District Employee Recognized by American Lung Association
Chris Skerlec, Director of Environmental & Conservation Services at the School District of Palm Beach County has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Community Partner award by the American Lung Association. Mr. Skerlec has partnered since 2000 with the American Lung Association in the Asthma Friendly Schools Program in efforts to reduce asthma [...]
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JFK Middle Site Coordinator Wins Community In Schools Unsung Heroes Award
Bobby Valcin, site coordinator at JFK Middle School, is one of the five winners of the Community In Schools (CIS) Unsung Heroes Award. This award celebrates the amazingly dedicated individuals who bring to life CIS’ core values exemplified by personalism, coordination, accountability, persistence, equality, and by connecting with children every day to prove that people [...]
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South Intensive Transition Students Meet and Greet Celebrity Russell Simmons
Students from South Intensive Transition joined more than 300 students, parents, community leaders and members of the public who recently welcomed notable entrepreneur Russell Simmons to Palm Beach County. Principal Voncia Haywood worked with Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)/Youth Services Graduation/Career Coach Alma Horne and Pyramids Bookstore owner Akbar Watson to facilitate access for the [...]
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South Intensive Students Attend Men of Excellence Gala
Several students from the South Intensive Transition School recently found themselves in the midst of nearly 1,000 participants of the Men of Excellence Awards Gala in West Palm Beach which featured celebrity social justice activist Reverend Al Sharpton. The Convention Center event featured awards to outstanding men for going above and beyond providing extraordinary service [...]
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Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility Spring Graduation
Eighteen students completed high school and graduated from the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility (PBJ) during recent ceremonies. Keynote speaker Bradley J. Harper of Olds, Stephens, and HarperLaw Firm used his unique talents and knowledge to inspire the graduating students with words of wisdom marked by a challenge to continue an upward path. Attorney Harper [...]
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Delray Full Service Center Provides Free GED Orientation
WHAT : Free GED Orientation WHEN : June 28, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM WHO : Delray Full Service Center Staff WHERE : Delray Full Service Center, Media Center 301 Southwest 14th Avenue Delray Beach, Florida 33444 WHY : There is no question about it, having your high school diploma will open many doors for you throughout [...]
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Costco, Office Depot Foundation and Wells Fargo Recognized For Outstanding Support Of Education
Costco, Office Depot Foundation and Wells Fargo were touted last week as three of the top businesses in the state for supporting and advancing Florida’s public education system. The recognition occurred as a part of the 2012Commissioner’s Business Recognition Awards ceremony, held by the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Education Foundation. Florida’s Education [...]
KEC/Canal Point Elementary News Club Proves to be Top in the State
A video created by KEC/Canal Point Elementary’s KEC TV news club placed 2nd in the 2012 Florida School Boards Association’s Video Contest. Placing in this contest is one of the biggest accomplishments for the school’s video production program since this was the first time the school entered a video contest where they competed against Middle [...]
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Hammock Pointe Elementary, Home To NASA Artifact
Three years ago, 4th Grade Hammock Pointe Elementary School teacher Julie Belford applied for a NASA artifact via a website that she received from her Principal Carol Crilley. It was unknown whether Ms. Belford and her school in West Boca Raton would receive the item. She applied to receive a “leading edge” which protects the [...]
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SUNSPRA Awards 20 Sunshine Medallion Awards-Palm Beach County Takes Two “Best Of Show”
The Sunshine State School Public Relations Association (SUNSPRA) announced its annual winners of Sunshine Medallion awards, in Tampa on June 13. The presentations were made at the opening session of the 2012 Florida Association of School Administrators by SUNSPRA President Dylan Thomas (Orange County) and President-elect Joe Landon (Collier County). Twenty awards were given, of [...]
School District of Palm Beach County Leadership Team Earns “Master Board” Distinction
The distinction of “Master Board” is being awarded to The School District of Palm Beach County leadership team – School Board Members and Superintendent E. Wayne Gent – by the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) at its Annual Spring Conference, June 13 through June 15, 2012, in Tampa. The School District’s leadership team follows [...]
Limestone Creek Wins Fairy Tale Principal Reading Challenge
Limestone Creek’s Fairy Tale Principal Reading Challenge was held earlier this month. The yearly, Reading Challenge goal was 78,000 Reading Counts points. Students, kindergarten through fifth grade, finished the school year with 87,282 Reading Counts points. Top readers from each grade level raced against the fairy tale villains, Principal Sue Gibbs or Vice Principal Kelly [...]
