Murdock Middle School

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**Murdock Middle School**

Administration	Dr. Christine Dollinger (Principal)
School type	Public (U.S.)
Religious affiliation	None
Grade level	6-8
Year founded	1988
Location	Port Charlotte, Florida
Enrollment	Appoximently 1100 students
Campus setting	Suburban
Mascot	Mariner
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School colors	Blue and White

Murdock Middle School is a suburban-based middle school located in Port Charlotte, Florida. Constuction intiated in 1986 and the school's first official school year was in 1988. In May 2007, it graduated its 18th 8th grade class. The schools education basis is very oriented around the Sunshine State Standards (A.K.A: SSS) which are the basis of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) which all three grades (Sixth - Eighth) take every year in the month of March.

1 Awards and recognition
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 1992-93 school year, Murdock Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education^[1], the highest award an American school can receive.^[2]^[3]

The school has also been recognized as a Florida Red Carpet school.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
^ Murdock Middle. Charlotte County Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.