Union County TimesUnion County Times USPS 648-200 — Lake Butler, Florida Thursday, July 7, 2016 104th Year — 11th Issue — 75 CENTS

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GOV’T INFO & MEETINGS

Next City of Lake Butler Regular Commission MeetingMonday, J uly 1 1 , 5: 1 5 – 7 : 1 5 p.m. at L ake Butler City Hall.

UC Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board MeetsTuesday, J uly 1 2, 20 1 6 at 1 : 1 5 p.m. in the Suwannee River Economic Council Office located at the U C Transportation F acility, 255 SW 9 th Avenue, L ake Butler

RSVP for Economic Partnership Meetingin Lake Butler on 7/22The N orth F lorida Economic D evelopment Partnership Board of D irectors and general member-ship will meet at L akeside Com-munity Center in L ake Butler, 1 55 N W Third St., on F riday, J uly 22, from 9 : 3 0 a.m. to noon.An RSVP by J uly 1 5 is req uired to attend. Registration will begin at 8 : 1 5 a.m. Please call 8 50 - 4 8 7 -1 8 7 0 or email dsmallwood@ iog.fsu.edu.

UC Soil & Water BoardThe U nion County Soil & Water Conservation D istrict Board will meet on J uly 26 at the extension office at 6 : 3 0 p.m.

Primary Voter Registration, Party Changes Due Aug. 1N ew voter registration or any par-ty changes for the primary must be made by then. Contact U C Supervisor of Elections office.

Free KidCare InsuranceF or your child( ren) , foster child or a grandchild needing healthinsurance. F lorida K idCare isinsurance for children and youth, birth through 1 8 . Medical, dental and vision, doctor visits, emergen-cy care, prescriptions and hospital stays are included. Call your local representative today at9 0 4 - 26 3 - 9 26 9 . They can assist you in the F lorida K idCare appli-cation process from start to finish.

COMMUNITY & SCHOOL EVENTS

Country Music Bands this Weekend at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park — Free AdmissionThe Music Hall opens at 5 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m. and lasts until midnight F riday and Sat-urday. F ood is available to pur-chase. SOSMP is a music park and campground on the banks of the Suwannee River; it hosts a variety of events throughout the year including outdoor music fes-tivals in a natural amphitheater. Info at MusicL ivesHere.com.

Sardis Baptist Church VBSVacation Bible school for ages 3 through 1 2th grade will take place J uly 1 7 – 21 from 6 – 8 : 3 0 p.m. F amily D ay will be Sunday,J uly 24 beginning at 1 0 : 1 5 a.m.

Raiford 1st BaptistVBS July 13-155: 3 0 to 8 p.m. Meals served. Submerged submarine theme. Church program Sunday,J uly 1 7 at 1 1 a.m.

Beekeepers Club to MeetThe U nion County Beekeepers Club will meet at the extension office at 7 p.m. on J uly 1 2. The guest speaker will be Ryan Will-ingham.

18th Annual Hay Field Day UF IFAS Extension Alachua County, Northeast Florida Livestock Agents Group

Union County Celebrates

Independence Day With Big BangsMore than 3,000 attend

largest 4th of July event in recent years.

Top photo: Record crowds gathered to watch nighttime fi reworks at Lakeside Park. Photo: Russ Wade.

Lower photo: a lone kayaker creates a shimmery shadow on the lake. Photo: D. Fender

A palm tree is silhouetted by bright fi reworks.Photo: T.L. Tate. No palm trees were harmed in the production of this celebration (as far as we know). Photos are in color online at StarkeJournal.com.

BY TRACY LEE TATE

Times Interim Editor

UNION COUNTY – Once again, the Union County Schools have scored high, and in many cases, bettered their record on the Florida Standards Assessment tests!

These tests are required by the state and are designed to measure student achievement in English, language arts and

mathematics. The test was first administered last year, replacing the much-maligned FCAT tests.

The tests rank a school’s performance by five achievement levels. Level Five is the mastery level – a score in this level means students are highly likely to excel in future work in the subject. Level Four is the proficient level – ranking students as likely to succeed in future work. Level Three is the satisfactory level – indicating that students may need some help and support in the next grade or course. Level Two is below satisfactory, indicating that students are likely to need support in future courses. Level One is inadequate - indicating that students will need substantial support in the next course to succeed.

