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Feb
28

Community To Come Together To Plant Garden At Therapeutic Recreation Complex

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Students will join community volunteers to plant a garden on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Therapeutic Recreation Complex at 2728 Lake Worth Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33461. The fun begins at 9:00 AM and the community is invited to join in. The effort is part of the Robert Wood Johnson, Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities grant [...]

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Feb
28

Spring Concert At Jupiter High School to Support Band Program

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Music will fill the air on March 3rd, 2011, at a Spring Concert to be held in the auditorium at Jupiter High School.  The concert will showcase multiple bands including the Wind Ensemble, the Symphonic Band and the Jupiter High School Jazz Band.  Admission is $10 for adults and older students, $5 for children 5 to 10 years [...]

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Feb
28

West Boca High Teens Celebrate “Teen Tech Week” March 7-11, 2011

Posted by: Bito David

West Boca teens will be tuning in at the library as West Boca’s Library-Media Center celebrates the third annual Teen Tech Week March 7-11, 2011. They join thousands of other libraries and schools across the country who are celebrating this year’s theme, “Mix and Mash @ your library®.” Teen Tech Week is a national initiative [...]

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Feb
25

Bak and Suncoast Receive Prestigious National Magnet Award

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Bak Middle School of the Arts and Suncoast Community High School have been recognized as 2011 Magnet Schools of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America.   Magnet Schools of America (MSA) established the Magnet Schools of Merit Award to recognize the top magnet schools in the United States.  The Magnet Schools of Merit Award recognizes magnet [...]

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Feb
25

Pahokee Elementary Presents 1st Reading Conference: Building a Community of Readers, One Family at a Time

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Join Pahokee Elementary 1st Annual Reading Conference, where local educators and family literacy experts will come together to share with families and children fun creative ways to grow family literacy and prevent summer reading loss. When? Saturday, March 5, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Where? Pahokee Elementary School – 560 E. Main Place, Pahokee Family literacy [...]

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Feb
25

Authentic Chinese New Year Celebration Fascinates Palm Beach Maritime Students

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

pbma chinese new yearImagine that you’re being chased by lion–but when the lion catches you, he’s only interested in eating the “lucky red money” you have in your hand. Students at Palm Beach Maritime Academy weren’t afraid; it was all part of a Chinese New Year traditional Lion Dance! Earlier this month, Master Lee Siu [...]

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Feb
25

Shaquille O’Neal’s Mother Encourages Students At Bear Lakes Middle School

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Shaquille O’Neal’s mother, Lucille O’Neal, spoke to students at Bear Lakes Middle School, Friday, February 25 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  Known to pro basketball fans as Shaq, Shaquille O’Neal now plays for the Boston Celtics. Ms. O’Neal spoke to middle school students about the value of reading.  In her book, “Walk Like You [...]

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Feb
25

Lake Worth High School’s Dollars for Scholars Scholarships Available

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

As the Senior Class of 2011 focuses on graduation, college bound students prepare for many new endeavors. Financial burdens can overwhelm that planning process. The Lake Worth Dollars for Scholars Foundation and the Barry Grunow Memorial Scholarship are two community-based resources fully focused on helping high school graduates from around Palm Beach County to receive [...]

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Feb
25

District Announces Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprises March Luncheon

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

School district officials continue to make efforts to build the capacity of area businesspeople to provide goods and services for the building and operation of schools by holding monthly meetings designed to increase awareness and build relationships. Bid opportunities and LEED certification/coverage are primary topics of discussion expected at the March Luncheon for Minority, Women, [...]

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Feb
25

Palm Beach County Students Are Greeted With Positive Underage Drinking Prevention Messages In Their School Buses

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

For the first time, Palm Beach County students riding the bus this week were greeted with colorful, positive underage drinking prevention messages inside their buses. Project SMART partnered with the Acreage Loxahatchee Rotary Club to present the Alcohol Prevention Poster Contest to invite county students to give their peers a positive alcohol abuse prevention message.   [...]

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Feb
25

School Board Vice-Chair Sets Public Forums Prior to Search for New Superintendent

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

What kind of person should be the next superintendent of Palm Beach County Schools? What characteristics or personality traits should the new chief of the District have? School Board of Palm Beach County Vice-Chair Debra Robinson is holding a series of meetings throughout the District 7 area to give the community an opportunity to weigh [...]

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Feb
24

Bear Lakes Middle School Presents: “Remembering Our Past To Lead Us Into Our Future”

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Bear Lakes Middle School teachers, staff and students will be presenting a dynamic showcase of talent to commemorate and celebrate the accomplishments, achievements and struggles of African-Americans throughout the history of America, Thursday, February 24 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the school cafeteria. The African-American experience will be shared through songs/spirituals, raps, skits, [...]

