Justin Simmons who plays Safety for the Denver Broncos is a Martin County HS graduate. He visited students at JDP on Friday to talk about the importance of being a successful student and a person of good character in achieving his goals so far. It was a very special day for all who participated.

Congratulations J.D. Parker on winning the Russell Holloway Track Meet held Saturday at South Fork High School. This is five years in a row!

A very special thank you to all of our First Responders during First Responders Appreciation Week and all year long! Martin County Firefighters Martin County Sheriff's Office Stuart Police Department Martin County Board of County Commissioners

Here's a message from students at Port Salerno Elementary:

"For all you have done and all you will do, PSE knows we're safe because of you!"

Warfield Elementary celebrated Literacy Week by dressing like a storybook character and participating in a character parade. The front office staff and administration dressed up as Alice in Wonderland.

As part of their Literacy Week celebration, Port Salerno Elementary School teachers and students held "Word Up Wednesday" and dressed up as vocabulary words.

AMS had a busy Literacy Week with various activities focusing on academic vocabulary, Sunshine State Readers, teacher reading, and a poster contest. There was great participation in the poster contest with more than a hundred posters submitted. AMS is proud to announce the following winners.

• 1st place - Abigail Flores, 7th grade
• 2nd place - Brittney Clemons, Natalie Gomez, and Emma Graciak, 8th grade
• 3rd place tie:
• Quintin Arroyo, 6th grade
• Alexis Schwab, Mardi Walters, and Aiden Shrader, 8th grade.
• Honorable Mention - Claire Austhof, Noyana Pierre-Louis, Viraj Singh, Sofia Hernandez, Victor Ortega, Dylan Sparks, Molly O’Donnell and Angeleah Rinker.

1st through 3rd place winners received $5 gift certificates to McDonalds.

The Color of Our Worlds is an Electronic Newsletter for the school communities of:

Anderson Middle School

Hobe Sound Elementary School

Indiantown Middle School

J. D. Parker Elementary School

Pinewood Elementary School

Port Salerno Elementary School

SeaWind Elementary School

Warfield Elementary School