Year: 2018

For the second consecutive naming period, St. Lucie Public Schools received the distinction of being recognized as one of Florida’s Healthy School Districts. The Florida Partnership for Healthy Schools (FPHS), in collaboration with Florida Action for Healthy Kids (FLAFHK), Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) and Florida Healthy Kids Corporation announced the honorees for the period of May 2018 through April 2020. Florida Healthy School Districts have established a culture and climate that embraces the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach to reduce barriers to learning and support academic achievement.   Superintendent E. Wayne Gent recognized the … Read More

“Student Perks: It’s More Than Coffee” had just the right blend of innovation and effective programming to receive an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The collaborative venture with St. Lucie County honors students in St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program by providing them the opportunity to run a coffee kiosk at the County Administration Office. They reap benefits of authentic experiences while their customers benefit from their valuable services.   Superintendent E. Wayne Gent said, “We appreciate our community partnerships.  When we have opportunities such as this to work together and achieve … Read More

St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) was a proud sponsor of the Education Foundation of St. Lucie charity softball showdown between the SLC Firefighters and the School District. Many people had a chance to stop by the SLPS vendor table to learn about exciting new performing arts and STEM academies — Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie and Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies. Inside the stadium, the bases were loaded with St. Lucie Public Schools personnel and St. Lucie County Firefighters battling it out in an exhibition game for student scholarships and teacher grants. Thanks to everyone for your … Read More

After making their mark at school and district History Day events, St. Lucie Public Schools students traveled to Tallahassee with aspirations of coming home champions. They did not disappoint with positive results in the following areas: Outstanding County Award (St. Lucie West K-8) Juliana Pack Adriana Bravo Alexa Tango Samantha Jenkins Emily Bouchillon Individual Performance, 3rd Place Senior (Port St. Lucie High School) Cathia Oge Junior Group Exhibit 3rd Place (Palm Pointe Research School at Tradition) Adriadna Hiller and Joshua Sherman   This year’s State History Day competition was held at Tallahassee Community College with over 1,100 students from 31 … Read More

SLPS added an emergency alert button to the St. Lucie Public Schools app. The app is FREE and available in your favorite app store. The added feature allows users to submit anonymous tips to school and district officials anytime, anywhere.

The STAR program’s focus is to recognize employees for their conduct, skills and actions that correlate with the District’s vision and acknowledge those who exemplify its core values. During May’s School Board Meeting, four individuals were recognized for their STAR qualities. Wanda Bird (Miss Rosie) – Bus Driver, Transportation Department   Denise Coyle – Bus Driver, Transportation Department   Beth Payne – Teacher, Morningside Elementary School Margot Williams – Teacher, Village Green Environmental Studies School Click on this link to view the Board Meeting and watch the recognitions.  

The School Board recognized the following students who won calendar and poster art contests from the Florida Council on Economic Education: Jayden Carey – 4th grade student at St. Lucie Elementary Jata Kahn – 4th grade student at St. Lucie Elementary Jennavie Porteous – 1st grade student at Village Green Environmental Studies School Gracious Ianniccheri – 1st grade student at Village Green Environmental Studies School The students used art to express economic concepts such as trade, savings, entrepreneur, and more. Students also presented Board Members with a Florida Council on Economic Education calendar in which Jayden’s artwork was displayed.   … Read More

Dr. Kevin G. Perry along with Brian Garcia of Remnant Construction and contest sponsor presented the 2018 awards to the following Dr. Samuel S. Gaines Essay Contest winners:   HIGH SCHOOL 1st place – Shantal Mitchell (Performance Based Preparatory Academy) 2nd place – Sara Aube (Lincoln Park Academy) 3rd place – Jamya Wiley (Lincoln Park Academy)   MIDDLE SCHOOL 1st place – Jayden Diago (Northport K8) 2nd place – Leslie Aguilar-Ayungua (Samuel S. Gaines Academy) 3rd place – McKayla Sanon (Northport K-8)   ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1st place – Hayden Starkman (Savanna Ridge Elementary School) 2nd place – Lesly Hernandez (Samuel … Read More

Morningside Elementary’s (MSE) Odyssey of the Mind Team is advancing to the World Finals competition slated for May 23 – May 26 in Ames, Iowa. Morningside’s team will convene with approximately 850 other teams for what is deemed to be the largest creative problem-solving competition. Julie Moore is an instructor at MSE and coach for the MSE Odyssey of the Mind Team. She explained that the team, operating on their own were challenged to create a team-operated vehicle. Judging was based on the creativity and uniqueness of the vehicle’s propulsion and steering systems. The team then used the vehicle to complete … Read More

While attending the #IAMPSL Citizen Summit, Jane Whitaker, Magnet School Coordinator for St. Lucie Public Schools, and Korissa Diaz, Outreach and Recruitment Specialist, shared some exciting news coming soon to St. Lucie County.  Two new magnet schools are opening in August 2018.  The Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie (CAST) is a K-8 creative arts school for students interested in developing their skills and talents as artists and performers.  Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies is a K-8 STEM Magnet School looking for innovative Kindergarten and 6th Grade students interested in coding, gaming, virtual and augmented reality, robotics and … Read More