The range of possible scores differs by the subject. The English-Language Arts Test, given to students in grades three through to ten, allows a range of 240-412. The Mathematics test, given in grades three through eight, has a scoring range of 240-393. Other math subjects, given at varying grade levels, all

In order to make the transition into school easier for students and teachers, Lake Butler Ele-mentary School utilizes a kin-dergarten stagger-start schedule and open-house type information sessions.

Beginning on Monday, August 8, 2016, your child’s teacher will begin contacting you by phone to set up a one-on-one conference. During this beneficial meeting, your child will not only familiar-ize themselves with their teach-er but also with their new class-room environment. As a parent, you will learn about policies and procedures, anticipated goals, upcoming events, and which stagger-start group your child will be in.

Group A students will attend school on Monday & Tuesday, August 15th & 16th. Group B students will attend school on Wednesday & Thursday, August 17th & 18th. Both groups will come to school on Friday, August 19th, and every day there after.

To make the process go as smoothly as possible, please make sure that your contact in-formation is correct with the school. If you have any questions regarding this process, please do not hesitate to contact us at 386-496-3047.

Kindergarten: Stagger–Start Schedule 2016-2017 at Lake

Butler Elementary SchoolMonday, August 15 and Tues-

day, August 16: Group A OnlyWednesday, August 17 and

Thursday, August 18th: Group B Only

Again, both groups will come to school on Friday, August 19th, and every day there after.

Should you have any ques-tions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (386) 496-3047.

with ranges of 425 through 575, are Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2.

Also released were the statewide End of Course (EOC) grades and Union County shined there as well. Somebody is most assuredly doing something right in the Union County School District and it shows to every educator in the state! Union County is part of the North East Florida Educational Consortium district, which includes Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Nassau, Putnam and Suwanee counties.Lake Butler Elementary

At Lake Butler Elementary School the kids all worked hard this past year and it certainly shows in their test results. LBES third grade language arts students scored a 307, which is about the state average and just a shade under the highest scoring school in the NEFEC district, Nassau County. On the state level, the school ranked second for the least number of students scoring a level one, eighth for the

LBES AND LBMS SHINE IN STATE ASSESSMENT TEST SCORES

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I want to thank everyone in Union County for the opportunity to serve you as Sheriff for four more years!

I do not take lightly the great responsibilities tasked as Sheriff protecting our great county. We have seen lots of success in our war on drugs and fighting crime, but we know the fight is not over.

As a result of our bold initiatives over the past two years we have seen one of the lowest crimes rates and highest solvency of crime in Union County’s history.

* ( according to F lorida D epartment of L aw Enforcement – U CR Crime Stats and Offense D ata www.fdle.state.fl.us) .

I am dedicated to continue what we started together.

THANK YOU!!!!

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Sno Cone Enthusiasts: Katie, Alex & Maggie Wade,

from left.

Rockin’ Independence Day: Patrick and Kim Senecy shake a move to

music by Scott Carroll, mobile DJ.

SOMETHING’S FISHY First Place: 8.068 lb. bass hooked by Keith Wheeler (left) and Jacob Davis

from High Springs. Fishing contest photos by Russ Wade.5K WINNERS

First place: Kristie Fletcher, in the center, wearing no. 262. Second place: Clay Fulgram, left. no. 96; and

Nathan Waters, no. 263.FAMILY FUN RUN WINNERS

1st: Kristie Fletcher; Curran Webb, 2nd; and Emmy Croft, 3rd.Sorry, no photo available at press time.

Second Place: 3.373 lbs caught by Joseph Green of Lake Butler.

Just hangin’ around waiting for the fireworks to start.

Third Place: 3.262 lbs caught by locals Kaleb Manning (left) and Ethan

Wilkerson. Where’s that fish, fellers?

