The students made connections between the text of a story and the visual/oral presentation of the text. It was another terrific day of learning at Lawnwood Elementary School.

From the kitchen to the community, Cowboys Cares is helping to grow and unite our diverse community through collective outreach and activities. Their first community event included hosting the Kindergarten pumpkin carving contest on Wednesday at Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie.   Cowboys was happy to donate the pumpkins for this event. There was also a Cowboys catered lunch for all kindergarten teaching staff on Wednesday. CAST appreciates the commitment from Cowboys and giving back to our school.  

Palm Pointe First Grade students celebrated their love for reading and learning new vocabulary words by making their assigned word come to life during a vocabulary parade! Students came dressed in a costume that exemplified their word.  They had an opportunity to share their word with family members and other students by marching across the stage and presenting their word to everyone.  We can’t wait to see our rockets use these new words in their speaking and writing.

Northport received the most votes from Sprint in-store visitors who voted for their favorite school through Sprint’s Back 2 School Contest.  The contest covered the northern part of Florida including St. Lucie County.  Sprint presented Northport K8 with a $5000 check! Thank you Sprint for supporting schools! Way to go Northport!    

After much anticipation and excitement, the Peacock Arts District team selected the winning artwork for the “PAD Banner Contest” which is displayed throughout the Peacock Arts District in downtown Ft. Pierce. Over 100 entries were received from all ages sharing their own unique design for the PAD.  The contest highlighted the incredible talent in our community, including young aspiring artists from our public schools. Out of 14 elementary and middle school finalists, ten were CAST students. Winners of the 2019 PAD Banner Contest: Amaya Cordero Ben Shahan Brian Nava Caren Akers Chris Allison Darly Mersier Emily Giron Ortiz Marquis Fields … Read More

Mariposa Elementary’s  reading night at Barnes and Noble was a huge success. There were stories, cookies, and surprises. Catarina Rodriguez is reading a book before Storytime. Jeremiah Grant and Logan Elliott are listening to Principal R. Craig Logue read We don’t eat our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Mariposa will have its next Barnes and Noble  reading night Tuesday, December 17. Please plan to come for the fun!

What an amazing day at Northport! The school community came together with a unified message against bullying. Parent and PTO president, Kendra Hansard, joined students for the Pledge of Allegiance and PTO vice president, Kristy Ellison, led the students in the Kids at Hope Pledge with a nod to a culture of kindness and antibullying on campus. Students across the campus made posters and banners to promote bullying awareness and voiced a powerful message of care, concern and kindness. Students, teachers and staff wore orange to promote unity and togetherness. Many thanks to the teachers who assisted in making posters … Read More

Northport Northstar students hosted Port St. Lucie Mayor, Greg Oravec and Major Chris Cicio, Director of Detention for the Sheriff’s Department, in the media center recently. Both men initiated conversations with students about how they handle stress. In order for young people to achieve their potential, we need to recognize that social and emotional learning is a critical element in the educational process. Both men gave their own career experiences with stress and provided students with real life experiences on how they each handle the stress reaction. Mayor Oravec spoke about recognizing emotional states, and how he copes such as … Read More

Lincoln Park Academy students, teachers, and staff participated with millions of people across the country in Unity Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, to take a stand against bullying.  By wearing orange, Lincoln Park Academy showed that we believe that no student should be subjected to bullying.  

Lawnwood’s SRO Azeredo and the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Department donated uniforms to the students of Lawnwood Elementary. Thank you for this great donation!

During the first weekend of October, Lincoln Park Academy produced the musical James and the Giant Peach! This production was a resounding success, attracting audience members of all ages. This fun filled production is full of magic, family and songs that make you want to sing along. The students involved performed with such heart and energy.  It was a beautiful way to spend an evening. The following Monday, October 7th, over 700 students from across St. Lucie County came to the Lincoln Park Academy Auditorium to enjoy this show. The young students brought so much life and joy and it … Read More