Adult Education Center Annual International Friendship Celebration

The Adult Education Center (AEC) will hold its 23rd Annual International Friendship Celebration on Thursday, March 15, 2012.  For this occasion, the center has scheduled a series of school-wide events to which media is hereby cordially invited. The celebration which will be attended by approximately 1000 students, faculty, administrative staff, school board officials and it [...]

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The Christa McAuliffe Middle School family is celebrating one of their own this week. Seventh-grader Cara Busheme spelled her way to the top as winner of Regional Scripps Spelling Bee held at St. Andrews School this past weekend in a grueling one- hour finale.  The enthusiastic student first won the Spelling Bee at her Boynton [...]

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Seventeen teams from Limestone Creek Elementary participated in the Battle of the Books sponsored by The School District of Palm Beach County.  Battle of the Books is a reading incentive competition that began in the 1940’s as a Chicago radio program and today is found in elementary, middle and high schools all across the United [...]

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The Eighth Wonder of the World – Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad premieres on The Education Network Sunday, March 4 at 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m..  Viewers can also watch encore performances all week long at the same times on Comcast Channel 234, and WXEL 42.4 (antenna viewers) in the evening airing. The 153-mile railroad from [...]

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 The Santaluces High School community has learned a major lesson during the last week: the action of two students can change the perception people have of a school with over 2,000 students enrolled. Student leaders aren’t sitting around waiting for the impact of the now infamous video featuring two girls making disparaging comments to pass.  [...]

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The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County in partnership with The Department of Safe Schools announces support for International STAND UP to Bullying Day. People across the world will join together in wearing a Pink Shirt Wednesday, February 29, demonstrating  a clear and non-confrontational message of resistance to bullies; identifying themselves as a source of [...]

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Gove Elementary School and Lakeside Medical Center present the 2nd Annual Fun Family Fitness for FCAT Success.   When? Thursday March 15th, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Where? Gove Elementary School – 900 S.E. Ave. “G”, Belle Glade, FL 33430.  The Fun Family Fitness for FCAT Success is a program fostering family involvement in preparing [...]

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Daniel Rodriguez, a senior in West Boca Raton High School’s Academy of Culinary Arts, has earned the distinction of being the first high school student to compete in the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Student of the Year National Competition. This event will be held at the ACF National Convention, July 14-17, 2012, Orlando, Florida. Daniel [...]

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Students from 13 counties across South Florida will be in attendance to learn how to speak to the media and use it to get their tobacco prevention message out on March 17, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the Palm Beach County Health Department’s Headquarters located at 800 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL.  The training [...]

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Math and engineering savvy students at Atlantic Community High School have come together to try their hand at designing and building an original robot, and have been given support from several businesses in the community, including JCPenney, Delray Industrial Park, and ICS Inc. Eagles Robotics may be a rookie team, but the work that these [...]

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Each year, more than 2,500 educators attend the annual School District of Palm Beach County’s Technology Conference. The conference will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Santaluces Community High School in Boynton Beach, FL. and this year’s theme is, “We Have an App for That: Innovative Teachers.” [...]

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This year more than 2400 students on 589 teams participated in the Online Battle of the Books sponsored by K-12 Curriculum, Library Media Services, Educational Technology and Instructional Technology between January 30, 2012 and February 10, 2012. Four hundred ninety-three teams from 39 elementary schools, 81 teams from 10 middle schools, and 15 teams from [...]

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Palm Beach Gardens High School Television, Film, and Radio Production Technology Magnet seniors Taylor Schwarz, Corey Ray, and Chase Elliott recently won the Region 3 Competition of the Act Out for Health: Healthy Kids and Kidcare Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest. The purpose of the contest is to spread the word about the state’s affordable [...]

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Palm Beach Gardens High School’s inaugural Swamp Stomp 5K Road Race will take place on Sunday, April 1st at 7:30 am on the Gardens Mall property, thanks to presenting sponsor The Gardens Mall. The race is a project of the sophomore Sports Management and Recreation Magnet students under the direction of their teacher, Mary Testa. [...]

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The Department of Choice and Career Options is happy to announce that Suncoast Community High School and Roosevelt Middle School have been recognized as 2012 Magnet Schools of Merit by Magnet Schools of America.   Suncoast High, one of 50 Magnet Schools of Excellence in the United States for 2012, has Dr. Linda Cartlidge as Principal [...]

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The School District of Palm Beach County is proud of the successful year-long business partnership with MacArthur Beach State Park and is pleased to announce that the collaboration will continue throughout 2012.  This partnership will be further enhanced with the grand opening and dedication of the Pew Family Natural Science Education Center, Nature Center, and [...]

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The Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Inc., the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc., and UnitedHealthcare of South Florida are pleased to announce 25 finalists for the 2012 William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ·         Lindy Carlisle – Belvedere Elementary ·         Nicole Crane – Elbridge Gale Elementary ·         Cynthia [...]

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A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive on March 6, 2012 to examine all aspects of the Palm Beach County School Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services, Chief James P. Kelly announced today.  The Palm Beach County School Police Department has to comply [...]

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Alcee L. Hastings, Congressman for District 23, which includes parts of Broward, Palm Beach, Hendry, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties will be visiting Wynnebrook Elementary on March 15, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.  The main purpose of his visit to the Title I school is to meet the students, teachers, administrators and staff members that everyday [...]

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The School District is excited about the success of its partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in efforts to increase community support and donations for local classrooms.  With the support of Wells Fargo, the partnership has raised close to $140,000 for Palm Beach County classrooms since the beginning of this school year. One [...]

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The Florida Fishing Academy, a nonprofit organization that uses fishing to teach valuable life lessons was recently highlighted on the NBC Nightly News.  Students from Santaluces High School and Village Academy, enrolled in the Fishing Academy, were interviewed by NBC news correspondent Mark Potter and featured in the story.  The “Making A Difference” segment titled [...]

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On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the 11th Annual Race for the Arts/Celebration of Young Artists will be held at Dreher Park South Trail in beautiful West Palm Beach, Florida, just south of the Palm Beach Zoo.   This event is designed to showcase the Fine Arts opportunities the students in Palm Beach County have and help [...]

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Spanish River High And PTSA Present ‘Race To Nowhere’  WHAT :       Race To Nowhere (Movie)  WHEN :      Thursday, March 1, 2012 – 6:00 PM  WHO :        Spanish River PTSA  WHERE :   Spanish River’s Countess de Hoernle Theater  WHY :         Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best [...]

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The voices of young, African American males will be heard during the panel discussion scheduled for early March at Bear Lakes Middle School.  High school students have been identified to participate as presenters during the discussion that will include topics such as History, Education, Character, and Careers.  We Read to Lead is the theme for [...]

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On February 21, 2012, the FDOE released a simulation of FY2011 school grades using the new FY2012 school grading rules.  The purpose of this simulation was to illustrate the potential impact of the proposed rule changes that include more rigorous standards for students and schools in FY2012.      The Department of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment prepared [...]

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