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Andrea Peters is in the center of the photo next to daughter Marissa.

Davenport Teacher Receives $1,200 In School Supplies In Surprise Visit

October 9, 2009

Andrea Peters, a teacher at Davenport School of the Arts, was one of 1,100 teachers nationally who were honored October 6 in a surprise ceremony orchestrated by the OfficeMax company.

OfficeMax and the Adopt-A-Classroom organization created "A Day Made Better" where OfficeMax representatives simultaneously surprised 1,100 teachers from all over the country and donated $1,200 of school supplies to each teacher. Click here for more information on "A Day Made Better". The company's Web site says teachers spend an average of $1,000 of their own money on classroom supplies and A Day Made Better is an attempt to bring awareness to their needs.

Peters was nominated for the award by the school based on the following:

• She volunteers extra hours before and after school on behalf of all the school's students
• She is active in tutoring students requiring extra help and support
• Her development of the school's graphic arts curriculum
• Andrea also organizes the school's in-house television channel, training and teaching the school's student anchors, reporters, producers, directors and camera videojournalists

Special Recognitions

32 Schools Named Five Star By State, Most Ever In Program History

September 2, 2009

A record number of Polk schools were named Five Star Schools by the Florida Department of Education. They were honored for their family and community involvement. Four Polk schools have been named Five Star for 13 consecutive years while five others earned the honor for the first time. Three schools located on one campus also received the honor. Click here to view the list of Five Star schools and other Five Star statistics.