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Over spring break, Fairlawn Elementary’s Odyssey of the Mind team competed at the state tournament. The team worked together well and performed amazingly, earning them a 3rd place finish and a trip to the world competition in Iowa in May. Way to go Patriots!
Mariposa Elementary VPK students are practicing discussing options, how to problem solve, how to use trial and error, and most importantly, how to be cooperative. Mrs. Claudia Bonilla’s VPK students defined the words, provided examples, saw a video, and listened to a Sesame Street song. They cut 5 pieces out of each rectangle to make it look like a puzzle. Then they had to draw, color, and decorate their pieces. Once they finished the task, the students then had to show cooperation by working together, taking turns, and putting the pieces back together in the form of the rectangle. These … Read More
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.
Congratulations to Forest Grove Middle School students for placing in the 2021-22 St. Lucie Schools STEM Fair. From left to right are Jata Khan, who won the Discovery Education Lead Teachers’ Choice Innovator Award, Garrett Byrick who won 1st place as a Junior in the Math & Computation competition, Eian Martin who won 2nd place as a Junior in the Math & Computation competition, Charlie Elksnis who also won 1st place as a Junior in the Math & Computation competition, and Yashaira Marroquin Gomez won 1st place as a Junior in Environmental Engineering competition. Additionally, she won the Master Naturalist … Read More
At White City Elementary, the SEL curriculum is a top priority on our campus! Learning ways to control our emotions, practicing skills to support our feelings, and building relationships, have cultivated our Wildcat school culture. Mrs. Steward loves leading our school and making the Wildcat campus a safe place that staff and students enjoy. #SELday #WearBlueDay
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
Congratulations to the Dan McCarty Middle School 6th grade student winners of the science fair! Alexander Barrios Raymos Nesbitt Denia Cruz – Cuellar Juanita Morales Devin St. Vil
St. Lucie West Centennial High School students from Mrs. Angela Baumgarten and Mr. James Nichols’ Law Academy (Criminal Justice) participated in a live drone demonstration. Members from the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office Drone team led this demonstration, along with an engaging conversation with students on the use of technology and legalities surrounding the use of unmanned aircraft in law enforcement. Deputies David Leigh (School Resource, Explorers Advisor, Swim instructor, and Drone Pilot) and Trevor Boyce (Drone Pilot and Road Patrol) were the guest speakers and led the presentation. .
Students from Mrs. Hammett’s class and Ms. McGowan’s class are using an incubator to incubate avian embryos growing inside fertile eggs. Through this project, students are learning biology and life science as they eagerly look forward to hatching chicks.
Samuel Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies kindergarten has officially started their March Madness sight word fun!!! For each word a student earns, they will get to take one shot. With every three shots they earn, they move up on the winner’s bracket until we have a sight word champion!
Mrs. Percy’s students created an interactive Kindness Wall with her 1st and 5th graders in hopes to spread more kindness! This interactive wall helps students to remember kind words or demonstrating kind actions. Mrs. Percy has taught her students the difference between kind and nice. Students created a Circle Map to brainstorm ways to show kindness and then watched a video to expound on details. Students reflect weekly to identify one act of kindness (verbal/action) they have demonstrated. Each week, they are given a post-it note(s) to add to our Kindness Board. Our goal is to fill in all the … Read More
WEST Prep earned straight Superior ratings for the Chorus and Women’s Ensemble in performance and sight reading on their MPAs (Musical Performance Assessments). They are headed to the state competition.
5th grade Mariposa Elementary students participated in a “Day in Court” to argue their opinion papers for writing. Prosecuting attorneys argued against a topic, Defense attorneys argued for and each side had to provide supporting evidence to convince the jury of their reasoning. Jury members followed a rubric for evidence, discussed the outcomes of the arguments, then shared the verdict with the “Judge” of which side provided the strongest case. A great day of learning!
St. Lucie Medical Center’s physicians and medical residents hosted a virtual DEI forum for St. Lucie Public School’s Health Science, Pharmacy Technician, and Veterinarian Assisting students. Students were engaged in a presentation and discussion on steps to take academically in accomplishing their goals to become a physician. Thank you to Dr. Tim McNamara, Dr. Kara Mann, Dr. Josephin Mathai, Dr. David Nguyen, and Dr. Thomas Matese for putting this session together for Career and Technical Education students and being a sustained business partner.
The WEST Prep band received 2 Superiors and 2 Excellents with an overall rating of Superior at their MPAs (Musical Performance Assessments). The band has qualified for State. The WEST Prep Auxiliary also qualified for State. Four solos received Excellent rating and the Group Ensemble received Superior Rating.
Samuel S. Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies 7th grader, Yeilianis Nicol Torres won first place in the Microbiology category of the St. Lucie County STEM Fair! Her project, “Where Are the Germs” investigates where the truly dirtiest locations are in a school. She will be continuing on to the state competition in Lakeland, Florida.
The time and effort our Ag panthers put in each year is impressive and this year it all paid off. While all exhibitors from FFA and 4H from across the area did an incredible job, WEST Prep swept the top awards and we could not be more proud of them. Grand Champion Heifer- Philip Black Reserve Grand Champion Heifer- Reed Blankenbaker Sr I- Grand Champion Grooming- Philip Black SR I- Reserve Grand Champion Grooming- Allison Kohler Sr I- Reserve Grand Champion Showmanship- Allison Kohler Sr II- Grand Champion Grooming- Reed Blankenbaker Sr II- Reserve Grand Champion Grooming- Elizabeth Rufo Sr … Read More
Weatherbee students and staff celebrated Read Across America and Dr. Suess by reading on the morning show. Mariners enjoyed dressing up in their Dr. Suess inspired shirts, hats, and outfits.
