- December 5, 2025
School board president Trevor Tucker was almost unrecognizable in his Mardi Gras costume. Photos by Colleen Michele Jones
Left to right, Schools Superintendent Jacob Oliva; Ben Osypian, Old Kings Elementary principal; and Vernon Orndoff, executive director of leadership for the district.
Luis Mano and his Latin Jazz band provided live entertainment for the event.
A costumed Cindy Chapman is escorted by Thomas Dawson.
Maureen Walsh (left) and Jaclyn Centofanti (right) get in the spirit of the night at the roulette table.
The annual fundraiser provides for enrichment programs in all of the district' s schools.
Joe Rizzo took over for Deborah Williams as president of the Flagler County Education Foundation on Feb. 13.
Earl Johnson (left), principal at Matanzas High School, and Nathan Lovelette (right), principal at Buddy Taylor Middle School, donned several strands of beads for the event.
Left to right, Brandon Hussing, Kate Theroux and Terry Ranieri get their gaming skills on.
Schools Superintendent Jacob Oliva and Nancy Carlton, a former school board member, were honorarily dubbed the "king" and "queen" of the Mardi Gras.
Kathleen Krupitsch, of Palm Coast and the Beaches Real Estate, with William Willis, of Movement Mortgage.
Masks, beads and casino-style gaming set the backdrop for the Flagler County Education Foundation's 13 annual Mardi Gras fundraiser. The event was held Feb. 28 at the Halifax Plantation clubhouse in Ormond Beach. Guests dined on a "southern cuisine" buffet, enjoyed entertainment by Luis Mano and his Latin Jazz band, and cashed in gaming "bucks" in exchange for a chance at a variety of raffle baskets.
The Flagler County Education Foundation provides funding for numerous enrichment programs and initiatives at all of the schools within the district.
