Limestone Creek Elementary Students Jump For Joy Over New Donated Fitness Course

The Honda Classic and the Egoscue Foundation recently donated an indoor/outdoor Patch Fitness Obstacle Course to Limestone Creek Elementary School in Jupiter.  The fitness equipment allows students to exercise, build strength, develop coordination skills and have fun while jumping, climbing and crawling even in inclement weather.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by Limestone Creek faculty and staff, Ed [...]

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John F. Kennedy Middle School is proud of 19 students in the Spanish I Pre-IB program.  In the recent 2010 Palm Beach County World Languages Fair held at Palm Beach Central High School the students received 20 Superior and two Excellent awards.  The students are members of Angela Bollinger’s Spanish I Pre-IB class, “I extremely proud [...]

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The Palm Beach County School District along with the Florida Department of Transportation, the City of Riviera Beach, the South Florida Commuter Services School Program and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority and Operation Lifesaver will be hosting a Safety Fair on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.  The fair will [...]

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Vanessa Pham, 6th grade student at Woodlands Middle School, finished as Co-State Middle School Champion at the State Scholastic Chess Championship that took place recently at the Doubletree Hotel in Miami, FL. The event is sponsored by the United States Chess Federation.
Vanessa Pham became interested in chess while she was attending Discovery Key Elementary, where [...]

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Debbie Ellman, a parent and volunteer at Spanish River High School, has been selected as one of Florida’s Outstanding School Volunteers.  Ms. Ellman also the Palm Beach County Adult Volunteer of the Year, has volunteered her time and talents at three different schools during the past thirteen years.  In a congratulatory letter to Ms. Ellman, [...]

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Suncoast Community High School’s Fine Arts department will be presenting their production of West Side Story, April 16 and 17. West Side Story, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is being produced in cooperation with Music Theatre International. The book was written by Arthur Laurents and is a modern version of Romeo [...]

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Gold Coast Community School in West Palm Beach has received a generous donation from business partner Molina Healthcare.  Gold Coast Community School Principal Dr. Gwendolyn Johnson stated, “The administration, teachers and students at Gold Coast Community School would like to thank Molina Healthcare for the generous donation presented to our school in the amount of [...]

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Bak’s Odyssey of the Mind Critical Thinking and Problem Solving team recently won the Regional competition and the team is moving to State competition on Saturday, April 10, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Team members are: 8th Graders-Reed Rabideau, Meredith Padgett and Michelley Gonzalez 7th Graders-Craig Carrier, Angelo Sierra and Alana Ladd [...]

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Eagles Landing Middle School has just completed its 3rd student designed hallway wall mural.  This mural was commissioned by new Principal, Mr. James Campbell. Mr. Campbell wanted the newest mural to be reflective of all disciplines in education, which compliments our two other themed wall murals; Peace and The Holocaust.
The 8th grade advanced art students [...]

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What? Seminole Ridge High School invites you to the Ridge Classic 2010 Golf Tournament.
When? Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
Where? Binks Forest Golf and Country Club. 400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington, FL 33414-6326
Seminole Ridge High School invites all students, parents and community members to attend the Ridge Classic 2010 Golf Tournament. The price per golfer is $125 [...]

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What? Seminole Ridge High School invites all students, parents and community members to its 3rd Annual Multicultural Night Dinner and Show.
 When? Friday, April 16, 2010. Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. and the show will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
Where? Seminole Ridge High School, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Rd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470.
Dinner will be catered [...]

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Eagles Landing Middle School has just completed its 3rd student designed hallway wall mural.  This mural was commissioned by our new Principal, Mr. James Campbell, who wanted the newest mural to reflect all disciplines in education. It also complements the two other themed wall murals, which were inspired by Peace and The Holocaust.
The 8th grade [...]

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The Watson B. Duncan Middle School Symphonic Band received a straight superior rating at the Florida Band Association (FBA) District 14 Middle School Band Performance Assessment recently held at Wellington High School.  This is the highest award that a band can receive.  Band director Tammy Roggen states; “The Duncan Symphonic Band has done this for [...]

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4th and 5th graders in K-Kids at Allamanda Elementary collected items to help with the relief effort in Haiti.  K-Kids is a service organization for elementary students sponsored by Kiwanis International.  Allamanda staff members, Diane Wilson and Janie Villegas, worked with the students to collect items for three weeks to be sent to Haiti due [...]

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Watson B. Duncan Middle School is pleased to announce the new and exciting course offerings for next school year.  They are increasing the quantity of gifted and high school credit classes that are available to students. In addition to the rigorous courses that have been offered previously, they are expanding the full-time gifted program to [...]

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Students at Jupiter Middle School of Technology are helping shrink the digital divide.  The Digital Divide Project donates computers to the community and positively impacts the learning environment for students and families.  Combining a program of recycling with dedication to creating a positive community impact, the Digital Divide Club at Jupiter Middle has donated more [...]

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Elliot Feld Allows Dance Department to Use His Premiere Work
“Harbinger”, Eliot Feld’s first ballet, had its world premiere by the American Ballet Theater at Miami’s Dade County Auditorium  in 196.  After the New York premiere, Clive Barnes, then the dance critic for the New York Times, proclaimed “Gentlemen, a genius!” in the first line [...]

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The Santaluces High School Junior Varsity AND Varsity Winter Color Guards were crowned WGI South Florida Regional Champions when they won in their respective classes earlier this month.  Santaluces Junior Varsity won the Regional A Class and the Santaluces Varsity were crowned Open Class Champions.  The Varsity squad is preparing for their trip to Dayton, [...]

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Hello, Welcome? Or Alo, Byenveni?
 The Education Network (T.E.N) is proud to unveil the first of a series of six, 10-minute Vodcast tutorials  intended to ease the communication gap between English-speaking teachers, staff and administrators and the new Haitian students arriving into the School District of Palm Beach County after relocating from Haiti in the aftermath of [...]

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District Teacher Among Eight Selected Nationally to Lead New SECME Mentoring Initiative
 When educators from around the country convene at the 34th Annual SECME Summer Institute set for Clemson University in South Carolina this summer, Northboro Elementary School teacher Kisa Jarrett will not only be present, she’ll be serving as a SECME Master Teacher AND serving [...]

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Junior Now a Veteran in Grand National Participation
When the dust settled after last weekend’s  high school debate Grand Finals held at Palm Beach Lakes High School, Lake Worth High School Junior Jennifer Price was one of the competitors still standing!  She came in first place in the Original Oratory category. For Original Oratory the speaker [...]

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Internationally known CJ Jones will be visiting deaf and hard of hearing students at five local schools the week of April 12-16 to conduct drama workshops. While working mainly with the students of Indian Pines Elementary School, other schools included in the residency are Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Palm Springs Middle School, John I. [...]

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The Aurora Project Launched Following the Haiti Earthquake
 Sometimes hope emerges like a Phoenix from the rubble of despair and destruction…  this has been the case with Palm Beach County, Florida elementary school principal Dr. Aurora Francois—whose broken heart and wounded spirit in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, led to her [...]

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Golden Grove Elementary had some very special visitors for a social studies lesson. These special visitors were famous African Americans from the past and present, and included Harriett Tubman, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, among many others. They stopped by to educate students at Golden Grove about their contributions and accomplishments. Their [...]

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Over 100 art students at Royal Palm Beach High School entered the alcohol prevention poster contest hosted by Project SMART and RPBHS art teacher, Janet Stanton. Project SMART works to educate students, parents, and the community on the negative effects underage drinking has on the growing adolescent’s body, particularly his or her brain.  Since parts [...]

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