CUB REPORTER
January 20, 2004
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“Building the Future Together”

Dear Students and Parents,

  Welcome to a new semester and to 2004.  We hope you and your family had a
restful and happy holiday.  So many exciting things have happened, and so
many exciting things are planned.  So, let’s get started and let me tell
you about some of the exciting things thus far.
  Congratulations to all of the participants and winners in the Odyssey of
the Mind Competition.   The winners in the following categories are:
Behavioral Science -  Sarah Lacombe, Geoffrey Linn,  Ken Winger, Donna
Moore, Jason Brigham, Maggie Hodges, Cory Malone,  and Julie Ragsdale.  In
the Botany category-  Sarah Karsh, Sara King, Cliff Curvey, Diana Ortiz and
Jasper Lilburn.  In Biochemistry- Lauren Dempsey, Connor McBride, Jeremy
Rush,  Anthony Mederos, Jenny Foltz, and Danielle Dozier.  In Chemistry-
Caitlin Kriebel, Sarah Coven & Logan Reid tied for first place,  Bradley
Johnson, Stephanie Hunter,  Chelsea Young, Brittany Young,  Anthony
Oliveri, and Alex Turner.  In Environmental Science- David Friedman, Chason
Godwin/Joe Alexionak ,  Casey Hutchinson, Erin Hamilton and Joshua
Singletary.  In Medicine/Health- Laura Sheffield, Jeremy Katz & Kevin
Galutera (tied)  and Nicole Nation.  In Microbiology- Jonathan Carasco ,
Jadon Stringfellow and Jason Blackwood.  In Mathematics-  Melissa
Campbell.  In Physics- Hilary Clark, Zach Bodin, Alison Ashcroft &
Charlotte Murrell, Emily Vogelgesang, Courtney Warren, Carrol Hylton Hannah
Aaron, and Cody Strauss.  In Zoology- Kathleen  Park, Ariele Hynes and
Lauren Riner. Congratulations to ALL winners !!
  The following students will be competing at Regionals, Saturday, March 6,
2004 at Jefferson High School, Monticello. FL. As the Odyssey of the Mind
Winners -BALANCING ACT,1st place -Jonathan Sheathes, Kyle Malaria, Bridget
Swingle, Killen Denny, Michael Dobson, Emily Vogelgesang.  2nd place -
Brett Fain, Thomas Frey, Frankie Allen, Sam Royce, Dillon Godwin, Cliff
Curvey.  ENVIROVER- 1st place -Meagan Davis, Sarah Davis, Amy Monroe,
Steven Harp, Carson Schroeder, Matthew Baker; 2nd place -Tiffany Branch,
Aaron Brown, Rachel Kuhne, Neeti Pradeep, Danielle Roberts, Erica Word.
STRATEGY SPHERE-1st Place- Kaisha Rose, Kacey McGuire, Amy Clary, Beeta
Rezazadeh, Riane Reese, Anna Straubinger, Melanie Rausch. 2nd Place - Chase
Bryant, Jacob McDougal, Elizabeth Hogle, Nadia Satler, Bernadette Quijano.
Congratulations to our 2003 Girls Middle School Basketball Champions. The 1-
A Division Champions are the Cobb Cubs, they defeated the Griffin Tigers in
a very close game…..the final score was Cobb 35 and Griffin 30. The Griffin
Tigers were undefeated the entire season.  It was an electrifying game and
a well deserved victory.  Congratulations to all of the players and to
Coach Tolbert for leading the charge.
 Congratulations also go to the Boy’s Soccer Team for their outstanding
game for the District IA Championship.  They were the runner up but played
an outstanding game.  We are so proud of our boys’ soccer team and their
coach, Coach Kendall.  Thanks for a great season.
 Congratulations to the Tropicana Speech Contest winners from Cobb: 1st
Place – Rebecca Coffee, 2nd Place – Cassandra Holbert, 3rd Place – Hanna
Aaron and Honorable Mention – Laketria Gilbert.  Rebecca will represent
Cobb in the county contest on January 24th. Wish her luck!!! All 13
contestants did a wonderful job.
  Our Garden Club has won the school category  “We Noticed” Award sponsored
by Home Depot and Keep Tallahassee-Leon County Beautiful!!!!!!!!  Winners
were recognized at a press conference on December 22 at noon in front of
the Home Depot on Capital Circle N.E.  A certificate of appreciation, a
