December 2, 2022 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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2022-2023 School Calendar

Your Penny at Work

Superintendent Burke Announces 2022 Greeting Card Contest Winners The winners of the Superintendent’s 7th annual Greeting Card Contest showcased their talent and creativity with their art. Superintendent Burke had his work cut out for him to choose from the wonderful entries. Three winners were selected, one student each from the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The students listed below were ultimately selected by Mr. Burke as the winners for their outstanding greeting card designs. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNER • Camille Zambrano – Grade 5, Palm Beach Public Art Teacher: Jennifer Petti MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER • Zarah Lee – Grade 7, Crestwood Middle School Art Teacher: Patricia Duebber HIGH SCHOOL WINNER • Abigail Lopez – Grade 9, John I. Leonard High School Art Teacher: Natasha Van der Kamp Congratulations to each student and their teachers! Click here to read more.

Ceremonial Swearing in of Board Members

On November 30, the School Board voted to re-elect Frank A. Barbieri, Jr., Esq. as the School Board Chair and Karen Brill as the Board Vice Chair. A ceremonial swearing-in was also held for newly elected District 7 Board Member, Edwin Ferguson, and recently re-elected incumbents, Erica Whitfield, who represents District 4, Marcia Andrews, who represents District 6, and Vice Chair, Karen Brill, who represents District 3. The official swearing-in occurred during a special meeting on November 22, 2022. Click here to learn more about the individual Board Members.

This Week's Thank a Teacher Winner Has a Remarkable Classroom Motto

This week's Thank a Teacher winner is Jessica Gally, an English Teacher at Park Vista High School. Ms. Gally is known for carrying her students in her heart. She shares that her motto is to make "everybody feel like somebody" when they walk into her classroom and she does that by making individual connections with every one of her students. Click here to watch the surprise!

How Students Are Planting Seeds and Growing New Experiences

A Jupiter High School student credits his teachers over the years for planting seeds to help him be the best version of himself. Inspired by their lessons, those seeds helped create a brand new garden at Jupiter Farms Elementary School. Cash Ciliento put in countless hours planning and constructing an area on campus for the students to grow plants and vegetables. Watch the video of the exciting unveiling here!

From the Classroom to a Hospital Room, See How Students Are Getting Hands-on Experience in the Medical Field Students at West Boca Raton High School are putting on their scrubs to get hands-on experience in the Medical Sciences program. Inside the West Boca Medical Center emergency room, it's just another day of high school for the medical academy students. Learning from those on the front lines is a critical part of the medical academy. Former WBRH student, Jacqueline Bryer went through the academy program and now works as a patient care tech in the hospital. Bryer is a prime example of the program's goal: expose students to the medical field so they come back to our community as healthcare workers. "It completely changed my life. I’m so thankful for our clinical director and department chair, Stephanie Stiepleman," Bryer said. Watch the story by WPTV Ch. 5 here.

School Food Service Emotional Support Fortify Florida Immunizations