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Gulf Breeze High School Parents,
It is always a pleasure to communicate with you about all the wonderful things going on at Gulf Breeze High
School. As we edge closer to Spring Break, things are moving along quickly. Teachers are preparing 10th grade
students for the FCAT 2.0 Writing assessment at the end of February. Teachers of 9th and 10th grade students
are preparing students for the FCAT 2.0 Reading assessment in April. FCAT and FCAT 2.0 re-takes will also
be administered in the spring. Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, and U.S. History teachers are working diligently
with their students in preparation for End of Course Exams in May. A special note of recognition goes out to all
GBHS teachers who commit themselves to the continuous improvement of their students.
Listed below are individuals, groups, or organizations representing Gulf Breeze High School and excelling at
their craft:

•Jason Olson- Gulf Breeze High School Teacher of the Year and FINALIST for Santa Rosa County Teacher
of the Year. Mr. Olson is an outstanding educator and was honored at a ceremony March 7. Congratulations!

•Master Sergeant Laura Sauls- Rotary Club Teacher of the Year. Sergeant Sauls was honored at the Rotary
Club breakfast February 18. Congratulations!

•National Merit Scholar Finalists- Mark Duntz- Scholarship Program. Quadry Chance- Achievement Award.
•Band- led by Neal Mcleod and Jason Olson- Congratulations to the following twenty-two band students
who represented GBHS at the All County Band Concert on January 24 at the Milton High School Auditorium.
It was truly an amazing performance –Mallory DeMotts, Samantha Hoffman, Rachel McLeod, Hank Landrum,
Gillian Werner, Hannah Day, Makenna Powell, Mary Kate Higgins, Regan Beard, Bryce Jefferson, Jack Baltz,
Deed Vann, Zac Green, Troy Lebourdais, Amelia Leenig, Andrew Carney, Savannah Goette, Josh Martin, Seb
Jones, Sara Fabbro, Tyler Fisher, Thomas Roane.
•AFJROTC- under the leadership of Lt. Colonel David Landfair and Sgt. Laura Sauls- Congratulations to
the following young men and women receiving appointments and scholarships- Lucas Zalar- Naval Academy,
Mark Duntz- Air Force Academy, Michael Hawkins- West Point Academy, Ian Skewes- Army ROTC scholar-
ship, Jordan Lamar- Army ROTC scholarship.
•Health Academy- sponsored by Barbara Henriques - Gulf Breeze High School Health Academy Students
participated in a 2-day conference with competitions for Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) at
Pensacola State College on Jan. 23 & 24. Gulf Breeze High students took home many outstanding awards. Stu-
dents/teams placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd may be eligible to compete at the State HOSA level competition at Corona-
do Springs Resort in Orlando April 3-6, 2014. The following students will represent GBHS at state competiton:
- Meaghan Boggs, Taelor Hartley, Karol Rodriguez, Erin Eddins, Kristen Watts, Julia Denby, Youssef Helmi,
Hoang Nguyen, Nick Ludergnani, Kayla Blake, Madison Bell, Abby Gubernat, Chris Nguyen, Marley Taylor,
Samantha Carisse, Matt Stersic, Summer Winter, Kiersten Ellis, Jacob Box, Jasmyn Hearn, Zoe Moore.
•Science Olympiad- sponsored by Sue Cundiff- A-Team and B-Team qualified for state competition. A-
TEAM- Camille Adkinson, Bailey Blair, Andrew Carney, Sam Dantin, Jares Doverspike, Ashley Hild, Seb
Jones, Daniel Lawson, Miranda Lee, James Macdonald, Logan Norris, Makenna Powell, Nick Rivait, Natalie
Rockett, Brandon Seuzeneau. B-TEAM- Foster Andrews, Madeline Armstrong, Morgan Armstrong, Kim
Besler, Bayla Bessemer, Cassidy Bosso, Brittany Jackson, Duncan Niven, Brent Perez, Johnathan Podlewski,
Josh Rutledge, Jamie Seabrooke, Jacob Tutt, Zoe Wight, Maverick Zanca. (team members subject to change
after submission for print)

•Drama led by Margie Timmons- Drama students represented Gulf Breeze High School very well at the Dis-
trict Competition. They received 17 superiors on individual events, straight superiors on one act, Nancy Prescott
got all-star cast and Jerrad Haveman got critic’s choice for set design. The team will be going to state in March.
BREAK A LEG!

