Nov 15th, 2012
LAKE WALES –Janie Howard Wilson Elementary kindergarten students are learning about their community from the people who make it special.
“We invited members of our community to talk about their jobs, and how they help us,” explained teacher Elizabeth Matteson. Guest speakers included a pastry chef, a veterinarian, officers from the police canine unit and the fire department, and Principal Barbara Jones.
PHOTO #1: Pastry chef Rachel Mayer talks about her job, and teaches students how to decorate cupcakes.
PHOTO #2: Kindergarten student Ami Chapman decorates her cupcake with orange frosting, fall sprinkles and candy corn.
LAKE WALES – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary students may be able to prove which athletic shoes provide the greatest spring, or which softball bats deliver the longest drives.
LAKE WALES – Vic Story (left) and Kyle Story accept the “Leading by Example Business Partnership Award” from Janie Howard Wilson Elementary’s Assistant Principal Steven Whitaker on Wednesday (June 5).
LAKE WALES –– Members of the Fowler family pose for a photo in the new Grandmaster’s Garden at Hillcrest Elementary following a May 31 dedication ceremony in memory of teacher and chess coach Jeffrey Fowler, who died in March.
