IRSC Health Professions Department Coordinator Visits Dan McCarty Class of 2014

The graduating Eagles earned a visit from Mrs. Michelle Cuba, Coordinator of the Health Professions Department at Indian River State College. Mrs. Cuba spoke to the students in their classrooms about career options that are currently available and in high demand in the health professions, the salaries, and the required course work. She applauded the students for having an interest in the health professions; however, they have to take their current school work seriously in order to be successful academically in high school and college. Students were provided with pamphlets with information in careers such as, registered nursing, practical nursing, … Read More

Rivers Edge Elementary Chorus

The 4th and 5th Grade Chorus from Rivers Edge Elementary, under the direction of Mrs. Amy Martinkovic, entertained the participants at Relay for Life in St. Lucie West.  

Northport Student Rewarded for Respectful Patriotism

For the last seven years, Northport K-8 School has built a strong bond and partnership with local veterans in Saint Lucie County. The program is called Veteran Partners In Education. Through the years, the Veteran Partners have served the children and families in a multitude of ways. Some examples of service to the school are, many classroom visits to talk about Patriotism and the military life, presented several living time lines, participation in the Purple Heart Memorial building, Read Across America guests, Northport commemorations for 9/11, Veterans Day and Memorial Day each year, Army One Presidential helicopter pilot visit, Korean … Read More

Northport K8 Students Tour Publix Supermarket

Northport K-8 School Culinary Arts students, under the direction of instructor, Rachel Ellsworth, visited Publix grocery store on St. James Drive recently to learn about skills necessary for a career in the baking and cooking industry. Students visited the bakery department and learned about sanitation procedures and skills necessary to decorate beautiful cakes. Students were allowed to try their hand at icing and decorating cakes. Students also visited the butcher shop and learned all about the meat cutting and wrapping procedures. The butcher explained all about temperature control, sanitation and cleanliness guidelines. Publix department managers and store employees were extremely … Read More

2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Awards

The Grand Parade is the capstone event of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Celebration. Once again this year, all of our schools participated in the parade. At the April 22, 2014 School Board Meeting, representatives from the Commemorative Celebration Committee presented trophies to the winning schools. In the Elementary Category, first place went to Fairlawn Elementary, second place went to Savanna Ridge Elementary, and third place went to Village Green Elementary. In the K-8 Category, first place went to Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts, second place went to West Gate K-8, and third place went to … Read More

Freaky Friday at Morningside

Students at Morningside Elementary switched places with Mrs. Bell-Gray, Principal; Mrs. Roach, vice-principal; and various teachers to help raise money for the Odyssey of the Mind team to go to the World competition. The students enjoyed carrying the radios, visiting classrooms, and teaching other students.

Young Authors Celebrated!

Highlights Magazine illustrator, Sally Springer, was our guest at Morningside Elementary for our Young Author’s celebration . She creates the Hidden Picture for the magazine and gave a hidden picture to each student in honor of their writing and creativity.

Patience at the Parkway Spelling Bee

Parkway students had to have ‘patience’ as they participated in the spelling bee Friday, May 9th. Third place was won by Olivia Hagen , 2nd place by Fabian Liriano, and the champion- spelling the word ‘patience’- was Elexus McMillan.

Northport Choir Ensemble Participated in 10th Anniversary Disney Salute

Northport K-8 middle grades Ensemble Choir participated recently in the 10th Anniversary of Disney Festival. Thirteen girls, accompanied by Northport K-8 staff and parents, represented Northport with aplomb. Students performed an arrangement of Michael Jackson’s hit “ABC” as well as “Hot Chocolate!” with show choir ability. The girls received an “Excellent” rating and were thrilled with the professionalism of larger groups from across the state. Northport Choir Director, James Kirk said, ” The girls were on point! Job well Done!” Pictured are chaperone, DeLacy Bembry, choir director, James Kirk and the participating girls.

100th Anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service

On April 22, 2014, the 100th Anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service Resolution was read by Kathryn Hensley and adopted by the School Board. May 8, 2014 marked the centennial of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act which established Cooperative Extension, known in the state of Florida as UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A and M University Extension, the nationwide transformational education system operating through land-grant universities in partnership with federal, state and local government. Pictured are, UF Extension Advisory Council Member Pat Alley, School Board Chairman Debbie Hawley, School Board Member Kathryn Hensley and Superintendent Genelle Yost.

