Third Annual Comcast Leaders & Achievers Awards Honor 12 Palm Beach County High School Seniors
Twelve students who attend high schools from around Palm Beach County will receive $2,000 college scholarships each thanks to this year’s Comcast Leaders and Achievers Awards. To honor the 2009 Leaders and Achievers recipients throughout Florida, Comcast arranged a special celebration at the State Capitol in Tallahassee earlier this month. The celebration took place on [...]
Lantana Town Council Set to Show Teachers Appreciation
Town Council members may be busy running the Town of Lantana, but they’re not too busy to express their appreciation for the hard work of educators in the town’s schools! The Lantana Education Council members will personally deliver a token of appreciation to 110 teachers at Lantana Elementary and Lantana Middle schools Tuesday, May 4. “We want [...]
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Students And Artists Create Masks Of Loxahatchee River Life
Third grade classes at Jupiter Farms Elementary, through a unique collaborative educational partnership with The Loxahatchee River Center, author of environmentally-themed children’s books, Marianne Berkes, and Center for Creative Education, will present two performances of songs and poetry produced by students. The presentation will include a musical composition by music teacher, Kathleen Towler, based upon [...]
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Suncoast High School Foundation Hosts Preview Of New Campus
The Suncoast High School Foundation is hosting a “Preview” of the new Suncoast High School campus, opening fall of 2010, on Friday, April 30, 2010, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., at Admiral’s Cove. Cost is $75.00 per person and there will be numerous “naming opportunities” for various items on the new campus. Supporters are invited to contribute [...]
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School District Lauds Over 300 Retiring Employees at Retirement Breakfast
Lots of memories and reminiscing will occur at the Retiree Celebration Breakfast scheduled for Tuesday, May 4, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Fulton Holland Educational Services Cafeteria to honor all the employees who will be retiring this school year. Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson will be on hand to extend his personal appreciation to these special [...]
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District Employee Excellence in Education Celebration Set for May 6
The School District’s Employee Excellence in Education celebration breakfast is scheduled for Thursday, May 6, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. at the Fulton Holland Educational Services Center in West Palm Beach. Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson and other top level school district administrators are expected to be on hand to honor those education professionals who have been selected [...]
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Palm Beach County Bar Association Sponsors Student Table for 2010 Law Day Luncheon
Thanks to the generosity of the Palm Beach County Bar Association-when the 2010 Law Day Luncheon convenes next week, some high school students will be among those attending! The local Bar Association is sponsoring a table for 10 high school students who are interested in the field of law to attend their Law Day 2010 [...]
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Palm Beach State College Hosts 14th Annual ASPIRA Muchachos Conference
The 14th Annual ASPIRA Muchachos Achievement Conference is being held t April 30, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. today at Palm Beach State College. Approximately 80 boys from area middle and high schools have gathered to be recognized for their achievement and to get close-up and personal with area male professionals who will share [...]
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Michael Fraley, Band Director At Boca Raton Middle School, Receives The Randolph A. Frank Performing Arts Educator Prize
Steve Caras, chairman of The Randolph A. Frank Prize for the Performing Arts, has announced that three gifted individuals whose work continues to enrich the quality of the performing arts in Palm Beach County have been selected by the Frank Prize Committee as the second annual recipients of The Randolph A. Frank Prize for the [...]
Heritage and History Facts Intended to Help Community Learn About Haitian Culture
The Palm Beach County School District has proclaimed May as Haitian Heritage Month and schools, community organizations, and employers are urged to learn more about Haitian Heritage and culture through the Facts for Haitian Heritage Month researched and compiled for this purpose and attached to this document.
The Haitian Heritage Month Celebration is designed to promote [...]
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Students Comfort and Cover Patients With Lap Blankets
Students and staff at Pine Jog Elementary School in West Palm Beach have been working on a community project they hope will bring comfort to a number of people in need. The entire school made lap blankets to be distributed at Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches along with individual letters by the students for [...]
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Students Analyze and Excel In Advanced Placement Psychology Bowl
The 3rd Annual Palm Beach County Advanced Placement Psychology Bowl was recently held at Seminole Ridge High School. 20 students from Olympic Heights High, Seminole Ridge High, Spanish River High, and Suncoast High participated in the four-hour competition. Suncoast High School won the first round and maintained their lead throughout the competition. Olympic Heights took [...]
