Don Estridge PTSA

🐉❤️🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF! 🖤❤️🐉

We end this week with our final spotlight of our amazing teachers and staff at Don Estridge! ✨

Today, meet Mr. Bezerra, one of our Music Teachers! 🎶🎵🐉

📚 Years in Education: 22 years! 🎉👏
🌎 Born: Brazil! ✨
🥗 Favorite Cuisine: Mediterranean! 🫒🍋😋
🎼 Favorite Music: Classical! 🎻🎶
🐰 Favorite Holiday: Easter! 🌷🐣✨
📖 Favorite School Subject When Younger: Literature! 📚✏️

We’re so excited to have Mr. Bezerra inspiring our Dragons through the power of music and helping them discover their creativity and love of the arts! 🎶🐉❤️🖤🎵✨

Thank you for following along and learning more about the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉

🐉❤️🖤 **GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF!** 🖤❤️🐉

We’re kicking off the school year by getting to know the amazing teachers and staff who make The Don such a special place! ✨

Today, meet Mr. Green, our Art Teacher! 🎨🖌️🐉

📚 Years in Education: 26 years! 🎉👏
🌴 Born: West Palm Beach! ☀️🌴
🍝 Favorite Cuisine: Italian Food! 😋
🎶 Favorite Music: 70’s & 80’s! 🎸🕺
🎄 Favorite Holiday: Christmas! 🎁✨
📖 Favorite School Subject When Younger: Language Arts! ✏️📚

We’re so excited to have Mr. Green inspiring our Dragons to explore their creativity, express themselves, and bring their imaginations to life through art! 🎨🐉❤️🖤✨🖌️

Be sure to follow along as we introduce more of the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉

🐉 Dragons Volunteer Training! ❤️🖤

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing Dragon parents, grandparents, and community members who joined us for volunteer training! 🙌

Your time, energy, and willingness to give back make such a difference at The Don. We’re so grateful to have such an incredible community of volunteers supporting our students and school! 🐉❤️🖤

🐉❤️🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF! 🖤❤️🐉

We’re kicking off the school year by getting to know the amazing teachers and staff who make The Don such a special place! ✨

Today, meet Mr. Rowland, our Robotics Teacher! 🤖⚙️🐉

🤖 Years in Education: Teaching since Fall 1989! 🎉👏
📍 Born: Berea, Ohio! ❤️
🥩 Favorite Cuisine: Steak! 😋🔥
🎸 Favorite Music: 70’s & 80’s Rock! 🎶🤘
💍 Favorite Holiday: His Anniversary! ❤️🥂
➗ Favorite School Subject When Younger: Math! 🧮📚

We’re so excited to have Mr. Rowland inspiring our Dragons to build, create, problem-solve, and explore the world of robotics! 🤖🐉❤️🖤⚙️🚀

Be sure to follow along as we introduce more of the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉

🐉❤️ DRAGONS, we’ve officially reached 1,048 PTSA members! 🎉

A HUGE thank you to every Dragon family, teacher, staff member, and supporter who has joined the PTSA and helped us reach this incredible milestone. Your membership makes a difference and helps us continue supporting The Don all year long! 🐉

Haven’t joined yet? There’s still time! Every membership helps, and we’d love to have you be part of the Dragon PTSA family.

👉 Join today at www.dragonsptsa.com

1,048 strong… and counting! ❤️ 🖤

🐉❤️🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF! 🖤❤️🐉

We’re kicking off the school year by getting to know the amazing teachers and staff who make The Don such a special place! ✨

Today, meet Rosa Fontanet, one of our 8th Grade Language Arts Teachers! 📚✏️

📚 Years in Education: 20 years! 🎉👏
🗽 Born: New York City! 🏙️❤️
🌮 Favorite Cuisine: Latin/Spanish! 🇪🇸😋
🎶 Favorite Music: Soft Rock! 🎸🎵
✨ Favorite Holiday: 4th of July! 🎆🗽
📖 Favorite School Subject When Younger: Reading! 📚❤️

We’re so excited to have Ms. Fontanet inspiring and supporting our 8th grade Dragons in the classroom! 🐉❤️🖤📚✨📝

Be sure to follow along as we introduce more of the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉

🐉 ATTENTION 7TH & 8TH GRADE DRAGONS! 🐉

📚 National Junior Honor Society Meetings Are Coming Up!

⭐ Returning NJHS Members:
The first NJHS meeting will be Tuesday, August 25th, from 4:15–5:00 PM in the cafeteria. Please check Google Classroom for more information.

🌟 Interested in Becoming an NJHS Candidate?
Any 7th or 8th grade students interested in becoming a candidate for NJHS are invited to an informational meeting on Wednesday, August 26th at 4:30 PM in the cafeteria.

👨‍👩‍👧 Students and parents who would like to attend are welcome! Important information will be shared about the candidate process, expectations, and meeting protocols.

Questions? Please email:
📧 Ms. Sperduti — [email protected]
📧 Mrs. Bender — [email protected]

🐉 We look forward to seeing our Dragons there! ❤️🖤

🐉❤️🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF! 🖤❤️🐉

We’re kicking off the school year by getting to know the amazing teachers and staff who make The Don such a special place! ✨

Today, meet Ryan Lawther, our ESE Coordinator! 🐉📚❤️

📚 Years in Education: 23 years! 🎉👏
📍 Born: Wheeling, West Virginia! ⛰️✨
🍕🍦 Favorite Cuisine: Pizza and Ice Cream! 😋❤️
🎧 Favorite Music: Dance Music, EDM & 80’s! 🎶🕺
🎄 Favorite Holiday: Christmas — because he goes on a destination trip with his parents each year! ✈️🎁🌴
📚 Favorite School Subject When Younger: He didn’t really have a favorite subject, but always appreciated teachers who made learning fun! 😊🍎✨

We’re so excited to have Mr. Lawther supporting our Dragons and helping make learning a positive and fun experience at The Don! 🐉❤️🖤📚✨🎉

Be sure to follow along as we introduce more of the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉

🐉❤️🖤 GET TO KNOW OUR DRAGON TEACHERS & STAFF! 🖤❤️🐉

We’re kicking off the school year by getting to know the amazing teachers and staff who make The Don such a special place! ✨

Today, meet Thomas Dyde, one of our 8th Grade ELA Teachers! 📚✏️🐉

📚 Years in Education: 23 years! 🎉👏
🌎 Born: London, England! 🏙️✨
🍛 Favorite Cuisine: Indian Food! 😋🌶️
🎸 Favorite Music: Indie! 🎶🤘
🎃 Favorite Holiday: Halloween! 👻🕷️
📖 Favorite School Subject When Younger: ELA! ✏️📚

We’re so excited to have Mr. Dyde inspiring and supporting our 8th grade Dragons in the classroom! 🐉❤️🖤📚✨📝

Be sure to follow along as we introduce more of the incredible teachers and staff who make The Don a special place to be! ✨🐉