Former Student Returns To Elementary School To Produce Labor Of Love

Mason Hutchinson, a freshman at Jupiter High School and former Jr. Volunteer at Lighthouse Elementary wanted to give something back to the students of Lighthouse that he had enjoyed while attending Lighthouse Elementary.  The school had a small nature trail open to students that he had really been fond of.  While volunteering at Lighthouse, Mason [...]

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The students who publish the Dreyfoos School of the Arts publication  The Muse have racked up a boatload of awards in the 29th Annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association  (CSPA) Gold Circle Awards.  According to CSPA, “the Gold Circle Awards are offered to recognize superior work by student journalists usually as individuals but sometimes as an [...]

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Local businesses are donating much needed goods and services to Lincoln Elementary, a Title 1 school in Riviera Beach with over 500 students.  Chick-fil-A on Palm Beach Lakes Blvd in West Palm Beach, Pollo Campero in Boynton Beach, Lieutenant Futch from Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Gina Barron & Son of Boca Raton are [...]

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If you like cars, don’t miss Park Vista High Schools upcoming Auto Show! Hundreds of European and domestic classic, vintage, modern, and antique cars will be on display at the school’s fifth annual auto show Saturday, December 10, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. The show, scheduled for the school’s campus, will include trucks, luxury [...]

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Nine day ago, the students at Lighthouse Elementary School and Beacon Cove Intermediate embarked on an epic adventure with the Boosterthon Fun Run Team.  This unique fundraising program teaches students the value of fitness, leadership and character. The adventure culminated October 27th with an energetic Fun Run for all the students. The schools would like [...]

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  The School Board of Palm Beach County is considering changes to the current School Board Member residence areas and is seeking public input on the proposal.  A phone call-out went to all parents on October 26, 2011.  The contents of the call-out are below:   Hello. Please listen to this important message from Palm [...]

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Jupiter Middle School students were given this week a firsthand account of the rescue of Winter, the famous dolphin featured on the NBC Today Show, CNN, BBC, and in hundreds of newspapers around the world. Recently released in theatres, the “Dolphin Tale” movie originated with the amazing true story of Winter and the compassionate strangers [...]

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Take Stock in Children Palm Beach and Broward programs will present their inaugural “Strides For Education 5k” Walk/Run at 10 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 19 at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Campus. This premier event, with special guest host Keli Fulton, news anchor of WPTV 5, will be part of a statewide effort to raise college [...]

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Students in all Palm Beach County schools are encouraged to participate in the 2nd Annual Palm Beach County Alcohol Prevention Poster Contest. Posters will promote a positive underage drinking prevention message along with an educational fact.  The top six posters (two elementary, two middle, and two high schools) will receive $100 and their posters will be [...]

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Children throughout Palm Beach County will soon be reading the book titled Book! Book! Book! in connection with Families Read Together Month in November.  Public libraries in Palm Beach County will feature special programs tied to this year’s book by Deborah Bruss with illustrations by Tiphanie Becke.  The month long celebration of reading is a [...]

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Mothers and sons from Lighthouse Elementary School and Beacon Cove Intermediate School with gather, December 2nd, on the baseball fields at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter with their picnic baskets and sleeping bags for a movie under the stars.  Generously hosted by the Center for Brain Training, this annual event which starts at 5:00 PM [...]

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Thanks to a generous grant from The Salah Foundation and Chipotle, Sally Berenzweig, MEd, MA and Cherie Benjoseph, LCSW, the Founders of KidSafe Foundation – a 501(c) 3 nonprofit providing prevention education to adults and children – will present KidSafe Parent Seminar on November 2, 2011. The seminar objective is to teach parent how to [...]

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Palm Beach County’s 3rd Annual Learn Green Conference and Expo will take place on November 11, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. This conference and exposition for schools, hosted by Florida Atlantic University/Pine Jog Environmental Education Center and the School District of Palm Beach County, will give [...]

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World renowned authors Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy will be doing special presentations in several schools in Palm Beach County on November 2, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Santillana, the largest educational publisher in the Spanish-speaking world has invited the School District of Palm Beach County to participate in this very special [...]

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Tradewinds Middle School is celebrating diversity with 4th Annual Multicultural Fair. This activity is offering students, teachers and community members the opportunity to explore many diverse and rich cultures.  When? October 27, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.  Where? Tradewinds Middle School – 5090 S. Haverhill Rd. Greenacres, FL 33463. “This year we will have four days [...]

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Teachers, staff and students at Cypress Trails Elementary School were surprised by a visit from employees from Best Buy/Wellington who generously donated classroom supplies.  Chris Lopez, Manager; Daniel Larerda and Jeff Durivou, both Sales Representatives; visited the school with boxes of binders, folders, and other needed teacher supplies. “We know how important your jobs are [...]

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It’s FCAT Parent Night, November 3rd at Howell L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens and the school staff are saying, “Help Us Help Your Child.”  FCAT Parent Night begins at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria.  Dinner will be served and it is important parents attend. “This is an opportunity for parents to come [...]

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In October 2011 The Middle School of the Arts (MSOA) Foundation granted teachers’ wish lists for the 2011-2012 school year.  In 2010, Bak’s magnet budget was cut by 10%, significantly impacting the Artist in Residence Program it previously funded.  Artists in Residence provide individual and small group arts and music lessons – a vital component [...]

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On Thursday, October 27, 2011, Mrs. Straus’s fifth grade students will be decorating Halloween goodie bags for the pediatric patients at St. Mary’s Hospital.  In collaboration with David Tkac, the Administrative Director of the Child Life Program at St. Mary’s Hospital, the students will assemble (84) treat bags for the students whose illness has prevented [...]

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Are you strong in Math, Science, and Technology?  These academic areas are applied in all four magnet choices at Roosevelt Middle Magnet School.  Come visit the “A” school and speak with outstanding teachers about their programs in Environmental Science, Pre Medicine, Pre Engineering, and Technology.  Science Fair projects will be featured along with classroom projects [...]

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Students in all Palm Beach County schools are encouraged to participate in the 2nd Annual Palm Beach County Alcohol Prevention Poster Contest. Posters will promote a positive underage drinking prevention message along with an educational fact. The top six posters (two elementary, two middle, and two high schools) will be displayed on all school buses throughout [...]

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Bak Middle School of the Arts Principal, Elizabeth Kennedy, is among sixty-one outstanding elementary and middle school principals from across the nation and abroad that have been named as 2011 National Distinguished Principals (NDP) by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). The principals will be honored Oct. 21 at an awards banquet at [...]

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The School Board of Palm Beach County is considering redrawing of the School Board Member residence areas and is seeking public input on the proposal.  The changes to School Board Member residence areas come as a result of the 2010 Census and a desire to better balance population distribution among the 7 Board Member Districts.  [...]

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Jupiter Middle School of Technology is holding its annual Choice Program Open House Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM in the Cafetorium.  All prospective choice students and their parents are invited to attend and hear information from guidance, athletics, and administration.  They will learn firsthand about the choice program.  In addition, prospective parents and [...]

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Members of the Royal Palm Beach High School National Art Honor Society recently won 1st place at a Street Painting Contest at Art in the Gardens. The students painted with colored chalk a tribute to the American painter, printmaker and filmmaker, Andy Warhol.  Street painting is the performance art where the pavement of actual streets, [...]

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