Alex Dreyfoos Jr., School of Arts Benefactor to Announce Major Gift

The Alexander Dreyfoos High School of the Arts students are sure to be buzzing Thursday afternoon.  Long-time benefactor Alex Dreyfoos Jr. is showing up in person to address the student body and make an announcement that will mean some signficant improvements at the school. WHO:  Alex Dreyfoos Jr., (for whom the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School [...]

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Palm Beach Gardens High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students hosted the 2nd annual “Grove Park Elementary School Adopt-a-Child” event on December 1st.  The event took place at Grove Park Elementary located at 8330 N. Military Trail in Palm Beach Gardens. Palm Beach Gardens High has the largest FBLA chapter in the state [...]

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Imagine being a high school creative writing student and having the opportunity to discuss writing with one of the most famous, best-selling authors in the world. That is just the experience that 90 creative writing and journalism students at Dreyfoos School of the Arts will have this Thursday, December  1 at 12:30 p.m. when author [...]

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The students at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, an authorized World International Baccalaureate School, will participate in International Week Activities December 12th-December 22nd, 2011.  Students will travel around the world by participating in musical performances, projects and skits, learning and analyzing different cultures and countries around the world. Students will also have a chance to [...]

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The FSU College of Motion Picture Arts and the Digital Domain Institute (DDI) are holding an open information session for high school students, incoming college freshman and transfer students to learn about a new program for digital artists that will be offered here in West Palm Beach. The program offers a unique opportunity for students [...]

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The blockbuster musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be the largest, most dazzling show ever at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and seven Limestone Creek Elementary students are in the cast.   The show runs from November 29 through December 18. The musical is particularly unique because the Theatre has included 240 local children in [...]

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Students, parents, teachers, administrators and community members are invited to the School District’s Annual Fall Art Show: Rave Reviews. The exhibition features student artists from various schools around Palm Beach County. The art show will run from December 5th until December 14th with the opening reception on Wednesday, December 7th 5:00 – 7:00 PM at [...]

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The Wellington Community High School Advisory Council has invited local State Senators and Representatives to discuss the funding of public education (with a focus on high schools) for the 2012-2013 school year.  When? Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Where? Wellington Community High School Theater. 2101 Greenview Shores Boulevard, Wellington, FL 33414. For more information [...]

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Adrienne Whittemore, Speech-Language Pathologist at Cholee Lake Elementary, has been chosen by NASA to attend the NASA Tweetup event on November 23rd and November 26th for the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover aboard an Atlas V rocket.  The rover will go on a nearly 2 year mission and will arrive on Mars [...]

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In an effort to teach students the importance of giving as well as being thankful this time of year, the Poinciana STEM Magnet Elementary School held again this year, their annual Thanksgiving ‘Food for Families Drive’.  Students were encouraged to bring in canned food, dry goods and frozen turkeys to help families within our school [...]

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The National Junior Honor Society at Independence Middle School, along with the Student Council, decided it was very important to give back to the community through a community service project.  WPTV’s Food For Families drive has been their community service project for the past three years.  Each year the school has collected more and more [...]

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As part of their community outreach to organizations in the community, on November 29th U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts Gold Orchestra and Kinsey Singers will be performing at Downtown at the Gardens.  All proceeds from the token machine of the beautiful carousel at Downtown at the Gardens will help in the fundraising [...]

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From Aluminum and Arsenic to Radium and Zirconium, fifth graders at Freedom Shores Elementary School will be forming a Human Periodic Table of Elements, Tuesday, November 22, at 8:30 a.m. on the school’s blacktop. Science teacher Shirley Kleintop said the 160 fifth graders at Freedom Shores have been involved in a variety of activities and [...]

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The Polo Park Student Council raised over $5000.00 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma foundation during its Light the Night campaign. The students along with several teachers from Polo Park joined forces and raised the money to help support the cause. The Light the Night walk is held each year to raise money and show support [...]

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The Fisher House Club from Suncoast High School will be serving lunch to Veterans and their families at the West Palm Beach Fisher House. The Fisher House Foundation provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers. Congressman Alan West is scheduled to attend.  According to Jacob [...]

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The School Board of Palm Beach County invites all district employees and stakeholders to a farewell tribute to Superintendent Bill Malone on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center – Board Room, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.  For employees who will arrive [...]

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Juniors and Seniors in each of the five Magnet programs at Palm Beach Gardens Community High School: Global Business and Entrepreneurship, Pre-Medicine, Sports Management and Recreation, Television and Film Production Technology, and Tourism, Hospitality, and Resort Management will participate in the February 2, 2012 Groundhog Job Shadowing Day. The Five Star Magnet Program would like [...]

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The Board of Palm Beach County Commissioners has declared that Friday, November 18, 2011 be recognized as Ethics Awareness Day in Palm Beach County. The observance is also a  collaborative partnership between the School District and Palm Beach State College. The School Board issued a proclamation on November 2, 2011 and  Superintendent Wayne Gent is [...]

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The Sunshine State Scholar Program began sixteen years ago through the efforts of the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Education Foundation, and Florida universities. The goals of this program are to recognize student achievement and to increase the number of students with outstanding mathematics and science credentials who choose to attend Florida colleges and [...]

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Steve Hartman of 60 Minutes and CBS Evening News will be filming at Suncoast High School’s Friday night production of Romeo and Juliet.  They became highly interested in doing a piece on the show and the theatre department after reading reviews which called Romeo and Juliet a “stellar production with a brilliant crew” and the [...]

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The Glade View Faculty and Staff recently acknowledged parents and business partners for their continued support. At the conclusion of the regularly scheduled School Advisory Council, families and business partners were served an early Thanksgiving dinner and provided updates in regards to the academic status of the school as well as the professional development opportunities [...]

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On Tuesday November 22, 2011, Bits N’ Pieces Puppet Theatre will be bringing its giant puppet musical Peter Rabbit to Egret Lake Elementary School. This toe-tapping classical musical production features four towering nine foot-tall dancing puppets, live actor Holli Rubin and a host of other singing and dancing characters. Students will be chosen to participate [...]

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Students all over Palm Beach County are planning and preparing their projects for the upcoming 55th Annual Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair.  School fairs are being held and regional selections are being made by individual schools in anticipation of the largest academic event held in Palm Beach County each year. Secondary Science Program [...]

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A Comedy Sure to Keep Audiences Laughing in Their Seats! Get ready for laughs and life-lessons as Spanish River High School proudly announces its fall main stage theatrical production of God’s Favorite by comedic genius and playwright Neil Simon.  In classic Simon fashion, God’s Favorite is a comedy loosely based on the Book of Job [...]

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Fair Housing: We are All Part of the Puzzle is the theme of this year’s annual Fair Housing Month Media Contest. Students are urged to create a poster, write an essay, or produce a video that emphasizes the fact that it is against the law to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing because of someone’s [...]

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