BASS TOURNEY WINNERSRACE WINNERS

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KIDS ACTIVITIES: LIBRARYTo submit information or listings please send an email to uctimes@windstream.net

Summertime provides many volunteer opportunities for the Junior Friends of the Library (JFOL), a non-profit organiza-tion comprised of students at-tending Union County High School.

The Union County Public Li-brary hosts popular children’s summer programs which are very well attended each week. The library staff can say, with-out a doubt, these programs would not be nearly as success-ful without the aide of the Junior Friends of the Library.

JFOL members typically meet on a monthly basis to plan differ-ent teen-based events and fund-raisers for the JFOL scholarship program.

The JFOL members who vol-unteer at the library can submit their accrued service hours to their school to be applied to their high school transcripts. Mem-bers are also eligible to apply for the JFOL scholarship when they are a senior.

This summer’s group consists of about a dozen teen members who have been a true blessing to have helping out at library events, activities and programs. The group is always open to new members too.

Fundraisers are held through-out the year through the library and its programs and events. Proceeds help to directly ben-efit the JFOL scholarship fund. Some of the most popular events are book bingo and bake sales. The next bingo will be a Back-2-School Bingo and it will be on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 3-5 PM.

For more information about the Junior Friends of the Library please contact the JFOL sponsor, Tennille Brannen, at 386-496-3432

The Union County Public Li-brary summer programs are in full swing! Last Thursday’s pro-gram, “Walk the Plank,” featured a pirate-themed play and lots of pirate games. Participaing chil-dren took home lots of pirate loot!

Some of the activities includ-ed walking the plank, pin the eye patch on the pirate, shark bean bag toss, fishing games, pirate tattoos, delicious shark cupcakes and more. The next program on Thursday, July 7 is an outdoor event, “Bubble Mania!” The fol-lowing week (July 14) will take place at Lake Butler Elementary School with a magic show. All programs begin at 10 a.m. Call the library for more details at 386-496-3432.

AHOY MATEYS! PIRATES WALK THE PLANK

Library Happenings and ProgramsSummer Opportunities for

HS Students: Junior Friends of the Library

Kids Take Sail As Summer

Programs Get Underway

YO HO HO! Library pirates (l-r): Ayden Klein, Caleb Davis and Dustin Parrish show off their pirate patches.

JFOL members dressed up for the pirate program. From left; Brandon Woods, Collin Schibblehut, Kasey Murphy, Joseph Dorsey and Cheyenne Johns.

Right: Children are enthralled by the Pirate show presented by library staff and volunteers. L-r: Priti McNutt, Susan Brown, Tennille Brannen, Katie Oden, Debbie Couture and Renee Crews, Mary Brown.

JFOL members at the Senior Awards for the graduating class of 2016. From left, Amanda Snyder, Savannah Baggett, and Patrick Miller.

Toddler Kaydence Padgett puts her ring on a pirate hook while following the treasure map.

Lisa and Kaylee Thompson enjoy shark cupcakes and mermaid lemonade served by pirate Tennille Brannen, a library staff member decked out in pirate regalia.

Arrrrgh! Teen pirate volunteer and President of the Junior Friends of the Library Joseph Dorsey, left, with Library Director, Mary Brown.

Left: Leah, Brock and Sadie Grace Brannen keep an eye out for hidden offshore treasures and scalliwags in the library’s pirate ship.

Pirate Natalee Barton with her doll, “Alex.”

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Presentations and demonstra-tions on Hayfield Weed Control, N ew Bahiagrass Varieties, F er-tiliz ation, Haylage at Santa F e River Ranch on J uly 1 4 starting at 8 : 3 0 a.m. Programs and exhibits begin at 9 : 0 0 a.m. with eq uipment demos at 1 1 : 0 0 a.m. Cost on day of event is $ 1 5. L unch will be served. Register early for a $ 5 discount through D r. Cindy Sand-ers at 3 52- 9 55- 24 0 2 or by email at sanders1 @ ufl.edu.

Cattlemen HoldQuarterly MeetingThe next N orth F lorida Cattle-man’ s Association q uarterly meet-ing will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, J uly 1 4 at the Hal Y . Maines Community Center, 1 55 N W 3 rd St. in L ake Butler. D r. Matt Her-som, U niversity of F lorida IF AS Extension beef cattle specialist is scheduled to speak.

