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On April 7th the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion Drill Team competed in the State Drill Meet in Lakeland, FL at George Jenkins High School. With the hard work and diligence from the team, the Jaguars’ Drill Team ended their season on a great note.
St. Lucie Public Schools Deals and Discounts Page is an internal savings site for employees. Throughout the year, offerings are added that may be of interest. Check it out to see if something meets your need! Coming up: Rapids Water Park – Educators Appreciation Day: June 3rd Click on the “TEAM SLPS on Share” icon at the bottom of the SLPS Homepage. Type in your username and password to access Deals and Discounts.
When St. Lucie Sheriff’s Officer Wheeler was assigned to support Fairlawn Elementary School, it was apparent that a positive connection was established right away. With appreciation for the support she provides and wanting her to feel like Fairlawn was her home, teachers and students began writing letters to her and making plans to decorate her office on the school’s campus. As Principal Holmes visited Mrs. Singley’s second grade classroom, she read Daniel Pereira’s letter. As you can see, he shares his thoughts in a positive format that states thank you in a heartwarming way. School Resource Officers … Read More
Read in this month’s Principal Leadership “how one school increased teacher collaboration, enhanced trust and transparency, and improved student performance.” This comes to you from our own Kathleen Manchester (Southport Middle School) and Tari Sexton (Forest Grove Middle School). To access the full article, click here: https://ygsgroup.egnyte.com/dl/CRoHtpqZnV
The Air, Sea, Land Challenge at Treasure Coast High School was an outstanding opportunity for students to exercise their technology skills and demonstrate their robotics ingenuity. Special thanks to Ian Cotner of AT&T who joined Thom Jones of the Education Foundation in sponsoring the drone program at the exhibition.
On 04/04/18, TCHS’s Criminal Justice Department took a group of six students to the Federal Courthouse located in Fort Pierce. Judge Maynard and Judge Rosenberg put together a case about online threats made by an individual. Students were divided into three groups: prosecution, defense, and jury. All three groups worked with true professionals in the field such as lawyers, public defenders, and court staff members. As soon as TCHS was prepared for the mock trial, they went into a real courtroom and performed. The two judges and all other professionals (a total of eight) guided our students all of the … Read More
Don’t Miss the SLPS vs SLC Firefighters All-Star Game Prior to the Mets Game on May 12th! 3-4PM Vendor Booths 4 – 5PM Game $8.00 Ticket Includes All-Star Game and Mets Game Proceeds Benefit St. Lucie Public Schools Educators and Students Buy Tickets online @ www.EFSLC.org
St. Lucie Public Schools is making progress toward the Billion Step Challenge. Invite more friends to join your team! Need some ideas on how to get those extra steps in? Take a look at Stacy Jacobson Donnelly’s Triple W Wellness Newsletter each Wednesday. From 5K runs to low impact exercise classes, there are tips to get everyone moving. How about a 5K Run/1 mile Walk? *3rd Annual Treasure Coast Heroes 5k Run/1 mile Walk Make your errands count! Park farther away from the front door. Take an extra loop around the grocery store or market before you check out. Take … Read More
The Office of Teaching and Learning is offering a DBQ (Document Based Questions) training for Social Studies teachers in grades 4 – 11 this summer. You will be trained in all six steps of DBQ’s which helps connect literacy and social studies learning for students. You can register via Frontline at www.mylearningplan.com
The Office of Teaching and Learning invites you to join us for the Math Standards Institute sessions this summer. Below is a description of the sessions. Standards Institute Session 1: This training is designed to introduce the learner to the three shifts of instruction in mathematics. We will explore standards to see the connection between multiple grade level standards. The three levels of rigor will be used in the standards and tasks. Mathematical practices will be discussed to understand the “how” of teaching standards and learners will leave with materials and resources they can use for instruction in their classroom. … Read More
On Saturday April 21, test drive a new Buick and help Port St. Lucie High School (PSLHS) located at 1201 SE Jaguar Lane in Port St. Lucie receive up to $10,000. Garber Buick GMC in Ft. Pierce will have new Buick vehicles at the school for this Test Drive Event from 8:00am-3:00pm. For each 2-3 minute Test Drive, Buick will donate $10.00. When the event exceeds 100 test drives, Buick will double the donation to $20.00. The goal is to reach the maximum donation of $10,000 for the day! Participants will sign-in on the east side of PSLHS’s campus where … Read More
