Students partnered with Mr. Norcia’s and Mrs. Cooper’s class for Valentines Day! They had lunch together and made valentines as part of Project Unify.
Fort Pierce Central High School students along with students and employees from throughout the district met on another postcard-perfect morning at Pepper Park on Saturday, February 25th. This morning was going to be more than a beautiful beach day, it was the 4th Annual Kimberly Pearson Memorial Beach Clean-Up. Ms. Pearson was a Marine Science teacher at FPC who loved students, loved the ocean, and loved learning. Her life-long love of inspiring others continues as her legacy shines brightly. Over 70 students, teachers, and parents met and combed the beach, park, pavilion, and sand dune areas, picking up trash, and … Read More
The Air Force Junior ROTC instructors and cadets of Treasure Coast High School in Port St. Lucie, FL earned an overall unit assessment score of “Exceeds Standards”, the highest rating attainable, during their evaluation on 6-February 2023. Instructors were lauded for creating a dynamic and supportive learning environment coupled with excellent community outreach. The instructors provided outstanding leadership in administering the cadet-centered citizenship program. The Treasure Coast High School cadets performed exceptionally well and took great pride in leading and accomplishing their unit goals. The outstanding efforts of the Cadet Leadership Staff have the unit on track to receive the … Read More
St. Lucie Public Schools middle and high school students participated in the Chart Your Course, Marine and Maritime Career Expo hosted at the Fort Pierce Yacht Club. Local marine businesses demonstrated equipment and spoke about skills needed in the field. Students were able to plan for their future and make connections to local career opportunities in the marine industry!
Palm Pointe artists in grades kindergarten through eighth created a “Race to Greatness” display for the St. Lucie County fair. The artwork displayed captures our Rockets’ race to success through reaching our goals in reading, writing, math, science, history, and the arts. Palm Pointe’s booth can be seen at the fair from February 24th through March 5th. Please stop by the fair school building to vote for our Race to Greatness booth. The school building is located to the west of the rides past the stage and food. Go Rockets!
FPWA celebrates Highwaymen Week! One group of black painters completely revolutionized how art was bought and sold up and down the Treasure Coast; they are The Highwaymen. Throughout the week, students listened to several different speakers influenced by the Highwaymen. Our speakers included the director of the AE Backus Museum in Fort Pierce, Marshall Adams along with Kenny Holmes, a Gifford native, former NFL player, and Highwaymen collector. We appreciate them coming to talk about the Highwaymen painters and how they influenced his life. We also had Ms. Anita Prentice and Mrs. Doretha Hair Truesdell. They are both working artists … Read More
On Saturday, February 2023, the Jaguar Battalion traveled to Dwyer High School. Our Female and Male Teams competed in an Unarmed/Armed Squad, Unarmed/Armed Platoon, Color Guard, and Solo/Duo Exhibition drill. PSL ended up placing 1st in both Male and Female Armed Platoon, 1st in Female Unarmed Platoon, 1st in Female Armed Squad, 1st in Female Solo Exhibition, 1st in Male Solo Exhibition, 2nd in Female Unarmed Squad, and 2nd in Male Unarmed Platoon. Overall, the Jaguar Battalion finished 1st once again.
The Treasure Coast High School Robotics team, made up of members from the Robotics Club and AFJROTC Robotics Team, competed at Imokalee High School near Naples in a day-long VEX robotics competition along with more than 20 other robotics teams. Beyond science and engineering principles, VEX encourages creativity, teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving among groups. The TCHS team designed and constructed a robot to accomplish prescribed competition tasks both in “student-driven” and autonomous modes. The TCHS team made it to the event finals before being eliminated and learned a lot while also having a great experience.
The SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC competed in the Lake Mary “Ram Nation” Drill competition in Lake Mary, Florida, on Saturday, February 18th, 2023. They earned seven trophies during the competition and qualified for the Area 7 State Drill Championships, which will be hosted by Riverview NAVY JROTC, held at Riverview High School on Saturday, March 4th, 2023. The SLW Centennial High School NAVY JROTC won the following awards: 1st Place 100m Relay (Trophy) 3rd Place Personnel Inspection (Trophy) 3rd Place Team Push-Ups (Trophy) 4th Place Team Sit-Ups 4th Place Overall Atheletics (Trophy) 4th Place UnArmed Basic … Read More
Fort Pierce Central’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) chapter celebrated Career & Technical Education (CTE) month and shared joy and smiles on Valentine’s day. HOSA members along with their chapter advisor, Mrs. Lorraine Young, did a presentation and gave each resident flowers and gifts. Thank you to our business partner, Lake Forest Park Assisted Living Facility, for their collaboration to make this event happen. Thank you to our CTE month sponsors: Porch Factory, MidFlorida Credit Union, Certiport, Texas Roadhouse, Treasure Coast Builders Association, Howling Rooster, Carpets Etc., and NuSkin.
Treasure Coast High School Spanish classes of Mrs. Garcia, Mrs. Rivera, and Mrs. Gonzalez, in collaboration with the art teacher, Ms. Bass, and the science teacher, Mr. Lazar are making the Cultural Garden project a reality. The art students painted the flowerpots and the Spanish students planted the cultural flowers of the Hispanic countries.
Port St. Lucie High School Culinary Arts students competed at the SkillsUSA Culinary Competition in Kissimmee. Good luck to participants; Vasilios Koumoundouros, Mikalah Christman, Calvin Diebold, and volunteer Kelvin Gonzales. Go Jaguars!
Uriele Aristide, a junior, was invited and selected to represent Fort Pierce Westwood Academy to attend the Washington Journalism and Media Conference this summer. This amazing opportunity will be held at George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C. She was selected because of her excellent academic record and sincere interest in journalism and the media.
Chester. A Moore Elementary welcomed Chef Howard Farro to speak to our 5th Graders as part of our Black History Month and AVID speaker series. Students were excited to learn about how Chef Howard’s career got started and especially how he became a personal chef for celebrities! Chef Farro gave an inspirational talk that encouraged students to pay attention in school, always do the best they can, and to know they can rebound from any setbacks in life.
On February 14th, the Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion was inspected to see if they qualify to stay as an Honor Unit with Distinction. The JROTC Program for Accreditation (JPA) is an inspection from the United States Army to determine whether a unit can keep their gold star. The gold star is earned by the units that have demonstrated exceptional performance in all areas of program operation. The Army inspects these operations which include; a Continuous Improvement briefing where we discuss an area in need of improvement, a Service-Learning briefing that allows our cadets to help the community … Read More
Culinary Arts students at Northport K-8 were visited by Chef Damiano, a professionally trained Pizza Chef from Fresh Market. The students were wrapping up their studies on pizza and used Chef Damiano’s dough. The students made sauce with the Chef’s tomatoes imported from Italy and made pizza with fresh ingredients. Delizioso!
For Literacy Week in January, Southern Oaks Middle School 6, 7, and 8th grade Reading Ambassadors visited Rivers Edge Elementary classrooms to provide story time and meaningful conversations about reading. Each day of Literacy Week a different grade level visited kindergarten and first graders. The Reading Ambassadors were nominated by their teachers for excellence in reading. Rivers Edge Elementary teachers were thrilled to have the students and commented on how well Southern Oaks students behaved and read with great enthusiasm. The Reading Ambassadors were later rewarded with a gift card and reading certificate in front of their peers during lunch. … Read More
Students in AICE Psychology make their own ink blot tests as they study Rorschach tests and personality disorders. This STEAM integration was very engaging!
Chester A. Moore Elementary would like to thank Ms. Zulay Garcia and community partners Fort Pierce Elks Lodge #1520, River of Life Fellowship, and Nettles Island Womens Club. Ms. Garcia worked with Sunrise Theatre to provide this exciting learning opportunity. Additionally, the generous donations from community sponsors funded busing and admissions, making it possible for the entire 5th grade class to attend.
Southern Oaks Middle School made an impressive showing at the district science fair in January 2023. The school sent 16 participants to the district science fair, but one student showed accomplishment that far exceeded the others. Ramses Antunez Rivers won first place in the category of environmental engineering. This extraordinary seventh-grade student also won the right to enter the Florida State STEM Fair in April in Orlando. In addition to winning the first-place prize, Ramses also won several special awards of which some had monetary value. The special awards included; the HCA Lawnwood Regional Medical Center Award and $50, … Read More
