Pine Trail Elementary News Today

Provision Packs is facing an $87,000 deficit next year, but Founder Carrie Torres and her volunteers are continuing to work to feed children in need in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Volusia County Schools have announced the incoming superintendents new Cabinet and other key appointments.

Volusia and Flagler counties were among 33 districts — half of those in the state — that dropped a letter grade during the pandemic, state data shows.

Volusia teacher makes remote learning work for gifted 5th graders Vicki Fritz’s head is just visible over the top of her computer monitor in the back of the room. The portable at Tomoka Elementary school classroom is … empty? Upon closer inspection, an entire class of fifth graders is on Fritz’s computer screen — 13 squares that show a glimpse of a student’s home. Their voices filter in through a speaker under the window, turned up to give the illusion that they’re right there with ...

Greg Schwartz at the Grand Canyon in a 2018 picture he posted to Facebook. He’s been named principal of Flagler Palm Coast High School. Last Updated: 12:57 p.m. Flagler County superintendents’ recent habit of using Volusia County as an Eldorado of potential principals for its two high schools is continuing as Greg Schwartz, Principal at South Daytona Elementary, today was named principal at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Schwartz replaces Tom Russell, the popular and charismatic principal ...

Brooklyn Freer has never been much of a talker. Her mom had to pry just to hear about her day, she hated to talk about her feelings, and she didn’t like school that much.  So when she had to transfer from a private school to Pine Trail Elementary in Ormond Beach for the third grade, her mom was worried. Thanks to Brooklyn’s teacher Jenny Haney, she soon realized she didn’t need to be. “She’s so different now,” said her mom, Alexis Freer. “She’s saying stuff that I can’t belie...