On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Keiser University in partnership with St. Lucie Public Schools Career and Technical Education Department hosted the Criminal Justice Academy Completers Awards Breakfast. More than one hundred seniors from Fort Pierce Central High School, Fort Pierce Westwood High School, St. Lucie West Centennial High School, and Treasure Coast High School kicked off the graduation season by being honored along with their parents and teachers. Special guests Port St. Lucie Vice Mayor Shannon Martin, St. Lucie Public Schools Superintendent E. Wayne Gent, Port St. Lucie Police Assistant Chief Richard DelToro, and St. Lucie Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Hardman … Read More
9th Annual Family Reading Festival And Safety Fest Saturday, April 28 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM First Data Field (Mets Stadium) Port St. Lucie Family Reading Festival FREE St. Lucie Mets game ticket to the first 300 children! Free Goodie Bags – Thanks to the Children’s Services Council! EVENTS: Meet Awesome Authors in Author Alley! Play Literacy Games and win prizes! Read to a V.I.P.! Make a puppet and put on a show! Buy books from the Scholastic Book Fair or visit the Book Exchange! Read Comics with Collector Comics! Read with Mother Goose or try Slam Poetry! Free vision … Read More
April is Autism Awareness Month which provides outstanding opportunities to increase our knowledge, understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of Autism as well as all levels of disabilities, and thus continue our efforts to promote inclusionary environments for Students with Disabilities. SLPS staff and students are wearing blue each Friday in April. What is Autism? (AutismSociety.Org) What is Autism? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability; signs typically appear during early childhood and affect a person’s ability to communicate, and interact with others. ASD is defined by a certain set of behaviors and is a “spectrum condition” that affects individuals … Read More
Thom Jones of the Education Foundation, St. Lucie County extends a special thank you to Paul Jakubczak, Carol Wilson, and Lois Wolfe of the Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority and the Boys and Girls Clubs for launching the first STAR Business Mentor Class! These STAR Scholars will be mentored over the next two years as part of the Program’s efforts to inspire students to graduate work ready. Some students may qualify for a fully prepaid scholarship funded by the Education Foundation to earn an AA degree while working locally. The STAR Program’s goals are also aligned to the supporting positive graduation … Read More
The Young Authors’ Celebration is just around the corner. That means books are due very soon! Young Author Books are due to Rivers Edge on 4/30! Please feel free to email Ilyse Brainin if your books will not make the pony in time. St. Lucie County Reading Council’s Young Authors’ Celebration – 2018! Quick FAQ Sheet What are the criteria for each school? To encourage creativity and to support school-specific writing initiatives, schools may come up with their own rubric for how they will determine the top authors. SLCRC only requires that books be original text and artwork. … Read More
MOA Students engaged in an ecosystem sampling/surveying activity that included dip-netting, cast netting and hiking through mangrove swamp and hammock along the Indian River Lagoon at Pepper Park and Wild Cat Cove. Our young minds are exploring and finding solutions to protect our waterways! Way to go Bulldogs!
For Music in our Schools Month, I would like to introduce you to F.K. Sweet’s “Blues Brothers Team!” For our Musical Color Wars theme, our Administration and Front Office Staff paid tribute to the Blues Brothers!
PrepVolleyball.com has been working since November attempting to identify the top varsity-playing sophomores (Class of 2020) in the country in 2017. This recognition is based on outstanding High School Varsity Achievement for the 2017 season. SLW Centennial Sophomore, Kailey McKnight made it onto the Elite Honorable Mention List. Kailey McKnight, 5-9 OH, St. Lucie West Centennial (Port St. Lucie, Florida) — First Team All-Area and the team’s Offensive MVP, McKnight recorded a county-leading 358 kills and added 274 digs and 58 aces and passed 298 serves for the Eagles in 2017. “She is a standout when it comes to her … Read More
School Board Chair Dr. Donna Mills was at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center with SLPS educators and Executive Director of Exceptional Student Education and Student Services Bill Tomlinson taking a STOP THE BLEED Training. The training was all about saving a life by knowing how to stop bleeding of open wounds after an injury. More people in the U.S. die from traumatic open wounds and loss of blood than any other cause of death. Lawnwood Regional Medical Center has a partnership with SLPS to train staff. Each participant received a free STOP THE BLEED kit. A special thank you to the … Read More
