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May
8

Local Students Prove To Be The Best In Neuroscience Competition

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Royal Palm Beach High School junior, Anastasia Colas was the winner of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience’s 2013 Brain Bee Challenge. This oral competition is similar to a spelling bee in format and it’s designed to test students’ knowledge of neuroscience through a series of questions on topics such as memory, intelligence, stress, [...]

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Mar
27

Winning Ways Continue For Suncoast Debate Team

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Suncoast High School Debate Team is continuing its winning tradition.  “The Suncoast Debate Team is having a terrific year,” said Suncoast Speech and Debate coach Traci Lowe. The team competed at the University of Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Classic in February and dominated in Student Congress. Vishal Harpalani placed 1st, Kayla Morton was 3rd, Luke [...]

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Mar
20

Professional Women’s Forum Provides Role Models

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Executives with Bloomingdales and Florida Power & Light will speak to students at the Suncoast High School Professional Women’s Forum in April. Laura Gallo, Operating Vice President and General Manager of Bloomingdale’s Palm Beach Gardens Store, will speak to Suncoast women students at the April 9, 2013 luncheon meeting on the Suncoast campus. She has [...]

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Mar
18

Innovative Parent Involvement Programs Showcased

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Future scientists and mathematicians are showered with praise while attending an awards breakfast with parents and community members at Poinciana Elementary.  A Career Showcase with over 150 presenters, including a number of parents, gives students an opportunity to explore a wide variety of careers at Suncoast High School.  These two Parent Involvement programs were submitted [...]

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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

District Computer Programming Competition Named After Beloved Teacher-Competition February 7, 2013

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The School District Computer Programming Competition has been an annual tradition for nearly 20 years.  This contest is open to all School District of Palm Beach County middle and high school students.  This event provides students with a challenging problem-solving experience that teaches them to work in teams to achieve a common goal within a prescribed timeline. [...]

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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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Nov
8

Distinguished Suncoast High Graduate Excels In College

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

A former standout African American student at Suncoast High School has become one of only two Florida students to be named a Ron Brown Scholar for 2012.  The program, named after the former U.S. Commerce Secretary and Democratic Party Chairman who died in a plane crash in 1996, singles out outstanding African American students to develop [...]

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Sep
10

Suncoast High Holds 2nd Annual College Fair & College Prep Night

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Suncoast High School will be holding its second annual ‘College Fair & College Prep Night’ on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 5pm through 9pm in the campus auditorium and gymnasium. This opportunity is open to all schools, public and private, in Palm Beach County. So far, over 60 of the top institutions in the nation [...]

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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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May
24

District Students Win College-sponsored Merit Scholarships

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

 The following graduating seniors are among 2500 students nationwide who have been selected to receive college-sponsored National Merit scholarships. Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jillian T. Adams   Delray Beach resident  University of Florida Probable career field: Research Donald W. Meyers, IV   Wellington resident  University of Florida  Probable career field: Materials Science Courtney S. Wayne       Jupiter resident    University of [...]

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May
23

Palm Beach County Graduates Receive Scholarships from Local Organization

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

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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May
4

Suncoast and Spanish River, State Winners In Ethics Competition

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE) announced the winners of the Competition Of Decision-making with Ethics (C.O.D.E.). Suncoast High School and Spanish River High took top honors. Out of 56 team videos that were submitted from three school districts, the top nine videos were uploaded to Youtube for public voting. Voting for this new [...]

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Apr
17

National Merit Corporate-sponsored Scholarship Winners Announced

Posted by: Deborah Stewart

Three District students earn prestigious scholarships Three area students are among approximately 1,000 scholars from across the nation who have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. These seniors were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met the criteria of their scholarhsip sponsors. The following students [...]

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Mar
8

High School Freshman To Compete In Finals Of Florida Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Liam Fineman, a student at Suncoast High School will compete in the state finals of the Florida Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest Saturday March 10, 2012 in Tallahassee.  A high school freshman, Liam won two levels of poetry recitation contests at the school level.  He is also involved in theater and lacrosse and played Thibault [...]

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Feb
27

Suncoast High And Roosevelt Middle Recognized As 2012 Magnet Schools Of Merit

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Department of Choice and Career Options is happy to announce that Suncoast Community High School and Roosevelt Middle School have been recognized as 2012 Magnet Schools of Merit by Magnet Schools of America.   Suncoast High, one of 50 Magnet Schools of Excellence in the United States for 2012, has Dr. Linda Cartlidge as Principal [...]

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Feb
23

Suncoast High Holds Life Celebration For Former Teacher John Slattery

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The life of John Slattery, Computer Science Coordinator and Teacher, at Suncoast Community High School for over 19 years will be celebrated on February 26, 2012 at 3:30 pm at Suncoast Community High School Theatre.   According to Suncoast High Principal Dr. Linda Cartlidge, “John was an inspiration to everyone that was honored to meet him.  [...]

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Feb
20

Suncoast High Musical Theatre Department Presents “Pippin”

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Suncoast High School Musical Theatre Department, under the direction of Stephanie Nixdorf, will present “Pippin” by Stephen Schwartz.  Mr. Schwartz is the Tony award winning composer of “Pippin,” “Godspell,” and the Broadway smash hit “Wicked.”  The Suncoast production features a cast, pit and crew of over 90 students, in addition to a set design [...]

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Feb
13

Best Selling Author James Patterson To Speak And Giveaway 3300 Books To Middle and High School Students-Reading Campaign, At Work In Author’s Own Backyard, Inspired By Son

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Author James Patterson, the Palm Beach resident who holds the New York Times and Guinness World Book records for most hardcover fiction bestselling titles by a single author (75 total), will tell his personal story to 800 John F. Kennedy Middle and Suncoast High students during a special visit, 9:30 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2012 [...]

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Jan
30

Accomplished High School Senior Headed To Yale

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Herby Raymond is a Renaissance man.  An accomplished pianist who plays classical and jazz, Herby also scored a perfect 800 on his Math SAT.  A basketball player, he also enjoys chess.  He’s President of the Wellington Chapter of the National Achievers’ Society, an organization established to encourage students, particularly minorities, to excel academically and culturally [...]

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Jan
25

Suncoast High Twin Sisters Drive Bikes For Kidz Charity To $5,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Anyone who by circumstance ran into energetic twin 17-year-old sisters Laura and Megan Kohner last month likely went out of their way for charity.  No, the Wellington girls weren’t asking for cash or sponsorships–just a few clicks of a mouse.  The Kohners, juniors at Suncoast Community High School, convinced enough people to go online and [...]

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Jan
13

Suncoast High School Holds Fourth “Career Showcase”

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Suncoast High School held their Fourth Annual ‘Career Showcase’ today, Friday, January 13, 2012. Dr. Linda Cartlidge, Suncoast’s Principal, started this program four years ago to encourage students to identify a ‘career’ choice they are interested in pursuing to match their passion with their profession.  This is an extension of her daily message to the students to [...]

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Dec
19

Suncoast High Students Support World War II Veterans

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Honor Flight is a national organization that sends World War II veterans to Washington DC to view their memorial and other sites as a “thank you” for their service to our country.  This fall Suncoast High School students raised funds for the organization. Representatives from the local Honor Flight organization as well as World War [...]

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Dec
6

Suncoast High Club Is Pepsi Refresh Grant Finalist-Students Need Votes To Win Top Prize For Bikes For Kidz

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Bikes For Kidz, a Suncoast Community High School club and a 501(c)(3) organization, is a Pepsi Refresh Grant Finalist.  Pepsi is funding pre-qualified ideas that help support local communities via a contest. Bikes For Kidz has been promoting literacy in Palm Beach County Title I elementary schools for five years through various programs like Reading [...]

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Nov
18

Suncoast Fisher House Club Students Help Veterans and Their Families This Thanksgiving

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Fisher House Club from Suncoast High School will be serving lunch to Veterans and their families at the West Palm Beach Fisher House. The Fisher House Foundation provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at military medical centers. Congressman Alan West is scheduled to attend.  According to Jacob [...]

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