yard sign announcing the award, and a gift certificate donated by the Home
Depot were presented at the press conference.
Congratulations to Mrs. Simpkins who won two Leon County Schools’
Foundation grants for her work with our students!!  Way to go Mrs.
Simpkins!!
  A very special thank you to all of the parents, staff, and faculty who
donated to our Food Drive for the Salvation Army.  We collected over 1000
items for needy families in our area.  That was a tremendous way to show
the Cobb family does care and we would like to thank everyone who
participated.
  Mu Alpha Theta is a high school math organization that sponsors contests
around Florida during January, February, and March. Cobb participates in
the Algebra I and Geometry divisions. All Algebra and geometry students are
eligible.  On Saturday, January 10th, Cobb students traveled to Fort Walton
Beach for a math contest at Choctaw High School. This contest was for
Middle Schools and High Schools from all over North-West Florida. There
were 40 teams at the competition from 25 schools. About 700 students
participated in this competition. The Geometry team of Maggie Hodges, Josh
McLawhorn, Carilyn Powers, and Bernadette Quijano placed 23rd. Ryan Coker
was our high individual scorer.
  In Algebra I, the team of Brandon Davis, Michael Duckett, Graham Hawkes,
and Huong Le finished in 5th place and received a trophy. Brandon, Michael,
Graham, and Huong also all finished in the top 20 as individuals  out of
almost 200 Algebra students who competed. Michael received a trophy for
finishing 10th. Congratulations to all the students who went. Great job! We
appreciate you and we appreciate Mrs. Harrell and Mr. Coleman for leading
the charge. All Algebra and Geometry students are invited to participate in
the next Mu Alpha Theta contests. There will be an invitational on January
24th in Vero Beach and a regional on February 7th. See Mr. Coleman in room
45 for details. If you haven’t tried Mu Alpha Theta, you’re missing the
fun. Cobb Math Teams are Great!!!!!
  Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winner:  Eli Powelson and Runner Up:
Michael Hunter.  We are so very proud of both of you.  Come out and support
the Spelling Bee which will be held at Godby High School on January 29th!!
Congratulations to our Geography Bee Winners -  1st Place Cliff Currey, 2nd
Place Michael Lieblong, and 3rd Place Shellie Edmunds.  Excellent Job!!
  Earlier this year I informed you about a few teachers who are out of
field. I have one additional teacher to advise you about for second
semester of this school year.  Ms. Diane Kendall is teaching one class of
science and does not hold certification in this area.  We consider her to
be highly qualified.  Also, please help me in welcoming Ms. Candice Mays to
our Math Department, Ms. Angela Davis to our Language Arts Department and
to Ms. Jenny Beyer as our new Media Specialist.
  Lots of exciting events are taking place at Cobb.  Boy’s basketball and
girl’s soccer have just gotten started. Our next School Dance will be on
January 22nd after school. The boy’s basketball team defeated BelleVue last
night, 46-44.  What a great game.  Parents and students please come out and
support your team.  Home and away games end no later than 8:00 P.M. and in
most situations, we have school the following day.  PARENTS please make
plans to have your child picked up between 7:45-8:00.  The team and
sponsors appreciate your support in making sure that students are picked up
on time.  Our next SAC meeting is at noon on January 27.  Our Magnet Open
House for Rising 5th graders will be held on January 28th.  Our first ever
mini Mu Alpha-Theta will take place on Sat. January 31st.  So many exciting
things happening…please get involved.

