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MAYOR ALVAREZ TO HONOR MIAMI - Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez will congratulate the students of Herbert A. Ammons Middle School for completing the requirements of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program at a ceremony to be held at the Robert Morgan Senior High School auditorium on Tuesday, May 22nd at 8 p.m. Mayor Alvarez will also present the evening’s keynote address. In order to receive this prestigious award, Ammons’ students had to fulfill the following rigorous requirements:
Herbert A. Ammons Middle was just authorized to offer the first school-wide three-year International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) in Miami-Dade County Public Schools and in all of south Florida. Ammons joins 15 other schools state-wide and over 500 schools world-wide that offer the prestigious IBMYP. Herbert A. Ammons Middle School is a stand-out magnet school and one of the most recognized schools in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. As an ‘A’ school for six years in a row, Ammons was recognized this year for having the third highest FCAT scores in the state of Florida. Ammons students come from over 50 elementary schools and form a talented, multi-ethnic group that is 52 percent Hispanic, 24 percent Black, 16 percent White and 4 percent Asian – truly a snap-shot of the diversity that is Miami-Dade County! Please check the Ammons web site at http://ammons.dadeschools.net for more details about the MYP at Ammons. For more information about the International Baccalaureate Organization in general and the Middle Years Program in particular, go to the IBO web site at www.ibo.org. ### 07-FMN/137/jjs |
