Community Shines at Forest Grove Middle School Annual MOA Luau Celebration

Forest Grove Middle School’s Marine Oceanographic Academy (MOA) proudly hosted its annual MOA Luau, a much‑anticipated event that brought together students, families, and community partners for an unforgettable celebration. With perfect weather, delicious food, and warm fellowship, the luau created a truly festive atmosphere that highlighted the strength of our school community. We are sincerely grateful to the families and partners who continue to support our students and demonstrate the powerful impact a caring community can have on their educational journey. Forest Grove is fortunate to have devoted parents, staff, and volunteers who work collaboratively to create meaningful experiences both … Read More

Community Service: Face-to-face Project -Donates to CAST

3rd-grade classes at CAST were selected to be part of a community service project created by the Indian River County 4-H Club, HomeGrown. Their service project is to encourage kids to spend more face-to-face time with each other and less screen time together. The club received an overwhelming number of donated brand-new board and card games; so much so, that EVERY 3rd-grade student received their own brand-new game. We are hoping that the kids can enjoy playing their new game with friends and family, especially during their extended break.

Community Partners Support SLPS

Mr. Michael Jackson and Mr. Randy Roundtree, founders of the Bengaay Bowl, presented proceeds from the community event to the athletic departments of Fort Pierce Central and Fort Pierce Westwood. SLPS appreciates its community partners.

Community Partners Spruce Up Northport

We are truly blessed at Northport. Pastor Brian, Deacon Rad, and others from our First United Methodist Church of Port St. Lucie community partners gave a day of service to our school. We are beautiful and wondrously freshly painted and cleaned. ❤ Northport appreciates all who supported the effort!

Community Members Make and Donate Masks

A very special “Thank you” goes out to Carole and Doug Nichols! Carol and Doug are community members who handcrafted over 320 masks for our students. They made and donated masks in school colors for each Elementary and K8 School. The quality of the masks is unmatched and SLPS is very appreciative of their hard work. Thank you for all you are doing to keep our schools safe and healthy! #SLPSStayHealthyTogether #SLPSTogetherIsBetter

Community leaders enjoy reading to students

To celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America, community members visited F.K. Sweet Elementary to read to primary grades students.  Local attorney and former parent Steve Hoskins is having fun reading to students in Sandy Picano’s kindergarten class.

Community Helpers Visit Frances K Sweet Kindergarteners

The Kindergarten classes at Frances K. Sweet had a busy week studying Community Helpers.  Each day they had members of our community visit the school to share how they help us.  Officer Pratt from the Port St. Lucie Police Department shared his gear and discussed safety tips.  Melanie Francisco’s class especially liked the flashing lights and loud sirens from his awesome patrol car.

Community Comes Together for Southport Middle School Career Fair

The Southport Middle School Guidance Department held a Career Fair for our seventh and eighth grade students to support them in career exploration. The event tied into the Naviance classroom lessons that counselors facilitate, which promotes career awareness and helps students develop a deeper understanding of their talents, skills, and personality traits. The community really came through for this event, with professionals from a wide variety of careers for students to meet and greet. Professionals were set up in a job fair style so students could move around and explore careers that may interest them, ask questions, and gather information. … Read More

Community Clean Up Day

Join the community of Port St. Lucie in a day of beautification!  On Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 7:30AM – 1:00PM, volunteers are needed to assist in clean up around the city.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided for volunteers.  To get involved, contact the Civic Center at 772.873.6312.

COMMITMENT TO TECHNICAL AND MECHANICAL TRAINING ENHANCES SAFETY

St. Lucie Public Schools mechanics were among 106 who gathered from 34 of Florida’s school districts to successfully complete an intensive four-day training held in Daytona Beach last week. Training was provided by professional instructors from Cummins, Allison, Stemco, NAPA, Braun, Ricon, and the three major school bus suppliers in Florida. Trainers from IC, Blue Bird and Thomas Built Buses captivated the technicians and afforded them hours of hands on diagnostic and repair training in the latest techniques for maintaining and repairing school buses. A recent trend in many school districts is the addition of air conditioning on school buses. … Read More

COMMITMENT TO TECHNICAL AND MECHANICAL TRAINING ENHANCES SAFETY

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – St. Lucie Public Schools mechanics were among 106 who gathered from 34 of Florida’s school districts to successfully complete an intensive four-day training held in Daytona Beach last week. Training was provided by professional instructors from Cummins, Allison, Stemco, NAPA, Braun, Ricon, and the three major school bus suppliers in Florida. Trainers from IC, Blue Bird and Thomas Built Buses captivated the technicians and afforded them hours of hands on diagnostic and repair training in the latest techniques for maintaining and repairing school buses. A recent trend in many school districts is the addition of air … Read More

Commissioners Academic Challenge

Congratulations to Coach Stephen Maxwell and the Treasure Coast Academic Team for winning the District Commissioners Academic Challenge on January 19th. Team St. Lucie will be heading to the Loews Pacific Royal Resort in Universal Orlando to compete at the State Academic Championship April 11-13th.

