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Mar
6

High School Students Prove to be Outstanding Achievers in Science!

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The Science Olympiad is devoted to improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science, and providing recognition for outstanding achievement in science education by both students and teachers.  Twenty-two teams representing 19 high schools competed in the 2013 Science Olympiad Regional Competition at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).  Students compete as teams in [...]

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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
26

Spanish River High School Proudly Presents How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Posted by: Bito David

A Musical Satire of Office Politics and Climbing the Corporate Ladder  Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Based upon the book by Shepherd Mead Come along on a fun and charming adventure of office politics and corporate life as Spanish River High School proudly presents its [...]

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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
28

High School Senior Named National Youth Soccer Volunteer of the Year

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Zoe Unger, senior at Spanish River High School was recently honored as the 2012 US Youth Soccer Volunteer of the Year during the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the 2013 US Youth Soccer Workshop in Indianapolis. Zoe Unger has long been a volunteer for US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer and since her [...]

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Oct
16

Spanish River High School Students And Teacher Cover Presidential Debate For C-Span

Posted by: Bito David

Spanish River High School seniors Ilana Weisman, Editor-in-Chief of The Galleon newspaper; Sarah Darwiche, Co-Editor of the Tiburon yearbook; and Ross Toback, Co-Editor of the Tiburon yearbook, along with teacher Michael Bartholomew will be attending the 2012 Presidential debate at Lynn University on October 22, 2012, as guests of C-SPAN. The students will serve as C-SPAN Student Journalists and will [...]

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Sep
26

Spanish River High School Proudly Presents Jabberwock

Posted by: Bito David

A Family Comedy Exploring the Mishaps and Eccentricities of Life        Take a journey into a life of absurdity and improbability as Spanish River High School proudly presents its fall production of the 1970s comedy Jabberwock, running from November 2nd through November 4th. You’ll laugh your way into the adolescent heart of James ‘Jamie’ Thurber, [...]

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May
30

Four Palm Beach County High Schools Among America’s Best

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Based on Newsweek Magazine’s Best High Schools In America 2012 article, Suncoast Community High School is ranked 9th, Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts is ranked 37th, Boca Raton Community High School is ranked 200th and Spanish River Community High School is ranked 362th.   To determine the rankings, Newsweek factored in six criteria: the school’s four-year [...]

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Apr
20

Palm Beach County Council of PTA/PTSA Awards Three Scholarships

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

The Palm Beach County Council of PTA/PTSA has awarded three scholarships to active PTA volunteers.  The County Council has selected  two graduating seniors and an adult volunteer to each receive $500 to help offset the cost of their future education endeavors.  Winners were chosen based on an original essay and letters of recommendation. Student  applicants  [...]

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Apr
13

Palm Beach County High School Student Films Win Major Awards – Films To Be Screened at the International Film Festival

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Students from A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Spanish River High, Palm Beach Gardens  and G-Star School of the Arts will see their films featured this weekend at the 2012 Student Showcase of Films Movie Premiere.  When? Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.  Where? Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center – 201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, [...]

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Mar
30

Spanish River High School Hits All The High Notes With SWEET CHARITY

Posted by: Bito David

A hilarious music and dance explosion accompanied by a live orchestra Get ready for some fun, laughs and good times as Spanish River Theatre Arts proudly presents a bright, spirited and fun-filled classic, Sweet Charity, the celebrated Neil Simon, Bob Fosse, and Cy Coleman musical! Meet Charity Hope Valentine, dance hall hostess, eternal optimist, and [...]

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Mar
29

Spanish River High Student’s American History Essay Is A National Winner

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Cresonia Hsieh, a Junior at Spanish River Community High School has taken third place in the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Civil War Essay Contest for her essay on The African American’s War. The highly competitive competition is sponsored nationally by the Institute each year.  Ms. Hsieh will also receive $500 as part of [...]

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Feb
24

Spanish River High And PTSA Present ‘Race To Nowhere’

Posted by: Bito David

Spanish River High And PTSA Present ‘Race To Nowhere’  WHAT :       Race To Nowhere (Movie)  WHEN :      Thursday, March 1, 2012 – 6:00 PM  WHO :        Spanish River PTSA  WHERE :   Spanish River’s Countess de Hoernle Theater  WHY :         Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best [...]

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Feb
15

Spanish River High School Celebrates Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted by: Bito David

Spanish River High School commemorated the Holocaust during Holocaust Remembrance Day on February 7, 2012. The program has been created by Jason Jaroslavsky, sophomore at Spanish River, and sponsored by the No Place for Hate Club.  The objective of The Holocaust Remembrance Day is to present the Holocaust as historic fact, to promote respect for [...]

