal Wins
National Honor
- June
6, 2001 - North Dade Center for Modern Languages
Receives School of Merit Honor
- June
5, 2001 - Summer Food Service
Program Offered by Eligible Public
Schools
- June
4, 2001 - M-DCPS Wins Award from National School
Public Relations Association
May
- May
29, 2001 - M-DCPS to hold Informational Meeting on
Charter Schools
- May
23, 2001 - American Senior High Identified as Model
School in the State
- May
22, 2001 - M-DCPS' Progress Cited in National Education
Study
- May
18, 2001 - Hundreds of Students to attend Multicultural
Academic Fest
- May
17, 2001 - Superintendent Cuevas to Appear on 'You Should
Know'
- May
17, 2001 - M-DCPS to Hold Career Fair for Deaf, Hard of
Hearing Students
- May
16, 2001 - Glades Middle School Renovation Dedication: 9
a.m. Wednesday, May 30
- May
14, 2001 - Cuevas to Issue Statements on Land
Acquisition. FCATS
- May
11, 2001 - Six M-DCPS Students among 'Orgullo de Nuestra
Juventud' Winners
- May
11, 2001 - One Community One Goal Retreat, May
18
- May
9, 2001 - Bilingual Parent Outreach Program Schedules
Free Technology Seminars
- May
9, 2001 - Reading Leaders, Principals to Meet
Friday
- May
8, 2001 - M-DCPS Student Named 2001 Wallis Annenberg
Scholar
- May
7, 2001 - Outstanding School Volunteers to be Honored,
May 14
- May
4, 2001 - Suntrust/Thumbs Up Program to Salute
Execptional Students
- May
3, 2001 - Forty-One M-DCPS Students Receive Silver Knight
Recognition
April
- Apr.
27, 2001 - MAST Academy Treasurer Named M-DCPS Office
Employee of the Year
- Apr.
27, 2001 - Outstanding Senior Mentors to be Recognized on
Tuesday
- Apr.
27, 2001 - South Miami Elementary Renovation Dedication 9
a.m. Friday, May 11
- Apr.
27, 2001 - M-DCPS to Co-sponsor National Missing
Children's Day on May 25
- Apr.
26, 2001 - M-DCPS to Hold Social Studies Conference 2001
- May 1
- Apr.
25, 2001 - M-DCPS Students to Attend Financial
Conference
- Apr.
25, 2001 - M-DCPS Students to Participate in Earth
Pledge
- Apr.
25, 2001 - M-DCPS High School Jazz Bands Featured at Free
Jazz Series at the Lyric Theater
- Apr.
24, 2001 - Eneida M. Hartner Elementary Receives $20,000
Arvida Donation
- Apr.
20, 2001 - $6.25 Million Grant to Provide Health Services
to Five North Dade Schools
- Apr.
20, 2001 - Annual Elementary Math Bowl Scheduled for
Tomorrow, Apr. 21
- Apr.
20, 2001 - M-DCPS Students to Participate in National
Forum
- Apr.
17, 2001 - M-DCPS Bilingual Education to Hold
Multilingual Summit on April 20
- Apr.
17, 2001 - Project PROUD Awards to be Presented on April
20 at Florida Memorial College
- Apr.
13, 2001 - Magazine Credits M-DCPS for Making Miami a
'Top 10 Best Cities for Families'
- Apr.
13, 2001 - First School-to-Career Conference set for
April 19
- Apr.
10, 2001 - Five More M-DCPS High Schools are Winners in
Oracle Academy Project
- Apr.
4, 2001 - M-DCPS to use TIMSS-R Study Results,
Released April 4
March
- Mar.
30, 2001 - Young Authors to be Honored, Apr.
12
- Mar.
30, 2001 - New Chiles Middle School Dedication: Monday,
April 16
- Mar.
30, 2001 - Miami-Dade Fair Names Two Students to Youth
Hall of Fame
- Mar.
