Palm Beach County Council Of PTA/PTSA Awards $6,000 In Health & Wellness Grants To Eighteen PTAs
The Palm Beach County Council of PTA/PTSA awarded $6,000 in grants to eighteen PTAs throughout the School District. Each PTA will utilize funds to help offset Health & Wellness programs at their school. The programs are varied and include: helping to fund a Hydroponic Outdoor Garden, a Preserve/Wetlands and Outdoor Classroom, purchasing healthy snacks and [...]
School District To Help Set New World Record On October 7th
The School District will take part in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® on October 7, 2010—the official date of the nation-wide campaign to set a new world record for the largest shared reading experience on a single day. By participating, public schools, charter schools and preschools throughout Palm Beach County intend to help draw attention [...]
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Parents Heading Back To School At Palm Beach Lakes High
Palm Beach Lakes High School is hosting its 1st Annual Parent Instructional Fair on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the gymnasium (3505 Shiloh Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407). The purpose of the fair is to educate parents on the many educational opportunities and extra-curricular activities that are available for students at [...]
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Local Children’s Health Crusader Receives National Honor
Action for Healthy Kids, America’s largest non-profit volunteer organization working with schools to fight childhood obesity and improve children’s health, has named Palm Beach County School District’s Eric Stern a ‘Healthy School Hero,’ a national honor bestowed on just five individuals each year for their commitment to making schools – and children – healthier. Nominated [...]
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Pioneer Park Elementary Hosts Family Literacy Night
Pioneer Park Elementary staff and students invite parents and members of the community to an evening of reading activities and fun. When? Thursday, September 30th, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. Where? Pioneer Park Elementary. 39500 Pioneer Park Rd., Belle Glade, FL 33430 There will be many exciting activities such as: A performance of The Bremen [...]
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Palm Beach County After School Activities Open Wednesday – Schools To Operate Normally on Thursday
After continual review of weather conditions and forecasts, school district officials have announced that all Palm Beach County after school activities are open today. If building administrators determine that local conditions, such as flooding, warrant cancelling activities, they will notify their respective school communities. All school operations will proceed normally on Thursday.
Palm Beach County Public Schools Open on Wednesday Officials Continue To Monitor Approaching Storm
Palm Beach County school officials have been in contact with the County Emergency Operations Center and the National Weather service regarding the approaching storm to be able to make the best decision regarding public school operations for the region. Based on an assessment of all of the information, it appears this will be a rain [...]
Palm Beach County Public Schools Open on Wednesday Officials Continue To Monitor Approaching Storm
Palm Beach County school officials have been in contact with the County Emergency Operations Center and the National Weather service regarding the approaching storm to be able to make the best decision regarding public school operations for the region. Based on an assessment of all of the information, it appears this will be a rain [...]
Storm Update Storm Update Storm Update Storm Update
There will be a 5:00 PM meeting of the top School District officials who will decide and announce what the plan is for school tomorrow as a result of the approaching storm. The district will send out information to all media and will post on district web sites what the plan is shortly after 5:00 [...]
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Innovative Student-Run Program Needs Community Votes to Win Changemakers Prize
A group of students from District schools are hoping their “Rise and Shine Program” will win a $5,000 prize being offered by a social enterprise and change agent organization. The community food distribution program was created and run by the students through their involvement in the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. Families [...]
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The Florida Department of Education Seeks Your Input
“What’s Working in Effective Teaching and Leadership” is a series of learning and listening workshops instituted by the Florida State Board of Education and supported by the Department of Education. The series provides all stakeholders an opportunity to interact and dialogue with national education leaders on specific topics that support effective teaching and school leadership. [...]
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Timber Trace Elementary Hosts Technology Professional Development Day
It’s time to envision a new way of learning that reaches all students, builds community, and integrates technology to better prepare learners for the future. Timber Trace Elementary in Palm Beach Gardens will host “Insights and Innovations: Building a 21st Century Learning Community” on October 15, 2010 from 8:00am-3:30pm. Timber Trace and Marsh Pointe Elementary [...]
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Beacon Cove Intermediate School A Winner In Reading Challenge
Students at Beacon Cove Intermediate School in Jupiter came in 2nd place in the Scholastic Read for the World Record Challenge. The school logged in an impressive 822,807 minutes, just shy of 1st place winner Village Elementary School in Hilton, New York. “I like to thank Principal Una Hukill, faculty, staff, office personnel, afterschool and [...]
