Thursday, November 1, 2012

NEWS RELEASE: NOVEMBER 1, 2012

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Stranahan High School student artwork to be shown at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
During the month of November, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood will showcase the art work of approximately 20 Stranahan High School students in the Center’s upstairs student gallery space. Curated by art teacher Nancy Green and science/pre-engineering magnet coordinator Juan Formoso, the exhibition contains nearly 40 pieces from students in grades 9-12. The artwork includes painting, projects, and robotics. A free reception for the exhibition will occur Thursday, Nov. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1650 Harrison St., Hollywood.

Charter school at center of FSU 'minds in motion' study
They're all but sweating in their uniforms and sneakers. The middle-schoolers pedal, spinning the bike wheels at a brisk pace, while their minds reel with fractions, multiplication and math concepts. Coral Springs Charter School sixth- and seventh-graders participating in a pilot study in the school's kinetic learning lab — an extension of the school's weight room filled with cardio equipment — move continuously for 45 minutes while learning a math lesson.

Broward schools being asked to close on 2 Muslim holidays
Broward County public schools are being asked to close for two Islamic holidays a year under a controversial proposal before the district's Diversity Committee. The request, from the Florida chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, would make Broward the first in Florida and one of only a few districts in the country to add Muslim holidays into its calendar. Broward and Palm Beach County schools generally close on major Christian and Jewish holidays.