Career Academy Students And Business Community Interact At PACE Luncheon

The People Available Committed Employed (PACE) Luncheon encourages interaction between the students of Palm Beach County and the business community.  Students at this year’s luncheon on April 28, 2011, were given an opportunity to communicate with the business community leaders regarding job training, skills required, career development and wages.  This dialogue assists our students in [...]

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For  more information, contact  Sally J. Ling, Communications Manager, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33432 561/314-2832.

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The Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Inc. and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. are pleased to announce the 2011 William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION – Presented by BankAtlantic Sharon Patelsky – Everglades Elementary MIDDLE SCHOOL – Presented by The Palm Beach Post Crystal Varnadore – Roosevelt [...]

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John I. Leonard High is the site of the Third Annual Pierre Garcon Sports Fest set for Saturday, May 7. From 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., a free football camp featuring comprehensive drills and tutoring with Pierre and his NFL friends. The community is invited to join in at 11:00 a.m. when games, bounce houses, and food [...]

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Over 37,000 volunteers and 1,120 business partners donate their time and resources in public schools throughout Palm Beach County.  These dedicated volunteers and business partners help our students academically by supporting our teachers and schools.  The Office of Community Involvement will be holding a recognition event honoring the School District’s outstanding Volunteers and Business Partners, [...]

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Student Government Association student officers from around Palm Beach County and students from Lynn University participated in a roundtable discussion at Palm Beach Central Community High School Tuesday, April 26, 2011.  After President Obama announced that he was tasking his administration with participating in 100 Youth Roundtables all over the country, Palm Beach County students [...]

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The Scholastic Achievement Foundation of Palm Beach County awarded $1,000 college scholarships to two Jupiter High School students recently.  The students, Lindsey Minahan and Kaitlyn Larkin are two of 29 scholarship recipients selected from the 171 outstanding high school seniors in attendance at the foundation’s 33rd Annual Student Recognition Dinner held at The Breakers, Palm [...]

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Sunset Palms Elementary won the Third Annual Grand Battle of the Books competition sponsored by The Education Network, the Library Media Services and the Educational Technology department.  In its third year, the Battle of the Books competition requires students to read fifteen Sunshine State books and answer questions about the books.  Sunset Palms Elementary defeated [...]

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Okeeheelee Middle School invites all students, teachers and community members to attend the 2nd Annual United Nations Model Assembly. When? May 11th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Where? Okeeheelee Middle School. 2200 Pinehurst Dr., Greenacres, FL 33413 The United Nations is an international organization that helps maintain international peace and security, helps developing nations, promotes social [...]

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Middle school students are going back to elementary schools to volunteer to help out students and teachers in the classroom.   Middle school students, who have a later start time than elementary school, utilize their extra time in the morning to help out in the classrooms.    At Morikami Park Elementary, several of their students come back [...]

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April is for Authors is a county-wide literacy experience bringing together authors, teachers, students and families to share their love of books.  The free all day event at Palm Beach Gardens High School will take place this Saturday, April 30th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Created by a group of dedicated Palm Beach County educators [...]

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  The Scholastic Achievement Foundation of Palm Beach County awarded $1,000 scholarships to two students from Boynton Beach recently.  The students, pictured from left to right, are: Sergine Brutus, who attends Palm Beach Gardens High School and Boynton Beach High School student Natalie Numa.  The two were among 29 recipients selected from the 171 outstanding [...]

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Watson B. Duncan Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens has been awarded the Watson B. Duncan Literary and Fine Arts Academy.  The new academy will open its doors to students beginning with the 2011-2012 school year.  According to Principal Jose Garcia, “The Academy will be a tribute to Watson B. Duncan III, best known for [...]

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Okeeheelee Middle School and Berkshire Elementary are proud to welcome dignitaries from the Ministry of Education in Madrid, Spain on Monday, May 2, 2011. The delegation is coming to Palm Beach County to visit the International Spanish Academies (ISA) in the Palm Beach County. This dual language immersion programs have a formal relationship with the [...]

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The Glade View Elementary family remembers Midjina Fenelus by organizing a Memorial Dedication in her memory.  When? May 4, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. Where? Glade View Elementary. 1100 S.W. Avenue “G” Belle Glade, FL 33430.  Midjina along with her mother and sister lost their life in a tragic automobile accident while travelling on State Road 80.   The [...]

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This year, Forest Park International Baccalaureate World School has been recognized as a Green School of Quality.  In order to maintain and promote its green efforts, Forest Park will be holding a Green Week from April 25th to 29th.  Each day will be devoted to a different “green” topic or concept with correlating lessons and [...]

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The School district of Palm Beach County invites all students, teachers, and community members to the 6th Annual Elementary Music Fest.  When? Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.  Where? Royal Palm Beach High School Auditorium. 10600 Okeechobee Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411.  The Elementary Music Fest began in 2006 at the Duncan Theatre in the [...]

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A special partnership between Palm Beach State College (PBSC) and Royal Palm Beach High School (RPBCHS), results in brilliant, gleaming smiles for Palm Beach County exceptional education students. The partnership links PBSC Dental Health students with RPBCHS very special populations challenged with Intellectual Disabilities (IND). This partnership is now in its fourth year of success [...]

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Just4Kids housed at Boca Raton Middle School is implementing its 16th Annual Prom/Graduation Support to any graduating high school senior who is in need of assistance to acquire the proper attire for Prom. Teachers, guidance counselors and school personnel are encouraged to refer students in need to Just4Kids to help make this once in a [...]

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Five students from Palm Beach Lakes High School and two from Glades Central High School were selected as 2011 Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), this is a first in the school’s history. An estimated 23,000 students applied for the scholarship this year, but only 1,000 students were selected. From Palm Beach Lakes High School: Gadwin Stewart (3.65 GPA; [...]

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If you’ve ever visited the Media Center at North Grade Elementary School, then you’ve likely admired the fabulous mural of the Lake Worth pier, beach, and ocean.  It has adorned two walls of the library since 2003.  The esteemed artist, Mr. John Becker, started that project in November of 2002 and, after hundreds of hours [...]

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In one of the many celebrations of Earth Day (April 22), the School District partnered with its new recycling vendor, Southern Waste Systems (SWS), to provide seven teams of talented, local high school students that have transformed plain recycling containers into works of art along the mile-long stretch on PGA Boulevard that makes up PGA [...]

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As part of their Earth Day celebration, the students at Northmore Elementary School in West Palm Beach decorated paper grocery bags with colorful scenes of nature and “reminders” to make every day Earth Day!  The grocery bags were generously donated by Publix 212 (PGA & Military Trail in Palm Beach Gardens).  After the students, who [...]

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Timber Trace Elementary School will hold a flash mob in observance of World Book Day Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM at Downtown at the Gardens.  Timber Trace Elementary holds literacy in the forefront and the school wanted to celebrate in a fun and unusual way.  Students from kindergarten to fifth grade, including teachers, [...]

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In a Town Hall meeting format for the district’s final Graduation Symposium for FY 2011, students will bring educators and the community into their world through discussion of their perspectives and solutions to the critical issues of attendance, college/career readiness, discipline, suspension, graduation, dropouts, retentions, and parent involvement.  These critical issues mirror the challenges that the [...]

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