Daphne Utilities has again volunteered to provide everyone  in attendance with  hot dogs, chips & water. SFHS & SFMS Cross Country Team along with SFHS Student Service Clubs for their tremendous help!!

The following were last year’s (2011) race sponsors and hope they will all agree to participate again this year as race sponsors: Terry Thompson Chevrolet, United Bank, Coldwell Banker/Reehl Properties, Inc., HSI Vending, Advance Transmission, Bayside Chiropractic, Graffiti Graphics & Price Point Products.

Pizza parties will again go to the classroom from each school with the most pre-registered racers and a donation will go to the school with the most racers registered with their school’s name.

GET READY &  MARK  YOUR CALENDAR FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012  – Red Hen Productions will again be handling the Gator Chase !!  This is a certified race !!

>>Gator Chase Signup Form<<

LOOKING FOR RACE SPONSORS – CALL 251/401-sfeef (7333) & WE WILL GET YOUR COMPANY LOGO TO GO ON T-SHIRTS !!

A T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION BY STUDENTS FROM SFHS & SFMS WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER, 2011  !!!!

Saturday January 14th, 2012

Casino Tables • Celebrity Dealers • Silent Auction DJ & Dancing • Food & Fun

7:30 pM until 11:30 PM

AT THE Daphne Civic Center

TICKETS ARE $50 in advance, $60 at the door, on sale AT SPANISH FORT SCHOOLS

OR by calling 401-7333.

Find us on facebook!

SFEEF partners each year with the business and surrounding community to enrich the lives of its students.  This year, the focus is on getting the high school campus wireless ready in anticipation of Superintendent Lee’s Digital Renaissance.  Project based learning is leading the way in both education reform and in the real world, and Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation and its sponsors are committed to providing opportunities to our students so that they are college or workforce ready. A list of our sponsors is available online at:  www.sfeef.org.

Tickets to the event are $50 per person in advance or $60 per person at the door and are on sale at all Spanish Fort School campuses or by calling: 401-7333.

More information about the event can be found on Facebook @ sfeef casino night.

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HELP SUPPORT & MAKE OUR SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY “SAVVY” BY ATTENDING &

SUPPORTING SFEEF’S FIESTA “CASINO NIGHT” - SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012 !!

Learning and Excellence are happening everyday at Spanish Fort Schools. Join us on Saturday, January 14, 2012 – 7:30-11:30 for the 9th Annual SFEEF Fiesta.

Celebrate in Vegas style !  Have your picture taken and be entertained by “Rat Pack” impersonators

Vegas style LOCAL CELEBRITY DEALERS to help you increase your “play money” to go towards your bidding of Silent Aucton items and also bidding of Fabulous Live Auction items!!  You can even purchase additional “play money”  if you did Not win enough at the tables!

Food catered by Naman’s of Mobile, enjoy entertaining DJ music that you can also dance to.

Tickets $50.oo per person will include two (2) drink tickets, “fun / play money”, food & entertainment

for the evening!!

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE FIRST OF DECEMBER, 2011 AT ALL SPANISH FORT SCHOOLS (school selling most tickets – 30 tickets min _ will win $1,000)  – OR contact a SFEEF Board Member

TICKETS ARE $60 AT DOOR!

ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU WANT TO GET A GROUP TOGETHER & HAVE YOUR OWN TABLE FOR THE EVENING JUST LET US KNOW  BY CALLING  251/401-sfeef (7333).

Vegas Style Evening – Dinner, drinks (2 drink tickets w/ticket & then cash bar)–Silent Action- all for $50 per person. Tickets available through any SFEEF Board Member or at any Spanish Fort School or by contacting Sandra Bostrom at 401-SFEEF(7333).

“Deeply Committed To The Educational Advancement Of All Spanish Fort Children”

Our goals

–Increase and promote awareness for a high-quality education so that our students may compete in an international job market.

Involve community, parents, and business members to commit and participate in the educational enrichment of all Spanish Fort school children.

–Secure funding for educational enrichment experiences in all disciplines for Spanish Fort school children.

–Manage and allocate resources in partnership with donors,

our school district, parents, students and local community.

–Sponsor teacher-student min-grants to encourage creativity and excellence in the classroom.

–Promote and expand technology in our schools to provide Spanish Fort children with a world class education.

Out of 249 entries the following are the winners from each school

Spanish Fort Elementary:                                                       Rockwell Elementary:

1st Place – Meg Brackhnan                                                    1st Place Sophie Akyuz

2nd Place – Lila Camille Knizley                                          2nd Place – Trace Owen

3rd Place Azar Abusham                                                       3rd Place – Tyler Heller

Spanish Fort Middle School:

1st Place – Julia Harris

2nd Place – Julia Coccaro

3rd Place – Tyler Fahy

Julia Harris wrote:  What is a SFEEF?  SFEEF is like an apple tree, it nourishes the young fruit until it falls from the tree and grows into a tree itself.  SFEEF gives us a better education.  With a better education, I can grow up to be a doctor, or a oceanographer, meteorologist, astronomer, geologist, geochemistrer, zoologist, sismologer, vet, geographer, astronaut, even president of the United States.  It’s all possible, thanks to the better education I can get from SFEEF.  With a better education people can find cures for cancer, and find an alternative fuel to fuel our cars, create energy and stimulate the economy. Thanks SFEEF for the education, care and inspiration you’ve given to so many !  Thanks SFEEF!

