School District Creates Lessons, Activities For Students Unable To Return To School Due To Tropical Storm Flooding
The School District has prepared a series of academic activities for students in Loxahatchee and The Acreage at all grade levels, Kindergarten through 12, who have been unable to return to school due to road flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac. These activities are designed to help students maintain their academic skills as they await the reopening [...]
Sixth Annual Business MatchMaker Conference and Expo Set for Palm Beach Gardens
The 2012 Palm Beach Partners Business Matchmaker Conference & Expo kicks off with continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Friday, November 9 at the Double Tree by Hilton & Executive Meeting Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The primary goal of this one-day event is to bring state, county, and local government agencies, major corporations, and small businesses [...]
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Benoist Farms Elementary Hosts Clothing Drive for Families
Benoist Farms Elementary families are being invited to the media center to pick out items from the clothing drive on August 31, 2012 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Lauren Rogers, Parent Liaison at Benoist Farms, came up with the idea of a clothing drive when she had extra clothes to donate and didn’t know who to [...]
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Sunrise Park Is On “Target” For A Great School Year!
Grants From Target Corporation Help Arts And Tutorial Program Sunrise Park Elementary School recently received two grants from the Target Corporation, each for $2,000.00. The first grant will be used to fund the Afterschool art program called “R.I.S.E. (Respect and Responsibility Invites a Safe Environment) through the Arts.” Under the guidance of art teacher, [...]
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Cholee Lake Elementary Teacher Recognized For Dedication and Professionalism
Rafael Rodriguez, Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher at Cholee Lake Elementary has been selected as a “Catapult Learning Education Spotlight” educator. The purpose of this recognition is to honor some of the most dedicated teachers and education professionals. “Those of us who have had the privilege of seeing what an outstanding teacher Mr. Rodriguez is, as [...]
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Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries To West Palm Beach Elementary Schools
The Rotary Club of West Palm Beach has been doing community service projects for over 93 years. The Dictionary Project benefitting the School District of Palm Beach County is one of its all-time favorites. In September, the Club will start its eighth year delivering a dictionary to every third grader in 14 West Palm Beach [...]
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The School District Of Palm Beach County Receives Its Fifth Consecutive Achievement Of Excellence In Procurement Award
The School District’s Purchasing Department has earned the 17th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2012. The District is one of only twenty government agencies in Florida and one of only seventeen school districts in the United States to receive the award. The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award recognizes organizational excellence in [...]
The School District Of Palm Beach County And UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions Promote Health Literacy Amongst Hispanics In Palm Beach County
The Hispanic/Latino community continues to grow and has specific preferences, especially when it comes to medical attention and health care. To assist with these preferences, the School District of Palm Beach County has partnered with UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions to help promote health literacy among Hispanics in Palm Beach County. The School District is installing [...]
Students Ready For New School Year After Attending Summer Enrichment Programs
While most students spent their summer sleeping late, more than 100 students from area schools set their alarms and woke with the sun. Students at Lake Shore Middle, Atlantic High, Boynton Beach High, Lake Worth High, Santaluces High, Palm Beach Gardens High, Palm Beach Lakes High, and Royal Palm Beach High schools benefited from Advanced [...]
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Against The Odds: Ceremony Set For 100 Students Who Overcame Challenges To Graduate
One hundred Palm Beach County high school students who overcame major personal and academic barriers over the last year to receive their high school diploma will don caps and gowns and be recognized at a special graduation ceremony. The ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m., Saturday, August 25, in the Duncan Theatre, Palm Beach State [...]
Liberty Park Elementary Hosts Back to School Skate Night
Liberty Park Elementary School Safety Patrols are sponsoring a Back to School Skate Night on Friday, August 24th from 7:00 PM – 9:45 PM. The group is raising money for the annual Washington, D.C. trip. Skate Night is at the Atlantis Skateway, 3100 Jog Road, Greenacres, Florida, just south of 10th Avenue North. Friends and [...]
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Elementary Speech-Language Pathologist Featured in National Publication
Brian Zimmerman, Speech-language pathologist and KEC TV News Director at Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary is being featured in the latest edition of the ASHA Leader, a monthly publication for the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). View the ASHA Leader Article Mr. Zimmerman is being recognized for his efforts and for giving a [...]
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What’s New for School District Departments and Schools in 2012-2013?
