Lighthouse Elementary Students Support Florida Wildlife Conservation Efforts

The Busch Wildlife Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and natural resources. In an effort to teach students about respect for wildlife as a community service project 25 classes at Lighthouse Elementary School collected needed consumable supplies for the sanctuary. The 25 classes collected over 550 items [...]

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Inspired by her own daughter Ali’s profound hearing loss diagnosed at only 10 months of age, Wendy Kupfer wanted to write a story that would have helped them through the tougher of times. So was born Let’s Hear it for Almigal, a feel-good, giggle-out-loud picture book that helps children accept and celebrate their differences.  It showcases a [...]

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When faced with no place to hold the 6th annual Mother Son Movie Night, Jupiter High School stepped in to assist their neighbor schools of Beacon Cove and Lighthouse Elementary by opening their football field for the event.  Tonight’s Mother Son Movie Night will be held for the first time at Jupiter High School.   [...]

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First graders and high school students will come together to present a Holiday Show to benefit a local organization that supports the homeless.  Debbi Delgado-Coccia’s First Grade class from Lighthouse Elementary and Michelle Barows’ American Sign Language students from William T. Dwyer High School will present the Annual American Sign Language Program beginning at6:00 PM, Thursday, [...]

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The 2012-2013 Palm Beach County Outstanding Student, Adult and Senior School Volunteers are: Student Volunteer of the Year Samantha Kerker, senior at Atlantic High School; Adult Volunteer of the Year Jennifer Martinez from Hidden Oaks Elementary; Senior Volunteer of the Year Wayne Anderson from Lighthouse Elementary.  Over 39,000 volunteers work with our students and teachers [...]

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The Kindergarten classes at Lighthouse Elementary School will be celebrating the 50th day of school “Fifties Style” on Monday, November 5th.  The children will come to school dressed as students would dress during the 1950s.  The students will compare life now to what it was like in the 1950s through read alouds and using a Venn Diagram [...]

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Election fever is sweeping Lighthouse Elementary.  On Monday, November 5th, the school will be holding its own mock Presidential Election.  Students in the K-2 school will learn about the process of voting by registering for and receiving a “voter ID card,” which they will bring with their school ID when they cast a realistic ballot [...]

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Each day, the excitement builds reaching an almost audible, even tangible, level as Lighthouse Elementary and Beacon Cove Intermediate prepare for their upcoming annual Fun Fair.  What is Fun Fair?  It is an extraordinary extravaganza made possible (and affordable) by generous business partners, Dr. Gilda Alonzo and Vargas Orthodontics. From 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., [...]

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The evening of April 20th, Debbi Coccia’s first grade class will be performing at the Meyer Amphitheater, downtown West Palm Beach, to support the Lord’s Place Annual Sleep Out Benefit. Ms. Coccia’s class works with the American Sign Language classes at W.T. Dwyer High School throughout the year learning to sign and will be singing [...]

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The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and natural resources.  In an effort to teach students about respect for wildlife and as a community service project, 18 classes at Lighthouse Elementary will be adopting a wild friend (animal) for the sanctuary.  For the past two [...]

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First graders and high school students will come together to present a Holiday Show to benefit a local organization that supports the homeless.  Debbi Delgado-Coccia’s First Grade class from Lighthouse Elementary and Michelle Barows’ American Sign Language students from William T. Dwyer High School will present the Annual American Sign Language Program beginning at 6:00 [...]

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Stephen Howard Schmidt has been working in Iraq as a private contractor in a security detail division for the past two years.  His daughter Elizabeth, a second grader at Lighthouse Elementary School in Jupiter, counts down the days until her father comes home.  It has been six months since she has last seen her dad.  [...]

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Mason Hutchinson, a freshman at Jupiter High School and former Jr. Volunteer at Lighthouse Elementary wanted to give something back to the students of Lighthouse that he had enjoyed while attending Lighthouse Elementary.  The school had a small nature trail open to students that he had really been fond of.  While volunteering at Lighthouse, Mason [...]

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Nine day ago, the students at Lighthouse Elementary School and Beacon Cove Intermediate embarked on an epic adventure with the Boosterthon Fun Run Team.  This unique fundraising program teaches students the value of fitness, leadership and character. The adventure culminated October 27th with an energetic Fun Run for all the students. The schools would like [...]

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Mothers and sons from Lighthouse Elementary School and Beacon Cove Intermediate School with gather, December 2nd, on the baseball fields at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter with their picnic baskets and sleeping bags for a movie under the stars.  Generously hosted by the Center for Brain Training, this annual event which starts at 5:00 PM [...]

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Today, schools are finding it more difficult to raise much needed money.  Two schools share a volunteer extraordinaire that does just that. Lighthouse Elementary and Beacon Cove Intermediate are very fortunate to have a volunteer like Michelle Claytor in their corner.  Ms. Claytor’s career as volunteer extraordinaire is legendary.  She wears many hats and one [...]

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First graders at Lighthouse Elementary in Jupiter will present a Patriotic Program for veterans and parents, Friday, February 18 at 8:30 AM in the school cafeteria.  According to Principal Leslie Bolte, “In honor of our country, Ms. Baker, Ms. Baynham, Ms. Rhodes, and Ms. Sparapani’s first grade classes are working incredibly hard to put on [...]

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Lighthouse Elementary applied for and won a grant through the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Health Improvement Initiative Program. The Jupiter school was the only elementary public school to apply and receive funding toward tree reforestation in the state.  On Friday morning, December 3, 2010, the trees will be planted as part of a school “eco” [...]

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On Veterans Day, students at Lighthouse Elementary in Jupiter will embark upon a mission to honor our Veterans, Operation Sweet Tooth.  Operation Sweet Tooth will provide candy and messages for our troops.  Students in Kara Levinson’s second grade class will collect candy and bag it.  Lighthouse Elementary students will write letters for the troops to [...]

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Emerald Cove Middle and Lighthouse Elementary are among the eleven school libraries selected as the Florida Power-Library Award Winners of 2010. This program highlights schools with a collaborative approach to improving student achievement. The libraries meet specific guidelines for either Developing or High Performance library media programs. Developing libraries work toward High Performance status through [...]

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Read Across America celebrations begin around the entire United States the first week in March to generate enthusiasm for reading nationwide and focus the country’s attention on how important it is to motivate children to read.  Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. His use of rhyme makes [...]

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