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Plumosa Becomes School District’s Fourth Gold School
With Plumosa School of the Arts achieving LEED Gold Certification, the School District now has more schools that have earned this designation than any other school district in Florida. Pine Jog Elementary, Everglades Elementary and Northboro Elementary have also achieved the prestigious LEED Gold Certification. C. O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary and Hope-Centennial Elementary have been awarded [...]
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Juilliard Expands Partnership With Middle School Of The Arts Foundation
The world-renowned Juilliard School partnered with the Middle School of the Arts (MSOA) Foundation at Bak for a Jazz Residency in June of 2011. In response to the program’s tremendous success Juilliard is repeating, and expanding its programming at the award winning Bak MSOA. In November of 2011 Juilliard’s TOOMAI quintet offered a Strings Residency [...]
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Superintendent Gent Acknowledges District’s Top Ten National Ranking In African-American And Hispanic Student Graduation Rates
Florida DOE, Education Week Publish Graduation Rates “It is gratifying to see the hard work of our teachers, staff and Board pay off for our students in one of the highest graduation rates in the nation. Closing the achievement gap and raising graduation rates of our African American, Hispanic and all students have been [...]
District Transportation Services to Conduct Glades Evacuation Drill
Palm Beach County School District transportation officials will conduct a Western Area Evacuation Plan Exercise on Friday, June 8, 2012, at 7:00 a.m. This annual exercise is designed to simulate functions associated with evacuating the western area communities of Palm Beach County in the event of a breach of the Lake Okeechobee Dike. Transportation officials [...]
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John I Leonard’s Medical Academy Honored
Students in the Medical Academy at John I. Leonard High School received a trophy recently for literally giving of themselves: they donated a total of 183 pints of blood to the Community Blood Centers of Florida. The organization honored them for holding the largest blood drive of the school year and named them Student Committee [...]
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Florida Public Service Union Poster Contest Winners Announced
Suncoast High School Senior Emana Sheikh took first place ($500) in the first annual “Make a Difference” poster contest sponsored by Florida Public Service Union (FPSU). The contest awarded $1,000 to three students for artwork centered on how non-instructional employees like bus drivers, custodians and food service workers make a difference. Park Vista High School [...]
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Jupiter Elementary Students Paint Mural with Support of Local Businesses
Thanks to the support of local businesses, Jupiter Elementary School was able to paint a “Native American-Loxahatchee River Mural”. The mural was drawn and painted by fifth grade students under the supervision of Melody DePasquale, Art Teacher. A young boy delightfully finds a tortoise while his sister gently cradles a baby rabbit. Their mother admires [...]
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2012 Beginning Teachers of the Year and Mentor Teachers of the Year Honored For Outstanding Performance
The Annual Beginning Teacher of the Year and Mentor Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony took place at Fulton-Holland Education Services Center June 5th. The Department of Professional Development and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. co-sponsored the event in support of first year teachers and mentors. The awards were presented to elementary, [...]
North Palm Beach Elementary To Move To Temporary Site While School Is Being Rebuilt
In preparation for the upcoming school modernization project, North Palm Beach Elementary will be temporarily located at the previous site of D. D. Eisenhower Elementary. Transportation will be provided for all K-5 students. The temporary site is located 4 miles north of the current site. The move will be facilitated by the School District Facilities [...]
Palm Beach County Schools Receive Grants from Laura Bush Foundation
Cholee Lake Elementary, Indian Pines Elementary and Starlight Cove Elementary will be receiving up to $5,000 awarded by the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries selected 238 school libraries from across the country to receive $1,126,315 in grants for [...]
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Student Volunteers Paint Mural at Palms West Hospital
Students from the Seminole Ridge Community High School chapter of the National Honors Society were invited by the administration at Palms West Hospital in Royal Palm Beach to design and paint the mural for the children’s dayroom during the weekend of June 8th, 9th and 10th 2012. One of the main goals of the National [...]
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Palm Beach Students Outperform Florida At Most Grades In Mathematics And Science
Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent says he is “very pleased” with the performance of students and teachers on the just-released results for FCAT 2.0 Reading at grades 3-10, FCAT 2.0 Mathematics at grades 4-8, and FCAT Science for grades 5 and 8. ”The main point is that Palm Beach students outperformed Florida at most grades in [...]
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U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts Travels to New York and Brings Home the Gold
The 4th and 5th Grade Kinsey Singers and Gold Orchestra from U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts traveled to New York City during the 2012 Memorial Day Weekend to perform in the Worldstrides Heritage Performance. The Kinsey Singers were awarded “Gold Rating” by the Choral Judges, and were invited to perform in the [...]
