TEACHERS FROM POINCIANA ELEMENTARY AND ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NASA MICROGRAVITY EXPERIENCE PROJECT
West Palm Beach, Fla., May 17, 2013 — A team made up of four teachers from Poinciana Elementary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Magnet School, and one teacher from Atlantic High School have been selected by NASA to build an experiment that they will conduct with their students this spring, and then fly on [...]
PALM BEACH COUNTY STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIPS FROM EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION AND DR. BERNARD HARRIS
Lorena Benitez, from Atlantic High School is the recipient of the 2013 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship by the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS). She was one of four students selected from several hundred applicants for their academic performance, leadership qualities and community involvement. The scholarship program was created by former [...]
BOOK GIVEAWAY AT BOYNTON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO ENCOURAGE READING OVER THE SUMMER
Donors To Provide More Than 2,000 Books And Bags To Nearly 600 Boynton Beach Students WHAT: More than 600 students at Forest Park Elementary School in Boynton Beach will “shop” for summer reading books. Each student will be able to select three new or gently used books to encourage reading during the summer. More than [...]
Del Prado Elementary Students Honor National Foster Care Month
Students at Del Prado Elementary School wore blue on May 3 in recognition of National Foster Care month. Del Prado PTA and the administration paired with Best Foot Forward, a local agency providing educational advising and advocacy to foster youth, to bring awareness to the issue. Donna Biase, co-Founder of Best Foot Forward, spoke to [...]
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South Intensive Transition School’s Literacy Leadership Team Attends State Conference
South Intensive Transition School recently selected three teachers and one administrator to attend the Secondary Reading Council of Florida (SRCFL) 19th Annual State Conference from May 10-11, 2013 at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Hotel in Fort Myers, FL. SpringBoard English Language/Reading teachers Monique Lambrou and Jacqueline Major, High School Department Chair/Social Science teacher Amy McGregor-Rick [...]
Poinciana Elementary Stem Magnet Brings Home Science Winners In Two Events
Poinciana Elementary, a STEM magnet elementary school, proves its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math expertise with several extraordinary student awards at end of year events. Poinciana had three overall winners in the 2013 Palm Beach County District Science Fair: · 3rd Grader Coleman Longwater won third place overall for his project on Magnets in Different Temperatures [...]
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School District To Open ‘Greenest School In The Galaxy’
World-Class Galaxy Elementary E3 Choice School To Focus On Energy, Environment & Engineering With A Challenging Curriculum On school opening day, Monday, August 19, 2013, the South Area of Palm Beach County will be the location for the Greenest School in the Galaxy, the new Galaxy E3 Choice School. Replacing a 53-year old school building, the [...]
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May 2013 Haitian Heritage Month Essay Contest Winners Announcement
The Haitian Heritage Month Essay Contest Committee is proud to announce the winners of this year’s contest. First Place: Gasline Teresa Deslouches, Forest Hill High School, 12th grade Second Place: Adlertha Similien, Toussaint L’Ouverture High School, 12th grade Third Place: Felipe Bomeny, A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, 10th grade Gasline Teresa Delouches, first place winner, demonstrated outstanding thinking and writing skills [...]
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Local Student Selected To Talk At TEDxDelrayBeach
Anti-Bullying Project Initiator Speaks To Worldwide Audience Rebecca Zerbo, a seventh grade student at Eagles Landing Middle School, was selected as one of the prestigious speakers at the TEDxDelrayBeach event on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Delray Beach Center for Arts. The student entrepreneur, who initiated the award-winning ‘Positive Pocket’ initiative to fight bullying, [...]
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A Day Of Inclusion At Sunrise Park Elementary
Special Needs Students To Share Their Experiences With Other Students Where: Sunrise Park Elementary School 19400 Coral Ridge Dr. Boca Raton, Fl 33486 When: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Time: 7:45 am – 12:00 pm Sunrise Park, a fully included elementary school, has invited 8 young people to come to their school to [...]
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South Intensive Transition School Receives Green School of Promise Designation
South Intensive Transition School has received the Green School of Promise designation by the Green Schools Recognition Program (GSRC) for its steps to improving sustainability. The program serves to encourage cultures of sustainability within school communities and recognizes K-12 public and private schools that have made strides in: Using the outdoors as a learning environment [...]
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Americorps Partnership Provides Graduation Coaches, Tutors For Students
A recently-approved Literacy Americorps Palm Beach County Cooperative Agreement is expected to result in more students graduating from high school in Palm Beach County. The School Board-approved agreement provides for five (5) AmeriCorps members who will serve as graduation coaches at the following high schools. • Boynton Beach Community High School • Forest Hill Community High School • John I. [...]
