Each year staff and faculty vote for their peers to represent Northport at the District level in February 2022. This year, the following employees will move on to compete against other St. Lucie Public Schools educators and staff members. School-Related Employee of the Year: Mrs. Assunta Bailey First Year Teacher: Ms. Charmaine Washington Minority Educator:…
Lauren Mueller is not your average English Language Arts (ELA) teacher. In addition to teaching ELA several times a day, she has a few flexible classes that allows her to focus on assigning tasks that offer real-world experiences and reinforce skills that are needed beyond high school, such as time management strategies and planning for…
Mrs. Assunta Bailey is the Media Clerk at Northport K-8, but she is also a very talented artist. Her work can be seen around the city on utility box wraps and even a little library. Recently she came across a call to artists and she decided to submit a piece of her artwork to…
Time to celebrate! Our school has been recognized for our resilience in implementing a school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) framework during the 2020- 2021 school year. PBIS is a set of strategies based in behavioral and biomedical science that enhances student quality of life and reduces problem behaviors. National research shows that full…
Melody Nieves, a Queens, New York native, was named Northport K-8 Teacher of the Year Wednesday, October 19. She has been an educator for 22 years and began her journey in the inner city in Queens, New York, after student-teaching for a year in Spanish Harlem, New York City. Nieves has been an educator in St. Lucie County…
Congratulations to Mrs. Ramirez, Mrs. Fox, Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. Hansard (PTO President), as well as all the students and teachers who contributed to Northport’s St. Lucie County Fair Booth. Due to your hard work and dedication, NPK-8 won the “People’s Choice” Award! Thank you to the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Office for…
All of the faculty and staff at NPK-8 are excellent at their jobs and put forth more effort than we could ever ask for. Once a year, we are able to recognize a select few who shine extra bright. Congratulations to all for a job well done. Thank you for all that you do today,…