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Palm Beach County – Ranking two schools in the country’s Top 100 Best High Schools
Palm Beach County Schools have officially gained their bragging rights this year by having ranked two of their schools in the country’s list of top 100 best high schools. US News & World Report just released this years rankings for High Schools in the country, of which over 21,000 schools across the nation were analyzed. [...]
Continue reading...What Does Science, Children and Popcorn Have in Common?
24. November 2008
It was a Thursday afternoon when Mik Jacobs, decked out in thick rimmed glasses and a lab coat, found himself swarmed by little children from the Dolphin Bay Elementary School. No, this wasn’t some kind of bizarre revolution, and no, his pockets weren’t full of any sort of treats–anymore. Commenting on the attentiveness of the kids, [...]
Continue reading...University of Miami helps Schools With English Language Learning Program
15. November 2008
It’s always cute to hear a child excitedly list off the thing they wish to be when they grow up, but when children like 10 year-old Jonathan Pierre, a student at North Miami Elementary, exclaims his desire to become a nuclear scientist, sometimes it hits a little close to home. Pierre, like a large percentage of [...]
Continue reading...Teen Founds Organization With the Spirit of Giving
6. November 2008
To a bunch of adolescents living at the Nell Smith Residence for Girls, 16-year-old Kirby Jacobs is a modern day saint and hero. However, before originally founding Cinderella’s Closet, a charity that collects prom dresses and other clothes for the lesser privileged, Jacobs was just your average teen. “She came home from school one day at [...]
Continue reading...Hialeah Gardens School Offers All-Inclusive Education
29. October 2008
These days, parents have to find ways to combat different problems they face with their children; these include, but are not limited to, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, obesity, and other behavioral problems. Lionheart Martial Arts Academy in Hialeah Gardens has implemented a program that addresses all of these issues, alleviating the stress placed on both [...]
Continue reading...Doral Principal Honored as Best Principal in the State
24. October 2008
The Doral community has one more thing to be proud of. This week at the Florida Department of Education’s Summit for Principals, the principal of Ronald Reagan Senior High, Douglas Rodriguez, was awarded with Principal of the Year–a state-wide honor. Opening in 2006, Rodriguez has been leading his band of students, grades nine through twelve, successfully [...]
Continue reading...Two South Florida Schools receive Blue Ribbon Award
2. October 2008
The blue ribbon Award is considered to be one of the highest awards an American school can receive. The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and Private America schools that are either superior academically or that have demonstrated a dramatic rise in the student’s achievements and academics. This year only 320 schools were [...]
Continue reading...Trumpets will sound this weekend for Boca Raton High’s stadium debut
1. October 2008
Hundreds of band members around the tri-county area are gearing up to play their little hearts out this weekend at Boca Raton High School’s new $112 million stadium at the 2008 Cavalcade of Bands. This is the 26th year that the bands will play together, with up to 18 bands from the Palm Beach, Broward [...]
Continue reading...Whoo Beat The Owls? Whoo, Whoo?
29. September 2008
It was a disappointing opening seasoning for the men’s ice hockey team of Florida Atlantic University, one of the many Palm Beach County Colleges. The Owls put up a good fight at their home rink in Lake Worth, but were gored in both games (9-5 in the first game and 5-4 in the second game) against [...]
Continue reading...Crime Fighting UM Students
29. September 2008
University of Miami has the first-ever Citizen’s Crime Watch in the School’s history. UM students have been asked to join forces in the fight against crime. They’re doing just as well as other neighborhoods in South Florida. Brandon Gross, UM senior class president, loves the hustle and bustle of a college campus and has grown to [...]
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8. December 2008
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