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William T. Dwyer Awards Announces 2010 Recipients
The Economic Council’s 26th Annual William T. Dwyer Awards FOR Excellence in Education was held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Awards were given in five categories: Elementary Education, Middle School, Senior High School, Career Education and Special Programs.
The purpose of the [...]
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Pennies For Patients Drive At Eagles Landing Middle School Raises $3,800 In Three Weeks
Eagles Landing Middle School recently participated in a nationwide program to raise funds to help cure leukemia and other blood-related cancers through the Pennies for Patients program. Students brought in spare change for a three week period to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Eagles Landing Middle raised over $3,800 in this short time.
The [...]
Hammock Pointe Elementary School Celebrates Florida Storytelling Festival With Local Author Harvey E. Oyer III
As part of the 4th grade social studies curriculum to educate students on Florida history, Hammock Pointe Elementary School will host local author Harvey E. Oyer III on Thursday, May 6, 2010.
Mr. Oyer will present passages from “The Adventures of Charlie Pierce: The American Jungle”, the story of South Florida’s early pioneer history through some [...]
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School Taking a Stand Against Skin Cancer
The Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation recently launched its new SunSmart America™ Programs. It has partnered with the Palm Beach County School District to pilot several of their programs. One of their new programs is the SunSmart America™ Schools – Sun Safety Policy Program. This program encourages schools to develop a sun safety school policy [...]
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Renowned Author To Virtually Visit Independence Middle School
Newbery Honor Award winning author, Rodman Philbrick, will soon be visiting students at Independence Middle School. He will meet with students in a live virtual visit from his home in New Hampshire using the School District’s Adobe Connect video and audio conferencing system. The author’s visit will air live in every classroom, May 14th beginning [...]
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School District Celebrates National Healthy Schools Day
National Healthy Schools Day, April 26, 2010, promotes healthy and green school environments for all children. “The School District of Palm Beach County is committed to providing a healthful learning and working environment for students and staff and is proud to join schools around the country in celebrating National Healthy Schools Day,” said Joseph Sanches, [...]
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Career Week At Binks Forest Elementary
Next week Binks Forest Elementary school in Wellington will be hosting a school-wide Career Week. The event will kick off on Monday, April 26th with a Career Vehicle Day display in the bus loop from 8:30-11:30 am. Students will be able to learn about and explore Career-related vehicles such as garbage truck, crane, fire/rescue and [...]
Pine Grove Elementary PTO Shares Census 2010 Information With Parents
As part as its community involvement activity, Pine Grove Elementary PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) invited representatives from The US Census Bureau to their meeting on April 20 to share information with parents and members of the community. The US Census representatives informed parents in Creole and English about the importance of completing the 2010 census. [...]
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STUDENT SHOWCASE OF FILMS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUTSTANDING STUDENT FILMMAKERS
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (Apr. 22, 2010) — The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission has named two exceptional student filmmakers as the recipients of this year’s scholarships offered by the Palm Beach International Film Festival’s Student Showcase of Films (SSOF). Paul Halluch will receive a $5,000 Burt Reynolds Scholarship – which the legendary [...]
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Registration for Palm Beach Virtual School Now Open
District registration for full-time virtual K-12 education for the 2010-2011 school year is now open.
For more information go to www.palmbeachvirtual.org.
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West Area Band Programs Present “A Night at the Opera” and “An Evening of Jazz”
What? The Wellington High, Wellington Landings and Osceola Creek Middle schools band programs will present to the community a Spring Concert Series.
When? Tuesday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m.
Where? Wellington High School Theater. 2101 Greenview Shores Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414
During the May 4th performance, the Wellington High School bands will perform music [...]
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Gove Elementary Hosts 8th Annual Spanish Spelling Bee
Gove Elementary School held its Eight Annual Spanish Spelling Bee under the direction of Mrs. Aguirre, ESOL Guidance Counselor. In 2003, after Gove Elementary became a Dual Language School, Mrs. Aguirre thought that a Spanish Spelling Bee would enhance the Dual Language Program.
Gove Elementary is the only school in the whole country, except for the [...]
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Community Of Character Luncheon “Walk The Talk”
The Prevention Center in the Department of Safe Schools invites all business partners, friends, city and county representatives, faith-based organizations and concerned citizens to its Community of Character Luncheon. The event will take place on Friday, May 7th, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Presidents Club.
The purpose of this event is to gain [...]
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