We are excited to begin year six at Sun Blaze Elementary. As we celebrate the past five years, we do not measure our success based on past merits but look to the future, exploring new and exciting ways to create environments where students are excited and challenged to learn.

Ms. Christine Szymanski, our newly-appointed Sun Blaze principal, is here to help direct and lead our staff in this endeavor. Ms. Szymanski, MetroWest Elementary principal since 2014, brings with her more than 23 years of teaching and administration experience. We are excited to welcome her to the Sun Blaze family and Lake Nona community.

We would also like to welcome Ms. Kathleen Ramsey to Sun Blaze, our new assistant principal. Ms. Ramsey transitioned from Pine Castle Elementary in June and has been working tirelessly to prepare our campus for the 2018-2019 school year. Ms. Ramsey has more than 30 years of teaching and administration experience.

We believe that our school has some of the finest teachers and staff in OCPS. During pre-planning, our teachers embraced this year’s theme, Going the Distance. They demonstrated their commitment to this theme through training sessions, meetings and planning times. They also had a wonderful time team-building at the Lake Nona Drive Shack.

Thousands of parents, students and family members attended our Meet Your Teacher on Thursday, Aug. 9. PTA sold school uniforms and memberships, and Lake Nona businesses were able to promote and share programs available to families. We are so fortunate to have families engaged and involved in their child’s education.

We anticipate great things at Sun Blaze Elementary during the 2018-2019 school year and look forward to celebrating these achievements with our students, families and community.
GO, STINGRAYS!