Northport community is so very proud of our essay contest winners for the recent writing opportunity for our sixth graders.  The American Security Council Foundation offers a program that teaches good citizenship called “Step Up America.”  Northport has made the program an integral piece of educating students about the many aspects of being a great citizen and how to become aware of their surroundings.  We have dubbed that program “Step Up Northport.” The essay topic was titled “What Freedom Means to Me and What Protects Our Freedoms in this Country.”  The prizes for the essay contest were awarded to John … Read More

A collection of artworks from twelve young Lincoln Park Academy artists are being displayed at Art Connection Gallery in the Arcade Building, 101 US-1 (and Orange Ave.) in Ft Pierce.  The students from Lisa Steffens-Smith class have been studying the contemporary artist Jim Dine.  All student work is a representation of the artist. An opening reception has taken place in the gallery.  Exhibitions will be open to the public until November 30th. Students participating in the St. Lucie County Teen Art have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes.  All winners of the   two-week segment will have their art … Read More

New York’s BFA Photography & Video School of Visual Arts selected the works of gifted student artists from Fort Pierce Central High School for an exhibit entitled 2017 America. Fourteen students from Ms. Heather Blackmon-Gordon’s classes have their works on display at the SVA Gramercy Gallery in New York City.  The total exhibit features a wide range of artistic perspectives from over 30 states. Blackmon-Gordon said about her students, “I enjoy giving them the opportunity to showcase their talents and compete at a national level.  Exhibitions such as this provide recognition for my students and the Visual Arts Program in … Read More

Parent Agency Collaboration Night Please plan to join with others at Port St. Lucie High School in the Media Center Thursday, December 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Information and Resources: Students with Disabilities  

FLVS Platform will be UNAVAILABLE Beginning Friday, December 1st at 8:00 PM. FLVS has been working diligently to move our learning management system, Educator, to a cloud-based infrastructure. By moving to the cloud, Educator will have higher reliability and increased mobile device compatibility which will improve our user experience. We will begin the migration of Educator on Friday, Dec. 1st. Educator will be unavailable starting at 8 PM on Friday, Dec. 1st and will be back up by 8 AM on Monday, Dec. 4th.  Students and parents have been notified through the Virtual School Administrator and their teachers.  We will … Read More

Lincoln Park sophomore Jonathan Geraghty out-performed 17 other divers to capture his first as well as Lincoln Park Academy’s first ever state champion gold medal. Jonathan took control beginning with his first dive and by his sixth dive knew he was on pace for the gold.

White City students are paying tribute to the members of the Armed Forces.  As a part of their writing instruction, students wrote letters and made cards to send to the members of our Armed Forces. Students took time to express their care, concern, and gratitude for those who serve and protect this great nation.    

On Wednesday, November 15th, sixth grade world history students stepped back in time by taking a field trip to the St. Lucie Regional History Center. Students were excited to be joined by the new FGMS principal for the 2017-2018 school year, Mrs. Monarae Miller-Buchanan, and many staff members. All enjoyed seeing and hearing about the early Ais Indians, the later Seminole Tribe, artifacts and displays from the fishing industry, commerce and the furnished Gardner House. Many thanks to the St. Lucie Historical Society and to Nancy, employees, and volunteer staff at the museum.    

West Gate K-8’s Hispanic Heritage Festival was a successful event thanks to the outpouring of community support from sponsors and attendees alike. The event provided an opportunity for festival participants to learn about Hispanic heritage, their community, and share goodwill to those in Puerto Rico who are in need of support.

Students at Southport Middle School celebrated World Kindness Day all week long. The National Junior Honor Society started each day with kindness quotes on the morning news show. They passed around kindness bracelets that included random acts of kindness. They also handed out kind cheerful notes to teachers and students throughout the week. To help celebrate World Kindness Day, students in Mrs. Dudash’s class painted rocks from the Smokey Mountains for fellow students to find and enjoy. Southport students believe that there is nothing better than getting random kind messages and the simple act of finding rocks make people smile … Read More