🍀🎉The Friday 5: It's the LUCK of the Students!

March 17, 2023

Resources for Families

2022-2023 School Calendar

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Meet Our Distinguished Leaders

The Distinguished Alumni and Leadership Award brings business and philanthropic community leaders together to share the importance of investing in today's students as tomorrow's leaders. This annual event is a collaborative partnership between the Business Development Board, the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, and the District.

Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia C. Baker is the 2023 Outstanding Business Partner Award recipient! Verdenia has played a major role in establishing the Fire Science Academy at Palm Beach Lakes High School and the Digital Inclusion Initiative to equip families with high-speed internet at home. Click here to watch her video .

Gary Lesser, the managing partner of Lesser, Lesser, Landy, and Smith, is the 2023 Ed Tancer Distinguished Alumni Award recipient! Gary explains how his education in the School District of Palm Beach County prepared him for a successful career and offers advice to current students. Click here to watch his video.

After-School Program Registration Opens Soon

The District offers high-quality after-school programs that meet the fundamental needs of students during out-of-school time. Programs provide a safe, secure environment in which children can be involved in wholesome, enriching activities that deliver meaningful out-of-school time experiences.

Registration for 2023-2024 District after-school programs for grades 1-5 will begin on Monday, April 3, 2023, at 7 p.m.

Click here to learn more.

This Week's Thank a Teacher Winner is Recognized For Supporting Students to Become All-Star Readers!

Congratulations to this week's Thank a Teacher winner, Christie Connors, a Reading interventionist at Starlight Cove Elementary School! Ms. Connors has a true passion and a notable knack for helping students flourish in reading by helping develop their confidence and skills while focusing on each student's individual strengths.

For her ability to create powerful readers, Ms. Connors is this week's Thank a Teacher winner and earns a $150 gift from HCA Florida Healthcare!

Click Here To Watch the Surprise!

The Unforgettable Lessons from Holocaust Survivors

Only three years old when the second World War started, now Zelda Fuksman and John Koenigsberg share their firsthand accounts of the Holocaust. Watch as their share their incredibly personal memories with the fifth grade students at Egret Lake Elementary School. Learn more about the District's commitment to teaching Holocaust studies and additional further suggested statewide Holocaust education resources and guidelines..

Click here to watch the moving video .

District Seniors Surprise WWII Veteran With Incredible Donation For Local Military Veterans

On Wednesday, March 15, students from Mr. David Trail's senior history class presented a $15,000 check to 98-year-old World War II, D-Day veteran, Carmin Yannotta who serves as an ambassador for the Honor Flight non-profit organization.

A senior history class at Suncoast Community High School in Riviera Beach raised $15,000 for the Honor Flight Network, which serves military veterans nationwide.

Click here to read the full article .