Northport STEaM Photonics lab going full steam ahead

Northport K-8 School is proud to offer to Northstar team 6, 7, and 8 grade students the opportunity to design, build and implement a STEaM Photonics Lab. The lab allows students to excel in many areas including science, math, engineering and technology that have not previously been explored. Students are utilizing the engineering design process and work in groups to develop a design plan using criteria and constraints, implementation and modification, as well as trouble shooting and executing their final design. Every step is recorded following the engineering notebook criteria for validation through replication by other students. Every procedure employs … Read More

State Essay second place winner at Palm Pointe

Seventh grade students at Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Tradition recently participated in a state-wide essay contest sponsored by the Florida League of Cities and Florida League of Mayors. This was endorsed by both Mayor Faiella of Port St. Lucie and Mayor Hudson of Fort Pierce.  Palm Pointe is very  excited to announce that out of more than 1,500 state-wide entries, team Apollo’s Isaiah Thermilus’ essay earned a second place finish.  Each essay had to respond to the prompt “If I were elected mayor…” and Isaiah wrote about what he would do to make our city a better place. … Read More

Dr. Seuss Days Donations Made to Media Centers

On April 8, 2014 at the School Board Meeting, Jimmie Burchard, President of the Sunrise Kiwanis presented a check for $250 for the school media centers to Fairlawn Elementary and FK Sweet Elementary. Pictured are Superintendent Genelle Yost, FK Sweet Assistant Principal Jane Cox, School Board Chairman Debbie Hawley, Fairlawn Assistant Principal Patricia Gascoigne, Fairlawn Principal Jennifer Hedeen, and President of Sunrise Kiwanis Jimmie Burchard.

Water Safety at Weatherbee

Thanks to the Partnership in Education between Weatherbee Elementary and the United States Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce, Weatherbee’s first, third, and fifth graders were able to learn about water safety. Seaman Fawn Moro delivered an informative presentation, teaching the students how to stay safe in, on, and around the water. After the presentation, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary set up the ‘Let’s Talk Trash Game’ and the ‘Fishing Game’ for the students to learn the importance of keeping our waterways clean. Every student also had the opportunity to practice putting a personal floatation device on correctly. The students … Read More

Dr. Rendell Presents Thought Provoking Question to Oak Hammock First Grade Students

SLPS Assistant Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell presented Mrs. Joy West’s first grade students with some thought-provoking questions that inspired some important discussion after he read the story “Hey, Little Ant.” To squish or not to squish? What would you do if the ant you were about to step on looked up and started talking? After Dr. Rendell left, students became real life authors and wrote opinion pieces identifying the reasons they gave to support their text.

Mariposa Kindergarteners visit the 4-H Farm

All the Kindergarten students at Mariposa Elementary enjoyed a hands-on experience at the 4-H Farm. This field trip enhanced their classroom lessons on animals and learning about gardens as they were able to touch the fur of a donkey, pony, horse, calf, goat, sheep and even a pig. Jabari Monds, Jake Legentus, Anthony Sarver, and Lumarion Gardenhire wait in anticipation of getting to feel the hair of the donkey. They looked at the similarities and differences of the animals to compare and contrast and had fun learning about what our farm friends do for us!

SLC Fair 2014 School Display- Special Award

At the April 8, 2014 School Board Meeting, Jimmie Burchard, President of the Sunrise Kiwanis, presented cash awards to the winning schools who participated in the St. Lucie County Fair 2014 School Display. The theme was “Locally Grown! Locally Sewn! A Community Stitched Together- What Makes St. Lucie County Special.” The “Out of the Box” award of $250 went to Fairlawn Elementary School. Pictured are, Principal Jennifer Hedeen, Assistant Principal Patricia Gascoigne, Board Chairman Debbie Hawley, Teacher Kelly Johnson, Media Specialist Kelly Ridle, Superintendent Genelle Yost, and Kiwanis President Jimmie Burchard.

SLC Fair 2014 School Display- Peoples Choice

At the April 8, 2014 School Board Meeting, Jimmie Burchard, President of the Sunrise Kiwanis, presented cash awards to the winning schools who participated in the St. Lucie County Fair 2014 School Display. The theme was “Locally Grown! Locally Sewn! A Community Stitched Together- What Makes St. Lucie County Special.” The People’s Choice Award of $500 went to Lincoln Park Academy. Pictured are, Assistant Principal David Foxx, Board Chairman Debbie Hawley, Superintendent Genelle Yost, and Kiwanis President Jimmie Burchard.

SLC Fair 2014 School Display- Middle/K-8

At the April 8, 2014 School Board Meeting, Jimmie Burchard, President of the Sunrise Kiwanis, presented cash awards to the winning schools who participated in the St. Lucie County Fair 2014 School Display. The theme was “Locally Grown! Locally Sewn! A Community Stitched Together- What Makes St. Lucie County Special.” The winners in the middle school/ K-8 category were: First Place with $500 went to Palm Point Educational Research School, Second Place with $250 went to Forest Grove Middle School, and Third Place with $100 went to Allapattah Flats K-8. Pictured are, AFK-8 Assistant Principal Ana Rodriguez, AFK-8 Assistant Principal … Read More

SLC Fair 2014 School Display- Elementary

At the April 8, 2014 School Board Meeting, Jimmie Burchard, President of the Sunrise Kiwanis, presented cash awards to the winning schools who participated in the St. Lucie County Fair 2014 School Display. The theme was “Locally Grown! Locally Sewn! A Community Stitched Together- What Makes St. Lucie County Special.” The winners in the elementary school category were: First Place with $500 went to Lawnwood Elementary, Second Place with $250 went to Chester A Moore Elementary, Third Place with $100 went to Windmill Point Elementary, and an Honorable Mention with $50 went to Weatherbee Elementary. Pictured are, WBE Reading Teacher … Read More

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