Superintendent E. Wayne Gent and the School Board Members for St. Lucie Public Schools enjoyed participating in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. This year’s theme was “Dream Forward: Choose Peace, Equality, and Change.”
History Fair is in the air at Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition. Students prepare to share their performance as Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak. Other students chose to make project boards to showcase Exploration, Encounter and Exchange in History. Pictured from left are Vincent Majors and Cristian Del Rosario.
Teachers learning from teachers how they can teach students to find their errors through supporting their claim was the recent workshop for Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition. This collaborative training was very informative and helpful to all those that attended.
Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition recently participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest that was a district event. The theme this year was “Dream Forward: Choose Peace, Equality, and Change. Students wrote their essays about this theme and recited their speeches before a panel of judges. The school would like to congratulate eighth grade student Sarah Wouters for winning first place, sixth grader Kiahra Wood for placing third, and fourth grader Alexia Morgan for placing third. Pictured from left is Sarah Wouters, Kiahra Wood and Alexia Morgan. Great job Rockets!
2016-2017 VPK/Title I School Year Program Free Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program (Child must be four (4) years old on or before September 1, 2016.) FULL DAY PROGRAM WITH CERTIFIED TEACHERS TRANSPORTATION, BREAKFAST & LUNCH AVAILABLE (Some restrictions may apply.) For registration information visit: http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/our-programs/voluntary-pre-k/ Contact: Karen Crosby at (772) 429-4634 or Cassandra Dillard at (772) 429-3945
Financial Aid Workshop for Seniors, Parents, and Guardians http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/seasonal/Financial-Aid-Workshop.pdf February 3rd, 2016 Treasure Coast High School Auditorium 6:00 PM February 4th, 2016 Ft. Pierce Central Auditorium 6:00 PM
Fort Pierce Central High School received the honor of being recognized as a National Beta School of Distinction. This national award speaks highly of the school’s commitment to academic excellence and illustrates dedication to preparing students for college and career readiness.
Kindergarten students at White City Elementary dove deep to extend their learning of sea turtles. Students in Mr. Capozzoli’s science resource classes discussed traits of a sea turtle, measured length of a turtle model, and examined models for damage caused by humans. Our kindergarten students are “surfing to excellence.”
The National Honor Society and students of Lincoln Park Academy collected gently used shoes for Hope’s Closet during the month of December to help men, women, and children to better enjoy the holiday season. The students will be continuing their service drive with Hope’s Closet in the month of January by collecting jackets and blankets.
Through the creation of a class garden, Ms. White, Mrs. Hines, and the classroom volunteer Mrs. Snyder, led their VPK students through a multi-sensory learning experience with outcomes that connected both school and home environments. By utilizing the senses of touching, smelling, hearing, tasting, and seeing as well as drawing on background knowledge, the students were fully engaged in all steps of the planting and growing process. As a result, all of the students reaped an abundant harvest of green beans that they were able to take home and share with their families.
Administrators recently completed a book study to support on-going professional growth: John C. Maxwell’s The 5 Levels of Leadership. “Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.” –John C. Maxwell
Friday, January 8, 2016, FPW hosted its first Poetry Slam. This slam was an audition for the Louder Than A Bomb Poetry Slam Competition that will be held in April 2016 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The judges selected 10 students to compete. They will meet once a week after school to learn how to write and perform their poetry.
St. Lucie County Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration 32nd Anniversary January 8 – 18, 2016 Theme: “Dream Forward: Choose Peace, Equality, and Change” 2016 Officers Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Committee Chairperson – Dianne Williams Johnson 1st Vice Chairperson – Mary Butler 2nd Vice Chairperson – Ruth Davis Recording Secretary – Twonnett Brunson Corresponding Secretary – Andrew McIntosh Assistant Corresponding Secretary – Delores Hines Treasurer – Cheryl McCrary Financial Secretary – Rashandia Johnson Assistant Financial Secretary – Patricia Gascoigne Parliamentarian – LaShonda Henderson Chaplain – Reverend Delores Williams Immediate Past Chairperson – Andrew McIntosh Scholarship … Read More
Ms. Higgin’s and Mrs. Durkee’s Saint Lucie West Centennial Medical Academy students participated in a mock disaster drill at Tradition Medical Center and Martin Emergency at St. Lucie West. They were requested to participate as victims — all 24 went to Tradition Medical Center first to be “moulaged” by specialized makeup volunteers. Twelve of the students stayed at Tradition Medical Center in the Emergency Room, the other 12 were transported to Martin Emergency at St. Lucie West. Every student was given a script to memorize. They all did a fantastic job portraying themselves as injured victims; they took it very … Read More
Tickets are available now for the upcoming Port St. Lucie High School production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. For show times and ticket locations, visit: http://www.pslhsdrama.com/
Mrs. Stacey Johnson was awarded a $100.00 classroom grant from the Retired Florida Education Association. Mrs. Barbara Kaste presented the award which will be used to purchase rocket engines for building model rockets from recycled materials with students in the Challenge Program. Pictured with Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Kaste are second grade challenge students and Mrs. Juanita Wright, principal.
Mrs. Barbara Bennett’s third grade class at Frances K. Sweet Magnet School received a grant from Retired Classroom Teachers Association of Florida to enhance her class’ vegetable garden. These funds will provide her students with the materials needed to further educate them concerning plants and animals.
Graduation rates continue to climb in St. Lucie Public Schools (SLPS) with a reported 75.5 percent rate for the 2014-2015 academic year. According to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), SLPS realized a 2.3 percent increase from last year’s rate of 73.2 percent and an increase over the last six years of more than 10 percent.
January is National Mentoring Month! Spending one hour each week – whether it’s helping with homework, playing games or just hanging out – means a young person has someone to turn to in moments big and small. For more information on how you can become a mentor, visit http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/
Prince Edouard, Vice-President of the National Honor Society at SLWCHS, has been accepted by Cornell University in New York. Cornell, a prestigious Ivy League university, has an excellent program in chemistry and chemical biology, which Prince has chosen for his major. He plans to attend both medical and graduate school ultimately leading to a position as a research scientist with a pharmaceutical company.