•ART students taught by Lynn Cacace and Kelly Strozier- Gulf Breeze High School art students won more
places in this year’s Senior Art Show than any other school, claiming over one third of the winning slots. The
district awarded medals to the top ten students at a reception at the Dragonfly Gallery in Milton on February
27 from 5:30 – 6:30 Students placing 11-25 received a ribbon and recognition in the local papers. Placing in
the top ten were Maddie Emholtz, Chase Smith, and Kendra Stierman. Placing 11-25 were Miranda Andrews,
Bianca Phillips, SaraJane Renfroe, Bailey Trzcinski, Haley Watson, and Sydney Willard. Twenty-five third and
fourth year art students participated in The Memory Project, an international project that provides American stu-
dents the opportunity to create an artistic portrait of an orphan or impoverished child in another country. This
year our students chose children from Nepal. Our students created artistic portraits of the children and then they
were returned to the orphanage. The Memory Project rep took a photo of the child receiving the artistic portrait
and emailed it back to us. It’s a wonderful way to improve international relations!

•Spelling Bee- sponsored by Sue Morren-congratulations to four students who represented Gulf Breeze High
School at the 38th Annual Sandy Sansing Spelling Bee at Pensacola State College on February 4- Daniel Law-
son, Miranda Lee, Shelby Smith, and Ken Vincent.

•Student Government Association- led by Marie Landfair sponsored a good character breakfast Friday Feb-
ruary 28 for students nominated by their teacher. It was a very successful event as many of these students would
not receive any other recognition during the school year but are so deserving of accolades.

•Debate Team- led by Kimberly Messer-sixteen students represented GBHS at state competition in Ft. Lau-
derdale February 28 – March 1. Congratulations to these debate team members Parker Johnson, Emily Toole,
Jennifer Langham, Rachel Grimley, Andrew Dobry, Matt Marco, Graham Messer, Nathaniel Arner, Magen
Brubaker, Callie Craighead, Jessica Lerille, Will Hudson, Youseff Helmi, Brittany Jackson, David Langham,
and Lindsey Carpenter. Lindsey Carpenter is the first Gulf Breeze High School student to win a bid to enter the
prestigious Tournament of Champions held at the University of Kentucky in April. This is the most prestigious
tournament in the country, with competitors having to earn their spot in the tournament by placing in specifi-
cally designated tournaments throughout the year. Lindsey also competed in the Harvard Speech & Debate
Tournament in Boston last month finishing sixth out of 430 of the best debaters in the United States. Harvard’s
tournament is consistently ranked as one of the top five competitions in the nation. Lastly, Mrs. Messer was
voted Debate Coach of the Year for the Florida Panhandle.
Congratulation to all of our students, their coaches/sponsors, and parents is in order. It takes all of you to make
this happen.
Turning to Athletics- GBHS Volleyball Team was recognized at the January School Board Meeting as All- Ac-
ademic Team State Champions.
Winter Sports are wrapping up and Spring Sports are in full swing. Winter Sports that reached the postseason
include:

•Girls Wrestling- Zoe Wight is the first state champion wrestler in school history!
•Boys Wrestling- three wrestlers qualified for state competition- Chase Blake, Blake Doerr, Nick Staviski
•Boys Soccer- District Runner-up- lost in Regional Semi-Final round to Choctaw- congratulations on a great
season!
•Girls Soccer- District Runner -up- lost in Regional Quarter-Final round to Mosely- congratulations on a
great season!
•Girls Weightlifting- one young lady qualified for state competition- Junior Kassie Oldham
•Competitive Cheer-led by Carlee McCullers- placed third in state competition and finished seventeenth at
the national competition. This was their first year of competition and is a significant accomplishment

In closing, Gulf Breeze High School recognizes our PTSO for all their support throughout the year. Our partner-
ship is positive and student focused. We wish everyone an enjoyable “shortened” Spring Break. School will be
in session Friday March 14 and Monday March 17 to complete make up days from the ice storm in late January.
Upon returning to school from the break, we will be about the business of challenging students and preparing
them for the various assessments ahead. We encourage students to finish the school year positively. We be-
lieve a strong finish will promote a strong start to the next school year. We invite parents to contact us any time
they have a question or concern. I look forward to our next communication.
IT’S GREAT TO BE A DOLPHIN!!