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Boca Raton Community High Student Wins Annenberg Scholarship
Isabelle Tersio, an eleven grade student at Boca Raton Community High School in Boca Raton, is one of ten high school students across the nation to receive the Annenberg Scholarship. The Leonore Annenberg Scholarship, Fellowship and School Funds announced the 2013 recipients of $3.9 million in grants at an event at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, April 17. The [...]
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School District Of Palm Beach County Recognized for Going Green
District Wins Green Ribbon Award The School District of Palm Beach County today announced that it has taken home the National Green Ribbon award recognizing sustainability efforts. The announcement that correlates with Earth Week was awarded to the District by officials from the U.S. Department of Education. The recognition award is part of a larger [...]
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Robotics Team Headed To World Festival
Don Estridge High Tech Middle School’s lego robotics team called “Taz Bot RENEGADES” combined teamwork, research and creative thinking to surpass 47 other teams in winning the Champions Award at the FIRST® LEGO League (FLL) Florida State Tournament that was held on March 3rd at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. The Don Estridge team [...]
Ahoy! South Intensive Students Sail to FCAT 2.0/EOC Treasure Island
South Intensive Transition School discovered a creative way to motivate and inspire students to succeed on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0 and End-of-Course (EOC) exams. Students, teachers, administrators and behavioral intervention associates (BIA) presented a motivational student assembly on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. to boost student confidence and share tips [...]
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New And Improved School Board Meeting Agenda Website To Debut
The School District is implementing a new software product called BoardDocs, to manage School Board meetings and agendas. According to BoardDocs, “Its paperless services allow organizations to significantly improve the way they create and manage board packets, access information and conduct meetings.” Important information about BoardDocs includes: The April 24th School Board workshop will be [...]
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Author Harvey Oyer III To Meet With Sandpiper Shores Elementary Fourth Graders
Fourth graders at Sandpiper Shores Elementary School in Boca Raton are buzzing with excitement at the thought of meeting author Harvey Oyer III on Thursday, May 9. The author of a district-adopted novel, The Last Egret, and a fifth-generation Floridian, will meet with students in the cafeteria to give a special presentation. This event will [...]
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Palm Beach County To Celebrate Haitian Heritage During The Month Of May 2013
May is Haitian Heritage Month. Several events will take place to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month again this year in Palm Beach County. The month-long series of activities will begin on May 1st, at 6:00 PM, with an Opening Ceremony and Reception at Toussaint L’Ouverture High School for Arts and Social Justice located at 301 S.W. [...]
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South Intensive Transition School Hosts FCAT 2.0 & EOC Student Boot Camp and Parent Training
WHAT: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) & End of Course (EOC) Student Boot Camp and Parent Training WHO: Students and parents/guardians WHEN: Saturday, April 6 and 13, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WHERE: South Intensive Transition School. 1509 Barton Road, Lake Worth, FL 33460. WHY: The FCAT 2.0 and EOC Student Boot [...]
Parents Receiving Information Regarding NCLB School Assignments For Next School Year
The school district has informed parents whose children attend a NCLB school of possible changes to student school assignments for next year, 2013-2014, due to changes related to the federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) accountability system of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Among other things, the letter informed parents that their child has [...]
Estella’ s Brilliant Bus To Visit School District Headquarters
Staff, Community Invited On Virtual Learning Journey Mrs. Estella Pyfrom, a 50-year Palm Beach County educator, now retired, has become the national CNN Hero of the Week. Her story aired nationally on CNN Thursday night, April 4, 2013. Using her retirement savings, Mrs. Pyfrom has created a mobile computer lab - Estella’s Brilliant Bus, which visits [...]
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Giving Back: South Intensive Transition School Collaborates With C.A.R.E To Announce 2013 Scholarship Recipients
South Intensive Transition School teamed up with the Caribbean Educators’ Association, Inc. (C.A.R.E), a non-profit organization that awards scholarships annually to eligible graduating seniors of the School District of Palm Beach County. Applicants are awarded scholarships based on a very rigorous application and interview process. The scholarships are announced through high school guidance counselors and [...]
Apply Now For School District Student Summer Internships, Application Deadline April 30
The School District’s Division of Support Operations will sponsor summer internships for Palm Beach County high school (9th – 12th grade) and college students, June 10 to July 18, 2013. The internship program will last six weeks operating on 10-hour shifts Monday through Thursday. Interns may receive a small stipend depending on the success of [...]
School District To Open ‘Greenest School In The Galaxy’
World-Class Galaxy Elementary E3 Choice School To Focus On Energy, Environment & Engineering With A Challenging Curriculum On school opening day, Monday, August 19, 2013, the South Area of Palm Beach County will be the location for the Greenest School in the Galaxy, the new Galaxy E3 Choice School. Replacing a 53-year old school building, the [...]
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