School Notes

Four SCF staff members receive national recognition
BRADENTON- Four staff members from the State College of Florida will receive National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development awards for their excellence in teaching and leadership at the International Institute Conference in Austin, TX in May.
The award recognizes exemplary faculty, staff and administrators at community colleges nationwide.
The SCF recipients are LouAnn Gregory, the academic department secretary of music; Dr. Kathryn Stuckey, an associate professor and the Early Childhood Program director; John Waters, department chair and a professor of math, science, technology and business and Stacey Sharples, director of admissions.
Sharples also received the 2012 Vice President of Service Excellence Award from the educational and student services division.

SCF Math Department offering scholarship
MANATEE- The SCF mathematics department will sponsor two scholarships for students entering their first year in 2013.
One Manatee County resident and one Sarasota County resident will be awarded with a scholarship that will cover the first-year tuition at SCF.
Students must submit an application, an official copy of their high school transcript and an essay about their interest in mathematics and related fields, including current activities and future educational and career plans, to be considered.
The application deadline is Monday, March 25.
Interested applicants should contact Kim Ghiselin, SCF mathematics instructor, at 941-752-5556

Southeast High School accounting team takes first place at financial football challenge
BRADENTON- Southeast High School’s accounting team won first place at this year’s Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union’s Financial Football Challenge. The team members are Accounting II students Isabella Fernandez, Cameron Locke, Jennifer Caba and Bryan Hernandez. They competed against 13 other teams from Southwest Florida answering personal finance questions. Each first place student was awarded $500 and a desktop computer courtesy of the Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Foundation.

Manatee High School hosting junior information night
BRADENTON- Manatee High School will be having an information night for juniors on Thursday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in the new auditorium. They will be discussing graduation requirements, college, financial aid, and more.