Third-grade AMP students virtually practice the different types of angles. Students are learning their math vocabulary and creating a visual representation with their arms.
SLPS is looking for innovative teachers for the 2019-2020 School Year at our magnet schools: The WEST Prep, Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie, and Samuel Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies. Find out more here: http://www.stlucieschools.org/ #STLUCIEPROUD
Thanks to funds provided by BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, St. Lucie Schools’ Employer Group Health Insurance provider, St. Lucie County School District now has an Employee Wellness Program Manager, Carlye Fabrikant. Carlye has worked in the areas of health and wellness for over 12 years with experience educating all ages on various health topics, creating wellness programs for various populations, and counseling individuals on proper nutrition, exercise, stress management, and disease prevention/management. Her objectives for the district’s employees are to create programs to meet the needs and interests of the employees, and to be a resource for the employees on the health services and education … Read More
Check out the St. Lucie Public Schools Wellness page for information on the District’s Incentive Program Personal Health Wellness Challenges Wellness Champions Wellness Program Offerings Wellness Resources And More! https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/health-wellness/
We had a visitor come to our Welding Technology class at Performance Based Preparatory Academy. Joey Graham, a welding instructor at Blue Origin and Welding Inspector, came to visit the welding program to talk to the students about what it is like to be in the welding field. All the students took great interest in all the information that Mr. Joey had to offer. As Mr. Joey went through his presentation, he asked the students why they wanted to be a welder. The question was brought up because of the common phrase that always goes around in the welding community, … Read More
On Friday August 9th, 2024, the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion aided the incoming freshmen at open house. This was the school’s first event, the following cadets; MAJ Rebecca Guison as right guard, Cadet MAJ Sariely Yanez as state flag, Cadet CPT Alex Franchi as American Flag, and MAJ Gabriela Gomez as Left Guard, were all honored to present the colors. The cadets of JROTC introduced many incoming students and enrolled many new cadets into the program. Twenty-four new eager cadets were assigned that day. Cadets working at this event felt encouraged to reach out to young, motivated students who want to better themselves … Read More
On Monday, January 6, Westwood Academy proudly welcomed students to their new campus. Our OTL team worked together to support both teachers and students throughout the transition. Thank you to everyone who came out to help make this milestone a success. The beautiful new campus is officially open and ready for a great rest of the school year.
CAST welcomed new teachers with a “STEAM Advocate Snapshot” presentation, as well as a tour of CAST’s beautiful and historic campus. Teachers learned about arts integration and the Leader in Me program. We also took a moment to be mindful and reflect on how we can be stress-free as we return to school.
Superintendent E. Wayne Gent serves as the leader of St. Lucie Public Schools. Prior to assuming this leadership role, he was Palm Beach County’s Superintendent for four years. Mr. Gent is a dedicated educator who has served in a variety of roles including: teacher, coach, principal, State’s Principal in Residence, Area Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Learning Support, and Chief Officer of Administration. In 2014, under Superintendent Gent, the School District of Palm Beach County out-performed Florida and all other large urban school districts with a graduation rate of 84%. Palm Beach was the only large urban district to … Read More
Our Fort Pierce Westwood school herd started having babies with the last calf born over the weekend. The kids in the agriculture program are all very excited to get additional hands-on experiences with our new calves.
Gaines Academy is honored to announce our new Assistant Principal, Alex Oge. Mr. Oge is an exceptional Assistant Principal with eight years of experience at Port Saint Lucie High School. He has served in the capacities of Dean and Science Teacher at Treasure Coast High School and in New York. He is married and has two school-aged children. His wife, Guermithe Oge, is also an educator at Weatherbee Elementary. Staff hosted a breakfast and extended a warm welcome to Mr. Oge as he joined our Colt Family our September 21st.
School Starts Monday, August 24th, 2020 The health and safety of students and staff are the top priorities of St. Lucie Public Schools. Please continue reading to learn how your family can partner with us to prevent the spread of illness. Monitor your child’s symptoms daily. Students MUST stay home from school when they are ill. Please review our Daily Home Screening for Students tool with your child each day: English:https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/pdf/DailyHomeScreening.pdf Spanish:https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/pdf/DailyHomeScreening-sp.pdf Haitian Creole: https://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/pdf/DailyHomeScreening-hc.pdf This Screening tool was developed in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie Continue practicing healthy hygiene habits to prevent the spread of COVID-19 … Read More
Please visit the district’s webpage at stlucieschools.org to find all of the information you need as we head back to school!
CLICK ON TITLE TO ACCESS NEWSLETTER October School Calendar *************************************************************************** REMINDER: November 3, Election Day, is a school holiday for all students and staff. SLPS employees may contact the St. Lucie County Elections Office at 772-462-1500 if they would like to apply to be a poll worker on Election Day. ********************************************************************************* The last day to register to vote in Florida is Monday, October 5th. You can visit https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home to register online to vote. To submit an online application, you will need: Your Florida driver license (Florida DL) or Florida identification card (Florida ID card) issued by the Florida Department of Highway … Read More
All Panthers attended a Back to School Assembly led by administration to go over Fort Pierce Westwood Academy expectations such as being fully present, academically focused, and treating others the way we want to be treated. In addition, administration reviewed the dress code, attendance, and tardy policies, as well as various school-wide procedures.
Welcome Back Celebration! Friday, August 12th 5:30 PM FREE event for all District staff ($10 for each guest) Dinner and live music! RSVP online at https://www.educationfoundationstlucie.org/p/10/events#.V6OLR76s2Rg
Weight Watchers is launching a new program called Weight Watchers Free Style. This program encourages members to move for fun and will teach skills for a different mind set. If you are interested in having a Weight Watchers meeting at your school site or work location, contact SLPS’s Wellness Manager: Stacy Jacobson Donnelly stacy.donnelly@stlucieschools.org D: (772) 429-3974 F: (772) 429-5522 2018 is your year! Do something with it.
WeatherSTEM was recognized at the board meeting on June 9th for their donation of the Weather Compass to Southport Middle School. WeatherSTEM is a fun and educational program that benefits the entire community. WeatherSTEM CEO, Ed Mansouri, is donating a program called Weather Compass that combines a number of products and services to create a well-rounded weather experience. The components are: a full service weather station including agricultural sensors; cloud camera; custom web portal that displays weather data and images along with a host of useful engaging weather-related educational resources; and customized Facebook and Twitter pages updated by the weather … Read More
Once a month, Weatherbee Elementary will host guest speakers who are positive and powerful role models to come in and speak for one hour to students who will benefit from this event. We started October 30th with Dr. Perry as our first guest speaker!