Substitute TeacherTraining Dates—UpdatedF or new substitutes and those who did N OT substitute teach for at least 1 0 days during the 20 1 5– 21 0 6 school year: Tuesday, J uly 1 2 and Thursday, August 1 8 , 9 am to 3 pm, Adult Education Building/ Outpost. Contact Pam Pittman, 3 8 6 - 4 9 6 - 20 4 5, ext. 23 0

American Legion Post 153is looking for military veterans in U nion and surrounding counties to j oin our Post. We meet the third Thursday in J uly, October, J anuary and April with a cov-

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LegalsIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR UNION COUNTY,

FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.: 15000092CAAXMX JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs.ALICIA L. CREWS, et al Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of foreclo-sure dated June 10, 2016 and en-tered in Case No. 15000092CAAX-MX of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit in and for UNION COUNTY, Florida, where-in JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION, is Plaintiff, and ALICIA L. CREWS, et al areDefendants, the clerk, Kellie H. Connell, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, beginning at 11:00 AM 55 W. Main Street, Room 103, Lake Butler, FL 32054, in ac-cordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, on the 25th day of August, 2016, the following described prop-erty as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:LOT 1, PALMETTO RIDGE, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 16, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR SEPTIC DRAIN FIELD DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT ‘A’ ATTACHED HERETO AND BY THIS REFERENCED MADE PART HERE-OF.TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 2005 HOMES OR MERIT “FOREST MANOR”, 76’ X 32’ DOUBLEWIDE MANUFACTURED HOME, SERI-AL #FLHML3F1737-28783AB, THIS MANUFACTURED HOME IS AN IM-PROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY AND AN IMMOVABLE FIXTURE.LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR SEP-TIC DRAIN EASEMENT: (NEW)A limited-use, temporary easement created for the specific use as a septic drain field, said temporary easement hereby created shall be allowed to exist for the duration of an existing functioning septic tank whose effluent presently drains into said drain field, providing that said drain field continues to serve said existing septic tank, notwithstand-ing, however, that the maximum life of said easement shall not exceed 20 years from the date of recording of this document, after which time all rights to said temporary ease-ment shall revert to the real property owner then holding title to lands con-taining said easement, moreover, the creation of said easements, and the use of said easement, together with any fencing or any other usag-es or improvements made upon said easement, shall not give rise to any prescriptive or possession rights or claims with regard to the herein de-scribed lands, lying, being and situ-ate in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 3, Township 6 South, Range 19 East, Union County, Florida, more partic-ularly described as follows:COMMENCE at the Northwest cor-ner of Lot 1 (alternatively referred to as the West corner of Lot 1), PAL-METTO RIDGE’, according to plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 16, Public Records of Union County, Florida, for the POINT OF BEGINNING of the hereinafter de-scribed septic drain field easement; Thence run North 49 degrees 57 minutes 44 seconds West a distance of 60.19 feet; thence run North 44 de-grees 33 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 246.69 feet; thence run South 40 degrees 54 minutes 44 seconds East a distance of 60.19 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1 (alternatively referred to as the North corner Lot 1); thence run South 44 degrees 33 minutes 46 seconds

West, along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 237.19 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property own-er as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated at Lake Butler, UNION COUN-TY, Florida, this 27 day of June, 2016.

Kellie H. ConnellClerk of said Circuit Court

By: Crystal NormanAs Deputy Clerk

Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PLLCAttorneys for Plaintiff2727 West Cypress Creek RoadFt. Lauderdale, FL 33309954-462-7000If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Ms. Jan Phillips, ADA Coordinator, Alachua Coun-ty Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Room 410, Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352) 337-6237 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or im-mediately upon receiving this notifi-cation if the time before the sched-uled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an as-sisted listening device to participate in a proceeding, please contact the Court Interpreter Program at inter-preter@circuit8.org