Yours in Education,
Jason W. Weeks
Principal

Dear PTSO members,

As a layman, trying to figure out the ever-changing Florida standards for
public education is something akin to trying to pin the tail on a moving
donkey. Fortunately for Gulf Breeze High School, we have an administra-
tion that works to keep up with the legislative dictates from year to year.
Mr. Weeks, along with his staff, meet every challenge to be compliant
while still maintain the high standards and individuality of GBHS. It’s a
big job.
The PTSO’s goal is to support the students and staff however we can. We
are pleased to have awarded nine teacher grants totaling $1,667.25 this
spring. It is the most important thing we can do – supplement student and
classroom needs.

Looking forward, April 14th is Gulf Breeze High School’s Spirit Night
at the Wahoos. If you would like to join our block of seats, please let any
member of the PTSO know. Tickets are $9, and they are first-come, first-
serve.

If you have any questions or comments, please call me. I welcome your
suggestions.

Susan Nitterauer
PTSO President
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A Message from the Membership Desk March 11, 2014

The GBHS PTSO 2013 – 2014 business and community membership campaign update and your
PTSO Board would like to thank all of you for your support! We would like to recognize a few
in a special Blue & Gold call-out:

Recognizing Blue & Gold Supporters – 2013 – 2014 Business and Community Thank You to:
Blue Dolphin Donor Support –
Angie Batten ~ Allstate Insurance Kim Moss
Animal Medical Center Bob & Lisa Newell
Bayside Collision Gulf Breeze Electric Company
David & Laine Sheppard Sight and Sun Eyeworks
J.E. Pewitt, D.M.D.

Gold Dolphin Donor Support –
Country Manor Homes, Inc. Medical Center Clinic
Dr. and Mrs. Roger V. Ostrander Parkway Animal Hospital
Ed Gray III The Harpole Family
Get a Grip ~ Jennie Barrow The Roy Family
Kim & Scott Patterson Thomas Ueberschaer, P.A.

Lifetime Dolphin Donor Support ( circa 2012-2013 ) –
Dr. Nicole Barrineau Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

The PTSO Board is here to help the school, students, and faculty to continually improve.
Please feel free to reach out to any of us and let us know your comments or concerns, also in
the school’s lobby there is a PTSO comment box. Your membership and volunteer support is
vital to our success. So please continue to spread the word, help grow our ranks, and improve a
student’s education today. Check out the PTSO online at: https://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/gbh/
ptso.html . Expect Excellence!

Your Partners in Education Excellence,

Robyn S. Philips, PTSO Membership Chair

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Bring your signed permission slip to sign-ups.
Even if you pre-ordered, you still have to sign-up for
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TICKETS: $40

PROJECT GRAD
SAVES LIVES!

Project Grad Saves Lives

Planning for the annual Senior Class Project Graduation is now underway, and we are once
again asking for your help to make this event a success. Project Grad is an all-night, super-fun,
substance-free party for our graduating Seniors immediately following the commencement
ceremony. It is planned and supervised by a committee of community volunteers, parents, Gulf
Breeze Police Officers, and the GBHS PTSO.

This event is funded 100% by the community. Even the smallest donation amount helps us pay
for the venue rental, transportation, food, T-shirts and entertainment. Over 200 seniors attend
this event and turnout grows each year! We have the highest attendance in the Tri-County area.
Our goal is to keep this program affordable for all seniors so even the smallest donation helps!

In addition to the celebration, Project Graduation awards scholarships. Last year, we awarded
$2500 in scholarships. Seniors who participate in Project Grad are entered into a random draw-
ing to win one of the many scholarships. No essays, no minimum GPA’s; they are simply re-
warded for making a great lifestyle choice by participating.

