Pine Jog Elementary Safety Patrols Have Royal Experience

Pine Jog Elementary Safety Patrols are currently on their annual trip to Washington, D.C . Today, when visiting the JFK Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery they were treated to a very up close and personal experience.  As students were viewing the grounds, Prince Harry walked up to pay his respects to the Kennedy family.   Upon [...]

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Members of the Florida Atlantic University football team recently visited Pine Jog Elementary School to read books to the children.   An unexpected turn of events changed the book reading into a real life lesson.  Travis Jones, a running back/wide receiver for the FAU Owl Football team was asked about his elementary school experience.   [...]

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Six students from Pine Jog Elementary will each receive scholarships from TeamWork USA College Scholarships following high school graduation and enrollment in a Florida 2 or 4 year college/university or vocational school. The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students, at their early age, have accomplished outstanding academic achievements and leadership qualities securing their first scholarship.            Thaina Jean [...]

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Integrating a green and healthy culture in schools to ensure that current and future generations of students are environmentally literate is one of the primary goals of today’s educators.  During the past weekend more than 1,000 visitors from 45 states and 3 countries gathered for the Green Schools National Conference to share practices, programs and [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary School will host educators from 18 states and Canada who will be visiting West Palm Beach for the 3rd Annual Green Schools National Conference on Friday, February 22 at 1:00 p.m.  A tour was arranged as part of the Green Schools pre-conference tour to show case Pine Jog as the only National [...]

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Support Our School Gardens! Come to Pine Jog Elementary’s Strawberry Festival   The Pine Jog Elementary Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is sponsoring the 5th Annual Strawberry Festival.  When?  Saturday, February 16th, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Where? Pine Jog Elementary - 6315 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415   The festival began 5 years ago and was [...]

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Children across Florida are taking part in a unique exercise in goal setting to help Stella, a near life-size illustration of a baby right whale, migrate 700 miles from one end of the state to the other.  Famed muralist Wyland and South Florida school children created the giant painting in spring 2012 as part of [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary recently held the school’s first annual Cultural Heritage Festival.  Parents, teachers and students participated in this cultural sharing event.   Over 30 countries were represented by table displays that featured pictures, food samples and customs of the individual countries.   There were performances by dance groups, singers and a fashion show that featured the customs of [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary School continues to excel for their comprehensive approach to creating a “green” environment for their students, teachers and community. For this reason, it was selected as one of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. Pine Jog is the only elementary school in the State of Florida to obtain this recognition. [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary and S.D. Spady Elementary are being recognized for creating healthy environments focused on nutrition and physical activity. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam recently joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Kevin Concannon to celebrate the achievements of Florida schools that have been awarded a USDA HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Award for [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary School kicked off Literacy Week with a guest reader program that included many community members.  Among the guests was Palm Beach County Sheriff Chief Deputy Michael Gauger who read his book On The Force with Finnegan and Dory. The book was written by the Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Special Events Office. The [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary conducted its first STEM Family Night.  Over twenty different hands-on activities supporting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics learning, facilitated by Pine Jog staff members were offered to the 385 students and parents that participated.  Additionally, community organization such as the South Florida Science Museum, Health Teacher, and FAU/Pine Jog Environmental Center, and The Educators’ Resource [...]

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The Pine Jog Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) invites all members of the community to “The Enchanted Forest.”  When?  October 21st and 22nd from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Where? Pine Jog Elementary School – 6315 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415  Tickets are $5 each, which includes a candlelit journey into the forest [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary has been selected as one of the finalist for the 2010-2011 Florida Green School Awards. This recognition is organized by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Florida Department of Education (DOE) and a host of community partners to highlight the environmental achievements of students, teachers, classes, schools and school districts.    The [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary School students will be planting the first urban peach grove in Palm Beach County.  Named UFSun, this special variety of peaches was developed by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences for South Florida’s unique weather conditions.  When? Wednesday, July 20th, 2012 between 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  Where? [...]

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Florida-based Zyscovich Architects will be recognized in Washington, D.C., this month for its design of Pine Jog Elementary School and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Pine Jog Environmental Education Center in Palm Beach County.  The campus was built by the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) in partnership with FAU, which provided the land and [...]

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The Pine Jog Elementary Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Strawberry Festival. When? Saturday, February 19th, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where? Pine Jog Elementary- 6315 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33415  The festival began three years ago and was created to celebrate the harvest of Pine Jog’s 4,000 plant hydroponic gardens [...]

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The largest Book Club in America, www.PaperBackSwap.com, recently donated 2,000 books to Pine Jog Elementary School.  The gift included 2,000 brand new books which will be placed into the teachers’ classroom libraries so that students will have direct access to them. Others will be given to the students so that they have books to call [...]

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Karen Nobel, a former art teacher at Pine Jog Elementary and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, has been named Elementary Art Educator of the Year by the Florida Art Education Association (FAEA).  Now an Arts Integration Specialist, Ms. Nobel said, “”I am extremely honored to accept this state award as a representative of our arts-enriched [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary is the winner of the Governor’s Serve to Preserve Green School Award. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education (DOE), Florida’s Foundation, and the Collins Center for Public Policy’s Sustainable Florida Program announced the five 2010 winners for the Governor’s Serve to Preserve: Green [...]

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A garden at Pine Jog Elementary in West Palm Beach will be dedicated in memory of Liam Rojas, a third grader who was struck by a truck and killed while riding his bike home last month.  Fellow third grade students, along with school administration and staff, will take part in the dedication ceremony tomorrow Thursday, [...]

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The Growing Green Communities: Sprouting Ideas for a Green Table event is presented by the Slow Foods Glades to Coast National Day of Action in partnership with Pine Jog Environmental Education Center and Pine Jog Elementary. When? Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Where? Pine Jog Environmental Education Center. 6301 Summit Blvd., West Palm [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary has been selected as one of the finalists for the Governor’s Serve to Preserve: Green Schools Award, which recognizes the environmental achievements of students, teachers, classrooms, schools and school districts throughout the state. Nominees and finalists from K-12 schools will be recognized in the several categories. The ceremony will take place on [...]

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Pine Jog Elementary has organized an interactive workshop to give parents the tools they need to encourage children to read more and to prepare families for a successful school year. When? Tuesday, September 14, 2010 5:45 – 6:15 Free Pizza Dinner 6:15 – 6:30 Special Presentation by Mr. Barch & Mrs. Bagan 6:30 – 8:00 Workshop [...]

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Students and staff at Pine Jog Elementary School in West Palm Beach have been working on a community project they hope will bring comfort to a number of people in need.  The entire school made lap blankets to be distributed at Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches along with individual letters by the students for [...]

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