Author: LAUREN PECZKO
Staff - (Changed 12/15/2025 8:39:28 AM)
St. Lucie Public Schools celebrates Staff Appreciation Week! We ARE St. Lucie Public Schools because of our passionate and dedicated staff! Help us celebrate by sharing posts, images, or videos of positive messages thanking our wonderful staff using the hashtag #SLPSAppreciates!
The following students represented St. Lucie Public Schools at the 67th Annual State of Florida Science Fair last week in Lakeland, Florida: BEST IN SHOW: Robert Sansone Special and Placement Awards Dominique Thomas TCHS $25 Cash Award: Lake County Regional Science and Engineering Fair Kai Valco -SOMS $200 Cash Award: Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration -Third Place: Earth and Environmental Sciences Category Gerald Smith Jr. APF -$50 Cash Award: Florida Association of Science Supervisors Robert Sansone FPCHS JASON Colloquium Opening Ceremony Speaker -$1000 Cash Award: Best in Show, one of eight Florida students representing the State of Florida (in addition … Read More
This year the Exceptional Student Education, Student Services, and Office of Teaching and Learning Departments collaborated and identified needs for students with language weaknesses. Materials were purchased through the IDEA American Recovery Funds grant to help improve language skills for students with disabilities who are identified with a Language Impairment. Each school received two kits each so that the speech-language pathologists and interventionists can work to improve the needs of students with disabilities who demonstrate a weakness in language which will, in turn, improve their listening, speaking, and reading comprehension skills. The speech-language pathologists showed their support for children with … Read More
The team consisting of Coach Stephen Maxwell (TCHS), Senior Gabriel Gonzalez (TCHS), and Juniors Dominique Thomas (TCHS), Gabriela Baez (TCHS), Aien Serrano (MOA), and Sebastian Spence (MOA) placed 7th out of 11 teams in Division Two. Congratulations!
To celebrate the grand opening of their newest store on Orange Avenue in Ft. Pierce, community partner 7-Eleven gifted a generous donation of $711 to C.A. Moore Elementary. In attendance was SLPS board member Debbie Hawley, who was joined by C.A. Moore principal Dr. Thelma Jackson and assistant principals Alisha Kennedy and Makeda Brome. Thank you to 7-Eleven for their support of our schools!
March is “Arts in Our Schools Month”, an annual celebration that showcases the accomplishments of students in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts nationwide. St. Lucie Public School students showcased their own artistic accomplishments by displaying their artworks in the SLPS District Office! SLPS staff was treated to a wide range of different artistic mediums submitted from various elementary, middle, and high schools in the district. Thank you to all schools and students for their wonderful work!
On Thursday, April 14th, fans who bring two nonperishable food items will receive a free ticket to the St. Lucie Mets game that night. Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful will have a booth at the front of the stadium and will partner with the Treasure Coast Food Bank for the donations. Contact KPSLB – 772-871-5103 for details.
February 1st to April 30th is open enrollment for Florida Prepaid college savings plans. Click on the flyer to learn more!
It is with sincere congratulations that we announce the winners from each zone for the Classroom Library Makeover Contest. Each winner will receive an additional 150 books for their classroom library and 150 books to gift to another teacher on their campus, courtesy of Scholastic Education. Congratulations to the winners! Green Zone: Lawnwood Elementary School Ms. McGowan, 1st Grade Green Zone: Fairlawn Elementary School Ms. Strunk, 2nd Grade Red Zone: Oak Hammock Ms. Morley, 3rd Grade
St. Lucie Public Schools celebrates the hard work of its high schools during the Music Performance Assessments. 6 high schools took 10 bands to the MPAs and received 5 Excellent and 5 Superior Ratings. Congratulations to all our schools! Fort Pierce Westwood Academy | West Prep Concert Band Superior Rating Fort Pierce Central High School | Symphonic Band Superior Rating Fort Pierce Central High School | Concert Band Excellent Rating Lincoln Park Academy | Wind Ensemble Excellent Rating Port St. Lucie High School | Wind Ensemble Superior Rating Port St. Lucie High School | Symphonic Band Excellent Rating St. Lucie … Read More
Join us for our Kindergarten Round-Up at these dates and locations: Tuesday March 8 (9:00-3:00) | Queen Townsend Head Start Center ll 2202 Avenue Q., Fort Pierce, FL 34950 Wednesday March 9 (8:00-6:00) | St. Lucie Public Schools District Office 9461 Brandywine Lane, Port St. Lucie, Fl 34986 Thursday March 10 (9:00-3:00) | ALPI Child Development Center 198 Marion Ave., Port St. Lucie, FL 34983 Enroll Now!: https://bit.ly/3gVrLaM
On Thursday, March 3rd, Fort Pierce Central High School, along with Superintendent E. Wayne Gent, hosted IRSC, to announce the IRSC Promise Program. Now every 2022 graduate of a public or public charter high school in Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties can earn an IRSC Associate Degree at no tuition cost! Learn more at promise.irsc.edu.
As of Friday, February 25th, the SLPS COVID-19 testing centers at Fort Pierce Central and the District Office will be permanently closed. Our site at Manatee K8 will continue to remain open. Please stay tuned to our social media channels for any future updates.
SLPS was on display at the St. Lucie County Fair! Schools created their own exhibits with the theme of “Dream Makers: Arts, Academics & Athletics”, which were then judged. Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to all schools who participated, the St. Lucie County Fair, and sponsors!
Audition information for the Port St. Lucie High School summer production of Grease is now posted on the PSLHS Drama Department website. Auditions are Monday, February 28th at 6:00 PM. Find more information at: www.PSLHSDrama.com
SLPS’s HBCU/HSI College Showcase is now in full swing! The mission of the showcase is to promote awareness of the cultural and educational opportunities offered at HBCU’s and HSI’s. These great colleges and universities have historically contributed so much to advancing our future leaders and are as significant and relevant today as they were when first established. Make an appointment with a recruiter today. Check back with the SPLS social channels- schools are still joining the showcase. CLICK on this link to start your child’s journey to success. https://bit.ly/32v8edK
February 1st to April 30th is open enrollment for Florida Prepaid college savings plans. Click on the flyer to learn more.
SLPS has another Covid-19 testing site opening at Treasure Coast High School, Fridays only from 8:30 AM – 12 PM. Please continue to follow our social media for any additional updates.
In partnership with Scholastic Education, SLPS is rolling out classroom libraries in all K-5 classrooms across the district. Each classroom library has a collection of over 250 books to engage students in fiction and non-fiction literature. For two new teachers at Windmill Point Elementary, Scholastic Education launched the Classroom Library Makeover Contest by making over these teachers’ classroom libraries. Each teacher is eligible to enter the makeover contest for a chance to win an additional 150 books for their classroom library and to gift 150 books to another teacher on their campus. Three teachers will be chosen based on their … Read More