Principal's Weekly Report
Principal's Update
Dear Stone Families, Students, and Staff,
Welcome to Week 31! As we continue moving through the school year, we appreciate your continued support and commitment to excellence at Stone.
We are excited to cheer on our volleyball team this week. Please note that we have two games scheduled: Tuesday’s game will be away, and Thursday’s game will be at home. We hope to see our Stone community out showing support.
Please don’t forget about our ongoing academic supports, including Tutoring Bootcamps and FAST Track Saturdays. These opportunities are critical in helping our students continue to grow and achieve. If you are in need of assistance with scheduling transportation, please email Mr. Shannon Sejeck directly.
This week, we also celebrate Assistant Principal Appreciation Week. A big thank you to Ms. Borck and Mr. Sejeck for their dedication, leadership, and hard work on behalf of our students, staff, and families. Stone is stronger because of you.
Thank you for all you do to support our school community. Let’s make it a great week at Stone!
Principal Feronti Williams
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.
"But even when students don't check their phones, the mere presence of a phone damages their ability to think. In one study, researchers bought college students into the lan and randomly assigned them to 1) leave their bag and phone out in the entry room of the lab, 2) keep their phone with them in their pocket or bag, or 3) put their phone on their desk next to them. They then ha the students complete tasks that tested their fluid intelligence and working memory capacity, such as solving math problems while remembering a string of letters. They found that performance was best when phones were left in the other room, and worst when phones were visible, with a pocketed phone in between. The effect was bigger for heavy users. The article was titled, 'Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One's Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity' " p 128
Principal: Lauren Feronti Williams
Feronti.Lauren@brevardschools.org
Assistant Principal of Curriculum: Shannon Sejeck
Sejeck.Shannon@brevardschools.org
Assistant Principal of Disciplines: Kelly Borck