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Perdido E/M School observes Red Ribbon Week
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. The goal is to educate individuals, families, and communities on the destructive effects of alcohol and drugs and encourages the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices, through building awareness in children who are school age. To actively engage students at Perdido Elementary…
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Phil Savage speaks to Perdido Middle School students
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Mr. Phil Savage, current director of the Senior Bowl and Color Radio Analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide, recently spoke to middle school students at Perdido School. Mr. Savage was the guest of Gifted Education teacher Gerri McDonald who invited him to speak with students about his varied experiences in collegiate sports and the National Football League. He shared with the students the Four…
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Perdido students visit NAS
Students in Ms. Gerri McDonald’s Gifted Education program recently took a field trip to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola to tour the museum and watch the world famous Blue Angles practice show. Everyone was excited to see the vast array of biplanes of the Great War, record-setting aircraft, experimental platforms, survivors of epic aerial battles and even a replica of a Mercury space capsule of the type in which…
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Perdido VFD visits pre-K Class
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Students in Mrs. Jessica White’s pre-K classroom recently enjoyed a visit from the Perdido Fire Department, during Fire Safety Week. Prior to the visit, the children listened to stories about firefighters and fire safety. Fire Chief Webb with the Perdido Fire Department visited the class. He showed them a smoke detector, demonstrated the sound one makes and told them if they ever heard the beeping…
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Children helping children at Perdido School
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News On Thursday October 5, a check for $1,000 was presented to Perdido Elementary / Middle School to be used through the school library for promoting a love of reading among all Perdido School students. This is the second consecutive year for such a generous gift from Guy’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Children made contributions all week long during the 2017 VBS event for this service…
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