There are over 350 graduating seniors this year and we are once again asking for your help to
make Project Graduation a success. Tax Free Donations are now being accepted by mail or
online using PayPal at www.gbhs-projectgraduation.org. Graduation is May 24th this year! So,
making your donation before April 1 will give the volunteer committee time to plan the celebra-
tion according to available funds.

Every dollar is truly appreciated and goes directly to Project Graduation. The Gulf Breeze and
Pensacola Beach Communities have been extremely generous in the past donating to all school
events and we would like to thank those of you who have supported us in the past and thank
you in advance for supporting Project Graduation again this year. We would also like to give a
special thanks to the Gulf Breeze Optimist for their generous donations.

Thank you!

Rebecca Taylor
Chairman, Project Graduation
[email protected]

Wahoos Ticket Sales

Both the tennis team and the Diamond Girls are selling Wahoos tickets for the Monday, April
14th game against the Montgomery Biscuits. This night is GBHS Spirit Night. The face value is
$9, however, we are selling them for $10 for a $1 donation for each of the selling clubs.

Scam Advertisements

Coaches/Teachers/Club Sponsors,

Please be aware (see next page) of opportunistic and dishonest companies using our school’s
name and/or likeness to solicit bogus purchases and donations. The Gulf Breeze Chamber of
Commerce brought the attached example to GBHS’ attention this morning. If you catch wind
of another scam, please do not hesitate to get in touch with coach Kostic or any GBHS admin-
istrator. You all work hard enough at obtaining funds the right way and don’t need a predator
company taking advantage of our communities, sometimes naive, giving spirit.

Thank you,

Daniel F. Brothers
Assistant Principal, Administrative Services
Gulf Breeze High School
(850)916-4108
(850)916-4109 - Fax



Gumbo Cook-Off

The 9th annual Gumbo Cook-Off will be held Saturday, March 29th at Shoreline Park from 10-4. Gulf Breeze
Rotary Club hosts this annual event of food, music, and competition. All proceeds from this event go directly
to scholarships for GBHS students. The cost is $10 if you pre-purchase tickets and is $12 the day of the event.
There will be celebrity guests judging the gumbo, including several ex-NFL players. See Mrs. Barker or an
Interact member for tickets or more information.

Interact Club Special Event

Did you know???

-1 out of 9 women ages 15-24 will be sexually assaulted this year.
-1 in 5 men will experience a form of sexual violence other than rape during their lifetime.
-85% of victims escape attempted sexual assaults if they vigorously and quickly resist physically.

*Don’t be a victim!!!

The Interact Club will be hosting a special event on Saturday, April 5th from 8:30-12:30 in the GBHS gym.
Techniques to Protect is all about rape/violence awareness and learning self-defense. This event is open to all
students and faculty members and is free. Come and learn from law enforcement and self-defense profession-
als about protecting yourself through Jiu-Jitsu and Krav Maga. Donations will be accepted to benefit Lakeview
Rape Crisis Center.

Sarah Barker, M.Ed.

English I & II

Interact Sponsor

Email: [email protected]

Class website: http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/SBarker/

Gulf Breeze High School

675 Gulf Breeze Parkway

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

(850)916-4100

Adobe

Adobe Congratulations to the following students in the Adobe
Flash GBHS Academy of Multimedia Design & Technology for earning Photoshop

Adobe Certified Associate certifications during 2013-14 year!

GBHS Academy of Multimedia Design & Technology
Coordinator:Mrs. Heather Renfroe

Digital Design I Zachary Green Digital Design II Digital Design III
Photoshop Christian Hart Flash Animation Flash Animation
Austin Pete Hayes
Ashley Addison
Keianna Babakitis Colin Hightower Dominic Bertelli Colin Cherry
Henry Baggett Alexandria Holloway Aaron Cesar
Terry Barnes Digital Design III
Kathleen Depler Dreamweaver

