District Students Participate in Close-Up, New American High School Program

“An experience of a life time,” is how a small group of Palm Beach County migrant students described their trip to the nation’s capital in June. The 11 students participated in the Close-Up, New American High School Program and spent six days with students from across the country in a fast-paced, interactive program visiting the famous sites [...]

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Seven students from Palm Beach County Schools who are bound for their college of choice were awarded $1,000.00 and $500.00 scholarships by the Caribbean-American For Community Involvement in Florida, Inc. (CAFCI) during their annual student assistance ceremony at the Kevin Harvin Center in Royal Palm Beach. This year marks the 20th year of CAFCI’s Student [...]

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The announcement of the school grades marked history for Glades Central Community High School which received a “B” on the State of Florida’s grading system.  This is the first in the school’s history.  The staff has worked extremely hard to prepare the students academically. Florida’s high schools increased in the number and percent of schools [...]

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Glades Central Community High School recently opened its doors to representatives of the School District of Lee County. The main purpose of the visit was to observe some of the innovative and unique academic initiatives currently in place at this school. The visit was initiated by Dr. Deedara Hicks, Lee County’s Director of Secondary Operations [...]

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All teachers at Rosenwald Elementary School, Glades Central High School and Lake Worth High School will receive pay for performance bonus checks next week-September 16. District and CTA officials are visiting the two Glades schools today and Lake Worth High School next Thursday to give each teacher an award letter informing them of the amount [...]

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The School District of Palm Beach County has partnered with the Glades Ministerial Alliance to organize a rally to stop violence in our community and encourage all stakeholders to take part is this wonderful and encouraging event. When? Friday, August 19, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Where? Glades Central High School Gymnasium – 1001 S.W. Ave. [...]

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Palm Beach County high schools and their students were awarded multiple honors through their participation in Advanced Placement courses and their successful performance on the culminating AP exams.   According to AP Online Score Reports, this past year in Palm Beach County, 13,514 students took 25,357 Advanced Placement exams.  Of those students, 2,732 were recognized with [...]

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Five students from Palm Beach Lakes High School and two from Glades Central High School were selected as 2011 Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), this is a first in the school’s history. An estimated 23,000 students applied for the scholarship this year, but only 1,000 students were selected. From Palm Beach Lakes High School: Gadwin Stewart (3.65 GPA; [...]

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Glades Central High School hosted the 1st annual Glades Educational Fair recently.  The purpose of this event was to provide a central location for Glades parents to receive information prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year.  Participating schools included Glades Central High, Pioneer Park Elementary, Rosenwald Elementary, Glade View Elementary, Pahokee Elementary, Lakeside [...]

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Nalani Gordon from Suncoast High School, Juliana Prieto from Glades Central High School, and Jada Thomas and Clayborn Mathis from Palm Beach Lakes High School are recipients of the 2010 Gates Millennium Scholarship.  The 2010 scholars represent 45 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories. The scholarships can be used to pursue degrees [...]

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Juliana Prieto and Matletha Fuller from Glades Central High School, Brittani Coore from Wellington High School and Krystal Neira from Park Vista High School completed the 60 credit hours required for an Associate in Arts degree while at the same time obtaining their high school diploma. While many students take dual enrollment courses each year [...]

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Three Year Grant Designed to Reduce Student Drug Use Students at Palm Beach Gardens High, Glades Central High, and Suncoast High will be the first high schools to pilot a comprehensive student drug testing program that recently won a grant for more than $200 thousand to assist students live substance-free, healthy lives.  Project Save Our [...]

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What?  Glades Central Community High School is organizing its Raider Olympics to help students prepare for the FCAT. When? Friday, March 5, 2010. Opening ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m. with the lighting of the Olympic Torch. Closing ceremony is schedule at 2:00 p.m. in the Gym. Where?  Glades Central Community High School 1001 South West Avenue “M”, [...]

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What?             Glades Central High School is partnering with St. Johh 1st Missionary Baptist Church to support the community-wide Haitian Relief Effort. When?             Saturdays, beginning January 23, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where?            St. John 1st Missionary Baptist Church                         600 South West 8th Street                         Belle Glades, FL 33430 The Student Government Association, led by its advisors Kevin Wright and [...]

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