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Miami, Florida 33132
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September

• 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. 20