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Watch out Hollywood!! – Seminole Ridge High School Students Win At Film Festival
Seminole Ridge High School Television Production students competed in the 1st Annual L-Dub Film Festival and won in several categories. The Film Festival was sponsored by the Lake Worth Playhouse and challenged teams to write, shoot and edit a 7 to 10 minute movie in just one week. Each team had to incorporate specific elements into [...]
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New Horizons Elementary Celebrates the Constitution
New Horizons Elementary students recently gathered to “Celebrate the Constitution.” Students were welcomed by the sounds of the brass ensemble from Wellington High School. New Horizons Cub Scout Troop 118 presented the U.S. flag and led everyone in saying the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Wellington High School brass ensemble playing the National Anthem. Guidance counselor [...]
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Park Vista High Earns Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Medal
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association just announced that the Park Vista High’s 2010 yearbook has earned their Silver Medalist Award. This is the third year in a row for Park Vista to be recognized with this prestigious award. This year’s staff is lead by senior Julien Brown. The entire staff is planning major changes and [...]
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Park Visa Students Empowering Education in Darfur (SEED) to Help Across The Globe
Teacher Pia Lawson has created a new club at Park Vista High that will participate in the Darfur Dream Team’s Sister Schools Program, which provides quality education to refugee children from the war-torn region of Darfur. Named SEED or Students Empowering Education in Darfur, the group will be teaming with is the Choula B primary [...]
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Lake Worth High Senior Fills Summer With Study and Service
Most students spend their summers on the beach or watching television, but Jessycaray Cook, Lake Worth Community High School Criminal Justice Academy senior, had a itinerary in mind. After finishing her dual enrollment class at Palm Beach State College this summer, she and her father, Peter Cook, began fixing up bicycles and donating them to [...]
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Two Palm Beach School Libraries Selected As Florida Power-Library Award Winners
Emerald Cove Middle and Lighthouse Elementary are among the eleven school libraries selected as the Florida Power-Library Award Winners of 2010. This program highlights schools with a collaborative approach to improving student achievement. The libraries meet specific guidelines for either Developing or High Performance library media programs. Developing libraries work toward High Performance status through [...]
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School Police Raise Funds For Military Servicemen And Families In Operation Homefront Freedom Walk
Palm Beach County School Police Officers and their families raised badly needed funds and showed support for the area’s military families through their participation in Operation Homefront Freedom Walk on September 10, 2010. “The event raised over $5,500, and our team, Team Sheepdog, contributed over $500 for this very worthwhile cause,” said Sgt. Robin Griffin. “We had a [...]
Belle Glade Elementary Honors The Memory Of “Princess Gisselle”
On Monday, September 27, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Belle Glade Elementary will celebrate the one-year anniversary of Princess Gisselle’s Day honoring the memory of Gisselle Gonzalez. She was a kindergarten student that battled the terminal illness of brain cancer and became an inspiration to the community of Belle Glade and the country. Part of the [...]
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Seminole Trails Elementary Is Building Better Readers and Writers
Have you ever sat down to help your child with reading or writing at home, but you weren’t really sure what to do? If that’s the case, you need to attend the innovative literacy workshop Families Building Better Readers on September 29, 2010, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM at Seminole Trails Elementary in West Palm [...]
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Department of Safe Schools Administrator Appointed to Leadership Palm Beach County Board of Directors and White House “Educate to Innovate” Campaign for STEM Excellence
Dr. Dione Christy, the Department of Safe Schools’ Efficacy Specialist of K-12 Schools, Parents, and Community, was appointed to the Leadership Palm Beach County (LPBC) Board of Directors and White House Educate to Innovate Campaign for STEM Excellence as an advisory community strategist. Since 1994, Dr. Christy is known for her unwavering community service and leadership work for children through public [...]
Palm Beach County African American Male Task Force Launched
Superintendent Art Johnson has appointed veteran educator Gloria Crutchfield, Ph.D., to head a new African American Male Task Force to study and implement solutions for the low graduation rate, high dropout rate and high suspension rate of African American males in The School District of Palm Beach County. The task force held its first meeting [...]
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Growing Green Communities Event Hosted By Pine Jog Environmental
The Growing Green Communities: Sprouting Ideas for a Green Table event is presented by the Slow Foods Glades to Coast National Day of Action in partnership with Pine Jog Environmental Education Center and Pine Jog Elementary. When? Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Where? Pine Jog Environmental Education Center. 6301 Summit Blvd., West Palm [...]
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