Cumberland Farms Store Opening Initiative to Benefit Palm Springs Middle School
Students and staff of Palm Springs Middle School are hoping that everyone who visits the newly opened Cumberland Farms store on Kirk Road will enjoy a cup of hot or cold Farmhouse Blend Coffee. The store has named the Palm Springs school a beneficiary of a month-long fundraiser to boost the student study incentive. Starting [...]
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Seminole Ridge Community High School – Health Fair
In an effort to promote healthful eating along with physical activity and in conjunction with the March National Nutrition Month®, the School Food Service Department has organized an educational health fair to be held at Seminole Ridge Community High School. This year’s theme is: “EAT RIGHT, YOUR WAY, EVERY DAY” All students will be exposed [...]
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Middle School Teachers Learn From Florida’s Leading Scientists
Thirteen 6th grade science teachers from middle schools across Palm Beach County participated in an intensive two-day workshop at Scripps Florida, as part of a continuing professional development program created to strengthen laboratory skills and build confidence with hands-on experiences led by Scripps Florida scientists. Dubbed “Scripps Florida InSPIRE” (Instructional Support Program for Innovative Research [...]
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Glades Area McDonald’s Supports Education at Crossroads Academy
Crossroads Academy will be hosting a fund raising night at the McDonald’s restaurant, located on Main Street, in Belle Glade Florida. The event will be held on Thursday, November 15th, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 pm. “Families are encouraged to come out, enjoy some family fun time and a percentage of the sales made that [...]
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Citibank and The School District of Palm Beach County Unite to Form Business-Educational Partnerships
Citibank recently donated $5,000.00 to the School District through a business-educational partnership that involves the Human Resources, Public Affairs, and K-12 Curriculum Departments. The much needed funds will benefit programs and activities such as SECME Olympiads, Secondary Mathematics Training, District Retirement Event , Employee of Excellence Program, and Volunteer and Business Partners Recognition. Citibank is [...]
Palm Beach County Students Receive 20,000 Backpacks from Office Depot
The Office Depot Foundation recently donated 20,000 colorful new sackpacks to deserving children served by non-profit organizations, schools and agencies in Palm Beach County. They contained essential school supplies, during a special “Back-to- School Celebration” that took place at different Office Depot stores located throughout the county. Special guests included West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri [...]
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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 [...]
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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Allamanda Elementary And The Home Depot Partner For Exciting Parent Night
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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Palm Beach County Schools And Adopt-A-Classroom Partner With Wells Fargo To Raise Money For Local Classrooms
The School District of Palm Beach County is pleased to announce a partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in efforts to increase community support and donations for local classrooms. Wells Fargo is sponsoring the campaign with $40,000 in challenge and matching grant dollars. $120,000 was raised in the first three months of the [...]
Local Businesses Support Lincoln Elementary Students
Local businesses are donating much needed goods and services to Lincoln Elementary, a Title 1 school in Riviera Beach with over 500 students. Chick-fil-A on Palm Beach Lakes Blvd in West Palm Beach, Pollo Campero in Boynton Beach, Lieutenant Futch from Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Gina Barron & Son of Boca Raton are [...]
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“Dolphin Tale” Real-life Rescuer Visits Jupiter Middle
Jupiter Middle School students were given this week a firsthand account of the rescue of Winter, the famous dolphin featured on the NBC Today Show, CNN, BBC, and in hundreds of newspapers around the world. Recently released in theatres, the “Dolphin Tale” movie originated with the amazing true story of Winter and the compassionate strangers [...]
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Target Donates $500 And Encourages Students At U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School Of The Arts
Executives from Target recently visited U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School Of The Arts, encouraging students to go to college. They also brought a check for $500, presenting it to Adrienne Harrell, Media Specialist, for the purchase of new books for the Media Center. Jana Grounds, Executive Team Leader of the Human Resources Department of the [...]
New Principal Gets Big Surprise
What a welcome! Jo Anne Rogers, newly appointed principal of Roosevelt Middle School, did not realize that she would have a BIG check in her hands in less than two weeks on the job! Steve Rodrigues, Chief Engineer of Lockheed Martin, MS 2 recently presented a check for the Pre Engineering choice program. Mr. Rodrigues [...]
U.B. Kinsey Elementary School of the Arts And Business Partner West Palm Beach Library Celebrate National Library Week
Libraries are places for new beginnings. Whether you are getting your first library card, learning new computer skills or planning a trip, the library is the place where your story begins. This National Library Week, join our nation’s libraries and librarians and create your own story at your library. The West Palm Beach Library is [...]
Roosevelt Middle School Students Excel at State Math and Word Wizard Events
Showing their prowess in math and earning another Math trophy for Roosevelt Middle School, team members Bhumika Sood, Bisma Masudi, Daniel Gouge, Apoorva Ravichandran, and Ali Yamis placed 2nd in the 26th Annual Math Brain Bowl state competition for grades 6-8. Caelethia Clemons, math coach, and Crystal Varnadore, math department chair, accompanied the students to [...]
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Business Partnerships Surpass 1,000 Mark
Business partnerships in the schools and departments of the school district topped the 1,000 mark for the first time, as schools and departments vigorously recruit documented business and community partnerships for school year 2010-2011. Those partnerships are providing a broad array of resources to schools, including cash and other financial support, supplies, equipment, volunteers, mentors, [...]
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West Boca Raton High Business Partner Selected National Outstanding Service Award Winner
J.C. Perrin, Business Partner and Advisory Board member to West Boca Raton Community High School, has been selected to receive the 2010 Carl Perkins Outstanding Service Award from the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) during the General Session at the ACTE Convention and Career Tech Expo on Friday, December 3, 2010, in Las [...]
New Business Partner Supports Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary has received a generous donation from new business partner Molina Healthcare. The donation of $1,600.00 has been placed in the school’s PTO account and will be used for student related needs. Through these funds students will receive various incentives for their academic achievements and successes. Washington Elementary Principal Olivia Butler said, “We are fortunate [...]
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Pro Golfer Designates Funds From The Presidents Cup
Robert Allenby, a four-time PGA TOUR event winner, designated a check in the amount of $25,000 to Allamanda Elementary School. This contribution is a portion of the charitable proceeds generated from The Presidents Cup 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California, in which Mr. Allenby participated as a member of the International [...]
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