Axel Barry Caleb Homa Caleb Gilbert Garet Green

Elijah Barry William Johnson Cody Goldsworthy

Caleb Barry Jordan Laws William Green

Thomas Batte Selena Lillo Jon Grigsby

Dominic Bertelli Christian Lukers Dylan Hall|

Alex Bew Luke Nichols Nicholas Liebig

Kamaryn Blankenbeck Corey Ortiz Jeffrey Logan Mink

Tyuler Brubaker Zackary Pearcy Logan Newman

Charles Bryan Jonathan Podlewski Brandon Ngo

Bryce Bui Cesar Pulgarin Duncan Niven

Luke Burkholder Nathen Roberts Brent Perez

Dylan Cannon Ainsley Satterwhite Wade Ridaught

Alyssa Castanon Savannah Saunders John Rosas

Nicholas Chesser Chase Schmidt Andrew Chase Rosen

Sebe Christian John Stevens Adam Rowe

John Cobb Zack Taylor Andrew Smith

Chris Cody Gionni Vecchio Austin Sudduth

Kelsea Coursen Bailey Walker Trystan Tatro

Andrew Creech Zachary Weil Nicholas White

Berna DeJesus-Estrella Jenna West

Jeffrey Dickey Brooklyn

Destini Ferraro Westmoreland

Gregory Gonzalez Joshua Wise

Hunter Green Sydney Wright

Band Updates

Congratulations to our bands for their outstanding performances this weekend at the Florida Bandmasters As-
sociation District 1 Music Performance Assessment. Friday our Concert Band received Excellent Ratings for
their concert and a Superior Rating for sight-reading. Saturday our Symphonic Band earned all Superior Rat-
ings for their concert performance and for sight-reading. Congratulations to all of these wonderful musicians!

Neal A. McLeod

Director of Bands

Gulf Breeze High School

675 Gulf Breeze Pkwy

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

850-916-4128

[email protected]

“Information and Resource” Program

Gulf Breeze High school PTSO continues its “Information and Resource” program for Parents
“Resources available for assault and abuse”
April 1, 6:00 - 8:00 PM in the Media Center
Parents of high school and middle school 8th graders invited
“Dr. Kimberly Womack, Director of Emerald Coast Forensic Services, will present local information con-
cerning sexual assault, define the Sexual Assault Response Team and their role, describe the forensic process,
discuss Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault and describe the local resources available to parents, school administra-
tors, teachers and staff. Dr. Womack holds a Doctorate in Health Sciences with concentration in
Forensic Sciences and Curriculum Development for Nova Southeastern University. She has been the Chair of
the Escambia and Santa Rosa Sexual Response Team for the past 6 years. She is widely published and conducts
training locally and nationally.
A 2014-15 PTSO slate of officers will be present at this meeting.

2014 Congressional Art Show Reception March 13, PSC Visual Arts Center

The five entrants are Ada Ejikemeuwa, Madeleine Emholtz, Vanessa Farej, SaraJane Renfroe,
and Chase Smith.

2014 Senior Art Show Top Artists (alphabetical) Feb 1 – 28, School Board Office, Milton

Miranda Andrews
Madeleine Emholtz
Bianca Phillips
SaraJane Renfroe
Chase Smith
Kendra Stierman
Bailey Trzcinski
Haley Watson
Sydney Willard

2014 All County Art Show March 8 & 9, Riverwalk Arts Festival, Milton

Drawing 2nd Place: Bianca Phillips
Drawing 3rd Place: Chase Smith
Painting 3rd Place: Madeline Emholtz
Pottery 2nd Place: Natalie Rockett
Pottery 3rd Place: Sarah Post
Pottery HM: Katelyn Taylor
Sculpture 1st Place: Bailey Trzcinsky
Sculpture 2nd Place: Jessie Droogsma
Sculpture HM: Miranda Andrews
Textiles 1st Place: Carole Anne Henderson
Beginner Art 2nd : Jolie Sebastian

UWF & PSC Awards of Distinction

PSC Maddie Domning
PSC Carole Anne Henderson
PSC Bianca Phillips
PSC Sarah Post
PSC Bailey Trzcinsky
UWF Bianca Phillips
UWF Natalie Rockett

Santa Rosa Arts and Culture Foundation Choice Awards

Bayla Bessemer
Jessie Droogsma
Maddie Emholtz
Katelyn Taylor