29, 2001 - High Tech, Cultural Learning Featured in
Tallahassee, April 5
- Mar.28,
2001 - 'Reading Day in the Malls' to be held Apr.
21
- Mar.
27, 2001 - Rookie Teacher of the Year to be Honored
Tonight
- Mar.
23, 2001 - New World Symphony to Perform Free Public
Concert, April 3
- Mar.
20, 2001 - M-DCPS to honor Dade Partners at luncheon
March 21
- Mar.
20, 2001 - School Jazz Bands to Kick Off Lyric Theater
Concert Series
- Mar.
20, 2001 - SECME District Olympiad to be held at Braddock
Senior High
- Mar.
7, 2001 - Biscayne Bay Marriot Hotel Promoting PreK in
M-DCPS
- Mar.
5, 2001 - Laura C. Saunders Elementary to Hold Chess
Tourny, April 20
- Mar.
1, 2001 - 21st Century Learning Centers: Families,
Schools Together for a Reason
- Mar.
1, 2001 - Ponce de Leon Middle to Observe Read Across
America, March 2
February
- Feb.
28, 2001 - M-DCPS to Host National Workshop on Science,
Math
- Feb.
27, 2001 - M-DCPS Honors Teacher of the
Year
- Feb.
27, 2001 - Schools Recognized for United Way Fund
Raising
- Feb.
27, 2001 - Aviation Fair at George T. Baker Saturday,
March 10
- Feb.
26, 2001 - Tenth Grade Participation in PSAT Up
Considerably
- Feb.
20, 2001 - National College Fair Come to Miami, Sunday,
Feb. 25
- Feb.
16, 2001 - New Doral Middle School Dedication: Friday,
March 2
- Feb.
14, 2001 - School Board Extends Superintendent's
Contract
- Feb.
14, 2001 - Record Number of Teachers Achieve National
Certification
- Feb.
13, 2001 - Department of Education Campaign to Help
Parents, Students with FCAT
- Feb.
13, 2001 - Miami-Dade School Employees Celebrate Banner
Year in Contributions
- Feb.
8, 2001 - Dade County Council PTA/PTSA to Hold Founders
Day Event, Feb. 15
- Feb.
8, 2001 - Coral Reef Dance Team Places in National
Competition
- Feb.
6, 2001 - School District Adopts Chamber of Commerce's
Code of Ethics
- Feb.
5, 2001 - National College Fair Comes to Miami, Sunday,
Feb. 25
- Feb.
2, 2001 - Female Student Athletes to Play with the Pros,
Feb. 5
- Feb.
2, 2001 - Hispanic Heritage Foundation Receiving Student
Applications
- Feb.
1, 2001 - Students Receive Handheld Computers from Palm,
Inc.
January
- Jan.
31, 2001 - Superintendent Introduces Crime Stoppers at
Coral Gables High, Feb. 7
- Jan.
31, 2001 - Career, Technical Education Week: Feb.
11-17
- Jan.
26, 2001 - Supintendent Participates in National
Education Dialogue
- Jan.
26, 2001 - Educational Equity Advocates to Meet in Miami,
Feb. 7-9
- Jan.
26, 2001 - Tropical Elementary Addition Dedication: 9
a.m. Friday, Feb. 9
- Jan.
24, 2001 - M-DCPS Receives Accolades from Independent
Audit Firm
- Jan.
24, 2001 - Four M-DCPS Students Place in Intel Science
Talent Search
- Jan.
24, 2001 - Superintendent's District Advisory Panel for
ESE to hold Open Forums
- Jan.
22, 2001 - Dr. George M. Koonce Jr. Elected as Commission
Chair
- Jan.
22, 2001 - Music Teachers Conference, Jan.
26
- Jan.
19, 2001 - Tropical Elementary's Technical Program
Receives National Recognition
- Jan.
5, 2001 - Students to explore careers at fair, Jan.
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