Julia Coccaro wrote: SFEEF does a lot for our school.  The acronym for it is Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation.  The staff of SFEEF takes their time and appreciation to assist with the concept of this program.  SFEEF also shows their gratitude by sending wondrous gifts to hard working deserving teachers.  Ipads, cameras, library books, ipods and even promethean boards ae some good examples of the types of gifts SFEEF sends us.  Without the fantastic books for our library, the demonstrating smartboards for our math classes and the excellent technology at this school, Spanish Fort Middle school would definitely not be the same.  SFEEF prepares students for major responsibilities, such as high school, college and education later on in life.  It also helps students succeed with homework assignments and particular studies.  SFEEF’s fundraisers and events for raising money have helped our school immensely.  This foundation requires volunteers that are willing adults and encouragement from teachers and students.  These unique money raising programs encourage students and adults from all around the area to get up on their feet and support all Spanish Fort schools.  Without SFEEF I probably couldn’t study as well, do homework as thoroughly or listen as carefully in class.  I wouldn’t be as confident with my grades and schoolwork.  What do you visualize after you remove your math teacher’s prometheam board from the picture in your mind?  It would be difficult for the teacher to demonstrate the problems and help you understand.  Think of how hard it would be to not understand something – just because you don’t have the tools to do it correctly.  Let’s all thank SFEEF for helping us in school and helping us take pride in what we do! 

Tyler Fahy writes: I think SFEEF is a great way to provide for schools.  It helps become more hands on. I walked into our special needs class one day.  When I walked in I saw several kids huddles around an ipad.  I thought “this is great way to entertain and learn at the same time”.  Even in MATH one of the most boring subjects ever !  There is still a way to make it fun! And it comes from SFEEF money!  Its called a “SmartBoard”.  The Smart Boards make solving problems and equations more fun.  SFEEF standsfor Spanish Fort Education Enrichment Foundation.  I also love how it helps schools.  Giving money to schools is awesome, every school should do it.  It also gives grants too.  My music teacher last year got a grant for an IPAD.  Now that she has one she used it a lot. I think that all the special needs teachers should get IPADS.  Parents should help with SFEEF money.  Our schools could benefit even more if the parents all chipped in and helped.  Overall it would make all our subjects more fun and more hands on!  School would be son boring if SFEEF was not created.  So my point is that without SFEEF schools are not fun and it is important to keep schools FUN! 

Click here to download the Grant Application

The 7th annual Teacher/Student Mini Grant Program will begin October, 2012.  Applications will be available for the teachers of all grade levels of the Spanish Fort Elementary, Rockwell Elementary, Spanish Fort Middle and Spanish Fort High Schools.  This program is extremely important to the Foundation for providing for the enrichment of our children’s education.

• Applications  will be available in the front office of each school or can be downloaded from the website, www.sfeef.com
• Submit completed application by Monday, November 28,  2012 3:00 p.m. No exceptions!
• Judges will review and judge grant applications.
• Grants will be awarded in December, 2012.
• All grant money must be spent by May 31, 2013
• Grant winners to submit their grant fulfillment reports to SFEEF by June 1, 2013

Please contact Sandra Bostrom, SFEEF Director at 401-SFEEF with any questions.

Also, please show your support of SFEEF on January 14th by attending the 9th annual Fiesta “Casino Night” being held at Daphne Civic Center.  Support our schools by attending and/or being a SFEEF Sponsor. City Style!  Contact any board member or Sandra Bostrom for more information.  Thank you!

Click here to download the Grant Application

Cost per student will be $75 per student (some scholarships available phone 401-SFEEF 7333)

Registration will be available online beginning in January.

Water & snacks provided by SFEEF during the breaks!!  Want to keep your energy going !!

10 grants awarded for total $12,000.00

SPANISH FORT ELEMENTARY:

Teacher Catherine Boehm and student Crews Revere grant “Wonderful Writers” Provide 3rd grade students with writing resources to enhance their writing skills as writing is a cornerstone of the English language and essential to academics at school and functioning in the outside world.

Teacher Kylie Watkins and students Bennett Booth and Katherine Clemmons “Rug and Roll” – Portable Easel and area rug for group learning sessions to foster cooperative group learning among students.

Nancy Klooz, teacher with student Kelly Owen – “Coputer Capable Kids” – A classroom computer that will  give technology opportunities to more students in every area of study and problem solving.

Teacher Jeannette Smart with student Millison Mixson – “Building Excitement For Reading and Math With NEO2″ – NEO2 is designed specifically for K-12 classrooms to give access to affordable, effective technology with built-in tools and instructional resources to support teaching and learning in a hands-on, interactive classroom.

Reading Coach, R. Allison Guy- “iRead! Using iPads To Motivate Struggling Readers” -  Use iPad2 in reading lab to motivate readers. Teacher has seen significance of using technology to enhance literacy instruction to student especially with reading improvement needs.

SPANISH FORT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Teacher Sondra Bryant-Smith with student Brantley Rhodes – “Interactive Classroom” – Accessories for a promethean board that will allow student to interact within groups at the active board or at their desk.

SPANISH FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Techer Zack Wigstrom with student Maria Boles – “iPads For 7 Friends” – 9 – 12 handicapped class - Purchase 2 iPads for classroom to facilitate communication skills along with work on basic everyday functional skills.  Student will work with 21st century tools and learn new skills. 

Life Science teacher Jack Watts and student Christopher Menas – ” Comoputing Power For Biology” – Replacement of current 7 year old laptop & will enhance the capability of student learning with the technology required to give the best teaching aids available.

Librarian Melissa Murphy with student Morgan Yates – “Nooks For Books” – Give student access to current books, and publications.  Motivate student to check-out nonfiction e-books, keep up with current events, assist with curriculum and instructions and support struggling readers.

Honors teacher Crystal Menas with students Alicia Ratcliffe and Hannah Jones = “Smart Laptops” -

In order to prepare our studentsfor life after high school, the classroom must become a technology oriented classroom.  A “smart laptop” will facilitate the achievement of this goal and replaces the outdated  current equipment.

4th Monday of each month (excluding Dec.)
6 pm @ SFHS Library