Fire Prevention Week- October 7th- October 11th

Wednesday, October 9, 2024- SAC Meeting 2:45 pm in the Media Center

Friday, October 11, 2024- EARLY RELEASE DAY 1:15 pm

Applications for the 2025-2026 school year must be completed online. The window for applications will open on November 15, 2024. All applications will be processed through FOCUS. For details on the application process, timelines, available programs, and frequently asked questions, please follow this link to the School Choice and Special Programs page of the Brevard Public Schools website: School Choice Home Page.

Edgewood will host parent and student informational meetings on Monday, November 4, 2024, and Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria. Interested parents and students are welcome and encouraged to attend one of these meetings. Edgewood is located at 180 E. Merritt Avenue in Merritt Island. For more information, please feel free to contact our school office at 321-454-1030 or email Bonnie Stephenson at stephenson.bonnie@brevardschools.org.

West Shore will be hosting parent and student informational meetings on Tuesday, October 23, 2024 and Wednesday, October 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the gymnasium. Interested parents and students are welcome and encouraged to attend one of these meetings. West Shore is located at 250 Wildcat Alley in Melbourne near the Melbourne Courthouse. For more information, please feel free to contact our school office at 321-242-4730 or email Sharon Duchaine at duchaine.sharon@brevardschools.org.

TIME LINE

November 15, 2024 – Application window opens

October 23, 2024 – West Shore Parent Informational Meeting in the Gymnasium at 6:00 p.m.

October 24, 2024 – West Shore Parent Informational Meeting in the Gymnasium at 6:00 p.m.

November 4, 2024 – Edgewood Parent Informational Meeting in the Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

November 7, 2024– Edgewood Parent Informational Meeting in the Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

December 13, 2024 – Application window closes at 11:59 p.m. – NO EXCEPTIONS

January 6, 2025 – Brevard Public Schools runs the Lottery for Choice Jr./Sr. High Schools

Here is the link:

http://bit.ly/GeminiVirtual

We are excited to streamline the donation process for Jog-A-Thon by using 99Pledges. You and your student will be able to reach out to friends and family electronically by email, Facebook, and other social media platforms instead of going door-to-door, tracking commitments, and handling checks. Additionally, donors can make a contribution to support your participant with a simple and secure online transaction. Look for an email from “Gemini Jog-A-Thon 24/25” for your child's personalized page in early October.
If you do not want to participate in this way please fill out this form by 9/27: https://forms.gle/3vbD7CdMdfUVjEts8
Thank you for your amazing support of our biggest fundraiser!

Lindsay and Lauren, JAT Co-chairs 24/25

Last Week for Corporate Sponsorship for Jog-A-Thon!

If you know or work for a business who may be interested in sponsoring our school, please reach out to GeminiPTOTreasurer@gmail.com. The due date to participate is 10/11.

Save the Date! The next PTO meeting is this Wednesday October 9 @ 8am! We will be going over Jog-A-thon, the PTO sponsored activities for December, and the girls dance and more! We'd love for you to join in person, but if you cannot, please join us on zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88261452788?pwd=nenuyWh83bEvMjYi2tYunqvb5xpAlc.1
Meeting ID: 882 6145 2788
Passcode: 312725

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Beginning Monday, August 26th, there will be one day a week that parents can sign up, in advance. Please include your child in the number of people you are signing up. • Parents must be on time for their child’s scheduled lunch time. • Parents must communicate with their child’s teacher that they will be coming to lunch on that day. • Parents must sign in at the front office and will be escorted to Center Court and supervised if they are not a registered volunteer. Registered volunteers do not need to be escorted or supervised during their lunch in Center Court. • Parents may only have lunch with their child. • We strongly suggest that younger siblings stay home as we will have limited seating available. • Please be mindful of time, your child will need to report back to the cafeteria before the end of their lunch period. Parents will sign out in the front office.

CLICK BELOW TO BE DIRECTED TO THE SIGN-UP WEBSITE TO RESERVE A SPOT.

DID I BUY THE YEARBOOK? Find out if your name is on the list by clicking the link and searching for the PURCHASER'S name.

THANK YOU!

Carrie Wilson

The Yearbook Lady

https://bpsresources.brevardschools.org/sites/LTP/Lists/LTP/Attachments/5277/K-2%20Parent%20Honesty%20Final.pdf

https://bpsresources.brevardschools.org/sites/LTP/Lists/LTP/Attachments/5277/3-5%20Parent%20Honesty%20Final.pdf

https://bpsresources.brevardschools.org/sites/LTP/Lists/LTP/Attachments/5277/6-8%20Parent%20Honesty-Flat.pdf

We would like to thank the following for advertising with Gemini. Your support of our school is greatly appreciated.

Allstate Insurance- Niki Jones

Brevard Ballet Academy

Curri Properties- Cindy Rhoton

Oceanside Pizza- Melbourne Beach

Roll Tite Shutters East, Inc.

Sunnyside Cafe

Your Family Chiropractor

Schumacher Orthodontics

Banners are now being made of mesh materials to hold up to our beachside weather better.

If you would like to find out about advertising with us. Please contact Susan McCauley with B2K12 Branding.

Susan McCauley

Account Executive

321.216.3144 (main)

321.848.3714 (cell)

B2K12.COM

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