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PUBLIC NOTICERULE NAME:1.01 District’s Philosophy4.25 Virtual Instruction5.101 Bullying and Harassment6.16 Substitute Teachers6.291 Compensatory Leave Time Earned and Used6.37 Professional Ethics7.121 Antifraud PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update Board PoliciesSUMMARY: To update Board Pol-iciesAUTHORITY: Florida StatutesLAW IMPLEMENTED:ECONOMIC IMPACT: NonePolicies can be viewed in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, 55 SW Sixth Street, Lake Butler, Florida between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.IF A HEARING IS REQUESTED WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLI-CATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 120.54 FLORIDA STAT-UTES, IT WILL BE HELD ON AU-GUST 9, 2016 AT 6:00 P.M., IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEET-ING ROOM. A COMPLETE TEXT OF THESE PROPOSED RULES MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, 55 S.W. 6TH STREET, LAKE BUTLER, FLORIDA.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN

AND FOR UNION COUNTY, FLOR-IDA

CIVIL DIVISIONCase #: 2015-CA-000086

Selene Finance LPPlaintiff,-vs.-Donald Anthony Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli; Sue Ann Davis; Grace

Ann Cooper a/k/a Grace A. Gua-dagnoli a/k/a Grace Guadagnoli; Unknown Spouse of Donald An-thony Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadag-noli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli; Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp.; Unknown Parties in Posses-sion #1, If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named De-fendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Un-known Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grant-ees, or Other Claimants; Unknown Parties in Possession #2, If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claim-antsDefendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to order rescheduling foreclo-sure sale or Final Judgment, entered in Civil Case No. 2015-CA-000086 of the Circuit Court of the 8th Judi-cial Circuit in and for Union County, Florida, wherein Selene Finance LP, Plaintiff and Donald Anthony Gua-dagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadag-noli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, Kellie Hendricks Connell, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE FRONT STEPS OF THE UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LOCATES AT 103 UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LAKE BUTLER, UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT 11:00 A.M. on Sep-tember 1st, 2016, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:LOT 1 OF QUAIL RIDGE SUBDIVI-SION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE(S) 4, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF UNION COUN-TY, FLORIDA.TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MANUFACTURED HOME, YEAR: 1998, MAKE: HOMES OF MERIT/ MERITT LIVESTOCK TRAILER, VIN#: FLHMBFP101741982A ANDVIN#: FLHMBFP101741982B.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assis-tance. Please contact the ADA Co-ordinator; 201 East University Ave-nue, Room 410, Gainesville, Florida 32601 (352) 491-4490 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification of the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.

Kellie Hendricks ConnellCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Union County, FloridaCrystal Norman

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURTATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & CACHE, LLP2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 360BocaRaton, Florida 33431(561) 998-6700(561) 998-6707

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highest Mean Scale Score and Thirteenth for the percentage of students who scored level three of above.

By the numbers, out of 198 third graders taking the test, 63 percent scored at level three or higher, 23 percent scored a level four or higher and 10 percent scored a level five.

Not to be left out, the fourth graders scored high as well, with 55 percent of the 165 students taking the test scored a level three or above!

In language arts, Union County fourth-grade students came in a little above the state average of 52 percent and ranked third in the NEFEC district - beaten only by the schools in Nassau and Flagler counties.

LBES students continued their stellar performance on the mathematics tests. While the state average for third-grade students scoring a level three or above was 61 percent, the Union County Tiger Cubs showed they were not willing to settle for such a low score, with a score of 88 percent - the highest score in the NEFEC district and the second highest in the state! The fourth grade also scored high, with an average of 74 percent of the students earning a level three or higher score, a total that was 15 percent higher than the state average (59 percent). They placed second in the NEFEC district as well, placing second, beaten only by Nassau County.

“In the end, it’s not about the testing or the scores,” LBES Principal Stacey Rimes said, “but the need to embrace each child’s individual style of learning so that they may continue to grow academically and foster a love of learning that far surpasses the need for standardized testing.”

Lake Butler Middle SchoolLake Butler Middle School

students have also been hard at work and made good scores on their version of the tests. The school performed above the state average in most areas overall, with gains in fifth grade math, eighth grade English language arts (ELA) and eighth grade sci-ence.

