U.B. KINSEY/PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY TEACHER COLLABORATES IN NATIONAL CURRICULUM PROJECT

Dr. Lavina Draper, Social Studies and Writing teacher at U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts will be attending the George Washington Teachers’ Institute this summer to collaborate on a national curriculum project and study George Washington’s life at his 18th century estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Additionally, Dr. Draper will share her expertise and [...]

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Bak Middle School of the Arts Band students traveled to Chicago in early May and performed in the World Strides Heritage festival. The students were competing with 12 high schools and scored Gold (90pts and higher) in every category. Bak students won:  Adjudicators Gold Award for Jazz  Adjudicators Gold Award Advanced Band Outstanding Jazz- Gold [...]

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John I. Leonard senior Alexander Rubio  is headed to Anaheim, California and will represent the State of Florida at the National Leadership Conference of the Future Business Leaders of America.  Rubio outscored all the other competitors in the state in his category at the Florida Future Business Leaders of America Leadership Conference held in Orlando [...]

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  West Palm Beach, Fla., May 24, 2013 — With the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) today releasing the FY2013 Grades 4, 8, and 10 FCAT Writing and Grade 3 FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics results, the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) has seen a number of positive performance gains. The students should [...]

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Dawn DeWitt, Science Teacher, and SECME Coordinator and Department Instructional Leader at Palm Springs Middle School has been named the 2013 SECME National Teacher of the Year. Each year SECME, Inc. (formerly the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering) recognizes outstanding K-12 educators who have demonstrated leadership ability in advancing student development and outcomes in the [...]

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This is the 18th year that the West Palm Beach Rotary Club, a Business Partner with the School District of Palm Beach County donated bikes to deserving students attending 14 elementary schools in West Palm Beach.  On April 30, 2013 the West Palm Beach Rotary Club gave 29 bikes and safety helmets to students selected by their [...]

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Students and parents at Limestone Creek Elementary, with the help of Jackie Gaines from Brushstrokes & More, recently painted a mural on the side of a portable building on campus.  The project was spearheaded by the Limestone Creek Green Team with the goal of beautifying the campus. Many students submitted designs for the mural which [...]

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Suncoast Community High School and John F. Kennedy Middle School are proud to announce that they are now authorized as an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.  The Middle Years Programme is a five year program beginning with grade six and ending with grade 10, and Suncoast and Kennedy will work together to implement this program thus [...]

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Deputy Sheriffs Delaura, Dieujuste and Kirkham, members of the Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Unit in Concept Homes, conducted a “Take 25″ presentation at Indian Pines Elementary School. This program is a grassroots safety initiative created in honor of National Missing Children’s Day. Annually honored on May 25th, this day serves as a reminder to the [...]

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Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, has designated Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts as a 2013-2015 Exemplary School. . Created to highlight a school’s commitment to excellence, this designation is presented to an Arts Schools Network member school in recognition of its efforts to evaluate strategically [...]

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  The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued a proclamation declaring May, Prevent Teen Pregnancy Month.  Shavel Brown and Nikievia Isom, members of Women of Tomorrow from Boynton Beach High School accepted the Proclamation.  The Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program mission is to inspire, motivate and empower at-risk young women to live up to [...]

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Students at Jupiter Elementary recently participated in the school’s Second Annual Green Week with special events to honor the environment and teach students ways to conserve.  “This has become a wonderful opportunity to teach our children the importance of respecting the environment and how each one of us can make a difference,” said Principal Daniel Smith. [...]

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Allamanda Elementary, in collaboration with the District’s Wellness Promotion Task Force, is proud to become the first and only school in Palm Beach County designated as a Health and Wellness campus.  Striving to educate the whole child, with an increased focus in the area of fitness and nutrition, Allamanda Elementary will be offering many opportunities for students, teachers, and families [...]

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The County Council of PTA/PTSA held its annual awards event last week designed to thank all 58 units from across the county for their hard work, important programs, and dedication they provide to members.  PTA President Jen Martinez said the organization is fortunate to have dedicated members. “We’re extremely lucky to have such wonderful leaders [...]

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Jennifer Seidenstucker, Treasurer at Eagles Landing Middle School was recently honored as one of five finalists for Florida’s 2013 School-Related Employee of the the Year.  Florida Commissioner of Education, Tony Bennett and Florida Chancellor of Public Schools, Pam Stewart along with other education leaders from around the state recognized the finalists at a reception at LEGOLAND [...]

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U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts Gold Orchestra and Kinsey Singers performed at the Atlanta Heritage Festival along with other middle and high schools from all over the country on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Both musical groups earned a rating of “Gold”. The orchestra also won 1stplace in the orchestra division and the chorus [...]

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Stephanie Berra, Inngide Osirus, Raoul Dolcine Jr. and Concha Prieto are among the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the GMS Class of 2013 in the United States. Their outstanding leadership, academic achievement and community service accomplishments contributed to the selection of this prestigious national scholarship.  More than 54,000 students applied, making this year the largest [...]

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Egret Lake Elementary School will be hosting Egret Idol Season 3 featuring performances by 120 students.  When? Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.   Where? Egret Lake Elementary Cafeteria -  5115 47th Place N., West Palm Beach, FL 33417.  Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the Egret Lake Elementary Chorus will open the [...]

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The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. was awarded the Non-Profit of the Year/Health & Human Services by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. “We are thrilled to be recognized by the Chamber for our efforts on behalf of the School District of Palm Beach County. As we enter our 30th year this award [...]

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Students from five Palm Beach County secondary schools have been invited to attend the 2013 Florida Green, Energy, and Climate Conference on May 22, 2013 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.  These schools were selected due to their commitment to environmental education and the outstanding environmental programs in place at their schools.  The following schools will [...]

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The School District of Palm Beach County, Single School Culture © Initiatives, hosted the 2nd Annual School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SwPBS) Schools Showcase at the Safe Schools Institute in Boca Raton on May 16th.  The Showcase provided school teams across the county the opportunity to share SwPBS best practices with each other and display school pride. More [...]

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Berkshire Elementary is alive with excitement of global proportion as it prepares for its first school wide “World’s Fair” this Friday, May 24, beginning at 9:00 A.M.  A yearlong mission has taken students and teachers at the large, culturally diverse, dual language elementary school to new and fascinating places while bringing them closer together as [...]

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Palm Beach County high school students will be simultaneously entertained and recruited  by world-famous Florida A&M University Department of Music Ensembles when they visit Palm Beach Lakes Community High School on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. on the final stop of their Recruitment and Outreach Tour – “Working Together to STOP Hazing.”  The [...]

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Palm Beach Central High School Physics teacher Stuart Greydanus recently received the 2013 MIT Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award. The award was given by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the MIT Alumni Club of Palm Beach.  Mr. Greydanus was nominated by former student Justin Martinez, who is now studying at MIT. The annual [...]

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West Palm Beach, Fla., May 20, 2013 — Students and teachers from Melaleuca Elementary School will gather together in a special ceremony to honor those who died during the Holocaust and to pledge their commitments to human rights for all.  When? Friday, May 24th, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.   Where? Melaleuca Elementary School – 5759 W. [...]

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