Sunday, February 24, 2013

NEWS RELEASE: FEBURARY 8, 2013

February 8, 2013

Drive provides more than $100K in school supplies
Three semi-trucks full of items helped more than 600 Broward teachers replenish their school supplies as a result of the Tools for Schools drive organized by the UnitedWayof Broward County and Publix.

‘School Duel’ back for 3rd season on BECON
BECON-TV (Broward Education Communications Network) WBEC-TV a nonprofit, noncommercial television station owned and operated by the School Board of Broward County announced the participating teams and broadcast schedule for the third season of School Duel, designed to reward and showcase intellectual talent in South Florida’s high schools, as well as serving as a positive educational tool for students.

Four Broward County students named candidates for prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Four Broward County Public Schools students have been named candidates for the highly prestigious 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Coral Glades High School senior Ronald D. Laracuente, Nova High School senior Gregory A. Bernstein, and Marjory Stoneman High School seniors Diana C. Luzardo and Jason C. Zhang were named among the more than 3,000 candidates in the 2013 U.S.Presidential Scholars Program.