April 12,  2017


Top News:
Florida Power & Light Partners With Palmetto Elementary School To Provide Campus Beautification
Earlier this month, more than 200 volunteers from Florida Power & Light Company rolled up their sleeves and got to work sprucing up the campus of Palmetto Elementary School in West Palm Beach.

Volunteers worked with school and district staff to restore the garden, clean-up the facility, landscape, paint and even spent some quality time reading to students.

This project is part of “FPL’s Power to Care Week” where more than 1,600 employees took part in 30 volunteer projects in 12 counties across Florida.

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Spotlights:  
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Partners with K-12 STEM Department For STEM-tastic Day

Teachers from 8 schools in the     north-county area joined together    for a fun day of learning and collaboration.  Through a partnership between the K-12 STEM Department and Loggerhead Marinelife Center,    20 teachers were able to get a behind-the-scenes, hands-on experience centered around marine life conservation efforts and the importance of preventing marine debris from entering our waterways. Learn more   
   
 
T he Kiwanis Club Of Boynton Beach Donate An Oasis Room For Students And Parents At Crosspointe Elementary School

The Kiwanis Club of Boynton Beach has been an invaluable business partner to us this year. They paired up with the Boynton Beach Police Department and donated an Oasis Room. This room is a place for students and parents to visit and read books.

Lynn and "Grandpa George" (pictured above) come to the school frequently to read to our students in the Oasis Room. These two members are always present at our many activities. We are very blessed to have the Kiwanis as such active business partners. 


STEM Internships Fostering Postgraduate Success

STEM Education is an integrated approach to teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics through inquiry-based learning. Collaborating with local industry and leveraging community resources, ALL students develop 21st century skills and a foundation to pursue their potential STEM careers. 
District News: 
Favorable Conditions For The District At Education Forecast 2017

Hundreds of business leaders, community members, teachers and other educational professionals came together for an update on the District’s Strategic Plan from Superintendent Robert M. Avossa, Ed.D. at Education Forecast 2017 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Thursday, March 9, 2017.

From closing the achievement gap among students to ensuring students are ready for college or careers after high school, Dr. Avossa highlighted the progress made – and the work still to be done – in the first year of the School District of Palm Beach County’s Strategic Plan during his annual “State of our Schools” presentation.
Eagles Landing MS Player Overcomes Disability To Become Internet Sensation

For Jamarion Styles, it was just another basketball game. With a few seconds left on the clock, he nailed two back-to-back three pointers; one a buzzer beater that brought the crowd at Eagles Landing Middle School to their feet.

“I knew it was going in,” Jamarion explains. “I told my coach that I had just changed up my shot a little.”

Video of the baskets and the crowd’s reaction was posted online by his friend and classmate Spencer Vogel. “I wanted people to see how special he is,” Vogel says.
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