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May
7

Palm Beach Central High Student Selected As Gates Millennium Scholar

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Stephanie Berra from Palm Beach Central High School has been selected as one of the 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the GMS Class of 2013. Her strong leadership, community service and academic achievements contributed to the selection as a Gates Millennium Scholar.  More than 54,000 students applied, making this year the largest and most competitive [...]

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Apr
17

Palm Beach Central Bronco Band Golf Tournament

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The Palm Beach Central Bronco Band would like to invite all students, teachers and community members to their annual golf tournament. Attendees can hit the links on a spectacular course while supporting the success of the Marching Band program.  When? Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1 p.m. Where? Binks Forest Golf Club – 400 Binks [...]

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Apr
12

Shattered Dreams – Increasing Awareness About The Impact Of Distracted Driving

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High, Wellington High and Royal Palm Beach High in coordination with various community organizations present Shattered Dreams, a dramatization of the impact of distracted driving and the effects that it can bring into anyone’s life.          The presentation of Shattered Dreams portrays the risk of engaging into other activities while [...]

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Apr
1

Shattered Dreams – The Impact Of Distracted Driving Among Students

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The Palm Beach Central High School Student Government Association (SGA) and the Drama Department in coordination with St. Mary’s Injury Prevention Coordinator, David Summers will present Shattered Dreams.  When? Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.   Where? Palm Beach Central High School – 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington  The presentation and dramatization of [...]

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Feb
28

Holocaust and Human Rights Educators Recognized for Outstanding Service

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Maureen Holtzer and Dr. Monica Friedmann were recently recognized for their exceptional work as recipients of the Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator of the Year Award. These outstanding educators will have the opportunity to participate in a 140-hour program including field trips throughout Jerusalem, and visits to the Ghetto Fighter’s Museum in North Israel and [...]

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Feb
4

28th Annual A Team Competition a Test of Cross-Content Knowledge and Rapid Response

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

Ninety of the District’s high schools’ brightest and best came together to answer questions such as “what is the theory that defines space and time as relative concepts and not absolute as in Newtonian physics” during this year’s A Team Competition.  The County contest—held in January– is over and the high school that will represent [...]

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Jan
30

Palm Beach Central Teacher Inspires Students to Help Genocide Victims

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High School teacher, Maureen Holtzer, has been selected to receive the 2012 Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Award from the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU.   The award recognizes primary and secondary school teachers who have demonstrated a positive impact on their schools and the wider community in the field of [...]

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Jan
28

Holocaust Essay Contest Winners Head to Nation’s Capital

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

Twenty District high school students who were winners in the Holocaust Essay Contest head to Washington, D.C. next week with Holocaust Survivor Frieda Jaffe to participate in a project that will implement what they learned from their visit to the U.S. National Holocaust  Memorial Museum. The District’s Holocaust Studies Department is funding the trip through [...]

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Nov
26

Palm Beach County Students Featured at the Armory Center

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach County student photographers were selected to represent their schools at the 25th Anniversary of the Armory Art Center. They are celebrating all things artful and as part of this initiative invited middle and high school art teachers to select three great works from their school for the exhibit.  Palm Beach Daily News is [...]

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Apr
24

Palm Beach Central High Learns About the Dangers of Texting and Driving with a Simulator

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High School has been selected as a site to host the AT&T vehicle simulator that demonstrates to drivers the dangers of texting and driving. This vehicle will be on campus on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in the gymnasium.  The initiative is part of AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign that creates awareness about [...]

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Apr
19

UPDATE – Palm Beach County School Bands and Color Guards Entertain at Free Veterans “Welcome Home Heroes Concert”

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The “Welcome Home Heroes Concert” is an event dedicated to honor those who have protected the freedoms and sovereignty of our country.  When? Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 4:30 – 9:30 p.m.  NEW DATE! Where? Meyer Amphitheater – Downtown West Palm Beach.  Several local schools are part of the program including Palm Beach Gardens High [...]

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Mar
27

Palm Beach Central High To Present Shattered Dreams-Dangers of Distracted Driving Program

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Palm Beach Central High School is presenting its second annual Shattered Dreams program on Thursday, March 29th starting at 9:30am. The program will highlight the dangers of distracted driving and will be presented to the Senior Class of 700 students. The multi-media program will begin in the auditorium and continue in the stadium where a [...]

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Oct
17

Palm Beach Central High Raises Funds to Build School for Victims of Genocide

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High School will be holding its 5th Annual Evening for Darfur, a fundraising event to raise awareness about the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur as well as raising funds to build a school for the victims of genocide in the refugee camps.  When? October 24, 2011 at 6:45 p.m.  Where?  Palm Beach Central [...]

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Sep
7

Palm Beach Central High School Observes 9/11 with a Commemorative Ceremony

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High School students, teachers, staff and administrators will be doing a commemorative ceremony in observance to the 10 year anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, 2001. When? Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. Where? Palm Beach Central High School Stadium- 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33411. Some of [...]

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May
26

Palm Beach Central Students Earn Scholastic Foundation Scholarships

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Alexis Shankman, Maria De La Rotta and Rianna Penn students at Palm Beach Central High School were recently awarded $1,000 college scholarships from the Scholastic Achievement Foundation of Palm Beach County.  These three students are among 29 scholarship recipients selected from the 171 outstanding high school seniors who attended the foundation’s 33rd Annual Student Recognition [...]

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Mar
23

Palm Beach Central And Wellington High School Shave It All Off!

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Schools participate in pediatric cancer research St. Baldrick’s Fundraising Event It’s coming back and it’s “Bigger. Better. Balder” than ever. The Village of Wellington will be having its 1st St. Baldrick’s event where students and members of the community unite forces to help raise fund for pediatric cancer research. When? March 25, 2011 from 4 p.m. [...]

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Nov
16

Palm Beach Central High Bowling Team Brings Home State Championship

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The boy’s bowling team at Palm Beach Central High School recently participated in the Florida High School Athletic Association Championship that took place at the Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, FL and brought home the state championship. The girls team finished 19th in the state. According to Coach Ray Atkins, “I cannot find the words that [...]

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Jun
7

Palm Beach Central High Receives Model Academy Ranking

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Palm Beach Central High School’s Engineering Academy had their program reviewed to evaluate how they rate on the National Standards of Practice for career academies.  A team from the National Career Academy Coalition and the Association of Career and Technical Education assessed the academies using the Career Academy National Standards of Practice.  These standards were [...]

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May
7

Palm Beach Central Teacher Featured In Digital Photography Exhibit

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

What? Palm Beach State College Eissey Campus Theatre Lobby Gallery presents Perceptions in Paradise, a digital photography exhibit by Jennie Eve Barnett. When? May 8 – June 7, 2010. Lobby gallery hours: Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where? Palm Beach State College Eissey Campus Theatre. 3160 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, [...]

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May
7

Palm Beach County Students Receive Art Scholarships

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Each year Palm Beach County schools are invited to participate in the Women in the Visual Art exhibit at Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton. This year 77 students received over $14,000 in scholarships, monetary awards and art supplies from generous donations to the organization by private benefactors. Women in the Visual Arts, Inc. is a [...]

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Mar
12

Palm Beach Central Students “BALDLY” Stand In Solidarity To Raise Money For Pediatric Cancer Research

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, has issued a lofty challenge to everyone who wants to help raise money for childhood cancer research. Palm Beach Central High will be holding their 2nd Annual St. Baldrick’s Day Event on March 25th 2010.  The head-shavings will commence at [...]

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