  Please note that the deadline for anyone to apply to a school out of
their zone is March 1st.  See the note following this from the Reassignment
office:  Leon County Schools offer a diversity of educational opportunities
to students.  With a variety of programs in place, parents can seek the
best place for their children to learn.  The deadline to apply for changing
schools is March 1, 2004! If you are interested in knowing more about the
Leon County School Choice Program, call the Leon County Schools
Reassignment Office at 487-7546 or 414-5160.  You may also visit us on the
webwww.planning.leon.k12.fl.us.

Sincerely,

Lynda Roser, Principal

The next Cub Reporter will go home on February 3, 2004

PTO NEWS
START SAVING BOX TOPS AND SOUP LABELS
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE IN THE NEXT CUB REPORTER
 Cobb PTO is preparing information for the Box Tops for Education and
Campbell’s Soup Labels for Education fundraiser drive.  For those of you
who do not know what this project is, General Mills pays Cobb for each Box
Top coupon redeemed and Campbell’s Soup exchanges labels for merchandise
for the school.   Please start saving labels now!  Participating brands for
Box Tops for Education include General Mills cereal, Pillsbury products,
Yoplait, Hamburger Helper, Betty Crocker products, Old El Paso, Progresso
Soup, Green Giant, Totino’s, Fruit Roll Ups, and Bisquick.  Campbell’s Soup
products are, of course, Campbell’s soups, Pepperidge Farm products, Soup
at Hand, Swanson, V8, and Pace.

Lindsay Peebles and Kelly Dozier

COUNTY MEMO TO PARENTS
Dear Parent or Guardian,
The peak of the cold and flu season is upon us.  To prevent widespread flu
in the school, we recommend that your child stay home from school if
experiencing flu or cold symptoms. To decide whether or not to send your
child to school, please consider the following guidelines.
Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and
observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms:
-Very stuffy or runny nose and/or a cough
-Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep)
-Headache
-Mild stomach ache
Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or
she has any of these symptoms:
-Fever (greater than 100 degrees by mouth and your child may return to
school only after his or her temperature has been consistently below 100
degrees, by mouth, for a minimum of 24 hours)
-Vomiting (even once)
-Diarrhea
-Chills
-General malaise or feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness or muscle
aches
-Frequent congested (wet) or croupy cough
-Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose
To help prevent the flu and other colds, teach your children good hygiene
habits:
-Wash hands frequently.
-Do not touch eyes, nose or mouth.
-Cover mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, use a paper tissue, throw
it away and then wash hands.
-Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Colds are the most contagious during the first 48 hours.  A child who has a
fever should remain at home until  “fever free” for a minimum of 24 hours.
A child who has started antibiotics needs to be on the medication for 48
hours before considered non-contagious and able to return to school.  Often
when a child awakens with vague complaints (the way colds and flu begin),
it is wise to observe your child at home for an hour or two before deciding
whether or not to bring to school.  Your child should be physically able to
participate in all school activities on return to school.  Keeping a sick
child at home will help minimize the spread of infections and viruses in
the classroom.
Thank you in advance for helping make this year at School “X” as healthy as
possible.



CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Jan. 19 – MLK Holiday
Jan. 21-Girls Soccer at Tom Brown 6:00
    Cobb VS Griffin
Jan. 22-School Dance after School
     (NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR-Tickets, $2.00,
     sold during lunch and before school)
Jan. 24 – District Tropicana Speech
Jan. 26 – Girls Soccer  at Tom Brown 6:00
Cobb VS Swift Creek
Jan. 27 – Boys Basketball at Deerlake 6:30
Jan. 27 – SAC meeting
Jan. 28 – Cobb  Magnet Showcase 5:00-6:30
Jan. 29 - Boy’s Basketball at Godby 7:00
Jan. 29 – District Spelling Bee – Godby
Jan. 31 – Mini Mu Math Competition
Feb. 2 – Boys Basketball at Raa 6:30
March 1 – Deadline for Student Reassignment