- December 13, 2025
Coach Lyle Shearer holds Ormond Beach Elementary' s attendance challenge sign as Principal Tucker Harris gives thunbs up. With a 1.54% increase in attendance the staff felt confident they would be bringing the trophy back.
Osceola Elementary Principal Kevin Flassig holds the trophy high as he reaches the top of the Granada Bridge. Photo by Jacque Estes
Osceola had a .71% attendance increase but it wasn' t enough to hang onto the trophy. Photo by Jacque Estes
Osceola Principal Kevin Flassig and Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington watch as Tucker Harris reveals Ormond Beach Elemetary' s numbers. Photo by Jacque Estes
Tucker Harris holds the trophy high before passing through his team of bridge walkers on Wednesday. Photo by Jacque Estes
As they reach the top of the bridge, Chelsea Marino cheers and Coach Lyle Shearer holds the school poster high. Photo by Jacque Estes
Osceola Elementary School Principal Kevin Flassig carried the trophy high as he reached the crest of the Granada Bridge on Wednesday, April 5. Since January, he and Ormond Beach Elementary Principal Tucker Harris have been swapping the trophy back and forth, always at the top of the bridge.
The friendly competition is an attendance challenge. Whichever school has the highest increase for the month takes the trophy back to their school. Osceola had a 71% increase in their attendance from February to March, but it wasn’t enough – Ormond Beach increased by 1.54%.
“We have to get together and you have to tell me how you did that,” Flassig said.
The competition is all about the kids and getting them to attend school regularly. It was also in good fun and as Mayor Bill Partington presented the trophy to Harris congratulations rang out from the Osceola staff.