Commissioner’s Academic Challenge

On Friday, January 27th, all six comprehensive high schools competed in the District Commissioner’s Academic Challenge which consisted of two question rounds. St. Lucie’s Commissioner’s Academic Challenge District Team Winners: Treasure Coast High School Coach Stephen Maxwell Dominque Thomas Gabriela Baez Olivia Gust Jacob West Bryan Gardner Kayla Washington St. Lucie’s State Commissioner’s Academic Challenge Team: Coach Stephen Maxwell (TCHS) Dominque Thomas (TCHS) Gabriela Baez (TCHS) Olivia Gust (TCHS) Jeremiah Baldo (SLWCHS) Lauren Delapenha (PSLH) Robert Sansone (FPC) The state team will be heading to Orlando, April 21-23rd to compete at the state competition which is tentatively scheduled to take … Read More

Commissioner’s Academic Challenge

In a competitive academic competition, local high school teams competed for top honors and individual team members vied for a seat on the prestigious Team St. Lucie – an elite six-member team that represented St. Lucie Public Schools at the 34th Annual Commissioner’s Academic Challenge. Maria Battaglino Hernandez, Madeleine Sosa, Callie Zheng (Lincoln Park Academy); Ryan Lu (Treasure Coast High School); Alan Senkus (St. Lucie West Centennial); and Matthew Zoll (Fort Pierce Westwood) accumulated an impressive number of individual points in this year’s local tournament to secure a seat on Team St. Lucie.  SLPS teacher Paige McMahon served as coach … Read More

Commissioners 29th Annual Academic Challenge Team Recognition

At the May 13th School Board Meeting, St. Lucie County high school students received plaques for placing 2nd in the State for the 29th Annual Commissioner’s Academic Challenge. The Commissioner’s Academic Challenge is a highly academic statewide high school tournament inaugurated in 1986 and designed to provide a prestigious academic arena in which Florida’s academically talented high school students are recognized. Each district team consisting of six high school students and one coach from around the state come together to compete in an inspiring demonstration of academic astuteness and teamwork. Players are challenged with questions from the areas of language … Read More

Commander’s Award for Civilian Service at FPWHS

A tremendous honor was recently bestowed on our very own Fort Pierce Westwood High School Principal Mr. Joseph Lezeau. Last week during the high school’s JROTC Awards Ceremony, an impressive number of cadets earned awards for high academic accomplishments and were recognized for their citizenship, leadership, and community service.  At the close of the ceremony, CSM Frederico Dottin presented Mr. Lezeau with the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. The Commander’s Award for Civilian Service is an honorary award presented by the United States Department of the Army to civilian employees for commendable service or achievement. The Commander’s Award for Civilian Service is comparable to … Read More

Coming Soon: Disney’s Lion King at Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie (CAST)

Disney’s Lion King, Jr. premieres at Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie (CAST) January 18 & 19, and 25 & 26 in the historic auditorium. This production is full collaboration of all middle school fine arts including dance, drama, music, visual arts, digital arts and TV production.  With over 80 cast members, this is one show you will not want to miss and fun for all ages. Creative Arts Academy is located on 1100 Delaware Ave., Fort Pierce. Tickets can be purchased online through the school Box Office by visiting the school website or https://castboxoffice.ludus.com    Tickets: $10.00 per person.

Combined high school color guard has community presentation

The Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion recently conducted a combined Color Guard with the Treasure Coast High School Air Force JROTC. The Color Guard was led by Port Saint Lucie High School’s Cadet Captain Rhodes who presented the U.S. flag. Bearing the state flag was Cadet Pollino. The guards to follow were Cadet Lynn and Cadet Hopkins. Treasure Coast High School’s cadets Gillman, Shoemaker, Crewse and Love presented the POW/MIA flag and the service flags. The Port St. Lucie High School Color Guard and Treasure Coast High School Color Guard did a phenomenal presentation to remember veterans.

Colts Identify Mystery Substances by Testing pH

Eighth graders in Mr. Nicks’ science class at Samuel Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies (SGAET) identify unknown compounds by testing their chemical properties. pH indicator (Anthocyanin) was made by boiling red cabbage and collecting the purple solution that was produced. This indicator changes color based on the acidity or alkalinity of the substance it is added to. Students made observations on the color change in their lab reports and attempted to identify the unknown substances based on the known pH of common household solutions. The students were able to practice safe lab procedures and policies while strengthening their understanding of … Read More

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