Author: KAYLEIGH NEMO

The 2022 SLPS College Fair was November 3, 2022, at the Havert L. Fenn Center. This was the first in-person college fair in over two years, and it did not disappoint. We had over 50 college, university, and military representatives in attendance as well as almost 1,000 SLPS students. The evening also included two information sessions for students and parents to attend: FAFSA 101 hosted by IRSC and Scholarships 101 hosted by SLPS. This was a new addition to the college fair and we saw wonderful attendance for those sessions. We are looking forward to planning the 2023 St. Lucie … Read More

UF/IFAS Family Nutrition Program stopped in at PBPA to discuss nutrition with our LAPP students and a few others. The nutrition educator talked about food groups, good vs bad beverages, sugar shockers, and portion control. We look forward to having them back for other demonstrations, conversations, and projects.

Performance Based Preparatory Academy is one of the schools fighting to break the stigma between finance and food. In two months, Performance Based became eligible to be the site of a School and Teen Pantry. PBPA had to work with the Treasure Coast Food Bank to satisfy their application and site requirements. Once everything was completed, PBPA was officially approved to operate on November 15th. Our students and their families can take home non-perishable food as well as toiletries with no questions asked. In our two months of operating The Corral, we had students and their families reach out more … Read More

PBPA Student Council partnered with the Treasure Coast Food Bank to hold our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Pictured are Student Council members Morgan Cruce and Marc Jean Baptiste (not pictured: Kiana Medina), along with sponsor Mr. Portee, with our food bank donation. Thank you, Stallions, for your contributions!

Performance Based Preparatory Academy has created a student-led newspaper. The PBPA Press released its first issue this past October and the students are scheduled to release one issue per quarter. All articles and topics are student-generated. October’s articles ranged from school updates, Hispanic Heritage Month, human trafficking, for or against masks, dealing with anxiety, and being a teen parent. A huge shout out to PBPA Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Josie May for guiding our students as their Faculty Sponsor. For many of our students, this is the first time they have ever been a part of a school organization … Read More

The Stallions of PBPA had the opportunity to listen to several departments from Indian River State College. On October 15th, IRSC presented to all of the students at PBPA about the wonderful opportunities available to our students. Representatives came and shared from the following departments: Career Services, Workforce Education (Air Conditioning, Cosmetology, Design Technology, Welding, Barbering, Carpentry, Automotive), Business, Health Science, Nursing, Public Service and CCAMPIS. Postsecondary education can be for ALL. PBPA is looking forward to future events with IRSC .