FAIRCHILD CHALLENGE

The Fairchild Challenge is an annual, standards-based, environmental education outreach program of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. It offers a menu of separate but parallel interdisciplinary Challenge options for middle and high schools, attracting students of diverse interests, abilities, talents and backgrounds.

Through the Challenge, students research and critically evaluate environmental topics, become more actively engaged citizens, and come to appreciate more fully the beauty and value of nature. By blending content areas to create activities, projects, and "authentic experiences" that use the environment as an integrating context for learning, the Challenge promotes science literacy, civic engagement, creative expression, and lifelong learning in students and, by extension, in their respective circles of influence.

Contact Katerina Nadel at knadel@dadeschools.net

Activities Calendar 2008-2009

Hialeah Gardens High School
Home of the Gladiators!
2008 – 2009 Calendar
Ms. Cynthia M. Prado, Activities Director

As of September 1, 2008

August

Date Activity
13th Open House (grade 9)
14th – 15th Teacher Planning Day
14th Open House (grade 10)
15th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
18th Begin 1st Term
TBA District Writing Pre-test

September

1st No School – Labor Day
2nd Ramadan
2nd Curriculum Advisors Meeting
2nd – 4th JV Cheerleading Try-outs
7th Grandparents Day
8th International Literacy Day
8th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
9th & 16th Faculty Meeting
10th Club Day for grade 10 @ BG
11th 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony @ HG
11th Patriot Day
12th Club Day for grade 9 @ HG
TBA District Writing Pre-test
15th Free Physicals for all student-athletes @ BG – 5:30 p.m.
15th – 26th FORF
17th International Day of Peace
18th Early Release
18th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
19th Student Government Association Elections
TBA Preliminary ACT Test (grade 10)
22nd First Day of Fall/Open House Grade 10 @ BG
23rd Open House Grade 9 @ HG
25th Kick-off United Way Campaign
25th Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
30th Teacher Planning Day - Rosh Hashanah

Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)
National Preparedness Month
Voter Education/Registration Month

October

6th – 13th FCAT Retakes
7th & 21st Faculty Meeting
9th Teacher Planning Day
9th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
14th School Pictures
15th PSAT
17th School Pictures
20th – 31st Interims
21st Early Release noon P/T Conferences
22nd & 23rd Open House (assigned by MDCPS)
23rd End 1st Term
TBA SGA – Court Coronation
23rd Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
24th Teacher Planning Day
27th Begin 2nd Term
TBA FLAA

November

3rd – 9th FLAA
4th PD Day
5th – 14th Interims
10th Report Cards
11th No School
18th Faculty Meeting
20th Early Release
20th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
20th Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
TBA Hispanic Heritage Show
27th - 28th Thanksgiving Break

December

2nd & 16th Faculty Meeting
2nd – 3rd FCAT Writing+ Field Test (grade 10)
3rd – 9th FCEPF
9th Evening P/T Conferences
11th Literacy Leadership Team
15th – 19th Interims
TBA Winter Pep-Rally
19th Last Day
*****Winter Break – December 22nd to January 4th *****

January

5th Welcome Back to School
6th & 20th Faculty Meeting
5th – 9th Interims
TBA FCAT 10th grade Parent Night
13th – 30th FAA
15th End of 2nd term
16th Teacher Planning Day
19th No School
20th Begin 3rd Term
TBA FCAT Rally
22nd Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
23rd - 30th FORF
29th Early Release
29th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting

February

2nd – 5th FORF
3rd & 17th Faculty Meeting
3rd Early Release – noon P/T Conference
2nd – 27th FAA
2nd Report Cards
6th Teacher Planning Day
10th – 13th Florida Writing+
16th No School
19th Early Release
19th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
TBA Math & Science Night
26th End 3rd Term
26th Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
27th Teacher Planning Day

March

3rd & 17th Faculty Meeting
10th – 23rd FCAT SSS, Retake & NRT
19th Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
TBA Awards Committee Meeting
26th Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
27th Teacher Planning Day
TBA Curriculum Fair
30th Begin 4th Term

April

TBA Spring Pep-Rally
*****Spring Break 6th – 10th *****
14th & 28th Faculty Meeting
14th Evening P/T Conferences
15th Report Cards
20th – 30th CELLA
20th – 30th Interims
23rd Early Release
23rd Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
23rd Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
29th - 30th FORF
TBA Elections for 2009-2010
TBA Youth Fair Field Trip
TBA Awards Ceremony
TBA Sophomore Bash

May

1st - 22nd CELLA
1st – 19th FORF
4th – 8th FCEPF
4th – 15th AP Exams
5th & 19th Faculty Meeting
21st Literacy Leadership Team Meeting
21st Bilingual Parent Outreach Program
25th No School
TBA Honors Banquet
TBA Final Exams

June

4th Last Day of School