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Feb
2

Allamanda Elementary And The Home Depot Partner For Exciting Parent Night

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 picnicked [...]

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Nov
8

Palm Beach County Schools And Adopt-A-Classroom Partner With Wells Fargo To Raise Money For Local Classrooms

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 [...]

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Oct
28

Local Businesses Support Lincoln Elementary Students

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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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Oct
26

“Dolphin Tale” Real-life Rescuer Visits Jupiter Middle

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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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Sep
26

Target Donates $500 And Encourages Students At U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School Of The Arts

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 Palm [...]

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Aug
23

New Principal Gets Big Surprise

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 has [...]

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Apr
15

U.B. Kinsey Elementary School of the Arts And Business Partner West Palm Beach Library Celebrate National Library Week

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 celebrating [...]

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Apr
8

Roosevelt Middle School Students Excel at State Math and Word Wizard Events

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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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Feb
23

Business Partnerships Surpass 1,000 Mark

Posted by: Jimmy Peterkin

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, school [...]

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Sep
22

West Boca Raton High Business Partner Selected National Outstanding Service Award Winner

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 [...]

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Mar
16

New Business Partner Supports Washington Elementary

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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 to [...]

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Jan
11

Pro Golfer Designates Funds From The Presidents Cup

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

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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