Area Regional Transit – ART Images for Fixed Route Buses  Introduction: In cooperation with St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, the St. Lucie County Transit Division requests qualifications from artists or artist teams to submit artwork images to be displayed as images on public buses, in public transit facilities, and in shelters. The selected artists will provide transit riders and community members with visual and educational images to create a unique way of increasing art awareness. Displays of public art are intended to generate interest in appealing to diverse audiences. Project location: This call to artists aims to have public artistic images … Read More

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

Fairlawn Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team placed second at their regional competition. The team is now headed to the state competition in March. We are so proud of all of their hard work and dedication. Congratulations!

To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy, Lawnwood Leopards participated in a week of kindness. The staff and students of Lawnwood Elementary donated 1,266 pairs of socks to the Salvation Army. We love helping our community. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is “What are you doing for others? – Dr. M. L. King

This year, FHSAA made women’s high school wrestling an official sport throughout the state of Florida. Formerly, female athletes could compete in the FHSAA men’s division; however, female athletes would compete in club-organized events such as “women’s state championship” which was unregulated by FHSAA. FPC student Mia Weisbrod (soph.) competed in the men’s division both last season and this regular season at 106lbs. However, now that the postseason has begun, she entered into the women’s State Championship series which starts at the district level. Top athletes in the District Tournament advance to a larger Regional Tournament, where the top four … Read More

On February 9, Fort Pierce Central celebrated the History Day schoolwide winners and district nominees at its annual History Day Luncheon. The theme this year was Debate and Diplomacy: Success, Failures, and Consequences. The students enjoyed the very best of what the culinary department had to offer, with a catered menu and elegant ambiance organized by the Cobra Cafe, under the guidance of Chef Strell. We are proud of the work put forth by our students and enjoy celebrating their accomplishments year after year. We are extremely grateful to the Fort Pierce Lions Club for sponsoring the yearly event. Our … Read More

Each season, with the guidance of Ms. Nancy Branim and Ms. Amber Martin, the Girls on the Run participants choose a project that positively impacts their community. The Girls on the Run participants at Oak Hammock K-8 converted an old newspaper dispenser into a Little Free Library. The girls beautified their Little Free Library by painting positive messages they learned throughout the program onto the old newspaper dispenser. The girls want to make sure all students feel inspired, valued and have access to a library that offers books that are free for all students.

On Sunday, February 6th from 1:00-3:00 pm, the 3rd Annual Kim Pearson Memorial Beach Clean-up at Pepper Park Beach took place. This is was to honor beloved Ft. Pierce Central High School Marine Biology Teacher Kimberly Pearson. As a marine science teacher, Ms. Pearson loved the ocean and was concerned about the human toll on ocean sustainability. This beach clean-up represents her passion in life, serving students and caretaking for the ocean. Ms. Pearson’s parents have organized two scholarships for Fort Pierce Central High student seniors.  The seniors who win the grant would receive $2,000 for college. The grant can be … Read More

This year Ft. Pierce Central High School students in Mrs. Blackmon’s A.P. and Digital Art classes entered artwork in several categories in the prestigious Scholastic Art Award’s competition in December and the winners were announced February 28. FPC students entered artwork in the categories of Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Jewelry, and Sculpture. The students compete against students in the Southeast United States in the regional competition and then the Gold Key winners move on to the National competition in New York. Read more about the awards process below. Gold Key winners: Nico Del Valle Asato, Laura Eugene, … Read More

Teams from five SLPS High Schools competed on Friday, January 28th in this year’s Commissioner’s Academic Challenge. The team from Treasure Coast High School earned the most points in the 2nd round academic challenge and were declared the winners! Questions covered a wide range of topics including Mathematics, Science, Literature, Music and Foreign Language. The top individual scorers will go on to represent St. Lucie Public Schools at the state-level competition which will be held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort March 31st -April 2nd. State-level Competition Team Team Coach: Stephen Maxwell,  Treasure Coast High School Teacher Treasure Coast High School: … Read More

February 1st to April 30th is open enrollment for Florida Prepaid college savings plans. Click on the flyer to learn more.

Autumn Tagmeyer, SLW Centennial High School student, placed second in the Regional HOSA Competition for Medical Law and Ethics. She is qualified to compete at the state competition in Orlando in April. Congratulations Autumn!!!

Ms. Denman’s fourth-grade students at CAST put the “E” in STEAM! They used engineering to build a cofferdam. Students are learning about Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. They are learning about the Key West Extension, an overseas railroad and how it was built.  

Weatherbee students enjoyed a Slushy and Snowball Social with their peers for having positive behavior in January. They had a blast tossing as many snowballs as they could before time was up.

In the media center, students were learning to use text features included in biographies to gain knowledge about famous Americans. Way to go Leopards!

Mrs. Albers’ sixth-grade classes explored force and motion using zSpace technology in our CAST Science Lab. They observed how friction, mass, and the amount of force affected the distance a block would travel. zSpace technology encourages and inspires students to interact with the curriculum and to experiment through augmented and virtual reality!