It also provided funds for smaller class size in kindergarten and first grade. The 13th Blue Ribbon School Recognition event is the nation's top school award given by the U.S. DoEd. Four Dade County schools were winners. One Ark. middle school earned a Blue Ribbon. Old High Middle School was founded as a bridge between elementary school and high school.
High school is like a big scary island.
We're a bridge to junior high. Teacher teams work with the same students year round, reports the paper. Besides teaching, the teams plan joint projects based on themes. For example, the history teachers devoted three week to study of the Roman Empire, the math teacher focused on how to calculate Roman numerals and students wrote essays about Rome in English class, reports the paper. Over 200 public schools and 50 private schools were honored this year.