The What’s New in School District Depatments and Schools in 2012-2013 is continuously updated as new information is received and is available on the Community website at http://www.palmbeachschools.org/Community/PDFs/Whatsnew2012-13.pdf
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Jupiter High Freshman Collects School Supplies For Middle School Students
This summer 15 year old Dominick Avallone wasn’t playing computer games or hanging out at the beach. The incoming freshman at Jupiter Community High School was hard at work on a project to help less fortunate children. For a Boy Scout Eagle project Dominick collected school supplies and backpacks for middle school students. Earlier this [...]
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Teachers Of The Gifted Attend Conference, “Gifted Shines Brightly in Palm Beach County”
“Gifted Shines Brightly in Palm Beach County” is a conference for teachers of the gifted in the north county area presented by 26 north/central area teachers of the gifted. The conference was held at Beacon Cove Intermediate School August 16, 2012, in three breakout sessions. The invitations to present at this conference followed Exceptional Student [...]
Local Fathers and Men To Participate In “The Million Father March”
The Black Educators Caucus of Palm Beach County is organizing for the second year in Palm Beach County “The Million Father March,” a national effort to encourage fathers and men to take their children to school on the first day and to commit to supporting their education. The first day of school is Monday, August [...]
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School Board of Palm Beach County Meets at Lynn University – Aug. 22 Meeting to Highlight Presidential Debate, Debate-related K-12 Curriculum
The School Board of Palm Beach County’s 5 p.m., Aug. 22 meeting will take place in Lynn University’s Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL , 33431, the site of the Oct. 22 presidential debate. The School Board, which rarely holds meetings at community venues like Lynn’s Wold Performing Arts Center, wants [...]
“Like” Us on Facebook and “Follow” Us on Twitter
The School District of Palm Beach County’s Public Affairs Department has launched a Facebook fan page and Twitter account in an effort to enhance the district’s educational presence and public engagement. Parents, students, employees and community members will now be receiving important and interesting information about schools events, activities, scholarships, graduation and much more by [...]
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Danny Forster – Discovery Education Channel Host – Kicks Off 2012 Palm Beach County Science Symposium
Danny Forster, chief architecture and engineering expert for Discovery Education and host of the SCIENCE series Build It Bigger, will address more than 1,000 science teachers to kick off the 2012 Palm Beach County Science Symposium that will take place on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Park Vista High [...]
School Board General Counsel Reelected To Bar Association Leadership
School Board General Counsel Sheryl G. Wood, Esq. has been re-elected for a three-year term to serve on the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Executive Council. The election took place in Chicago at the Bar’s Annual Meeting. The President of the Florida Bar, Scott G. Hawkins, nominated Mrs. Wood. It [...]
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Palm Beach County Earns Academically High-Performing School District Designation
The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) has achieved recognition as one of the 2011-2012 Academically High-Performing School Districts by the State Board of Education. Based on the latest release of school and district grades, SDPBC is one of 19 districts in the state of Florida that successfully met all eligibility criteria. The School [...]
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John F. Kennedy Middle School Students To Enjoy New Cafeteria
The School Food Service Department is always looking for ways to improve the way students perceive and receive their school meals. The unveiling of the facility will take place on August 15, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m at John F. Kennedy Middle School – 1901 Avenue “S” Riviera Beach, FL 33404. Students, teachers [...]
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Jupiter Teacher Spends Summer Performing Cutting-Edge Science
Veteran teacher Linda Pike, of Jupiter Middle School of Technology, spent her summer doing extreme science at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee. She learned how to examine nanomaterials using state-of-the-art technology. “This has been an incredible, wonderful experience,” said Ms. Pike, who has been teaching in Palm Beach County for 23 years. [...]
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Educator Named Teacher of the Year for Engineering
Third grade gifted teacher Nancy Bourne of Beacon Cove Intermediate has been named the 2012 Florida Engineering Society (FES) K-12 Teacher of the Year for Engineering. The award will be presented on Friday, August 10, 2012 in Orlando at the FES Annual Summer Conference. Mrs. Bourne and her school will be presented with $500 checks [...]
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Local Schools Artwork Highlighted at “Art Arribada at the Gardens Mall”
Various teams of talented high school students transformed unpainted, fiberglass sea turtle sculptures into works of art that will be displayed and available for public vote at the The Gardens Mall Grand Court beginning Friday, August 10, 2012 through Wednesday, August 15, 2012. The participating schools are: W.T. Dwyer High School Lake Worth High School [...]
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