On the FSA math assessment, 68 percent on LBMS students scored level three, four or five. The state passing average was 55 percent. Sixth graders matched the state average of 50 percent, while seventh graders scored a 62 percent passing rate, besting the state average of 52 percent. Eighth grade students were not to be outdone, turning in an av-erage of 66 percent passing rate, compared to a state average of 48 percent.

LBMS ELA scores also showed the world just how smart these kids are. Fifth grade stu-dents increased last year’s score for their grade by one point, with a score of 42 percent passing - against a state average of 52 per-cent. Sixth grade students upped the ante by averaging 47 percent, compared to the state average of 52 percent. Seventh graders ex-ceeded the state average of 49 percent with a score of 52 percent and eighth grade students did the same, beating the state score of 57 percent with their score of 63 percent average passing rate.

Fifth and eighth grade students also took a science assessment test. Fifth graders scored a 38 percent passing rate compared to the state average of 51 percent, while eighth graders exceeded the state average of 48 percent with a score of 54 percent.

On EOC scores, algebra one students averaged a passing rate of 98 percent, with seventh grade civics students beating the state EOC average for the subject of 57 percent by earning a score of 71 percent - a score up two points from last year.

“Everyone here at Lake But-ler Middle School is pleased with the academic excellence of our students,” LBMS Principal Carolyn Parrish said. “It is with a dedicated staff, hard working students and supportive parents that we are able to maintain such excellence.”

(Editor’s Note: Sincere thanks to the LBES and LBMS princi-pals for preparing an under-standable “translation” of the statistical charts and numbers.)

NEXT WEEK: Union County High School scores!

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ered- dish supper in the L ake Butler Masonic L odge at 7 : 0 0 PM. We support our country’ s military service members ( active, retired and deceased) and coordinate the Memorial D ay Ceremony at L ake Butler’ s Veteran’ s Monu-ment each year. Please contact Thomas F ortner, Post Adj utant,at 3 8 6 4 9 6 24 7 3 or emailfortnert@ windstream.net.

Branford Camera ClubMonthly meeting on Thursday, J uly 21 at 7 p.m. at Hatch Park Community Center, located at 4 0 3 Southeast Craven Street, Branford. Guest speaker is Ste-ven Schneitman of D o Good Me-dia in L ive Oak. He will be talking about “ U sing D rone Aircraft in Photography” and about the pros and cons of using a drone and any legalities associated with using one. If you are interested in j oining the Branford Camera Club, or have q uestions about it, please contact Gary K ueppers 3 8 6 - 6 58 - 6 4 4 2.

Free hunter safetyclasses in AugustF lorida F ish and Wildlife Con-servation Commission ( F WC) is offering free hunter safety inter-net- completion courses in August. Those interested in attending a course can view the locations and register online and obtain infor-mation about classes at MyF WC.com/ HunterSafety or by calling the F WC regional office in L ake City at 3 8 6 - 7 58 - 0 525. The F WC course satisfies hunter- safety training req uirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.

LAKE CITY, FLA. — Flor-ida Gateway College and the Florida Department of Cor-rections have been selected by the United States Department of Education as one of 67 ex-perimental sites for the Depart-ment’s Second Chance Pell Grant initiative. The program, to be offered at the Columbia Correctional Institution An-nex, will offer courses to 50 in-mates beginning in the spring 2017 semester. The goal of the program is to reduce recidi-vism through education and employment opportunities in high demand fields.

The program will offer Pell Grant eligibility to partici-pants selected and supervised by the Florida Department of Corrections that are eligible for upcoming release back to the community. Florida Gate-way College instructors will offer secure on-site and online

training in high-demand occu-pational fields such as water quality operations and horti-culture. Courses leading to the Associate of Arts degree will also be offered. Officials at the Columbia County Institution Annex will help facilitate the program by housing program participants in shared housing units.

The results of these collab-orations have been demon-strated to reduce recidivism, increase employment and help these individuals become productive ex-offenders, ac-cording to a Rand Corporation study.

For further information, please contact Daniel Cronrath at Florida Gateway College (386)754-4241 or Michelle Glady at the Florida Depart-ment of Corrections (850) 445-1510.

FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SELECTED FOR EDUCATIONAL,

TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM