News and Communications for St. Lucie Public Schools
Students from St. Lucie West K-8 School proudly wore their new face masks that were donated from one of their business partners, TJ Maxx in Tradition. They also wrote Thank You notes and cards expressing their gratitude for the fun face coverings. WE LOVE OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS! GO SHARKS! e
Lincoln Park Academy won three gold medals at State Championships in the Fall and their Winter teams are seeing similar success. The Girls Basketball Team won their 7th District Championship in a row and their first Regional Championship in school history to advance to the State Final Four. The Lady Greyhounds beat American Heritage in their semifinal appearance and fell short in the Championship game to the #1 team in the nation. Congratulations to Coach Adams, his staff, and his team for finishing as the Class 4A State Runner-Up. The Lincoln Park Academy Wrestling Team, in only its 3rd year … Read More
Middle school artists studied the art of Kehinde Wiley for Black History Month. Kehinde Wiley is most famous for his presidential portrait of Barack Obama. His artwork is known for its unique portraiture style that uses vintage, floral backgrounds paired with an emphasis on the model’s unique style. Wiley’s paintings are inspired by the old masterpieces by having his models pose like a particular painting of old. Palm Pointe virtual and traditional artists researched old masterpieces and picked out their favorite to recreate the pose. Then, keeping with Wiley’s style they found a vintage background and digitally edited their portraiture … Read More
Congratulations Fort Pierce Westwood FFA and Mrs. Jenna Blanenbaker on the outstanding West Prep FFA Beef Breeding Winners! This weekend at the St Lucie County Fair at the Beef Breeding Night, three FFA students were awarded top winners: Grand Champion Sr II Grooming – Nayeli Fernandez Grand Champion Cow/Calf – Reed Blankenbaker First in class Heifer – Lena Shingledecker Congratulations Panthers! Level Up CTE!
Middle School students in Mr. Cruz’s Visual Arts class constructed a wooden tripod suspending a plastic bottle holding paint; students were adjusting the nozzle, consistency of the paint, and momentum of the pendulum swing to create elliptical patterns. We can’t wait to see the finished products!
Weatherbee Elementary won 1st place for their school display in the 2021 St. Lucie County Fair contest presented by Sunrise Kiwanis Club. Our vision of the theme “Schools Shining Bright Under Carnival Lights” came to life through school-wide collaboration. Every department and grade group at Weatherbee was creatively represented within our fair booth, because our school shines the brightest through teamwork and the support of each other! Way to go Weatherbee!!
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Students in Mr. Lewis’ class are learning about the role bees and other living and non-living things have in pollination. Using the resource “Mystery Science” they received a real-world lesson on what pollination is and how it happens. To make the concept stick, they created their own model flowers, complete with pollen dusters, pollen, and a “sticky” stigma. Students then created their own “pollinators” out of pipe cleaners. In the lesson, they learned that pollen has to spread from one flower to another to be pollinated. So students worked with a partner to have their bees pollinate each other’s flowers. … Read More
School and district administrators, counselors, educators, and graduation coaches from St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) participated in a virtual tour focused on the local marine industry. Representatives from Maverick Boat Group, Freedom Boat Club, Shearwater Marine, and Derecktor Shipyard centered their discussion on employment opportunities and talent recruitment for their respective company. This information will be shared with SLPS graduating seniors interested in this career pathway. This ties directly to the Outboard Marine Service Technology program at St. Lucie West Centennial High School led by CTE Educator, Chadd Fleming. This engaging event was made possible through the collaboration between St. … Read More
Phil Depuy, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Instructor at Treasure Coast High and his students virtually visited Professors Natalia Chekhovskaya and Paul Godfrey at the IRSC Kight Center for Emerging Technology. Discussions centered on mechanical, electrical and programming fields specifically Robotics, Photonics, Manufacturing, local employers, and student projects. Big thanks to Jerry Jacques, President at TCMA and Advanced Machine and Tool for setting up the visit. Level Up CTE!
