Mrs. Cheryl Cassano This is Me

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1. 1. Pillars of Growth Taught through Character Magic

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   Published on: 1/1/2007   Last Visited: 6/30/2007

   "It's designed to help parents teach important topics that home and school share, such as respect, fairness and honesty," said Cheryl Cassano, assistant principal of the Celebration School.
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   When the school started 10 years ago, most of the technology it had was a gift from Disney, but now it is outdated, Cassano said.
   
   "Our students are certainly worthy of [improvements]," Cassano said.

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   Cheryl Cassano, assistant principal at the Celebration K-8 School, embraces the club's efforts.
   
   "It's so great for the kindergarteners because they eat up anything they learn," Cassano said.

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   Published on: 3/1/2007   Last Visited: 6/30/2007

   Assistant Principal Cheryl Cassano, who instituted the NAC program, accepted the award at the school board meeting on Noel's behalf, as Noel had already scheduled a parent event that evening, which focused on test preparation for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
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   "Nona really deserved this award," Cassano said.
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   "We had to get some reality into their thoughts very early," Cassano said. "That was a great way to start because the students really came in with some really elegant ideas."
   
   Suggestions from students included more salad options and fresh fruit and the elimination of sugary drinks and certain desserts from menu options. About two thirds of the students' list of requests has been implemented so far. Others are yet to come, Cassano added.
   
   "One thing we've had a hard time with is a soup of the day," she said, explaining that soup, because of the sodium, tends to be difficult to incorporate into the Healthy Options for Public Schools menu, a program which was instituted at the school in September, partly as a result of NAC's efforts.
   
   The HOPS program, which stems from the Agatson Research Institute in Miami, sets a standard healthy menu for schools. The program is currently used in 17 elementary schools throughout Miami-Dade and Osceola counties. The goal of the voluntary program is to show that healthy lunches can be provided on government funding.
   
   Pamela Brown, manager of cafeteria services for the school, was essential to incorporating the NAC and HOPS program ideas into the cafeteria menu, Cassano said.
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   "The older kids miss it," Cassano said.