| Every school district must strive for
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| | interests while focusing on strong
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| excellence. Orlando Schools are no
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| | academic excellence. The programs are
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| exception. From Magnet Schools to new bus
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| | designated to attract students from
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| mufflers, from backpacks to free or
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| | across the district with transportation
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| reduced lunches, the Orlando Schools
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| | provided for elementary and middle school
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| system is working to continuously improve
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| | students, who reside in specified areas.
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| itself.
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| | Orlando Schools grades 9-12 magnet
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| BACKPACKS: The S.T.A.R.S. program
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| | programs provide unique personalized
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| (Supplies To Assist Our Students) is the
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| | learning communities. These programs of
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| only program that provides backpacks and
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| | study are aimed at increasing student
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| basic school supplies to elementary,
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| | achievement and permit a student to focus
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| middle and high school students in
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| | on interest, talents or career goals.
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| Orlando Public Schools in West Orange
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| | Middle and elementary magnet programs in
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| County. Students will have the tools they
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| | Orlando Schools provide students with the
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| need the first day of school. The goal of
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| | opportunity to participate in challenging
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| S.T.A.R.S. is to coordinate community
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| | experiences that engage them in learning.
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| based and individual efforts to
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| | MUFFLERS: An ambitious attempt across the
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| efficiently and effectively assist
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| | nation to remove nasty and lethal
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| Orlando Schools students in need so every
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| | ingredients from diesel exhaust has taken
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| child who needs a backpack gets one.
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| | aim at the tailpipes of Orlando Schools
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| FREE/REDUCED LUNCHES: The Orlando Schools
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| | buses. The original mufflers on 90 buses
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| district is accepting applications from
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| | have been replaced in recent weeks with a
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| families who want to qualify for free or
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| | type that incinerates a portion of
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| reduced-price meals for their children.
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| | pollutants. That's good for students,
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| Applications are available at all
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| | motorists and pedestrians who breathe
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| schools. Orlando Schools families must
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| | fumes from those buses. Dirty diesel
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| complete the application and return it to
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| | exhaust has been linked to illnesses such
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| the school their child will attend. For
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| | as bronchitis, asthma and cancer.
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| more than one child, one application may
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| | Environmental improvements for other
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| be used for all, and it may be returned
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| | school buses will come gradually because
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| to any school one of the children will
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| | of cost and the long lives of diesel
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| attend. To qualify, families must be at
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| | engines.
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| 200% below the poverty level.
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| | Nearly 1,300 school buses serving Orlando
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| MAGNET SCHOOLS: Magnet programs have been
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| | Schools still don't have the devices,
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| established at Orlando Schools
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| | called "diesel-oxidation catalysts,"
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| elementary, middle and high schools to
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| | which cost about $1,000 each.
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| provide an opportunity for students to
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| | "I wish we could get more," said Steve
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| engage in intensive study in specific
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| | Huckeba, senior administrator of Orlando
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| areas. Orlando Schools magnet programs
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| | Schools system operations. "[but] We
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| offer the opportunity for students to
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| | can't take education dollars to do that.
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| discover their talents and explore their
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