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Mar
15

Spanish River High School Presents The Classic Musical Comedy “Guys And Dolls”

Posted by: Bito David

Story of Boys Chasing Girls & Girls Chasing Boys Never Gets Old!  Spanish River High School announces a colorful and comedic musical spectacle, Guys and Dolls, as its spring theatrical production! Based on the Broadway stories of Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls tells a comic love story sure to entertain.  Nathan Detroit, the organizer of [...]

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Mar
10

Five Palm Beach County Schools Among Finalists In 16th Annual International Film Festival

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission has announced the finalists of the 16th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival’s Student Showcase of Films (SSOF). The SSOF is the largest statewide film competition for Florida students with more than $10,000 in cash and scholarships awarded to high school and college students enrolled in film [...]

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Feb
7

Spanish River High School Vocalists To Participate In The Festival Of The Arts In Boca

Posted by: Bito David

Students from Spanish River High School have been selected to perform in the 8th Annual Future Stars Performing Arts Competition sponsored by The Rotary Club of Boca Raton. Juniors Nicole Granet and Lila Stallone and sophomore Rachel Pecaro will perform solo numbers under the high school vocal category and Spanish River High School’s Chorus will [...]

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Feb
7

Spanish River High School Welcomes Maya Angelou’s Grandson

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Spanish River High School is honored to welcome Elliot Jones, grandson of Maya Angelou. When? Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Where? Spanish River High School – Media Center. 5100 Jog Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33496 Mr. Jones will conduct a mentoring session to the students enrolled in the Women of Tomorrow (WOT) Program and Scholarship [...]

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Jan
21

Spanish River High Senior Named American Idol Contestant

Posted by: Bito David

On Thursday, January 20, 2011, Brett Loewenstern, a junior at Spanish River High School, was named an American Idol Contestant in New Orleans during the first week of auditions for the new season of American Idol 2011. He will be going to Hollywood for the next round.  Brett wants to send a message to the [...]

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Jan
19

Spanish River High’s Project CRISS Provides Essential Information to Parents

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Spanish River High School presents Project CRISS (Creating Independence Through Student-owned Strategies) for parents and students. When? Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.  Where? Spanish River High School – Media Center During the workshop parents will learn strategies to help their students study at home and take notes while in the classroom and turn [...]

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Jan
11

World Renowned Scientist Meets With Students At Spanish River High School

Posted by: Bito David

Dr. Alexander Borst, the director of the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried, Germany, will meet with students in the biotechnology choice program at Spanish River High School on January 12 to share information about his research.  His presentation is entitled, “From the Cockpit of a Fly:  How Visual Motion Information Is Processed.” Dr. [...]

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Oct
29

Spanish River High School Honors Veterans Day By Inviting Guest Speaker For Lecture

Posted by: Bito David

Spanish River Community High School Principal Susan Atherley has invited the Jewish War Veterans Post 459 of Palm Beach County to conduct the first in a series of the school’s hands-on lectures by war veterans to celebrate Veterans Day. To commemorate Veterans Day on November 11, 2010, Cpl. Burt Richards and Vice Commander Charles Epstein [...]

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Oct
12

Spanish River High School’s Theatrical Line -up

Posted by: Bito David

WHO Spanish River High School students under the direction of Mr. Rocco D’Attolico, Theatre Arts Drama Director WHAT, WHERE, WHEN “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennesse Williams November 4, 5 & 6, 2010  7:00 PM  ~   November 7, 2010  2:00 PM Countess de Hoernle Theatre   $10.00 (online ticketing at spanishrivertheatre.org) A masterpiece of American theatre [...]

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Sep
22

Spanish River High School PTSA Hosts Its First Education Expo

Posted by: Bito David

On Tuesday, October 5, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) invites the community to attend the PTSA’s first Education Expo at Spanish River High School Media Center, 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton. All are invited to attend the PTSA’s first Education Expo to find out about the educational [...]

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Sep
1

Spanish River Community High Hosts Traveling Exhibit “Free At Last: A History Of Abolition Of Slavery In America”

Posted by: Bito David

Spanish River Community High School will be hosting a traveling exhibit provided by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History from September 2, 2010 to September 30, 2010 in the school Media Center. The exhibit is titled “Free at Last:  A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America.”  As with all of the traveling [...]

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