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Feb
24

Galaxy Elementary Celebrates National School Breakfast Week

Posted by: Bito David

During the week of March 7th thru March 11th, 2011, Galaxy Elementary school will be celebrating the National School Breakfast Week with the theme: “School Breakfast Detective”. Ms. Bonnie Rawlins, the School Food Service manager, has been working with the classes to teach students about the nutrition facts label and how to find out what [...]

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Feb
24

Pierce Hammock Elementary Holds Saturday Writing Camp

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Pierce Hammock Elementary recently held a Saturday Writing Camp that attracted more than 70 fourth graders. The camp provided students with writing tips and additional training for the upcoming FCAT Writes. To make the Saturday Writing Camp a complete success, Ms. Arlyncia Suarez, Mrs. Barbara Glaff and Mrs. Amanda Moore volunteered their time. During the [...]

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Feb
23

Pine Jog Elementary Wins National Design Award

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Florida-based Zyscovich Architects will be recognized in Washington, D.C., this month for its design of Pine Jog Elementary School and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Pine Jog Environmental Education Center in Palm Beach County.  The campus was built by the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) in partnership with FAU, which provided the land and [...]

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Feb
23

National President of “Autism Speaks” To Visit North Area School Cluster Site For Autism

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Mark Roithmayr, President of Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest Autism science and advocacy organization will visit Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens, Thursday, February 24th at 9:30 AM. Mr. Roithmayr will tour the North Area’s A-rated school cluster site for Autism, as the school prepares for “Walk Now For Autism Speaks!” March 6th.  Allamanda [...]

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Feb
23

Business Partnerships Surpass 1,000 Mark

Posted by: Jimmy Peterkin

Business partnerships in the schools and departments of the school district topped the 1,000 mark for the first time, as schools and departments vigorously recruit documented business and community partnerships for school year 2010-2011.  Those partnerships are providing  a broad array of resources to schools, including cash and other financial support, supplies, equipment, volunteers, mentors, [...]

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Feb
23

2011 S.T.A.R.S Conference For Students With Disabilities To Be Held Saturday, February 26, 2011

Posted by: Bito David

Students with disabilities and their families learn how to reach their post-school goals Registration has now begun for the 7th Annual S.T.A.R.S (Start Transition And Realize Success) Conference to be held on Saturday, February 26, from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at John I. Leonard High School in Greenacres.  This free conference is a collaborative [...]

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Feb
23

Western Pines Middle School Student Wins Governor’s Black History Month Essay Contest

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Gabrielle Marvez, 7th grade student at Western Pines Middle School is the recipient of Governor Rick Scott’s Black History Month Essay Contest. This year’s theme is “Celebrating African-American Leaders in Business Past, Present and Future.” Students in grades 4th through 12th were asked to address the following topic: “There are many well-known African-Americans who have [...]

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Feb
23

Boca Raton Teacher Selected For Two-Way Exchange Program In Kazakhstan

Posted by: Bito David

Barbara Johnson, a West Boca High School Social Science teacher, has been selected by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State and IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board) to participate in a two-way exchange program that provides professional development opportunities to secondary school teachers from around the world.  Barbara Johnson has [...]

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Feb
22

Students From Across The County Take Top Honors In National History Day/Florida History Fair

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Over one hundred students participated in the 2011 Palm Beach County National History Day/Florida History Fair on February 21st at Spanish River Community High School. Each year more than half a million students nation-wide choose a historical topic related to the annual theme and conduct research of primary and secondary sources. The 2011 theme is “Debate [...]

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Feb
22

Congress Middle School Student Vidya Narine, 11, Publishes Her First Book “Kari”

Posted by: Bito David

Book Launching will be held Saturday February 26th 12:00 at the Brothers  & Sisters program in Lantana. Brothers & Sisters Club will be hosting a book launch for Vidya Narine at the Lantana Kiwanis Club located at 1200 West Drew Street, Saturday, February 26th from 12:00 noon, (across from Lantana Middle School).  The title of [...]

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Feb
22

Eminent Scientist Will Discuss Climate Change With High School Students

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Dr. Martin Heimann, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, will be in South Florida this week to share information about his research with high school students and the general public.  His research focuses on the global cycles of carbon and oxygen, biogeochemical cycles and their interactions with the global [...]

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Feb
22

Prestigious Juilliard School Summer Jazz Camp To Be Held At Bak Middle School Of The Arts

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The prestigious Juilliard School Summer Jazz Camp will be at Bak Middle School of the Arts June 13 -17, 2011. The camp is a one-week program for students ages 12 to 18, who are dedicated, disciplined, and passionate about jazz. The program is designed to give young jazz musicians a taste of what a Juilliard [...]

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Feb
22

Students Taking Top Honors At Watson B. Duncan Middle School

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Students at Watson B. Duncan Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens are taking top honors in academics and the arts. For the second year in a row the Duncan Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter is #1 in membership for the whole nation. The second quarter “All A’s Breakfast” was held last [...]

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