The New FCAT 2.0 Season Begins Monday
April 10, 2011
Students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will get their first look at FCAT 2.0 on Monday.
The Florida Department of Education is transitioning from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to the FCAT 2.0, to align with new student academic content standards.
The FCAT 2.0 will measure student achievement of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) in reading, mathematics, and science, in place of the Sunshine State Standards.
As FCAT 2.0 assessments are phased in, they will replace existing FCAT assessments. The transition to FCAT 2.0 begins this year with the reading and mathematics assessments and will be complete when the FCAT 2.0 science assessments are administered in 2012 (grades 5 and 8).
This year, students enrolled in grades 3-10 will participate in FCAT 2.0 Reading, and students enrolled in grades 3-8 will participate in FCAT 2.0 Mathematics.
- All FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics assessments will be administered in two 70-minute sessions, with a break in the middle of each session.
- FCAT 2.0 Reading assessments consist of multiple-choice items only.
- FCAT 2.0 Mathematics assessments consist of multiple-choice items and gridded-response items in grades 4-8, and multiple-choice items only in grade 3.
- Students in grades 3 and 4 will receive a ruler to use during Session 2 of FCAT 2.0 Mathematics, students in grades 7 and 8 will receive a hand-held FCAT four-function calculator to use during the Mathematics sessions, and students in grades 5-8 will receive FCAT 2.0 reference sheets to use during the Mathematics sessions.
FCAT 2.0 testing will be conducted April 11-22 according to the following schedule:
- Monday, April 11
- Grades 3-4 and 6-10 Reading (Session 1)
- Grade 5 Mathematics (Session 1)
- Tuesday, April 12
- Grades 3-4 and 6-10 Reading (Session 2)
- Grade 5 Mathematics (Session 2)
- Wednesday, April 13
- Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics (Session 1)
- Grade 5 Reading (Session 1)
- Grades 6-8 Mathematics (Sessions 1 and 2)
- Thursday, April 14
- Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics (Session 2)
- Grade 5 Reading (Session 2)
For a more detailed Escambia County FCAT 2.0 schedule, click here.
Results, Photo Gallery: Atmore Relay For Life 5K
April 10, 2011
Just over 50 runners and walkers from across the area took part in a 5K Run/Walk Saturday sponsored by the Atmore Family Medicine Relay for Life team.
Overall male winner was Keith Bell, with a time of 19:09, and the overall female winner (also second place overall) was Rebecca Massie at 19:24. Top male finishers in their respective age groups were Arri Torres, Keith Bell, Jason Miller and Brian Bruley. Top female finishers in their respective age groups were Bethany Reynolds, Jazzlyn Franklin, Rebecca Massie and Glenda Prewett.
For a photo gallery from the event, click here.
Results were as follows:
WINNERS OF AGE DIVISIONS
Overall Male – Keith Bell 19:09
Overall Female — Rebecca Massie 19:24
MALE
Under 15
1. Arri Torres
2. Adrian King
3. Jadon Torres
15-30
1. Keith Bell
2. Dakota Goins
3. Douglas Dunkle
31-50
1.Jason Miller
2. Jason Weber
3. David McNairn
Over 50
1. Brian Bruley
FEMALE
Under 15
1. Bethany Reynolds
2. Ashley Presley
3. Samantha Sharpless
15-30
1. Jazzlyn Franklin
2. Gia Rodriguez
3. Brittany Martin
31-50
1. Rebecca Massie
2. Natalie Nall
3. Sheron Stewart
Over 50
1. Glenda Prewett
2. Rhonda Bruley
3. Barbara Hartley
OVERALL RESULTS WITH TIMES
1. Keith Bell 19:09
2. Rebecca Massie 19:24
3. Dakota Goins 21:45
4. Jason Miller 23:08
5. Jason Weber 26:32
6. Jazzlyn Franklin 28:23
7. Arri Torres 28:38
8. Gia Rodriquez 28:38
9. David McNairn 28:48
10. Adrian King 29:14
11. Bethany Reynolds 29:41
12. Ashley Presley 30:39
13. Natalie Nall 31:17
14. Brittany Martin 34:37
15. Jadon Torres 34:56
16. Brantley Jagel 35:55
17. Tiffany Jagel 35:55
18. Douglas Dunkle 37:47
19. Michelle Carnley 38:04
20. Jacob Johnson 38:18
21. Samantha Sharpless 39:13
22. Sheron Stewart 39:30
23. Lisa Miller 39:59
24. Lynette Penner 39:59
25. Brittany Linam 41:09
26. Emily Stewart 41:37
27. Larry Stewart 41:40
28. Kim Chambless 42:31
29. Mary McPherson 42:32
30. Kyndall Hall 43:55
31. Julia Rockman 46:37
32. Jeannie Sharpless 47:55
33. Barbara Hartley 47:56
34. Glenda Prewett 49:08
35. Brian Bruley 49:49
36. Rhonda Bruley 49:49
37. Brittany Flota 49:59
38. Caitlyn Rigby 49:59
39. Mikaela Santos 49:59
40. Caroline Hayles 51:44
41. Tammy Hollington 51:44
42. Barbara Luker 51:45
43. Rhonda Linam 51:46
44. Anna Rockman 51:50
45. Kim Miller 52:01
46. Brian Rose 52:02
47. Rita Jones 54:24
48. Beverly Helton 54:27
49. Maria Torres 54:29
50. Michelle Helton-Shue 55:05
51. Annette Johnson 55:25.
Pictured top: Overall winner Keith Bell approaches the finish line Saturday during a Relay for Life 5K. Pictured top inset: Overall female winner Rebecca Massie. Pictured below: Ready, set, go. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Meet Luke Philip Cagle
April 10, 2011
Clayton and Heather Cagle of Walnut Hill are proud to announce the birth of their son, Luke Phillip Cagle. Luke was born March 8, 2011, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He was 4-pounds, 11-ounces and 17¾ inches long.
HBO’s ‘Saving Pelican 895′ To Premiere In Pensacola
April 10, 2011
An HBO documentary about an oil-covered pelican known only as “Pelican 895″ will premiere Monday night in Pensacola.
The HBO Documentary Films presentation “Saving Pelican 895″ will premiere on-screen at the Saenger Theatre for an invitation-only audience. The program will debut on HBO on April 20.
More than 7,000 birds were killed as a result of the April 2010 BP oil spill that spread throughout the Gulf of Mexico. But after three months, cleanup workers at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Louisiana had rescued 894 surviving oiled pelicans. Saving Pelican 895 presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in Louisiana, showing how conservationists, government agencies and wildlife activists joined forces to preserve this one life. The film follows number 895 from his rescue and recovery as an incapacitated juvenile bird with oil-slicked feathers through his ultimate maturation and release back into the wild.
Taylor Brodsky, an Emmy and Peabody Award winner and Oscar nominee, directed Saving Pelican 895.
Schmidt, Johnson To Wed
April 10, 2011
Mr. Chester Schmidt and Ms. Faith Pendleton announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Missy Hope Schmidt to John Percy Johnson, the son of J.T. and Kay Johnson from Century. The wedding will take place at Grace Baptist Church in McDavid at 2 p.m. on Saturday May 14, 2011. A reception will follow the ceremony.
Jay First Grade Teacher Among Nominees For Rookie Of The Year
April 10, 2011
Nominees have been announced for the 2011 Santa Rosa Rookie Teacher of the Year by the Santa Rosa Education Foundation. The award honors exceptional teachers with three or fewer years of total teaching experience.
Nominees include Shellie Macht, a first grade teacher at Jay Elementary School.
The winning teacher will be announced at the 16th annual Rookie Teacher of the Year reception at Russell Elementary on April 19.
Other nominees are: Katherine Miller, Avalon Middle; Duane McDonal, Bagdad Elementary; Belinda Gieger-Britt, Berryhill Administrative Complex; Ellen Baucom, Berryhill Elementary; Melinda Holland, Central High; Meredith Simmons, Chumuckla Elementary; Missy McMillion, S.S. Dixon Intermediate; Kami Russell, S.S. Dixon Primary; Emily Craft, East Milton Elementary; Tricia Outzen, Gulf Breeze Elementary; Stephen Stanquist, Gulf Breeze High; Dina Pagonis, Gulf Breeze Middle; Donna Moore, Hobbs Middle; Hilary Rivkind, Holley-Navarre Intermediate; Roger Makar, Holley Navarre Primary; Shundra Brown, T.R. Jackson Pre-K; Shellie Macht, Jay Elementary; Allison Pritchett, Locklin Technical Center; Evangeline Schepper, Milton High; Rita Marcilliat, Navarre High; Nadia Batson, Oriole Beach Elementary; Summer Clark, Pea Ridge Elementary; LaTarsha Ukazim, W.H. Rhodes Elementary; Shana Carlson, Russell Elementary; Ray Gentry, Santa Rosa High; Staci Levi, Sims Middle; Jessica Negrotto, West Navarre Intermediate; Nicole Hausleiter, West Navarre Primary; Robin Abernathy, Woodlawn Beach Middle.
