Month: August 2023

Lakewood Park was honored to be selected by Big Apple Ministry for their student Back to School supply drive. Supplies were collected at St. Bernadette’s Catholic church during the entire month of July.  Principal Melrose had the honor of speaking at several services to thank Big Apple Ministry for choosing Lakewood Park and to share the great things about Lakewood Park students, teachers, and families. In the month of August, a Lakewood Park team went to collect the donated items from St. Bernadette’s and were completely overwhelmed by the generosity as they filled an entire school bus with supplies.  Once … Read More

Mrs. Berggren (A.P.), Mr. De La Rosa, and Mr. Joseph (ESOL Paraprofessionals) of Chester A. Moore Elementary assisted parents and families with bus information during Open House. They provided bus routes, bus stops, pick-up and drop-off times, Here Comes the Bus app directions, and other useful information regarding student transportation. If families did not have a bus route yet, they also assisted families with registering for one.

Last week, over 300 of our food service staff attended a back-to-school training at the MidFlorida Event Center. We had break-out sessions for our managers, cooks, bakers, and food service assistants. Leadership, food safety, standardized recipes, and teamwork were the major topics discussed. Awards were presented to the following schools who achieved 5-Star in their kitchen/cafeterias for the 2022-23 school year: Palm Pointe Research School at Tradition Fairlawn Elementary School Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie Frances K. Sweet Elementary School St. Lucie West K-8 School Windmill Point Elementary School Village Green Elementary School Parkway Elementary School Southport Middle School … Read More

St. Lucie Public Schools Pre-K – 3rd-grade teachers, paraprofessionals, and staff participated in the University of Central Florida’s Project ELITE – English Learner Infused Training and Experience. Project ELITE  prepares teachers, paraprofessionals, and educational leaders to implement evidence-based English learner instructional strategies and parent, family, and community engagement strategies.

The Marching Jaguars had an incredible start to the season with a challenging, productive, and fun band camp!  This time is an opportunity for the band to solely focus on growing musically and as a team, as well as begin working on our 2023 Field Production, “Mythos”.  They had a blast and are looking forward to another stellar season.    

On July 27th, Lincoln Park Academy hosted its incoming 6th-grade Transition Camp. Incoming students and parents were welcomed to campus by the proud Principal, Dr. Herrington. Information concerning scheduling, electives, dress code, and cell phone usage was reviewed during the opening session. Students and parents participated in a guided tour of the campus facilitated by the LPA Theater Entourage. Finally, members of the outstanding 6th-grade team provided tips for success as the students transition to middle school. These tips included communication, organization, and grading differences. We are excited to welcome all the LPA incoming 6th-graders in the coming weeks.   … Read More

Southport Middle School enthusiastically welcomed its 6th-grade students on July 26th and 27th. Over the course of two days, students participated in a welcoming camp where they engaged in a school scavenger hunt to learn the layout of the land, participated in team-building games, competed in relay races, designed t-shirts, and asked questions to 7th and 8th-grade students to get a better understanding of what to expect in middle school.

Principal Dr. Thelma Jackson and Assistant Principal Tammy Davis gave back time while supporting Bass Temple’s Back to School Drive. Thank you to all of the families that came out to receive backpacks and school supplies.

Treasure Coast High School is proud to announce that Robert Grundstrom has been selected to receive the 2023 Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Award from the Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at Florida Atlantic University. The award recognizes educators who have had a demonstrated positive impact on their schools, as well as the wider community in the field of Holocaust, genocide, and human rights education. The award honors individual teachers who actively, by their example and through teaching about these difficult subjects, strengthen South Florida students’ world-citizenship and capacity to uphold the dignity of … Read More

At St. Lucie Public Schools we pride ourselves on our fresh, made-from-scratch meals. Each one of our schools has a dedicated chef to prepare all of our breakfasts and lunches. Last week our cooks came together to learn some of the recipes that are new on this year’s lunch menu. Not only are they talented with their cooking skills, but our cooks are also passionate about everything they do to ensure our students are fed well every day!