- March 21, 2025
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School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs (left) and School Board Vice Chair Pam Gould (center) react as they find out what house they were sorted into. Each guest was given a dragon egg to open with a house color inside.
Fifth-grader Trinity Joseph, team leader for the House of Wisdom, greeted guests and handed out programs.
Student Government Association representatives and safety patrols welcomed their classmates to school on dedication day.
Student who have been chosen as house leaders filled the dragon's egg-shaped time capsule with several house sorting eggs, house bracelets, photos, the school legend and song and the school's stuffed dragon mascot, Sapphire.
The school's Dragon Scales musical group both sang and played the drums at the dedication ceremony.
The ceremony was held in the school’s cafeteria. Castleview is one of three new schools OCPS opened in Horizon West in August.
Submitted by Lauren Roth, Orange County Public Schools senior manager of facilities communications
The students at Castleview Elementary celebrated the dedication of their school on Thursday, Nov. 14, with a ceremony focused around the traits embodied by the school's four houses, chivalry, loyalty, wisdom and valor. Student "house leaders" put items into a dragon egg-shaped time capsule and greeted guests while wearing capes and crowns. The school's Dragon Scales musical group both sang and played the drums. Students heard words to remember from Principal Julie Helton, School Board Chair Teresa Jacobs, School Board Vice Chair Pam Gould and Superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins. Jacobs asked the students to sing "Happy Birthday" to the school district, which is 150 years old this year. Gould told students she is thankful for them and their beautiful new school. Jenkins gave Principal Helton a gold key after the students promised to take care of their school, respect adults and work hard through high-school graduation and beyond.
