Flagler class notes: First Baptist Christian Academy wins Odyssey of the Mind

Also in class notes: Old Kings Elementary School, Matanzas High School

By Brian McMillan
| 2:58 p.m. March 4, 2020

FBCA's Odyssey winners: Adam Whitley Jr., Bryson Harrison, Isabella Prieto, Elizabeth Wirth and Malcom Thomas. Their coaches are Ms. Ledwith and Mrs. Wolfson. Courtesy photos

FBCA cheerleaders, from left: Kayia Beasley, Katherine Thomas, Mina Bobovcan, Andi Ressler, Isabella Wanerka, Rylin Goff and Julia Bobovcan

School Board member Dr. Maria Barbosa helped serve Matanzas High School students breakfast March 2.

Old Kings Elementary third grade math champs: Chad Colby (third place), Keanin Striplin (first), Lauren Rutledge (second).

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FBCA fifth graders win Odyssey

First Baptist Christian Academy fifth graders won first place Feb. 29 at the Florida Odyssey of the Mind Manatee Regional Competition at Gamble Rogers Middle School in St. Augustine. They will head to the state competition April 11, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. The fourth grade team also won third place.

During the competition, teams solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics.

FBCA cheerleaders take first

The First Baptist Christian Academy competitive cheer team took first place in the Florida Cheer and Dance Association’s Daytona Dazzler on Feb. 29. The cheerleaders are coached by Casey Goff.

Old Kings hosts math competition

Keanin Striplin won first place in Old Kings Elementary School’s third grade math competition in the last week of February. Lauren Rutledge finished second, Chad Colby third. Teachers used incentives, played games and came up interesting tricks to teach the students their multiplication facts, according to Media Specialist Kim Weeks. Rachel Bovino helped coordinate the competition.

Matanzas serves green eggs and ham for breakfast

Flagler County Schools Food and Nutrition Services celebrated National School Breakfast Week with a celebration of Dr. Seuss Day on what would have been his 116th birthday, March 2. To celebrate, students were offered green eggs and ham, made by layering chopped broccoli and diced ham and adding eggs and cheese into a muffin tin and then baked.

Studies show that children who eat school breakfast are more likely to perform better academically and also maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Mr. and Miss Matanzas tickets on sale

The Mr. and Miss Matanzas pageant, hosted by the Matanzas Student Government Association, will be 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at the Pirate Auditorium. Tickets, $5 for adults and $3 for students, are on sale at https://pirates32137.booktix.com/.

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Brian McMillan and his wife, Hailey, bought the Observer in 2023. Before taking on his role as publisher, Brian was the editor from 2010 to 2022, winning numerous awards for his column writing, photography and journalism, from the Florida Press Association.