Third Grader’s from Mrs. Warren’s class at Lawnwood Elementary read an article about Hawksbill Turtles becoming extinct. They worked together to raise money to adopt 300 baby turtles. They exceeded their goal and were able to adopt 500 turtles. These Lawnwood Leopards are contributing to our world. WAY TO GO!
Grayson DiBernardo is senior at Lincoln Park Academy with a GPA of 3.5 weighted to an awesome 5.1494! Grayson is the son of Jenifer and Pete DiBernardo. Grayson’s subject interests are many and include history, music, and math. He is a member of the National Honor Society, DECA, and the Student Council. Grayson has won two state medals in swimming and placed forth at the District and DECA competition. Grayson’s extracurricular activities include being a member of the Varsity swim team as well as the Club swim team. He is also a member of the Varsity soccer team and is … Read More
St. Lucie West Centennial High School’s (SLWCH) Criminal Justice & Law Academy students participated in a virtual ‘Great Explorations’ event with Indian River State College’s (IRSC) Criminal Justice Department located on the Treasure Coast Public Safety Complex. Mrs. Angela Baumgarten (SLWCH Educator) collaborated with Ms. Lisa DeLeon (IRSC Criminal Justice Academic Facilitator) and Mr. Richard Dewey (Criminal Justice Department Chair) to bring this virtual event to the students. Students in Mr. Diego Rios’ (Treasure Coast High School), Ms. Mildred Brown (Fort Pierce Westwood Academy: The WEST Prep Magnet), and Mr. James Nichol’s (St. Lucie West Centennial High School) classes also … Read More
Elementary music and dance classes at CAST collaborated together to put on an outstanding practice performance! Dr. Irwin’s third, fourth and fifth-grade music students played instruments while Mrs. Murphy’s 5th-grade dancers moved along to the rhythm. They invited kindergarten, first, and second graders for an outside rehearsal concert. t.
Oak Hammock K-8 MySchool students in 7th & 8th grade are creating wonderful music as members of the Osprey Band. The students have been working hard to create a virtual ensemble performance. Each student records their part of the selection, Ode to Joy and uploads it to Canvas. Ms. Isenhower, the band director, compiles all the recordings into one musical collaborative ensemble. As part of band class, the students record, listen and critique their selection and work to align them together to create a cohesive piece. The band is currently making great progress and is looking forward to the completion … Read More
Racing to success! Eighth grade Northstars students in Mr. Fess’ STEM class have been working hard designing, constructing and coding their own racecars! The students built their designs using VEX robotics and coded them using Robot-C. This is one of many robotics projects these students will complete this year.
Emma Chancey was awarded 2021 St. Lucie County Fair Queen! Jenna Blankenbaker, Fort Pierce Westwood Agriscience Instructor proudly commented, ” She answered all her questions with grace and eloquence. I am so proud and impressed.” Congratulations Emma! Go Panthers! Level Up CTE!
Kindergarten students at CAST met their WIG – or Widely Important Goal! Students set the goal of “walking in a straight, quiet line with no playing and eyes forward” for six weeks. They tracked their data and reflected when they did and didn’t meet their goal each week. WIGs are part of the Leader in Me program, the leadership program implemented at CAST to create well-rounded and effective leaders.
CAST teachers and staff, with help from the Leader in Me’s Culture Crew on campus, designated a spot in the main office to recognize all the things they are grateful for. During these uncertain times, CAST wanted to focus on the good they have in their lives to help move them forward. The board is ever-changing and growing as teachers continue to add what they are thankful for! Modeling gratitude for students is an example of being a leader and using Habit 1: Be Proactive!
First graders in Ms. Smith’s class designed and constructed their own constellations as a culminating Stop & STEAM event after their unit of learning about the sky, sun, moon and stars. Students enjoyed tasting their starry creations too!
