April 24, 2013
4 local high schools ranked in state Top 20
Two schools in Broward and two in Palm Beach County are ranked among the top 20 in the state, according to a report released by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday.
Dade high schools named among country’s top 100
Several
South Florida schools have again been ranked among the best in Florida
and the country by the online magazine U.S. News & World Report.
Altogether, Miami-Dade and Broward Schools occupied 10 of the top 20
high schools in Florida.
Northeast High science students have Obama pedaling for clean water
The
road to the White House isn’t easy — even if you do happen to have an
amazing water-purifying bicycle. But thanks to the hard work of many at
Northeast High School, and the support of community businesses ranging
from a car dealership to a bagel shop, two students from the Oakland
Park school became science celebrities this week. Not only did Kiona
Elliott and Payton Kaar appear at the annual White House Science Fair,
but their invention — inspired by unsanitary water conditions in Haiti —
was a highlight of national media coverage after President Obama
accepted their bold invitation to actually hop aboard and start pedaling.
Broward School Board recognizes White House Science Fair teenagers
Northeast High School students design bike that filters water
The
Broward County School Board recognized two high students who
participated in the 2013 White House Science Fair. Payton Kaar, Kiona
Elliot, Northeast High School Principal Jonathan Williams, and their
science teacher received a huge round of applause Tuesday morning. PresidentBarack Obama honored the students from Northeast High School on Monday.
Broward Education Foundation's scholarship fundraiser themed after the movie 'Airplane'
Dress
up as your favorite "Airplane" movie star and try not to call anyone
Shirley at the 18th annual Broward Education Foundation's (BEF)
"Scholarship Celebration" May 10 at the Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., FortLauderdale.
The
event theme, soaring through the years as we celebrate 30 years of
success, centers on the popular '80s movie "Airplane" complete with the
backdrop of an actual airplane painted for the event by MiramarHigh School students.
School board buys new building for workforce training
McFatter
Technical Center in Davie is about to get bigger after the School Board
Tuesday approved spending $2.4 million for a neighboring building from
the Boys & Girls Club. The 18,000-square-foot building, which is not
currently in use, will expand programs that focus on business education
and information technology.
Davie voters approve charter changes, vote no on paying for school resource officers
Residents
said they don't want to increase taxes to place a school resource
officer in all of the town's schools, according to election results
announced Tuesday.
