Allamanda Elementary Students Collect For Animal Rescue Drive

Allamanda Elementary School’s Student Council is sponsoring a donation drive May 20 – 24 to benefit the Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue.  Student Council Sponsor Jennifer Norman said, “We will be collecting Purina Dog & Puppy Chow, Pedigree dry dog food, dog and cat toys (no rawhides), dog and cat beds, blankets and large towels, paper towels, trash [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School will “Rock the FCAT” at the sixth annual school-wide FCAT pep rally Friday, April 12th at 1:00 p.m.  Cary Stadtlander, Amp’d drummer, is the rock star dad of Allamanda fifth grade student Savannah Stadtlander.  Mr. Stadtlander rallied his band to play this benefit performance to get Allamanda students fired up about the [...]

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Students in Allamanda Elementary School’s Running Club had a strong showing at the Run/Walk for Autism Speaks event in downtown West Palm Beach Sunday, March 3rd.  Twenty-one students and three staff members participated in the 5K run at 7:30 that morning.  Running club sponsors Deborah Feinsinger (resource teacher), Rebecca Stockman (fourth grade teacher), and Kyle Sobick (school-age child [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School’s Student Council recently sent 257 books to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.  Student Council members sold Cupid-grams to fellow students and staff to raise funds to pay tribute to the 26 angels and heroes who lost their lives in the December 14, 2012, tragedy.   Student Council sponsor Jennifer Norman, said, “Sandy Hook students [...]

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AJ Brockman is a digital artist.  He also has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a progressive neuromuscular disease, and has been wheelchair bound since two years old.  As an artist he believes, “My disability definitely influences who I am but does not define me as an artist or individual. I view myself as being “differently abled” rather [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School will “Rock the FCAT” at the fifth annual school-wide FCAT pep rally Thursday, April 12th at 1:00 pm. Radio’s Wild 95.5 morning personality Kevin Rolston will be on hand to reveal Allamanda’s top 10 list of ways to “Rock the FCAT.” Students at the A-rated school will play staff versus student musical [...]

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David Dickerson, Allamanda Elementary School Assistant Principal, recently received five pies in the face by five Allamanda students who scored the highest possible FCAT writing grade. Matthew Goldberg, Emma Wright, Zachary Woodward, Larry Lewis III and Aliaj Santos, current fifth grade students, each earned a six on the fourth grade FCAT Writes exam last year.  [...]

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Jason Brian, Allamanda Elementary School alumnus, will be the featured speaker at Allamanda’s Honor Roll Breakfast March 8th.  Mr. Brian, 24, will share his years of experience since elementary school giving back to his community through charitable efforts and involved caring.  Allamanda’s students are sure to be motivated to see the success and personal and [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School students and their families recently participated in a hugely successful Science Fair Home Depot “Make and Take” Family Picnic event sponsored by the Allamanda PTO and Science Committee. More than 300 Allamanda families participated in this educational, creative evening at the school.  Students’ Science Fair projects were displayed while families toured and [...]

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PGA Tour Player, Robert Allenby made a generous donation to help special needs children in Palm Beach County.  He donated $40,000 to Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens to help the special needs students who attend the school. The money will be segmented for a special “Blue Room” which contains sensory equipment for the children. [...]

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Sometimes the difference between a child that is excelling and one that is struggling is an adult who cares, listens and reaches out to them.  Volunteers from BallenIsles, one of Palm Beach County’s premier country club communities, are wasting no time in helping the children from Allamanda Elementary School prepare for academic success and a [...]

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Mark Roithmayr, President of Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest Autism science and advocacy organization will visit Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens, Thursday, February 24th at 9:30 AM. Mr. Roithmayr will tour the North Area’s A-rated school cluster site for Autism, as the school prepares for “Walk Now For Autism Speaks!” March 6th.  Allamanda [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens and the BallenIsles Volunteer Women’s Group are the grateful recipients of a $2,000 TARGET Corporation grant for the 2010-2011 school year.  This pilot program will pair special needs students with BallenIsles volunteer mentors for intergenerational current events awareness and news reading.  “We are so fortunate to have such [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School’s fifth grade students recently participated in Junior Achievement’s Mobile BizTown.  Jordan McEvoy, Allamanda Elementary School Safety Patrol and BizTown City Hall selected mayor, had the honor of being sworn in as mayor of BizTown by Palm Beach Gardens Mayor David Levy.  BizTown is a fully interactive simulated town facility that provides elementary [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School recently received a donation of $10,500 from the Frenchman’s Creek Charities Foundation, Inc., in Palm Beach Gardens.  Marilu Garcia, Allamanda Elementary Principal, accepted the check at an event at Frenchman’s Creek April 14th.  The money will be used to enhance the Very Special Arts program and the Autism Spectrum Disorder program at [...]

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Allamanda Elementary School was presented with a check April 6th for $3,454 to benefit the school’s Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) program.  The Singer Island Sunrise Kiwanis Club and the Florida Kiwanis Foundation made the donation to the Palm Beach Gardens school.  Marilu Garcia, principal, and Marcey Murray, teacher of students with ASD, happily accepted the [...]

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4th and 5th graders in K-Kids at Allamanda Elementary collected items to help with the relief effort in Haiti.  K-Kids is a service organization for elementary students sponsored by Kiwanis International.  Allamanda staff members, Diane Wilson and Janie Villegas, worked with the students to collect items for three weeks to be sent to Haiti due [...]

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