Principal's Weekly Report
Principal's Update
Good morning parents, students, and staff,
Welcome to Week 25! Thank you all for making our Valentine’s Dance such a wonderful and memorable event. We truly appreciate the support from our families, staff, and students that helped make the evening a success.
A huge congratulations to the students who participated in the Science Fair last week. We are so proud of you!
This week, we are excited to continue celebrating Black History Month. Please be sure to check out our flyer for daily spirit days and activities as we honor and recognize the rich history, contributions, and achievements of Black Americans throughout the month.
In athletics news, our track team will be away this week:
- Tuesday at Central
- Thursday at Johnson
We wish our student‑athletes the best of luck as they represent our school!
Thank you for your continued partnership and support. Let’s have a great week!
Go Gophers!
Starting the 2025-2026 school year, all K-8 schools are personal electronics free per state statue. Personal electronics include cellphones, headphones, tablets, etc. As Principal of Stone Middle School an electronic free campus is important to me. Cellphone and other electronics may be silenced in backpacks to not distract the learning. Students must secure all electronic devices in backpacks before coming on campus and may use their phones after the dismissal bell. This past summer, I read "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt and would like to share information from this book regarding teen use of electronics.
"As Jean Twenge has shown, teens who spend more time using social media are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and other disorders, while teens who spend more time with groups of young people (such as playing team sports or participating in religious communities) have better mental health. It makes sense. Children need face-to-face, synchronous, embodied, physical play. The healthiest play is outdoors and includes occasional physical risk-taking and thrilling adventure. Talking on FaceTime with close friends is good, like an old-fashioned phone call to which a visual channel has been added. In contrast, sitting alone in your bedroom consuming a bottomless feed of other people's content, or playing endless hours of video games with a shifting cast of friends and strangers, or like or comment is so far from what children need that these activities should not be considered healthy forms of adolescent interactions; they are alternatives that consume so much time that they reduce the amount of time teens spend together. " p 121
Principal: Lauren Feronti Williams
Feronti.Lauren@brevardschools.org
Assistant Principal of Curriculum: Shannon Sejeck
Sejeck.Shannon@brevardschools.org
Assistant Principal of Disciplines: Kelly Borck