State Attorney: Deputies Justified In Shooting 25 Times At Suspect
April 9, 2011
The State Attorney’s Office says Escambia County deputies were justified when they fired their weapons during the October hostage standoff that seriously wounded Deputy Jeremy Cassady.
On October 29, deputies responded to a home off Scenic Highway were Phillip Monier was holding his ex-girlfriend Jackie Rosenbloom hostage. According to the State Attorney’s report, Cassady fired the first shot at Monier’s head and missed. Fourteen deputies in all fired a total of 25 shots, none of which hit Monier.
The hostage, Rosenbloom, was struck a number times in the pelvis and leg. She survived her injuries.
Sacred Heart Hospital Stands To Lose $15 Million From State Medicaid Cuts
April 9, 2011
Sacred Heart Hospital stands to lose $15 million in funding it receives for services it provides to low-income patients covered by Medicaid under the state budget proposed by the Florida Senate.
The state Senate’s proposed budget is threatening Florida’s health care safety net by imposing what amounts to a 35 percent Medicaid reimbursement cut on all Florida hospitals, according to the hospital. The funding cuts would have the most impact on 15 safety net hospital systems which deliver nearly half of all charity care and Medicaid care to patients in Florida.
Based in Pensacola, Sacred Heart Health System is one of those 15 hospitals which are now being asked to absorb a large part of the Senate’s proposed Medicaid cuts.
“These cuts in Medicaid funding will severely reduce access to health care services for those who are poor and vulnerable in our community,” Laura Kaiser, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System, said.
“Our mission is to care for everyone, regardless of one’s ability to pay. Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals have always been low – actually less than our cost for providing care,” Kaiser added. “But these new cuts are extreme and will significantly reduce our ability to continue vital services that are life saving and life giving. For example, we provide the only Children’s Hospital in Northwest Florida – if we are forced to cut back our pediatric services or reduce staff, children will have nowhere else to go.”
The $720 million being slashed from just 15 safety net hospital systems represents 45 percent of the total $1.8 billion in program cuts that the Senate is leveling on all 200 hospitals in the state.
“These cuts, which are unprecedented in their enormity, will hurt patients, hospitals and communities across Florida,” said Tony Carvalho, President of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida (SNHAF), which represents the state’s leading teaching, public and children’s hospitals. “We are urging the Senate to maintain funding for the Medically Needy and Medicaid for the Aged and Disabled programs, similar to what is being recommended by the Florida House.”
Navy Drops Dismissal Of Tate Grad Sailor Found In Bunk With Another Male
April 9, 2011
The Navy has dropped dismissal proceedings against a Cantonment sailor who was facing unprofessional conduct charges after being found in bed with another male.
Petty Officer Stephen Jones, stationed at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, S.C., learned Friday that the Navy was rescinding his discharge orders.
Jones, a Tate High School graduate, was reportedly found asleep in a bunk in February with another male soldier. The two men, who were both clothed, claimed they simply fell asleep while watching The Vampire Diaries on a computer, but their commander ruled that Jones “willfully failed to exhibit professional conduct” and discharge proceedings began.
His attorney claimed that the Navy wanted to discharge Jones because the Navy suspected his was gay, but there was no proof or admission of homosexuality.
“We strongly suspected that his command was trying to find a round about way to discharge Jones because it suspected him of being gay, and we simply were not willing to stand by and watch a new version of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ emerge under the new label of ‘unprofessional conduct,’” a statement from Servicemembers United Executive Director Alexander Nicholson said. Servicemembers United is the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans.
Woman, 78, Shoves Gun-toting Robbers Out The Door
April 9, 2011
A 78-year-old woman threatened at gunpoint in attempted home invasion fought back, and two suspects were in jail within about an hour.
Mary Collins, 78, was home alone at her residence in the 900 block of Twinbrook Ave., when three juvenile males came to her door asking if they could cut her grass. When she told them no, she closed the door and the juveniles walked away. About an hour later, while Collins was in another part of her home, she heard a noise and went to investigate. She found one of the juveniles armed with a gun standing in the residence.
Collins, according to a sheriff’s report, yelled at the suspect and shoved him toward the door. The startled suspect ran out of the house.
At around 12:07 p.m. Thursday deputies were dispatched to the incident and by 1:30 p.m. they had two suspects in custody. Arrested were 17-year-old Maurice Antoron Atkins, of Pensacola, and 13-year-old Luis Beuno Martinez, also of Pensacola. A third suspect, described as a light skinned black male wearing a grey shirt and jeans, was able to escape capture.
“We are working on identifying the third suspect in this case,” said sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Chris Welborn. “We’re asking anyone with information concerning him or his whereabouts to contact us.”
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.